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Govt extends OBC benefits to Maratha students

Govt extends OBC benefits to Maratha students
Published on Jun 07, 2026 12:00 am IST

Empirical data based quota in Bihar panchayat polls unlikely: Officials

Empirical data based quota in Bihar panchayat polls unlikely: Officials
Updated on May 14, 2026 10:37 pm IST

Atrocities on Dalits, OBCs increased in Gujarat: Maya

BSP chief Mayawati (HT File Photo)
Updated on Nov 13, 2025 08:48 pm IST

Pawar stresses on social unity amid Gazette-driven demands by multiple communities

Pawar stresses on social unity amid Gazette-driven demands by multiple communities
Updated on Sept 17, 2025 04:06 pm IST

Borderlands 4: Release date, time, where to play, editions and more

Borderlands 4 release date, time and more
Published on Sept 08, 2025 09:20 pm IST

Mahayuti, MVA blame each other for Maratha-OBC polarisation

Manoj Jarange-Patil, who is leading the agitation seeking reservation benefits for Marathas under the 27% OBC quota, has been on an indefinite hunger strike at Mumbai’s Azad Maidan since Friday (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT Photo)
Published on Sept 01, 2025 04:02 am IST

Parliamentary panel urges law for OBC, SC, ST quotas in private universities

Proceedings of the Lok Sabha underway during the Monsoon Session of Parliament, in New Delhi on Wednesday. (Sansad TV/ANI Video Grab)
Updated on Aug 21, 2025 12:21 am IST

‘Ambedkar for OBCs’: Cong leader's comment on Rahul Gandhi, BJP says insult

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha, holds up a picture of BR Ambedkar during a recent event in Darbhanga, Bihar.
Updated on Jul 26, 2025 06:41 pm IST

Akhilesh does not understand ABCD of Modi’s vision: Keshav

He said the outcome of the caste-based census would benefit all the OBCs, but the most backward castes (MBCs) would benefit more. (File Photo)
Published on Jun 17, 2025 09:51 pm IST

BJP will have to give people their due ‘bhagidari’: UP Cong in charge

Pande said the organisational restructuring or Sangathan Srijan that we initiated in December is on the lines of inclusive participation (File Photo)
Published on Jun 16, 2025 10:43 pm IST

Tussle between KTR, sister Kavitha over next BRS chief

The 46-years-old leader, who is heading Telangana Jagruthi, a cultural wing of the BRS, was arrested by the CBI in the Delhi liquor policy case on March 15, 2024 and was released on bail on August 27. (HT PHOTO)
Updated on May 16, 2025 08:19 am IST

Keeping up with UP| Caste census: The politics of numbers

Over the years, the hunger for political empowerment grew among the marginalised castes. (Hemant Padalkar/HTPhoto)
Updated on May 12, 2025 07:18 pm IST

Explainer: Caste Census – history, politics, and its significance today

Explainer: Caste Census – history, politics, and its significance today
Updated on Oct 06, 2025 07:18 pm IST

Special cabinet on caste census in Karnataka ends without any major decision

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah reportedly asked his ministers to give their opinion in writing about the caste census.
Updated on Apr 17, 2025 07:59 pm IST

Congress belongs to all religions, must reach out to OBCs: Rahul

Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge with other members of the party at the extended CWC meeting in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. (PTI)
Published on Apr 09, 2025 06:04 am IST

Saffron party out to lure Dalits to counter SP’s PDA pitch

BJP leader Neeraj Singh, entrusted with the responsibility of organising the seminars, stressed on the need for regular follow-ups of such events. (Pic for representation)
Published on Feb 28, 2025 05:14 am IST

Congress steps up drive to woo OBCs, Dalits in Uttar Pradesh

The Congress is undertaking the exercise to strengthen its support base in Uttar Pradesh. (For Representation)
Updated on Feb 15, 2025 09:55 pm IST

Don’t want to be guv, says Bhujbal

When asked how he plans to uphold the Phule-Shahu-Ambedkar ideology while aligning with the BJP, he said the ideology has now been widely embraced. (HT PHOTO)
Published on Feb 01, 2025 05:08 am IST

Either conduct caste census or declare that OBCs comprise 51%: Bhujbal

Either conduct caste census or declare that OBCs comprise 51%: Bhujbal
Updated on Jan 13, 2025 08:16 am IST

Maharashtra polls: The million mutinies that fragment the state's politics

Maratha activist Manoj Jarange-Patil during the Marataha agitation rally in Jalna district of Maharashtra, in January.
Published on Nov 11, 2024 11:59 am IST

PM Modi attacks Congress on caste in big Maharashtra blitz

Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays tribute to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj during a public meeting for the Maharashtra Assembly elections, in Nashik on Friday. (ANI)
Updated on Nov 09, 2024 01:41 am IST

Nadda hits out at Kharge over his letter to PM; Cong calls it ‘juvenile’

BJP chief JP Nadda said Rahul Gandhi has a history of calling the entire OBCs, including the PM, a “thief” and using extremely indecent words against Modi. (HT Photo)
Updated on Sept 20, 2024 03:00 am IST

SC issues notice on RJD plea against Patna HC verdict quashing 65% reservation

Supreme Court of India. (ANI File Photo)
Updated on Sept 07, 2024 08:30 am IST

With OBC panel revamp, BJP aims to win back community’s support

(Pic for representation only)
Updated on Sept 03, 2024 10:12 am IST

Evening brief: Rahul Gandhi's fresh caste census demand

Prayagraj: LoP in Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi during the 'Samvidhan Samman Sammelan', in Prayagraj, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024.
Published on Aug 24, 2024 06:52 pm IST

SC ruling ‘vindicates’ Rajnath’s 2001 stand on quota within quota

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Defence minister Rajnath Singh arrives at the Parliament House complex during the first session of the 18th Lok Sabha.
Published on Aug 02, 2024 09:18 pm IST

Rahul Gandhi, Anurag Thakur clash over caste in Lok Sabha

BJP MP Anurag Thakur speaks in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. (SansadTV)
Updated on Jul 30, 2024 09:05 pm IST

Yogi: Where was PDA when OBCs were being killed?

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath with his deputies Brajesh Pathak and Keshav Prasad Maurya addresses the media during the Monsoon session of UP Assembly (PTI)
Updated on Jul 30, 2024 05:16 am IST

Cong gave OBC quota to Muslims in K’taka, BJP won’t allow it in Haryana: Amit Shah

Union home minister and BJP leader Amit Shah addressing the Backward Class Samman Sammelan in Mahedragarh, Haryana, on Tuesday. (PTI Photo)
Updated on Jul 16, 2024 04:25 pm IST