In 'Behind the Beautiful Forevers', a true account spun off as a novel, about life in Annawadi, a slum adjoining Mumbai airport, author Katherine Boo ...
09:20 PM, Jan 30, 2013
Rajasthan Police has summoned sociologist Ashis Nandy for questioning in connection with the controversial remark he made against the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes at the Jaipur Literature Festival on Saturday. ...
09:40 AM, Jan 29, 2013
Socialist Ashis Nandy kicked up a storm when he said SCs, STs and OBCs are responsible for corruption in the country. ...
10:41 PM, Jan 28, 2013
Prakash Yashwant Ambedkar, the grandson of Dr BR Ambedkar, the father of the Indian Constitution and Dalit rights activist, has criticised sociologist Ashis Nandy for his remarks on the Other Backward Castes and Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes at the Jaipur Literature Festival. ...
09:32 AM, Jan 27, 2013
Sociologist and political psychologist Ashis Nandy kicked up a storm at the Jaipur Literature Festival on Saturday when he claimed Dalits and other backward castes are responsible for corruption in the country. Nandy is now facing up to 10 years imprisonment for his controversial remarks, after an FIR was filed against him under the SC/ST Act. ...
09:30 PM, Jan 26, 2013
A First Information Report (FIR) has been registered against Ashis Nandy under the SC/ST Act for his offensive remarks against Dalits and other backward castes. The sociologist and political psychologist could face up to 10 years imprisonment, if convicted. ...
07:29 PM, Jan 26, 2013
Defending his controversial remarks that claimed corruption is perpetuated by Dalits and other backward castes, sociologist and political psychologist Ashis Nandy on Saturday said he is being "misquoted". "I agree that corruption is an equalising force in our country. What I meant was that when poor people, SC/ST people do corruption, it is more apparent," Nandy, who made the comments at Jaipur Literature Festival, said. ...
05:30 PM, Jan 26, 2013
Sociologist Ashis Nandy stood defiant in face of criticism and said on Saturday that he stood by his statement blaming the OBCs, the SCs and the STs for the menace of corruption in the country. "I stand by my statement. Let the police take action against me," he said in Jaipur where he is attending the Literature Festival. ...
02:49 PM, Jan 26, 2013
New Delhi: At a time when Congress is making a serious bid to rope in people from the backward Muslim community in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, Law Minister Salman Khurshid has made a strong pitch for sub-categorisation of the Other Backward Classes. "Government is within its legitimate rights to make sub-categorisation among the OBCs, which would lead to more equitable distribution of benefits of reservation among the castes/communities included in the...
01:46 PM, Feb 05, 2012
London: England fought valiantly to attain the target of 346 on the last day but Philander's five-wicket haul scuppered their chase as South Africa won the third Test by 51 runs to take series 2-0 and claim the No. 1 spot in ICC Test rankings. South Africa won the first Test at The Oval by an innings and 12 runs while the second Test at Headingley ended in a draw....
12:43 AM, Jun 18, 2008
For the first time in independent India efforts are on to collect caste data. ...
05:11 PM, Sep 23, 2007
Supreme Court bench accepts Central government’s appeal on deciding fate of 27 per cent quota. ...
02:14 PM, May 17, 2007
The IIM-A was in a fix after the Supreme Court stayed the Centre's decision to provide 27 per cent reservation to OBCs. ...
09:30 PM, Mar 31, 2007
The SC stay on OBC quota will figure prominently at the CPI-M Politburo and Central Committee meetings in Delhi. ...
11:36 AM, Mar 31, 2007
IIMs had announced seat increases to accommodate the OBC quota without affecting general category. ...
09:36 AM, Mar 31, 2007
Is it time that India holds a referendum on reservations? Will a referendum settle whether India needs quotas? ...
10:59 AM, Mar 30, 2007
MP from Maharashtra had appealed that certain communities be excluded from the purview of creamy layer. ...
05:28 PM, Nov 24, 2006
The recommendation is in line with PM's primary objective to align Muslims with the mainstream society. ...
11:02 AM, Nov 19, 2006
