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The Supreme Court’s 3:2 verdict upholding the 10 per cent quota for government jobs and seats in educational institutions for economically weaker sections has opened a new dynamic in the discourse over affirmative action in India, notes our lead editorial. Read here
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The long awaited pivot away from US equities may finally be at hand, and India may benefit from this shift, notes Akash Prakash. Read here
There are reasons to believe that the RBI’s attempt before May was only to ensure that the inflation rate should not cross 6 per cent so that it did not violate the letter of the policy regime, writes Gurbachan Singh
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“Allowing breach of the 50 per cent cap set on reservation can lead to further infractions which can result in compartmentalisation.”
-Justice S Ravindra Bhat
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