Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu had carried out demonstrations in February in New Delhi alleging discrimination in federal funds allocated to states
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A grim scenario on the fiscal front has set off alarm bells in resource-starved Himachal Pradesh—a state historically dependent on the Centre’s help but increasingly surviving on financial borrowings.
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Now that the time for reconsidering the freeze on delimitation exercise is coming closer, southern states have already started crying foul against the possibility, arguing that allotting seats based on population would be a great injustice to states that have excelled in population control.
The recent conclave of Finance Ministers in Kerala has set the ball rolling on bringing states together to raise the demand for higher devolution by the 16th Finance Commission. Even if the Commission does not approve an enhancement, it is possible to prevent any reduction in the divisible pool and restrain the Centre from cheating the states through cess and surcharge route
Many southern states and Punjab unanimously expressed concern that the financial distribution between the Union Government and the states is highly disproportionate and asymmetrical.
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Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s announcement of resignation has sparked speculations about who is the potential candidate to take his place as the new chief minister of the national capital.
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As the tensions continue to rise in the Middle East, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Tel Aviv "will inflict a heavy price" on Yemeni militant group Houthis.
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The caste census is generating heated debate, but even its most ardent proponents are not able to articulate a plan about how to use the resulting data
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While the NDA allies and social justice party leaders like Chirag Paswan and Ramdas Athawale have opposed the Supreme Court decision allowing sub-categorisation among SC-STs, the Opposition parties including the Congress have maintained a strategic silence.
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Carry out the caste survey objectively, carefully and sensitively, with the right spirit, so that the benefits of reservation reach the deserving beneficiaries
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Union Minister Chirag Paswan had voiced concerns about the recent Supreme Court verdict permitting sub-categorisation of SCs and STs for reservation. He speaks to Outlook on the caste dynamics in his home state of Bihar
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The recent SC judgement on sub-categorisation is against the constitutional mandate
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The sub-categorisation debate has taken an interesting turn after the Bharat Bandh, with different political parties and factions adopting varied stances
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Distinct from quick technical solutions offered by the judiciary, the Dalit-Bahujan movements have suggested new momentum and reforms in the agenda of social justice
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Hindu nationalists demand the denial of reservations to Christian and Muslim tribals even as they pursue their own 'reconversion' drive
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The recent SC ruling on sub-classification within the SC and ST categories temporarily lifted the hopes of tribal communities in Jharkhand
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The mainstream society thinks reservations are against right to equality. It’s high time they are seen in the context of right to justice
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A lot has changed in the last 75 years of the history of Indian democracy, but the upper caste mentality remains the same
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Among Manipur's tribals, there is a fear that the tenuous unity achieved after years of inter and intra-tribal rivalry and bloodshed could be undone by sub-categorisation in reservation
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Long before the rise of Bahujan politics in the north, the public sphere of Tamil Nadu was shaped by affirmative action aimed at social justice
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After OBCs were granted a 27 per cent quota and reservations in local self-government bodies, the Maratha agitation against reservation based on social backwardness took a U-turn
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The proposed sub-categorised reservation may have limited impact on addressing sub-caste inequality in representation and development
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Although the Muslims in India share a few basic Islamic precepts, and in times of extreme communal crisis, act as a single religious community, they are in normal conditions both horizontally and vertically divided vis-à-vis their socially constitutive categories
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A leader of Omar Abdullah’s stature removing his topi to appeal for votes reflects the intense pressure of the current political climate
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Actor-director Rajat Kapoor's adaptation of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov, Karamjale Brothers, retains the original’s story and spirit but unfolds in a hilarious, quasi-farcical tone
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The widely differing balance of power between the military and civilian leadership in India and Pakistan has significantly impacted democracy in the two countries
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These poems by Smita Sahay speak about how her experience is intertwined with the coal mines and coal miners of Jharia
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Over the last few years, Kangana Ranaut has been an absolutist’s nightmare. A fine actor, who routinely sprays genocidal sermons, she has tested the most fair-minded folks.
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The Hema Committee Report, which exposed systemic misogyny in the Malayalam film industry, sprang from the poignant Women in Cinema Collective, where women fight for women
Bollywood has always been fascinated with India’s first woman Prime Minister, but pulling off nuanced portrayals of Indira Gandhi remains an elusive goal for Hindi films
Post-2014, Bollywood’s political films have been a bit too enamoured by the Emergency and the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. However, the trauma from these events is being used to funnel ideology
Actor-director Rajat Kapoor's adaptation of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov, Karamjale Brothers, retains the original’s story and spirit but unfolds in a hilarious, quasi-farcical tone
The #MeToo movement in the Bengali film industry has ignited a new wave of scrutiny and sparked a wider conversation about misogyny, exploitation and power dynamics.
A blistering critique of Punjabi films, originally written in Punjabi in the ’70s, by the renowned poet Pash who would have turned 74 on September 9.
Emergency, which was scheduled to hit the screens on September 6, 2024, has been postponed due to controversies. The new release date is yet to be announced.
Kavitha Lankesh's documentary on Gauri Lankesh is both deeply personal and starkly political.
The stinging pre-climactic stretch is where the film gathers its full force
Malayalam actors Mukesh and Edavela Babu, who were accused of alleged sexual assault by a former actor, were granted anticipatory bail by a Kerala court on Thursday night.
Vikrant Massey starrer Sector 36 is all set to premiere on Netflix on September 13.
As Mandi MP Kangana Ranaut’s Emergency has to fight an uphill battle to get certified—the MP who is used to the ruling party’s favour finds herself on the opposing side for the first time
Kangana Ranaut's Emergency landed into controversy after Sikh organisations accused the makers of misrepresenting the community and twisting historical facts.
Maharaja has been adulated as well as critiqued for being a rape-revenge thriller. But a closer look reveals much more.
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