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- India
Karnataka: Dalits protest after denial of permission to lift Goddess
Dalit youths staged a strong protest after they were denied permission, allegedly by upper caste people, to lift the palanquin of the village Goddess on Monday in Karnataka’s Chikkaballapur district. After the…
- Politics
Rohith Vemula Act will soon be introduced in Telangana: Dy CM Bhatti
Hyderabad: Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on Saturday, January 17, said that the Rohith Vemula Act will be introduced in the state at the earliest. Earlier in the day, a…
- Hyderabad
UoH students boycott classes on Rohith Vemula’s 10th death anniversary
Hyderabad: A group of students of University of Hyderabad (UoH) boycotted classes and took out a march on the varsity campus here on Saturday to mark the 10th death anniversary of research…
- India
Samajwadi Party leader says Yadavs are not Hindus, triggers row
New Delhi: Samajwadi Party leader Shivraj Singh Yadav sparked controversy with his “Yadavs are not Hindus” comment as he slammed the caste system and criticised how it puts Shudras at the bottom…
- India
Dalit migrant worker lynched to death in Kerala, called Bangladeshi
Palakkad: A 31-year-old Dalit migrant worker from Chhattisgarh was lynched in Kerala’s Walayar on suspicion of theft, and was asked, “Are you a Bangladeshi?” during the assault. Ram Narayan Baghel had left…
- India
Telugu Dalit IPS officer’s suicide: Haryana govt relieves DGP
Chandigarh: Two months after being sent on leave amid a controversy over IPS officer Y Puran Kumar’s alleged suicide, the Haryana government has relieved IPS Shatrujeet Kapur from the charge of Director…
- India
‘SC/ST Act should be revoked’: Jagadguru Rambhadracharya sparks debate
New Delhi: Jagadguru Rambhadracharya on Tuesday sparked a debate with his statement on the SC/ST Act, saying that it should be repealed as Vedas do not mention Avarnas or Savarnas. Speaking to…
- India
I practice Buddhism, but I believe in all religions: CJI B R Gavai
New Delhi: Outgoing Chief Justice of India B R Gavai on Thursday said that he practises Buddhism, but he is a truly secular person who believes in all religions. Speaking at a…
- Hate Crime
Dalit vegetable vendor thrashed in UP, video goes viral
Uttar Pradesh: A Dalit vegetable vendor in Uttar Pradesh‘s Shahjahanpur was brutally thrashed and verbally assaulted by an upper caste rival on Sunday, November 16, who asked the Dalit man to call…
- India
UP: 2 persons booked for molesting Dalit women following court order
Bhadohi: On the orders of a local court, a case has been registered against two youths for ambushing and molesting Dalit women who went to defecate near a pond here during the…
- India
Land deal scrapped, Parth didn’t know it was govt property, says Ajit Pawar
Mumbai: Mounting a damage control exercise, Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Friday claimed that his son Parth was not aware that the land purchased by his firm in Pune belonged…
- Hate Crime
3 RPF officials booked for murder after Dalit man dies in custody
A 35-year-old Dalit man, taken in for theft, was found dead while in the custody of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) in Uttar Pradesh‘s Gonda district. The incident prompted the suspension of…
- Hate Crime
11 booked for assaulting, urinating on Dalit youth
A group of 11 persons, allegedly kidnapped and brutally thrashed a 22-year-old man, urinated on him, and abused him over his caste in Maharashtra’s Ahilyanagar district, officials said on Friday, October 24.…
- India
UP: Rahul Gandhi to meet family of Dalit lynching victim in Fatehpur
Lucknow: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will on Friday meet the family of Hariom Valmiki, a Dalit man who was allegedly lynched earlier this month in Raebareli district…
- India
Rahul Gandhi meets family of Telugu Dalit IPS officer Puran Kumar
Chandigarh: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday met the family of Haryana IPS officer Y Puran Kumar, who allegedly committed suicide. After landing at the airport here, Gandhi reached Kumar’s residence at…