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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…
- India
67 in 28 days: Hate crimes against India’s minorities surged 60 pc in February
Hyderabad: At least 67 hate crimes were recorded across India in February 2026, a 59.5 per cent rise from January’s figures, according to data we compiled at Siasat.com. Uttar Pradesh recorded the highest…
- Telangana
KCR skipping Assembly sessions over Dalit Speaker: Revanth Reddy
Hyderabad: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy accused Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) president K Chandrashekar Rao of repeatedly insulting the Dalit community and alleged that his absence from the Assembly reflected an unwillingness…
