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Government and Policy

Bihar govt to pay fees of SC/ST students studying at premier institutions, increase scholarships and more: Here is what we know so far

OpIndia Staff - 2 February, 2026

The decision "removes financial barriers, allowing our students to dream big without worry," according to minister Lakhendra Roshan.

Government and Policy

Assam: BJP govt invokes Immigrants Act of 1950, orders deportation of 2 Bangladeshis from India within 24 hours

OpIndia Staff - 23 December, 2025

Assam ramps up use of the 1950 Immigrants (Expulsion from Assam) Act, issuing 24-hour exit orders to two women in Biswanath and 15 in Nagaon. Detained at Matia camp, deportations target Bangladesh border amid CM Sarma's drive. First used in Sonitpur.

Government and Policy

Supreme Court reiterates that Hindu Succession Act does not apply to Scheduled Tribes, sets aside Himachal Pradesh HC order

OpIndia Staff - 22 October, 2025

The Supreme Court noted that this direction on the part of the High Court is contrary to Section 2(2) of the Hindu Succession Act.

News Reports

‘No provision of creamy layer in SC-ST reservations in Babasaheb’s constitution’: Ashwini Vaishnaw after Union Cabinet meeting

ANI - 10 August, 2024

The Union Minister's remarks came days after the Supreme Court ruled that states have the power to sub-classify Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs). The top court had also observed that states can evolve a policy for identifying the creamy layer, even from the SCs and STs to exclude them from the benefit of affirmative action.

News Reports

Throw out Bangladeshi intruders: Jharkhand HC orders after petition discloses how ST girls are converted in the name of marriage, madrassas are opened

OpIndia Staff - 4 July, 2024

The Jharkhand High Court ordered the chief secretary to also intervene in the matter and coordinate with the DCs.

News Reports

Tribals in Ranchi stage protest as demand for delisting of converted tribals from Scheduled Tribes rises, mega rally to be held in Delhi in...

OpIndia Staff - 26 December, 2023

The conspiracy to convert tribals by scaring, luring or tricking them has been going on for decades. However, some converts don't change their religion on paper and remain Hindus in government records which provides them other benefits including reservation.

News Reports

Manipur: The Meitei community to review the state’s 1949 merger agreement with India as the situation remains tense

Pragya Bakshi Sharma - 19 July, 2023

The leader of the Meiteri FAMBEI body, Ningthouja Lancha criticised the Central government's failure to recognise Manipur's political issues and framing them as mere law and order problems.

News Reports

AAP govt flouted reservation rules for SC, STs to induct ‘party workers’, run Delhi’s administration. Here is how

Dibakar Dutta - 17 July, 2023

AAP Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj filed an additional affidavit before the Supreme Court, justifying the decision of the AAP government to forgo reservation for SC, STs in the appointment of 437 'private persons.'

News Reports

Manipur: Ethnicity, land, drugs, religion, and identity – the many fault lines that go beyond the Meitei vs Kuki conflict

Pragya Bakshi Sharma - 6 July, 2023

Illegal migrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh, illegal villages, poppy cultivation and terrorism pose a direct threat to the demography and resources of Manipur

News Reports