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Consumption spending in marginalized groups like Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes has seen a faster annual growth rate of 9.2% between 2011-12 and 2022-23, indicating a decline in consumption inequity between upper and ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi criticised the Congress government in Himachal Pradesh, calling them a "talabaaz sarkar" for closing the staff selection commission and accused them of planning to lock the Ram temple in Ayodhya. Speaking at a rally in N...

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has accused the Indian National Congress (INDI) alliance of planning to divide the country based on caste and religion. Adityanath stated that the BJP, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership, is ...

UPSC announced 147 qualifiers for the 2023 Indian Forest Service exam. Top scorers: Ritvika Pandey, Kale Pratiksha Nanasaheb, Swastic Yaduvanshi. 51 candidates have provisional candidature. Queries can be addressed at the 'facilitation counter' or w...

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath criticised the Congress manifesto likening it to the Muslim League, calling it unjust towards marginalised communities and promoting divisive politics. He accused Congress of historical divide and rule ta...

Jammu and Kashmir administration approves 10% reservation for four new tribes, increasing total ST reservation to 20%. Additionally, 15 new castes added to OBCs with reservation increased to 8%. The move follows Parliament's passage of bills grantin...

The administration snapped the internet services in Rajouri-Poonch range on Wednesday to scuttle any possibility of protests and mobilisation within the community through social media. The officials didn’t allow former J&K chief minister Omar Abdull...

The top court is hearing references to revisit a five-judge constitution bench judgement of 2004 in the case of 'EV Chinnaiah vs. State of Andhra Pradesh' in which it was held that SCs and STs are homogenous groups and hence, states cannot further s...

The Maharashtra government issued a notification recognizing blood relatives of the Maratha community members, with Kunbi caste records, as Kunbis. The Kunbi caste falls under the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category. The notification outlines draf...

Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs had recently written to Additional Chief Secretary of Manipur to examine the representation seeking deletion of the “Nomadic Chin-Kuki” from the list of Scheduled Tribes in Manipur made by Maheshwar Thounaojam, Natio...

The Congress's attempt to win over Other Backward Classes (OBC) in Chhattisgarh with a caste-based census and other pre-poll promises has been criticized by political analysts. The Congress fielded candidates from "upper castes" in 15 of the total 9...

The Central government is set to present the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2023, and the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2023 in the lower house for consideration. Union Home Minister Amit Shah will introduce bot...

"Only 49.68 lakh people, or around 3.8 per cent of the population, own two-wheelers, while just 5.72 lakh people, or 0.11 per cent, have four-wheelers. Only 1.67 lakh people, or 0.13 per cent, own tractors," it stated. A total of 11.99 lakh of the 2...

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has released its fourth list of candidates for the upcoming assembly elections in Chhattisgarh. The elections will take place in two phases on November 7 and November 17, with vote counting on December 3. The Congres...

Over 42% of teaching positions reserved for OBC, SC, and ST candidates in 45 central universities in India are vacant, according to Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Out of 7,033 positions sanctioned for OBC groups, 3,007 remain open whic...

The National Overseas Scholarship is a government scholarship offered to low-income students from various categories for pursuing their Masters and Ph.D. programs abroad in diverse fields. Thirty percent of the scholarships are reserved for female s...

"The internet ban has been further extended for another five days to curb the spread of false news, rumours and misinformation through social media platforms which have the potential to disturb law and order situations in the state", reported ANI ci...

Kuki militants, who are under Suspension of Operation (SoO) agreement, are targeting the common villagers residing in the nearby foothills in Manipur, said Padma Shri awardee and prominent theatre artiste Heisnam Sabitri.

Acting Chief Justice of the Manipur High Court, Justice MV Muralidharan stated Advocate General appearing for the applicants argued in the open Court that the application is filed for extension of time for consideration of the representation of the ...