dalits
- Telangana
TSHRC orders water, power restoration to 30 Dalit families in Hanamkonda
Hyderabad: Telangana State Human Rights Commission (TSHRC), on Thursday, February 19, issued an interim order directing immediate restoration of drinking water and electricity to 30 Dalit families of Hanamkonda district, which were disconnected…
- Kerala
Kerala: 23-year-old Dalit priest resigns citing caste discrimination
A 23-year-old Dalit priest in Kerala resigned from his post, alleging caste discrimination, threats and false complaints against him. PR Vishnu initially served as a part-time priest in a temple in Malikampeedika…
- Editorial
Editorial: India’s secularism rests on the fate of ‘Mohammed Deepak’
Over the last 11-odd years, ever since the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to power at the Centre, there have been lynchings of minorities from across the country. Many may not remember,…
- Telangana
Telangana woman marries Dalit, family attempts honour killing
Hyderabad: An honour killing was attempted on a couple by the woman’s father and brother in Telangana’s Mancherial district. Fortunately, the couple survived. The incident occurred in Bheemaram village. According to the police,…
- India
Dalit groom assaulted with swords for riding a horse in Gujarat
Patan: A wedding procession of a young Dalit man was abruptly disrupted in the Paran district of Gujarat after members from the upper caste objected to the groom riding a horse, using…
- India
Bihar: Mahadalit cremated on road after pathway to crematorium blocked
Patna: A 91-year-old Mahadalit woman’s body was cremated in the middle of a road intersection in Bihar‘s Vaishali district after her family was reportedly denied permission to the cremation ground due to…
- India
Beautiful women from these castes attract rape: MP Congress MLA
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Congress MLA Phool Singh Baraiya kicked up a controversy by linking beauty to rape and also claiming sexual crimes against women from “certain castes” got encouragement from some scriptures…
- India
Hate speech against religious minorities up 13 pc in India: Report
In 2025, hate speech against religious minorities, mainly Muslims and Christians, rose by 13 per cent from 2024 and by 97 per cent from 2023, with a majority of the incidents occurring…
- India
UP Dalit woman murder, daughter kidnap case: Accused sent to judicial custody
Meerut: A local court on Sunday, January 11, sent the main accused in the murder of a Dalit woman and the abduction of her daughter to 14 days of judicial custody in…
- India
Tensions in Meerut after Dalit woman murdered, daughter abducted
Meerut: Protests erupted in Kapsad village in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut on Friday, January 9, following the murder of a Dalit woman and the alleged abduction of her daughter by a 22-year-old man.…
- Telangana
Telangana Dalit surgeon kills self due to rejection over caste by senior
Hyderabad: A 23-year-old Dalit house surgeon at the Government Medical College in Siddipet district of Telangana allegedly died by suicide after she was “cheated” by a senior resident doctor after he promised…
- Telangana
TGHRC seeks report on Dalit custodial death in Suryapet
Hyderabad: The Telangana human rights panel has directed the state Home department to submit a detailed report on the alleged custodial death of a Dalit youth in Suryapet district. The Telangana Human…
- Bangalore
Bengaluru Dalit man death: Four policemen suspended
Bengaluru: Four policemen have been suspended in connection with the death of a 22-year-old Dalit man at a rehabilitation centre in Bengaluru, days after he was allegedly tortured in police custody, an…
- Bangalore
Dalit man dies after police custody in Bengaluru; family cries foul
A 24-year-old Dalit man died in a rehabilitation center after being allegedly beaten to death during police custody in Bengaluru. Darshan, who died on November 26, was an alcoholic and often picked…
- India
Dalit man killed by bride’s family for inter-caste marriage in Gujarat
A 60-year-old Dalit man was allegedly murdered by his daughter-in-law’s family in Narol, Gujarat, following an inter-caste marriage. The police have arrested five people in connection with the case. The victim, identified…
