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Govt promises clarity on Jarange-Patil demands by May 28

Mumbai, India – 24 Mar 2026: Maratha leader Manoj Jarange Pati at Azad Maidan to support on 9th day of hunger strike by Dhangar reservation agitator Deepak Borhade who fight for get reservation to e Dhangar community from the ST category, in Mumbai, India, on Tuesday, 24 Mar, 2026. (Photo by Bhushan Koyande/HT Photo)

Published on May 23, 2026 05:48 am IST

Why can't women quota be given in existing Lok Sabha of 543? Big questions stay

Members vote on the women's reservation bill in the Lok Sabha during the special session of Parliament in New Delhi on Friday, April 17, 2026. The amendment bill to tweak the women quota law of 2023 was defeated.

Updated on Apr 19, 2026 01:23 pm IST

Fadnavis’ Gadchiroli feat

TOPSHOT - This handout photograph taken on October 15, 2025, and released by India's Maharashtra state Chief Minister's office shows the state Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis (L) posing alongside senior Maoist rebel leader Mallojula Venugopal Rao, also known as "Sonu", as they hold an AK47 assault rifle during an event at Gadchiroli in Maharashtra, as the leader surrendered with around 60 fighters, after the guerrillas announced a halt to their decades-long insurgency. India is waging an intense campaign against the last remnants of the Naxalite rebellion, named after the village in the Himalayan foothills where the Maoist-inspired insurgency began nearly six decades ago. (Photo by India's Maharashtra state Chief Minister's office / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / India's Maharashtra state Chief Minister's Office / - / HANDOUT / " - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (AFP)

Published on Oct 20, 2025 04:36 am IST

Pre-poll data in districts show a breach in quota cap of 50%

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Published on Oct 11, 2025 04:20 am IST

Maratha quota order won’t harm OBCs, says Fadnavis after reaching out to Bhujbal

Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis X/FILE)

Updated on Sept 04, 2025 05:41 pm IST

The Maratha quota conundrum, again

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The demand for reservation for Marathas, numerically and politically the state’s dominant community, largely emanates from the agrarian belt of Marathwada that has remained educationally backward and desperately poor. (PTI)

Published on Sept 03, 2025 09:15 pm IST

For Marathas, the Kunbi certificate is a passport to unimagined wonders

Narayan Jhodge, 44, is a zilla parishad school teacher in Majalgaon, Beed. In March, his family got a Kunbi certificate based on land records from 1881, and within a month his nephew Ajay got admission into a Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery course at MES Ayurved Mahavidyalaya in the OBC quota. (HT)

Published on Sept 03, 2025 04:34 am IST

Mahayuti govt averts crisis after a string of missteps

On Tuesday evening, BJP minister Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil handed Manoj Jarange-Patil a copy of the state government resolution accepting his demands (Raju Shinde/ HT Photo)

Updated on Sept 03, 2025 01:40 am IST

Bhujbal announces statewide OBC agitation from Tuesday

NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal talked to the media on Monday after a meeting with OBC leaders. He said a march would be held if the OBC quota is touched by the state government. (Satish Bate/ Hindustan Times)

Published on Sept 02, 2025 04:04 am IST

Jarange-Patil ups the ante, to give up water from today if demand not met

Maratha quota agitation leader Manoj Jarange-Patil during his hunger strike for the third day, in Mumbai on Sunday

Updated on Sept 01, 2025 04:48 am IST

Mumbai: Jarange-Patil continues hunger strike for Maratha reservation on 2nd day

Activist Manoj Jarange-Patil during his indefinite hunger strike demanding Maratha reservation, at Azad Maidan, in Mumbai, on Friday. (PTI)

Published on Aug 30, 2025 02:27 pm IST

Give us Maratha quota or issue shoot-at-sight orders and kill us: Jarange supporter at Azad Maidan

Give us Maratha quota or issue shoot-at-sight orders and kill us: Jarange supporter at Azad Maidan

Updated on Oct 07, 2025 09:15 am IST

Nearly 40K Maratha protestors expected in city

Mumbai, India – 28, Aug 2025: Maratha Kranti Morcha activists from across Maharashtra gather at Azad Maidan for a massive rally demanding reservation for the Maratha community, in Mumbai, India, on Thursday, Aug 28, 2025. (Photo by Bhushan Koyande/HT Photo)

