Caste
- Politics
Bihar: Caste equations changing, communities seek better options
Patna: Hints of changing caste equations are emerging in Bihar as seen during the recently-concluded MLC elections for 24 seats where three of the upper caste candidates of the RJD won and…
- Opinions
Opinion: Congress bid to win back Dalits
Dalits have been described as the reed ki haddi, or the backbone of the Congress. Mahatma Gandhi started the historic battle against Untouchability, as part of his Constructive Programme, alongside his political…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP cabinet reshuffle: 90% of existing team to be dropped, says report
Hyderabad: All 24 members of the Andhra Pradesh Council of Ministers will tender their resignation en masse when they formally meet here for the last time on April 7, to let Chief…
- India
No substantial basis for treating Vanniyars differently: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down the 10.5 per cent reservation provided to Vanniyars, a Most Backward Community (MBC) in Tamil Nadu, in government jobs and admission to educational…
- India
Another BJP legislator disapproves of curbs on non-Hindu traders during fairs in temples
Bengaluru: In possible signs of dissent in the ruling party, another Karnataka BJP legislator has expressed his disapproval over incidents of denial of permission to non-Hindu traders and vendors to carry on…
- India
Video: Dalit man selling sugarcane juice attacked in Karnataka
Hassan: In a shocking incident, upper-caste Hindus attacked a Dalit man and his son for selling sugarcane juice by the roadside at Arakalagudu in Karnataka’s Hassan district. Konanur police have lodged a…
- India
UP politicians rely on caste, religion to get votes, not performance: Priyanka Gandhi
By Abhinav Pandey Lucknow: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said the focus on caste and religion in Uttar Pradesh politics has made politicians complacent, making them sideline the real issues. Gandhi…
- India
8 booked for forcing Dalit man to consume urine in R’than’s Churu; 2 held
Jaipur: A 25-year-old Dalit was allegedly abducted, beaten and forced to drink urine by eight men over old animosity in Churu district of Rajasthan, police said on Sunday. Two accused have been…
- India
Maha: Six ‘jaat panchayat’ members booked for ostracising 13 couples for inter-caste marriages
Pune: A case has been registered against six members of a ‘jaat panchayat’ (group of caste leaders) in Sangli district of Maharashtra for allegedly ordering a social boycott of at least 13…
