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In a decision that may prove to be a gamechanger ahead of general elections, the Union Cabinet on Monday approved 10% reservation for economically backward upper castes in jobs and education, sources told News18. As per initial information, those earning less than Rs 8 lakh per annum would be eligible for the proposed quota.
Lashing out at the Congress over chaotic proceedings in Parliament, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the government is ready to answer questions, but the opposition is not ready to listen. In an exclusive interview to CNN-News18, Sitharaman questioned why the Congress-led UPA government had been unable to finalise deal for the fighter jets, saying one should pose the same question to Rahul Gandhi. Read the excerpts on News18.com.
Similar to the unease expressed by RLSP chief Upendra Kushwaha before he junked the NDA, the BJP’s UP ally Apna Dal (S) is echoing much the same sentiment. During a key meeting at camp office of Apna Dal (S) Union Minister and MP Anupriya Patel alleged that the Yogi-led BJP government in the state wants backwards to fight among themselves in the name of reservation. The BJP’s troubles with its allies seemed to be mounting as even the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) on Monday said it had decided to break ties with the saffron party over the Citizenship Bill.
A day after BJP president Amit Shah urged the party workers to prepare to fight alone in Maharashtra, the Shiv Sena hit back saying the BJP’s arrogance will now show them the way out. "We have already wiped you off and have rejected you two years ago. Why are you still following us?" shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut told CNN-News18. Read the full story on News18.com.
The controversy over the entry of women of menstruating age into the Sabarimala temple last week has left literate Kerala on the edge. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, a dyed-in-the-wool Communist, who has been doggedly fighting communalism and the RSS, has ironically emerged a polarising figure himself after the Supreme Court’s Sabrimala verdict allowing women’s entry into the shrine. Will Vijayan’s Renaissance gambit on Sabarimala pay off? According to political commentator Kay Benedict, the jury is Divided
Misogyny sells and the latest episode of Koffee with Karan starring up and coming cricketers Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul is just another testament to that. Rakhi Bose writes how the latest installment of the show was nothing but a sexist and racist dude-fest featuring two brash 'brats' (incidentally two of the most coveted male role models among young boys of impressionable age in India) and the brilliantly tactless KJo.
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