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- 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…
- India
UP: Holi turns violent as Dalit, Upper caste men attack each other; 1 arrested
Fifteen people have been reportedly injured and one person arrested in a clash between Dalits and upper-caste Hindus that occurred during Holi celebrations in Uttar Pradesh’s Bijnor district. According to Bijnor superintendent…
- News
CAA, NRC & NPR being brought to trouble minorities, tribals, & Dalits: Owaisi
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday said the National Population Register and NRC should be seen in the light of the CAA and alleged these measures are being brought with…
- Delhi
Delhi BJP to launch mega Dalit outreach drive ahead of LS Polls
New Delhi: The Delhi BJP is going to roll out a mega Dalit outreach campaign ahead of Lok Sabha polls through a series of events, including a “Dhanyawad Modi” rally, over the…
- India
Mumbai: Dalit student held for social media post against Ram Mandir event
On January 22, a Dalit student of the International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai, voiced his opposition to holding a Ram Temple celebratory event on the campus and persuaded 34 others to…
- India
Dalit boy beaten up, forced to drink urine in Rajasthan
In a disturbing incident, a young Dalit boy of Rajasthan’s Ajmer district was allegedly assaulted with sticks and rods and forced to drink urine by upper-caste men. His mistake: He was making…
- India
Cops injured in clash between Dalits, upper-caste in Mysuru
Dalits and upper-caste groups pelted stones at each other in Hallare village of Nanjangud taluk in Mysuru district on January 29 following a dispute over naming a road after BR Ambedkar. The…
- India
MP: Angry Dalits bulldoze Sardar Patel’s statue in Ujjain, demand Ambedkar’s instead
Clashes erupted between the upper caste Patidars, who are reportedly close to the ruling BJP party, and members of the Dalit community in Makdon village of Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, on Thursday, January…
- Bangalore
Karnataka CM airs concern over poor conviction in cases of atrocities against Dalits
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday expressed dissatisfaction over the poor conviction rate in cases relating to atrocities committed against Dalits. He was speaking at the annual conference of senior police…
