1st in India: Telangana effects quota within quota for SCs | India News

Cabinet sub-committee handover the first copy of the GO, a government order on the implementation of Scheduled Castes (SC) categorisation to Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, in Hyderabad on Monday. (ANI Photo) HYDERABAD: Telangana became the first state Monday to implement sub-categorisation of Scheduled Caste reservation by classifying 59 sub-castes into three groups, timing the…

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‘Lapse in judgment’: Tamil Nadu minister K Ponmudy apologizes for objectionable remarks on women | India News

NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu forest minister K Ponmudy on Saturday apologized for his derogatory and vulgar remarks against women and certain sects of Hinduism, saying it was a “lapse in judgment” by him.Ponmudy said, “I sincerely apologize for the inappropriate words I used while speaking at an event organized by the Thanthai Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam….

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Nainar Nagendran files nomination for Tamil Nadu BJP top post | India News

Nainar Nagendran, a BJP legislator representing Tamil Nadu’s Tirunelveli constituency, and TN BJP chief Annamalai NEW DELHI: Nainar Nagendran, a BJP legislator representing Tamil Nadu’s Tirunelveli constituency, submitted his nomination papers on Friday for the party’s state president election. Nagendran, currently the state vice president, was formerly with the AIADMK. He became the first candidate…

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