Reservation Row
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Maratha quota stir: Activist Manoj Jarange-Patil ends hunger strike
The activist said he will be hospitalised and embark on a statewide tour upon being discharged.
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Maratha quota stir: Curfew imposed in part of Maharashtra’s Jalna district
Activist Manoj Jarange Patil announced that he will go to Mumbai on Monday to press for reservation for the Maratha community under the Other Backward Classes.
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Maratha quota stir: Mumbai Police denies permission for protest at Azad Maidan
The police have suggested the International Corporation Park ground in Navi Mumbai as an alternative venue.
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Trending
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What did Vinayak Damodar Savarkar think about Dalits praying in temples and eating with Brahmins?
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‘We are living in perpetual fear’: Prajwal Revanna video leaks spark panic among women in Hassan
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‘One of the greatest statesmen’: When Canada celebrated an Indian prime minister’s visit
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‘No educated person will vote for the BJP. What is the point of studying if we do not get jobs?’
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View from the Margins: A Miya poet on how Hindutva's rise has scarred his community
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Bombay High Court refuses to stop Maratha quota march from entering Mumbai
Pro-Maratha reservations activist Manoj Jarange-Patil is likely to begin an indefinite hunger strike in the city from January 26.
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Supreme Court to take up curative petition against Maratha quota verdict on January 24
In 2021, the court had struck down a law providing for the reservation, citing the 50% cap on total reservations it had set in 1992.
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Marathas who applied for government jobs under SEBC to be considered under EWS category: Bombay HC
The Maharashtra government had extended Economic Weaker Section reservations to candidates under the Socially and Economic Backward Classes category.
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Video
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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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Watch: Comedian hilariously mimics different types of announcements at railway stations
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Eco India: A new buzzword for a protein rich animal feed: Insect farming
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Maharashtra: CM Eknath Shinde announces special session of legislature for Maratha quota in February
Activist Manoj Jarange-Patil has threatened to launch another round of agitation if the community’s reservation demand is not met by December 24.
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Pass Maratha quota bill in Winter Session of Assembly, Jarange-Patil tells Maharashtra government
The activist, who has been spearheading a protest demanding the reservations, asked the administration to not hold the community ‘to ransom’.
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Maharashtra: Another man dies by suicide in support of Maratha quota demands
The demands for reservations for the community have resurfaced after activist Manoj Jarange-Patil launched a fresh agitation for the cause in August.
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The Reel
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Watch: Manoj Bajpayee’s hundredth movie ‘Bhaiyya Ji’ is a revenge drama
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Start the week with a film: Why ‘Manjummel Boys’ was a blockbuster
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How actor Shahana Goswami flies under the radar and above the competition
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‘Presumed Innocent’ trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal plays a lawyer accused of murdering his lover
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‘Lampan’ trailer: Marathi series is based on Prakash Narayan Sant’s stories
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Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil ends fast, sets January 2 deadline for reservations
The activist warned the Maharashtra government of a bigger agitation if no action was taken in granting reservations.
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Maharashtra Cabinet accepts seven lakh Marathas eligible for OBC caste certificates amid quota stir
The government said that fresh empirical data will be collected to assess the educational and social backwardness of the community.
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Explainer: How a violent agitation for Maratha reservations might end up helping BJP
The socioeconomic variation within the Marathas and the community being electorally crucial due to its numbers make the demand difficult to ignore.
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The Field
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Football: Odisha FC to compete in the inaugural AFC Women’s Champions League
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IPL 2024: Suryakumar Yadav’s unbeaten ton helps Mumbai secure much-needed win over Hyderabad
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India tour of Bangladesh: Visitors register commanding win in rain-affected fourth T20I
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Table Tennis, Saudi Smash: Manika Batra stuns world No 2 Wang Manyu; Desai-Ghorpade beat fifth seeds
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Brijesh Tamta, Aryan Hooda shine as India bag five gold medals