New Delhi, Dec 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi's reported claim about a lack of representation of Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) in the Central Information Commission (CIC) was rebutted on Thursday by officials, claiming that five out of the eight recommended names for the transparency panel were from the disadvantaged sections. Regarding the eight vacancies considered on Wednesday for appointment as Information Commissioners, the Union government recommended one SC, one ST, one OBC, one minority representative, and one woman, a government source said.

New Delhi, Dec 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) More than four lakh backlog vacancies in government jobs reserved for Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Other Backward Class (OBC) candidates have been filled since 2016, the Parliament was informed. "Occurrence and filling of vacancies, including the backlog reserved vacancies, is a continuous process," Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh said in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha.

Tamil Nadu CM M.K. Stalin urges PM Modi to increase the family income ceiling for SC/ST/OBC post-matric scholarships from Rs 2.5 lakh to Rs 8 lakh to promote education.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday dared the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) leaders to make Congress leaders, especially Yuvraj (referring to Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi,) praise Veer ...