Dalit
- India
Mayawati accuses BJP and Congress of undermining Dalit reservation
Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Tuesday accused the BJP and the Congress of attempting to alter reservation policies for Dalits in states governed by them, claiming these changes threaten the…
- India
Aligarh court sentences priest to 20 years for raping minor Dalit girl
A local court in Aligarh has delivered a significant verdict sentencing a 50-year-old temple priest, Jamuna Das, to 20 years in prison for raping a five-year-old Dalit girl. The swift justice was…
- India
UP: Dalit teen assaulted, forced to chant communal slogan in Kanpur
A school boy belonging to the Dalit community was assaulted and forced to chant Jai Shri Ram slogan in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur district. A video of the incident has gone viral on…
- India
Madhya Pradesh: Dalit girl killed for filing harassment complaint
A 19-year-old woman belonging to a Dalit community died after allegedly being set on fire by the son of a man who attempted to assault her. The incident took place in Madhya…
- Hate Crime
Bihar: Dalit laborer ‘assaulted, urinated and spat on’ for demanding his wages
A daily wage labourer belonging to the Dalit community was reportedly brutally assaulted and humiliated by three members of the Patel family identified as Ramesh Patel, Arun Patel, and Gaurav Patel after…
- India
UP: Dalit man killed in clash over land dispute in Amethi
Amethi: A 65-year-old Dalit man was killed in a clash over land dispute in a village here, police said on Wednesday, October 9. The victim was identified as Raja Ram Kori, a…
- India
Will protect Constitution that gives Bahujans their rights: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: The Congress will protect that Constitution that gives Bahujans their rights but true inclusion and equality for all in the society will be possible only when every Indian strives with…
- India
Video: Dalit man paraded with shoe garland in Madhya Pradesh; 2 held
A man belonging to a Dalit community was subjected to public humiliation in Madhya Pradesh’s Mandsaur district. He was paraded half-naked with his face blackened and a garland of shoes around his…
- Telangana
Dalit literary icon B Vijaya Bharathi passes away in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Renowned Dalit Telugu author B. Vijaya Bharathi, who was the first woman to translate the life history of Jyotirao Phule into Telugu and a prominent critic known for her analytical commentaries…
- India
UP: Two booked for thrashing, threatening to kill Dalit worker
Bhadohi: Two persons, including a carpet exporter, have been booked here for allegedly beating a Dalit worker and threatening to kill him, police said on Friday. The FIR was registered at Aurai…
- India
Dalit girl raped in UP, act recorded to blackmail her; 2 booked
Banda: A Dalit girl has been allegedly raped by her neighbour who took her to a hotel in Mahoba district on the pretext of celebrating her birthday while his accomplice recorded the…
- India
100 days of Modi govt: Empowering OBCs, Dalits, minorities & tribals
New Delhi: In the first 100 days of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s new term, the government has set a notable agenda focusing on the empowerment of Other Backward Classes (OBCs), Dalits, minorities,…
- India
Karnataka: Dalit family faces social boycott after reporting rape of minor
In a shocking incident of caste-based discrimination, a Dalit family was boycotted in a Karnataka village for reporting the rape of a minor Dalit girl in Yadgir district. The incident came to light on…
- News
Retired soldier kills Dalit man over land dispute in UP’s Gonda
Gonda: A retired soldier allegedly shot dead a Dalit man over a land dispute in a village here on Monday, police said. Superintendent of Police (SP) Vineet Jaiswal said Arun Singh, a…
- India
BJP slams Rahul Gandhi’s comment on OBC representation in Miss India contest
New Delhi: The BJP on Sunday flayed Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi over his “no Dalit, Adivasi or OBC in Miss India list” remarks and asked him not to demean the discussion…
