The government on Thursday decided to carve out a sub-quota of 4.5 per cent for minorities within the 27 per cent reservation for OBCs, a move which comes ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections

Just hours after Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda announced that Jats had suspended their protests, leaders of the community on Saturday said they would seek a written assurance from the government on reservation before withdrawing their stir.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted protection to the Tamil Nadu government's quota law, which provides for 69 per cent reservation in educational institutions and jobs.

The apex court bench of Chi