The Union cabinet on Monday cleared a proposal for amendments in the Constitution to set aside a 10 per cent quota in jobs and education for economically backward sections.
The move comes barely four months before the Lok Sabha elections as the government faces a swelling Opposition bloc and changing caste equations in the country.
It can be termed the most significant affirmative action by a government since the adoption of the Mandal Commission report by the VP Singh government in 1990.
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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and held a discussion on advancing bilateral economic partnership and strategic cooperation,
Speaking at the World Government Summit in Dubai, Tony Chan, Former President of KAUST, said AI won’t replace scientists and engineers anytime soon, but it will transform how they work.
In an exclusive conversation with India Today, Hugo Boss CEO Daniel Grieder discusses the company's strategic focus on the Indian market.