Published on Aug 29, 2025 06:46 am IST

OBCs hit back; threaten chain hunger strike, morcha in Mumbai

OBCs hit back; threaten chain hunger strike, morcha in Mumbai

Published on Aug 29, 2025 06:28 am IST

Telangana local body polls likely to be held in third week of Sep

Telangana CM A Revanth Reddy on Monday evening left for New Delhi to consult the high command on the OBC quota issue. (AGENCIES)

Published on Aug 26, 2025 06:14 am IST

Chandigarh: Panjab University not a central institute, not bound to offer OBC quota, says V-C

Citing a judgment by the Punjab and Haryana high court, Panjab University vice-chancellor Renu Vig clarified that PU was not a central institute and, thus, didn’t need to follow these reservation norms. (HT File)

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Published on Jul 24, 2025 11:59 pm IST

SC slams Chandigarh administration for delay in OBC quota implementation

The Supreme Court on Tuesday came down hard on the Chandigarh administration for the prolonged delay in implementing the Other Backward Classes (OBC) quota in educational institutions in its jurisdiction, warning that it would be compelled to summon the Union territory’s administrator to court if the policy were not operationalised within a week. (HT File)

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Published on Jul 23, 2025 10:12 am IST

SEC push sets the ball rolling for local body polls in Oct-Nov ’25

SEC push sets the ball rolling for local body polls in Oct-Nov ’25

Published on May 16, 2025 06:24 am IST

Confusion about delimitation, OBC quota after SC orders local body polls

New Delhi, July 06 (ANI): A view of the Supreme Court of India building, an apex judicial body of the country, in New Delhi on Thursday. (ANI Photo/Jitender Gupta) (Jitender Gupta)

Published on May 12, 2025 07:48 am IST

Social media debate over UPSC rank holder allegedly misusing OBC quota

Poorva Choudhary cleared UPSC CSE 2024 with a rank of 533.

Updated on May 05, 2025 11:02 am IST

Jarange-Patil starts 7th hunger strike, seeks death for Beed sarpanch murderers

Jarange-Patil starts 7th hunger strike, seeks death for Beed sarpanch murderers

Updated on Jan 26, 2025 06:24 am IST

Delhi HC reserves order on Puja Khedkar's pre arrest bail plea

Delhi HC reserves order on Puja Khedkar's pre arrest bail plea

Published on Nov 28, 2024 02:42 pm IST

Sharad Pawar calls for 75% reservation quota to include Marathas, others

Sharad Pawar made the comments while responding to a question from reporters in Sangli related to resolving the Maratha reservation row.

Updated on Oct 05, 2024 09:30 am IST

Simplify Kunbi caste certification for Marathas, recommends report

Maratha Kranti Thok Morcha workers are among those agitating for certification. (Photo by Raju Shinde/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)

Updated on Oct 01, 2024 09:45 am IST

Jarange-Patil calls off nine-day hunger strike

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Updated on Sept 26, 2024 09:40 am IST

Cong MP demands splitting of OBC quota for better caste representation in Gujarat

Cong MP demands splitting of OBC quota for better caste representation in Gujarat

Updated on Sept 25, 2024 09:09 am IST

Bandh hits life in 4 districts as state placates OBC, Maratha protestors

CM Eknath Shinde and other leaders met a delegation of Marathas from Pune at Azad Maidan, where a sit-in protest was started on Saturday out of concern for Jarange-Patil’s deteriorating health. (Raju Shinde/HT Photo)

Updated on Sept 23, 2024 08:59 am IST

Maratha activist Manoj Jarange-Patil begins 6th indefinite hunger strike

Jarange-Patil has earlier warned the government that he would field candidates for all 288 assembly seats in the state polls if his demands were not met.

Updated on Sept 17, 2024 08:45 am IST

‘CM Shinde is backing Maratha activist Jarange-Patil’

OBC activists Laxman Hake (right ) and Navnath Waghmare, started the seven-day Jan Aakrosh rally in tyhe Beed district on July 22. (Raju Shinde/HT Photo)

Updated on Jul 25, 2024 07:34 am IST

On paper, Puja’s parents are separated; poll affidavit shows opposite

As per the rules, only those whose parents’ income is under ₹8 lakh per annum fall in the category of OBC non-creamy layer for Union Public Selection Commission (UPSC) selection. (HT PHOTO)

Updated on Jul 25, 2024 06:14 am IST

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