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- India
Rajasthan: Dalit teacher, tribal cop suspended over for ‘insulting Brahmins’
A Dalit teacher and a tribal police head constable in Rajasthan were suspended on March 1 for allegedly asking Brahmin students to remove their janeu (a thread considered sacred by Brahmins) at the…
- News
Ten upper caste men attack Dalit wedding procession in UP, three arrested
Ten upper caste persons were arrested after they allegedly assaulted and attacked three members of the Dalit community, including a 26-year-old groom for playing music during a wedding procession in Uttar Pradesh’s…
- India
UP: 2 Dalit sisters weddings cancelled after traffic accident escalates into violence
Mathura: A minor traffic accident in the Refinery area of this Uttar Pradesh district escalated into a violent clash, leading to the wedding ceremonies of two sisters from a Dalit family being…
- Hyderabad
HYDRAA demolishes wall blocking Dalits’ access to colony in Hyderabad’s Shamirpet
Hyderabad: Devarayamjal’s Dalits saw an end to their four-decade-long struggle to have a road to reach their houses, as the Hyderabad Disaster Response Assets Monitoring and Protection Agency’s (HYDRAA) Disaster Response Force…
- Telangana
Telangana: Dalit man beaten by police officers in Suryapet
Hyderabad: A Dalit man in Nuthankal village of Telangana’s Suryapet district was allegedly beaten up by two police officers. The incident occurred on the night of December 31. However, a video of…
- India
Religious, caste-based violence in India 2024: A concern that refuses to slow down
India’s worsening condition of minorities continued in 2024, especially in the months before and after the Lok Sabha General Elections. The country witnessed a surge in hate speeches, including inflammatory remarks by…
- India
Dalit student ends life after denied exams in Haryana
After being allegedly denied the opportunity to sit for her exams due to unpaid fees, a 22-year-old Dalit woman died by suicide by hanging herself in Bhiwani district of Haryana. Diksha, from…
- India
UP Dalit man’s head shaved, paraded over religious conversion
In a disturbing incident of caste-based violence, a Dalit man identified as Shubran Paswan was subjected to public humiliation by Hindutva groups affiliated with Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP). The…
- Featured News
Ambedkar’s strength is his moral force, not politics; his ideas flourish among Dalits
Since 1957, today, December 6, Dalits flock to central Mumbai in their lakhs to pay obeisance to one of the greatest Indians, the late Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar, the chairman of the drafting…
- Telangana
BRS govt seized assigned lands from Dalits under Dharani: Telangana dy CM
Hyderabad: Telangana deputy chief minister Bhatti Vikramarka announced that the government will investigate land dealings that took place during the BRS (Bharat Rashtra Samithi) regime. Addressing a press conference at Gandhi Bhavan…
- 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…
