Politics over Aarushi murder

The murder of Noida teenager Aarushi Talwar became the new flashpoint between the Congress and Uttar Pradesh’s ruling Bahujan Samaj Party Thursday with a central minister coming down heavily on state Chief Minister Mayawati for “politicising” the sensational murder case.
Women and Child Development Minister Renuka Chowdhury expressed her “anguish and pain” over Mayawati’s statement that [...]

Reservation system needs relook, says Bainsla

Gujjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla, spearhading an agitation to press for ST status for his community, suggested it was time to exclude some castes which have already benefited from quota and include new ones that ‘deserve and require’ it.
Acknowledging that the quota space itself was getting increasingly crowded and keeping in mind the court [...]

Gujjar jams all over NCR

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Thousands of protesters from the Gujjar community burned tyres and blocked roads leading to New Delhi on Thursday, bringing a battle for state jobs and college quotas in which dozens have died closer to the capital.
Huge traffic jams formed on major highways leading into New Delhi, as ethnic Gujjars, demanding [...]

Vikash and Vishal Yadav convicted

Neelam Katara, mother of the murder victim Nitish Katara, on Wednesday termed the trial court
judgement convicting prime accused Vikas and his cousin Vishal Yadav in the case as a ”milestone” and hoped that it would ensure that no other person would meet the fate of her son.
”This is a milestone case and I believe this [...]