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Telangana becomes first state to implement SC sub-categorisation Proud to have made history’

This comes months after a seven-judge Constitution Bench allowed further sub-classification of SCs and STs to ensure grant of quota to more backward castes inside these groups. Telangana’s Congress government Monday issued a gazette notification that formally implemented Scheduled Caste sub-categorisation, popularly called reservation within reservation. According to the notification, Scheduled Castes in the state will […]

CPI(M) appoints new general secretary: Who is M A Baby?

The former state education minister played a key role in starting the Kochi Biennale.Baby started his political journey with the Kerala Students Federation, the predecessor of the present-day Students’ Federation of India Senior CPI(M) leader Mariam Alexander Baby on Sunday was elected as the party’s general secretary at the party congress held in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, […]

Owaisi Challenges Waqf Amendment Bill In Supreme Court; Says It Strips Muslims Of Right To Manage Their Own Religious Affairs

Member of Parliament representing the Hyderabad constituency in Lok Sabha, has filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025 Asaduddin Owaisi, Member of Parliament representing the Hyderabad constituency in Lok Sabha, has filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, […]

Parliament passes Waqf Amendment Bill 2025; BJD MP backs it in Rajya Sabha. What next? 10 points

The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025 was approved by Parliament with Rajya Sabha voting 128–95 in favour after a 12-hour discussion. Union parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju moves a motion for consideration of Waqf (Amendment) Bill in Rajya Sabha during the Budget session of Parliament, in New Delhi on Thursday. Parliament approved the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, with the Rajya […]

More than 140 reported killed in Myanmar earthquake, as Thailand works to free dozens trapped under Bangkok skyscraper — as it happened

Scottish tourist Fraser Morton has told the Associated Press there was “panic” when the earthquake hit while he was shopping for camera equipment in a Bangkok shopping centre All of a sudden the whole building began to move, immediately there was screaming and a lot of panic,” he said. “I got outside and then looked up at the […]

Karnataka Budget 2025 Highlights: Priests’ salary, movie ticket prices, ‘Brand Bengaluru’ inside ₹4 lakh crore budget

Karnataka Budget 2025 Highlights: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah allocated ₹7,000 crore for development of Bengaluru. A total of ₹1,800 crore has been earmarked for 21 projects under the Brand Bengaluru initiative. Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah presented his record 16th Budget on Friday. A total of ₹4.095 lakh crore was allotted for the Karnataka Budget 2025–26. The Karnataka Budget […]

Blame game in Telangana over SLBC tunnel collapse, CM Revanth calls it KCR’s ‘sin’

Amid criticism from BRS and BJP over the SLBC tunnel collapse, Telangana CM Revanth Reddy visited the site on March 2, nine days after the accident Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy visited the Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel on March 2, nine days after the tunnel collapsed and trapped eight men, who are now feared dead. […]

Avalanche strikes BRO camp in Uttarakhand: 33 rescued, 22 still missing; rescue halted due to heavy snowfall

Rescuers plan to resume their efforts on Saturday morning in hopes of locating the remaining 22 workers. Rescue operations progress at the site where an avalanche struck trapping 57 BRO workers near Mana in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district on February 28, 2025. DEHRADUN: A tragic avalanche near the China border in Mana, Uttarakhand, has struck a Border Roads Organisation […]

Rs 2,002-cr loss to Delhi govt due to excise policy, says CAG report

CM Gupta: AAP favoured businessmen, placed personal above public interest The Delhi government incurred a loss of Rs 2,002 crore because of issues in formulating and implementing the excise policy in 2021–22, according to the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) that was tabled in the Assembly Tuesday. Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, who tabled the report, fulfilling […]

Rekha Gupta-led Delhi govt to table 14 CAG reports on AAP regime in assembly today

The CAG reports had been “blocked” by Delhi’s previous AAP-led administration. The Bharatiya Janata Party government in Delhi will table 14 Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) reports pertaining to the performance of the previous Aam Aadmi Party administration on the second day of the three-day session of the Delhi assembly on Tuesday. The CAG reports, which were “blocked” […]