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- India
Rajasthan: Dalit minor assaulted by uppercaste men for entering temple
Chittorgarh: A 15-year-old Dalit boy, Chetan Prakash Regar, was allegedly insulted and assaulted because of his caste at the Laxmi Narayan Temple in Ghosunda village of Rajasthan‘s Chittorgarh district. Son of Mangilal…
- India
Water, electricity cut off in Dalit settlement of Odisha village
Bolangir: Water and electricity services were cut off in a Dalit settlement, with residents alleging caste-based discrimination in Odisha’s Balangir district. However, a village official attributed the disruption to a local feud.…
- Hate Crime
UP: 15-year-old Dalit gang-raped by two youths, minor at hotel
Banda: A 15-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly abducted and gang-raped at a hotel in Uttar Pradesh’s Banda district by two youths and a minor, who then abandoned her under a bridge, police…
- India
Dalit professor accuses Punjab University of caste-based discrimination
Chandigarh: A Dalit assistant professor, Harpreet Singh, has accused the Punjab University of casteism and delaying his promotion based on his caste in a video that emerged on February 14. An Assistant…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: CM Revanth urges Dalits, Adivasis to focus on education, career
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Sunday, February 15, urged the Dalit and Adivasi communities to focus on education and career instead of land. He made the statement while addressing…
- India
Brutal attack blinds Dalit man in Uttar Pradesh’s Bhadohi
Bhadohi: A Dalit youth was brutally assaulted here and lost eyesight in one eye after an attacker allegedly pierced a motorcycle key when an argument over the former defecating near a canal…
- Hate Crime
Hate crimes against the marginalised not spontaneous in Telangana: Report
Telangana has seen a recent spike in communal tensions and hate crimes, more so than ever, and these incidents are not spontaneous or isolated events, but linked to deeper and more complicated…
- 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…
