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- Andhra Pradesh
Independent probe sought for custodial death of Dalit woman in AP
Andhra Pradesh: Human Rights Forum (HRF) and the Indian Federation of Trade Unions (IFTU) have demanded an independent enquiry over the alleged custodial death of a 40-year-old Dalit woman in Andhra Pradesh’s…
- India
74 hate crimes in India in May: Bengal, Bakrid and beyond
Hyderabad: In early May, West Bengal’s first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Chief Minister made his intentions plain. “The Hindu people of Nandigram made me win again. There, the entire Muslim vote went to…
- Hate Crime
Saying Muslims unsafe here affects India’s global reputation: Rijiju
Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju’s latest remarks on Indian Muslims during a media-sponsored event have raked up a controversy. The Union Minister, in a nonchalant manner, said that Indians are…
- India
MP couple elopes to Gujarat, woman killed in honour killing
Madhya Pradesh/Gujarat: A case of honour killing has come forward from Gujarat, after a young couple from Madhya Pradesh‘s Shivpuri district had eloped to the state in search of a dignified life.…
- Telangana
Telangana man booked for sexually exploiting Dalit domestic help
Hyderabad: A young man has been booked under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for allegedly sexually exploiting a 20-year-old Dalit woman who worked as a domestic help in his house in…
- Featured News
In a dysfunctional state, predators thrive and futures suffer
We learnt that in the afternoon of February 28, 2002, in Gulberg Society in Ahmedabad, a crowd armed with swords, iron rods and petrol bombs gathered outside a cluster of homes. Inside,…
- India
61 hate crimes in April: A month of bulldozers, boycotts and deleted voters
Hyderabad: Siasat.com recorded 61 hate crimes across India in April – 49 targeting Muslims, 10 against Dalits and two against Christians. The numbers are consistent with the steady religious and caste-motivated violence that has…
- India
Dalit protesters ordered to sweep police stations as bail condition in Odisha
For nearly two months after he walked out of jail, 26-year-old Kumeswar Naik had to travel 20 kilometres every morning to sweep and mop the Kashipur Police Station – the very station…
- Hyderabad
27 hate crimes in Q1 2026: Telangana’s peace is being engineered away
On a piece of CCTV footage from Banswada, a police officer watched a boy hand a stone to a man and coax him to throw it. When the officer later called the…
- Telangana
Activists urge Telangana CM to end targeting of Dalit professor as ‘urban naxal’
Hyderabad: Activists from across the country and beyond have urged Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy to ensure the end of harassment and vilification of Professor Sujatha Surepally on the Satavahana University’s…
- Telangana
Telangana CM, others pay tributes to Ambedkar on birth anniversary
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Tuesday, April 14, paid rich tributes to BR Ambedkar on his 135th birth anniversary. He praised Ambedkar’s tireless efforts for the welfare of the…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: MRPS chief questions denial of SC status to Dalit Christians
Hyderabad: The founder-president of the Madiga Reservation Porata Samithi (MRPS), Manda Krishna Madiga, has strongly questioned why restrictions on reservation benefits apply only to Dalits who convert to Christianity, while other communities…
- Kerala
Kerala Dalit student dies by suicide, family claims he was called ‘rotten dog’
Kerala: A 22-year-old Dalit student in Kerala’s Kannur Dental College died on Sunday, April 12, two days after allegedly falling off the college building. His family has alleged their son was subjected…
- Telangana
Telangana Dalit professor branded as ‘urban naxal’ by propaganda machine
Hyderabad: Brand a person as an urban naxal, spread the propaganda and socially isolate the person, only to finally take a hit when the person is in a vulnerable position. This seems…
- Telangana
CM Revanth pays tribute to Jagjivan Ram, hails his service to Dalits
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Saturday, April 4, paid tribute to freedom fighter and former Deputy Prime Minister Jagjivan Ram. Popularly known as ‘Babuji,’ he was India’s longest-serving union…
