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1:28 pmFormer DMK Minister E.V. Velu and son E.V. Kumaran seek anticipatory bail in lake bed mining case
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1:25 pmJustice Nagu recuses from hearing Punjab appeal against HC order for CBI probe into corruption allegations
1:24 pmAssam student who called home about drunken men in train coach found dead near tracks in Andhra’s Srikakulam
1:24 pmTelangana RTC to operate 2,425 special buses between Karimnagar and Secunderabad to clear festival rush
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1:22 pmTwo SC men fall at BC villagers’ feet after row over burial of 90-year-old in Erode cemetery
1:21 pmSupreme Court refuses plea to ‘review’ order to quash FIRs against NEET-UG protestors
1:18 pmCM Lalduhoma urges non-Mizo AIS officers to learn local language, culture
1:16 pm‘Serious questions over Dhruv Rathee's citizenship, visa after Bengaluru stir’: Ex-IPS officer writes to home ministry
1:11 pmIndia advises nationals in Saudi Arabia to remain vigilant amid escalating regional tensions
1:10 pmExpired products, unhygienic conditions: Karnataka FDA uncovers violations at several ice cream units
1:03 pm'Please appreciate, see students' future': Top court refuses to reopen FIRs over CJP's July stir
12:57 pmSC rejects plea for independent probe into CJP's July protest
12:51 pmFadnavis says drought, crop losses biggest challenge; warns of drinking water, fodder shortage

Politics

Andhra loses Supreme Court battle over 34% Backward Classes quota in local polls

Reported by Hindustan Times 9 Oct 2026, 12:39 pm IST 1 min read

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The SC said the October 1 high court judgment correctly found a lack of the empirical data required to justify the reservation

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Section: Politics
Topics: Courts & law
Places: Andhra Pradesh
First reported by: Hindustan Times
Published: Friday, 9 October 2026, 12:39 pm IST
Coverage: One outlet so far

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