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- India
Haryana polls: Mayawati urges Dalit leaders to break ties with Congress
Lucknow: Ahead of the assembly elections in Haryana, BSP supremo Mayawati on Monday urged Dalit leaders to sever ties with the Congress and other “casteist parties” and follow the path laid down…
- India
Even Dalits’ cries couldn’t awake Bihar govt, says Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: Launching a scathing attack on the Nitish Kumar government over the burning down of houses in Nawada district, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said even Dalit’s screams could not awake the…
- India
Bihar CM Nitish condemns Nawada incident, asks officials to act strictly
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday condemned the torching of houses in Nawada district and directed the Additional Director General of Police to visit the site and oversee the probe.…
- India
‘No Dalit, Adivasi in Miss India list, I checked,’ says Rahul Gandhi
Prayagraj: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said he checked the list of former Miss India but found no Dalit, tribal, or OBC among the winners. Gandhi made the remark during a…
- Chennai
Discrimination against Dalits unacceptable: Tamil Nadu Governor
Chennai: Discrimination against Dalits is “abhorrent and unacceptable” and such practices must be ended, Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi said on Wednesday. In his Independence Day message, the governor said Tamil…
- India
Govt spreading hatred towards Dalits, tribals, minorities: AAP MP Sanjay Singh
New Delhi: AAP MP Sanjay Singh on Thursday alleged that the government was spreading hatred towards Dalits, tribals and minorities as he criticised the decision of certain BJP-ruled states on display of…
- India
UP: SP MP raises alarm in Parliament over demolition of Muslim, Dalit homes
The Samajwadi Party MP, Rajiv Ravi has flagged concerns in a recent session of Parliament over the treatment of Muslims and Dalits. The MP from Ghosi in Mau district of Uttar Pradesh…
- Bangalore
BJP will continue stir till Karnataka CM quits: LoP Ashoka tells House
Bengaluru: Senior BJP and opposition leader, R. Ashoka announced on the floor of the House on Monday that his party will continue its agitation until the resignation of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. While…
- India
UP BJP seeks apology from Rahul over ‘Hindu’ remark
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh BJP on Sunday passed a resolution in which it said had Rahul Gandhi come to power, he would have banned the use of the word ‘Hindu’. The party…
- Bangalore
Karnataka to set up high-level committee to resolve issues of Dalit entrepreneurs
Bengaluru: Karnataka Large and Medium Industries Minister M.B. Patil on Friday announced that a high-level committee, headed by Industry Department Secretary S. Selvakumar, will be formed to address the issues faced by…
- India
After debacle in LS polls, NCP to increase outreach with Muslims, Dalits
Mumbai: NCP legislators at a meeting chaired by party chief Ajit Pawar on Thursday were told to step up outreach with the Muslim and Dalit communities and also increase communication with the…
- India
BJP lost in UP due to Dalits, poor not visiting temples, says Axis My India’s Pradeep Gupta
Axis My India Chairman and Managing Director Pradeep Gupta claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lost in Uttar Pradesh because Dalits (scheduled castes) and the poor do not go to temples.…
- India
‘When sisters sought justice, their families were destroyed’: Priyanka on Dalit’s death
New Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday slammed the Modi government over the death of the sister of a slain Dalit youth in Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar, alleging that whenever sisters…
- Chennai
TN honour killing: Police soft-peddling case, claim Dalit activists
Chennai: Activists and relatives of a Dalit youth who was allegedly killed for marrying an intermediate caste girl have charged the Pallikaranai Police of Tamil Nadu for soft-peddling the murder case. Praveen…
- India
UP: Dalit woman assaulted after goat strays into another’s field
A 60-year-old Dalit woman was beaten and abused by a man when her goat accidentally strayed into the latter’s fields. The incident occurred in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahar region. A video of the…
