Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 22:53
The Supreme Court Thursday said it was for the central government to decide whether there should be reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in super speciality posts in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) as the court declined to revisit its July 2013 judgment.
Last Updated: Sunday, December 22, 2013, 23:14
Assam government on Sunday announced a Rs 100-crore special package for uplift of the tea garden communities.
Last Updated: Thursday, December 12, 2013, 16:02
Computers may soon be able to tell from your photos which "urban tribe" - hipsters, bikers, surfers or goth - you belong to, scientists say.
Last Updated: Friday, December 6, 2013, 20:53
The Election Commission has proposed to reserve the Mirzapur parliamentary constituency for Scheduled Castes and de-reserve the Robertsganj seat in its place in Uttar Prdesh.
Last Updated: Wednesday, November 13, 2013, 21:13
Government on Wednesday is believed to have approved amendments to the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, which will give it more teeth by expanding its scope and providing for harsher punishment.
Last Updated: Sunday, October 27, 2013, 10:01
National Commission for Scheduled Tribes has expressed concern over "much less than prescribed" presence of Scheduled Tribes in jobs and recommended a time-bound action plan and special drive by the government to meet the constitutional quota of 7.5 per cent for them.
Last Updated: Friday, October 25, 2013, 21:57
National Commission for Scheduled Tribes on Friday presented the Sixth Report on implementation of safeguards for the community for 2010-11 to President Pranab Mukherjee.
Last Updated: Wednesday, October 2, 2013, 17:02
Winston Churchill wanted chemical weapons to be used against "troublesome" tribes in north India during British colonial rule to suppress them, a noted historian has claimed citing an official memo.
Last Updated: Saturday, September 28, 2013, 16:42
The Centre has taken favourable decision on the demand for enlisting Narikuravas, a gypsy community living in Tamil Nadu, in the Scheduled Tribes list, Shipping Minister G K Vasan said here.
Last Updated: Tuesday, August 27, 2013, 12:43
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has asked Centre to move necessary legislation in the ongoing Parliament session to include `Narikorava` in the list of Scheduled Tribes of the state.
Last Updated: Saturday, July 13, 2013, 14:00
Archaeologists in Poland have found skeletons of victims accused of being vampires, with their heads removed and placed on their legs in the town of Gliwice.
Last Updated: Friday, July 12, 2013, 22:18
At least two women died while as many villagers managed to survive after being swept away in a flash flood due to incessant rainfall in Odisha`s Malkangiri district, official sources said.
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