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Day after resignation, Hardik slams Congress, calls it casteist
Ahmedabad: A day after resigning from the Congress party, Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) leader Hardik Patel slammed the grand old party and called it a casteist. Speaking at a press conference…
- India
Gujarat: Singer booked under SC/ST act for using casteist slurs
Yogesh Gadhvi, a folk musician was arrested on May 14 for reportedly hurling casteist slurs during a public performance at Bhuj in Gujarat. According to a report published by the Indian Express,…
- Bangalore
Man torches Dalit partner to death in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: In a shocking development, a man has allegedly torched his partner belonging to the Dalit community, to death in Bengaluru, police said on Friday. The deceased has been identified as 23-year-old…
- India
Casteism, communal appeal at core of political parties’ strategy in UP polls
By Sanjay Sinha Lucknow: The BJP has developed its poll narratives around Hindutva and development in the battle for Uttar Pradesh and the Samajwadi Party on welfare schemes based on socialism, but…
- India
Uttarakhand: Students refuse to eat midday meal made by Dalit cook
In a government school in Uttarakhand, upper-caste students refuse to eat a midday school meal cooked by a Dalit woman. The refusal is another instance of lower caste discrimination that has a…
- News
Khammam: Revenue official verbally abuses woman who applies for caste certificate
Hyderabad: A revenue official in Khammam hurls verbal abuse at a scheduled caste woman in a Tahsildar office in Khammam on Saturday. Last week , Koppula Anusha, a Scheduled Caste woman applied…
- India
Bihar: Dalit man beaten to death for demanding wages; body found in river
Patna: Beaten, tied to bricks and thrown into a rivulet, a Dalit youngster was murdered on Sunday in Bihar for allegedly demanding the wage promised to him for a day’s labor on a…
- Chennai
IIT Madras asst prof resigns on caste discrimination, letter goes viral
Chennai: Vipin Puthiyedathveetil, an Assistant Professor of Department of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, has resigned from the premier institute citing caste discrimination. He…
- India
Minor forced to lick spit in Bihar’s Gaya, six held
Gaya: Six persons were arrested in Gaya on Tuesday in connection with an incident where a minor was forced to lick the spit of another man. A video of a youth forced…
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