Condition of Muslims in India worse than SC, STs: UK scholar

Last Updated: Monday, February 4, 2013, 20:37

Muslims in India are even less privileged than members of SCs and STs, a noted British scholar claimed on Monday.

Rajasthan Police probes Ashis Nandy’s controversial remarks

Last Updated: Monday, January 28, 2013, 15:14

Ashis Nandy had said that the people belonging to OBC (Other Backward Class), Scheduled Caste (SC) and ST (Scheduled Tribe) are more corrupt during a discussion at the JLF on January 26.

Nitish orders special action plan to deal cases of

Last Updated: Friday, October 26, 2012, 18:47

Nitish Kumar ordered for setting up a special cell in SC & ST Welfare department for effective implementation of laws for the weaker sections.

Zero in exam? In Andhra, you can still get admission

Last Updated: Saturday, July 7, 2012, 16:06

Last year, 26 out of 73 students who got zero marks in EAMCET were declared qualified. Of them, 17 got admissions into engineering and nine in agriculture/veterinary colleges.

Govt clears new scholarship scheme for SC students

Last Updated: Thursday, June 14, 2012, 15:22

Strengthening financial assistance for students belonging to Scheduled Caste communities, government Thursday approved a new pre-matric scholarship for children studying in Classes IX and X.

Relief for atrocities against SC/STs increased

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 16:28

Enhanced monetary relief in the case of atrocities against SCs and STs has come into effect with the Centre notifying amended rules.

Cabinet nod to filling SC, ST and OBC vacancies

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 4, 2012, 19:30

Ahead of elections in five states, the Union Cabinet today cleared a proposal to fill pending vacancies of Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and OBCs in the central government, a move that will benefit around 50,000 people.

Punjab for funds to states on SC population basis

Last Updated: Saturday, October 22, 2011, 15:44

Punjab on Saturday suggested that disbursement of funds to the states should be done on the basis of their Scheduled Caste population and contribution of foodgrains to the national pool by them.

Scheduled caste benefits to dalit Christians, Muslims looked into: PM

Last Updated: Sunday, March 13, 2011, 19:08

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said the issue of extending scheduled caste benefit to dalit Christians and dalit Muslims is being "seriously looked", according to a Mumbai-based Christian body.

Dalit doctor murder case: NCSC to serve notice to UP govt

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 19, 2011, 19:19

The National Commission for Scheduled Caste said it will serve a notice to the UP govt on a complaint that the probe into the murder case of a dalit doctor here was being "politicised".