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Tamil Nadu's past shows that a caste census alone may not lead to increased OBC reservations. The First BC panel (1969-70) suggested raising BC reservations, but the idea of a creamy layer hasn't gained political backing. The Second BC panel (1982-85) recommended a reduction in reservation percentages. The State govt.…

APPSC to implement 4% horizontal reservation for persons with benchmark disabilities from 2023-24; 1% each for blindness/low vision, deaf/hard of hearing, locomotor disability, leprosy-cured dwarfism, acid attack victims, muscular dystrophy, autism, intellectual disability, specific learning disability, mental illness & multiple disabilities. Candidates should update their status on APPSC website before…

Diplomacy is full of quips so brutal they can haunt generations of diplomats. For the Foreign Office, the words that still sting are those of Dean Acheson, that harsh Cold War US Secretary of State, who unforgettably said — and this was in 1962 — “Great Britain has lost an…

The FCC’s efforts to stop scam calls have been ineffective for the past few years, a recent Senate hearing reveals.

Slovakia’s president, Zuzana Čaputová, officially announces the leader of the populist Smer party as PM

Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi returns TNPSC file to TN govt, citing lack of transparency & violation of SC guidelines. He questions how applicants got to know of govt's intent & age of recommended chairman.

Advocates say the Texas Railroad Commission process is more of a "rubber stamp" for oil and gas companies to keep polluting indefinitely.

The Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) has invited applications for departmental tests. The candidates can send their applications from October 27 to November 16. The last date for payment of fee is November 16, a statement issued by the Commission Secretary J. Pradeep Kumar says.

Kerala State Human Rights Commission (KSHRC) has written to the High Court & Home Dept. to address the falling rate of conviction in child abuse cases. KSHRC's report, submitted by the ADGP, lists factors such as altered statements, settlements, delays, evidence lapses, etc. as reasons. Recommendations include recording statements under…

Group-II services aspirants have a reason to cheer this festival season. The Government has given its nod to fill nearly 945 Group-II posts lying vacant in various government Departments.

This comes even as the Commission is in the middle of an investigation into what its Chairperson, Hansraj Gangaram Ahir, had in February called an “unusual abundance” of Muslim castes in the State’s OBC list.