Bengal's revised OBC list, presented in the assembly, features 140 subgroups, with a higher Muslim representation at 57.1%. This revision aims to restore the 17% OBC reservation, addressing the legal ...

What is common between diverse social groups like Mappilas from Kerala who are settled in Maharashtra, Lingayat Rangaris, Brahmins, Chunawalas, Kadava Patels and Halwais? They are all seeking ...

Kolkata: The West Bengal government has initiated a survey on Saturday to assess the economic conditions of the state’s other backward class (OBC) communities amid a legal battle over the Calcutta ...

The West Bengal government on Tuesday discontinued religion-based categorisation schemes and regularised 66 communities that were included in the state’s OBC reservation list prior to 2010, restoring ...

A series of contradictory positions taken over the last few years has obscured how the Union government determines which candidates from other backward class (OBC) communities can be allowed to claim ...

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday cancelled all Other Backward Classes (OBC) certificates issued in West Bengal since 2010. The judgment, delivered by a Division Bench comprising Justices Tapabrata ...

Kolkata: Bengal's new OBC list, tabled by state govt in the assembly on Tuesday, has minor changes compared to the previous list. While the earlier list, struck down by the Calcutta High Court, had ...