Jats, who are seeking quotas in government jobs, are likely to intensify their agitation after the Haryana government refused to release nearly 100 leaders of the community who were arrested for viole

An uneasy calm prevailed Thursday morning in Haryana's Hisar district, which saw violence during a Jat community agitation over the past two days leaving one youth dead and several injured.

Tensions

Demanding reservation in government jobs, members of Brahmin community in Haryana on Sunday threatened to launch an agitation if their demand was not met.

"The Brahmins of the state have been demand

Favouring reservation for Muslims, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Sunday said that 27 per cent OBC quota should be increased by making constitutional amendment to include backward Muslims

In a significant move, the draft Cabinet note prepared by the Cabinet Secretariat on the Lokpal issue advocates a 50 per cent reservation for SCs, STs and OBCs in the proposed nine-member constitution

The Centre is contemplating giving reservation to Muslims for which some changes may have to be made in the existing law, Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid on Sunday said.

"We may have to make some

Prakash Jha's controversial film Aarakshan on reservations released in most parts of the country to a decent response today even as the producer- director approached the Supreme Court seeking lifting

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said reservation in educational institutions and jobs for the backward class is hard reality and students of general category should understand it.

"We know what studen

Jaipur: Gujjars demanding reservation in government jobs today blocked rail and road routes for the fourth day, leading to the disruption of 19 trains.

The agitators continued to squat on the De

Jaipur: In a setback to agitating Gujjars, the Rajasthan High Court today held that members of the community could not be given special reservation in government jobs.

A division bench of Chief Jus