Can’t exclude SC/ST creamy layer from quotas: Government to Supreme Court | India News

The Centre maintained that altering reservation policies requires empirical research and legislative action. NEW DELHI: Opposing the application of the ‘creamy layer’ criterion for exclusion of affluent members of scheduled caste and scheduled tribe communities from benefits of reservation in jobs and admissions to educational institutions, the government has told the Supreme Court that discrimination…

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Supreme Court happy with progress in talks in Sunjay Kapur case | India News

The mediator informed that the parties have agreed to hold further discussions among themselves under his supervision NEW DELHI: After a bitter courtroom battle over the division of the late industrialist Sunjay Kapur’s assets, his family members are now cooperating in a Supreme Court-directed mediation process to arrive at an amicable settlement. The Supreme Court…

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Alternative-fuel passenger vehicles fast catching up with petrol ones | India News

Passenger vehicle retail sales increased 19% year-on-year to 4.1 lakh units, crossing the four-lakh mark for the first time in July NEW DELHI: Alternative-fuel passenger vehicles are on the verge of overtaking petrol-powered models in India, with CNG, hybrid and electric vehicles accounting for 40.6% of passenger vehicle retail sales in July, just behind petrol’s…

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Temporary disability cert no bar for PwBD quota MBBS seat: NMC | India News

Under the revised norms, candidates won’t be denied admission merely because their UDID card or disability certificate is temporary. NEW DELHI: Candidates cannot be denied admission to MBBS courses under the PwBD quota solely because they hold a temporary disability certificate or Unique Disability Identity (UDID) card, National Medical Commission (NMC) said. However, it made…

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