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As per the official letter written by Bengal's Chief Secretary Manoj Pant, the government accepted the doctors' demand for Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's presence at the meeting. However, several demands were rejected including the prerequisite of a live telecast of the talks. The letter also restricted the delegation's strength to not more than 15 people. Pant also mentioned that the meeting can be recorded to "maintain transparency".
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The ongoing war in Sudan, which broke out in April 2023, is the third major civil war in the African nation. As the war rages on, the United Arab Emirates has been accused of aiding the RSF and prolonging the war.
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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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With the Taliban’s return to power, Afghan women and girls’ lives have changed drastically, to the point that many are calling it a Gender Apartheid
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