Dalit
- Andhra Pradesh
Curtains come down on YSRC ‘rebellion’ drama
Amaravati: Curtains came down on the “rebellion” drama in the ruling YSR Congress in Andhra Pradesh even as disgruntled former Home Minister M Sucharita gave a new twist to her purported resignation,…
- Featured News
Whose theatre is it anyway? Dalit artist uses food to reclaim the stage
Historically speaking, food has always worked as fodder for other forms of art. However, it has also been denied the status of art for unexplained reasons. Dalit artist Sri Vamsi Matta, while…
- India
TN: Dalit student kills self over alleged caste abuse by college authorities
A Dalit student in Tamil Nadu died by suicide on Wednesday due to alleged harassment by college authorities over the nonpayment of fees. Subhashini, a 19-year-old student of Sir Issac Newton College…
- Telangana
SC/ST entrepreneurs to get more opportunities: Harish Rao
Hyderabad: With the new financial year beginning on April 1, Telangana finance minister T Harish Rao on Tuesday announced new improvements in the Department of Medical Health (DMH). He also stated that…
- India
Why do Dalit grooms keep getting attacked in marriage processions?
By Siddhant Thakur Marriages and its processions (baraat) are supposed to be a time of happiness that perhaps lead to good memories. But, for a groom from the Dalit community, the marriage…
- Hyderabad
No state can beat Telangana’s education system: TSCHE chairman
Hyderabad: Chairman of the Telangana State Council of Higher Education (TSCHE) Professor R Limbadri praised the Gurukul schools set up by the Telangana government and said that no other state provides the…
- India
IIT-M Dalit scholar rape: Main accused arrested in West Bengal
Kingshuk Debsharma, a research scholar from the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) who is an accused in the sexual assault case of a 30-year-old Dalit woman PHD scholar, was arrested on Sunday…
- 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
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
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…
- Hyderabad
Vote hamara, raj tumhara will not work, declares Dalit-Muslim, SC, ST Forum
J.S. Ifthekhar Hyderabad: The 73rd Republic Day anniversary saw Dalits, Muslims, SCs and STs demanding their share in the fruits of democracy. They asked for socio-economic and political justice declaring ‘vote harama aur…
- India
Dalit boy shot at for not greeting his seniors
Agra: A Dalit boy was allegedly shot at by his friends for not greeting them while he was on his way to attend tuition classes. The boy, a student of class 10, has…