Dalits
Not Lord Ram that I could purify Dalits by eating at their home, prefer serving them personally: BJP’s Uma Bharti
Bharti was speaking on the sidelines of 'Samajik Samrasta Bhoj' in Naugaon’s Gadhmau village. She went on add that she would prefer to invite Dalits to her residence and feed them.
SC/ST Act: Supreme Court agrees to open court hearing on Centre’s review petition, hearing at 2pm
A major controversy erupted last month when the top court diluted certain provisions in the law, prohibiting automatic arrest of government servants among others.
BJP MP Savitri Bai Phule targets own government at reservation rally, says crimes against Dalits on rise under Yogi Adityanath
BJP MP Savitri Bai Phule is Lok Sabha MP from Bahraich. At the reservation rally in Lucknow, Savitri said that whether she remains an MP or not, she would ensure reservation is implemented for Dalits in the spirit of the Cons
Dalit woman murder: Kerala police secure CCTV footage
The murder was in focus during the May 16 Kerala Assembly poll campaigns with political parties attacking the then UDF regime for "tardy" progress in the investigation and its failure to nab the culprits.
Mayawati condemns ‘vandalisation’ of Kanshi Ram’s statue
BSP supremo Mayawati today strongly condemned the alleged vandalisation of party founder Kanshi Ram's statue in Haryana and demanded action against the guilty.
Sardar Patel Kisan Mahasammelan: Amit Shah to dine with Dalits
Earlier this month, Shah had taken a holy dip with Dalit sadhus in Kshipra river at Kumbh in Ujjain.
Haryana: Dalit groom stopped from riding horse cart in Kurukshetra
In a shocking incident of caste discrimination, a Dalit groom in Haryana's Kurukshetra district has been allegedly stopped from riding a horse cart in his wedding ceremony by the upper caste people.
Rohith Vemula suicide: BJP seeks probe into funding for Hyderabad University protests
BJP today asked the government to probe the source of funding behind the ongoing agitation of student groups in the University of Hyderabad following Rohith Vemula's suicide and questioned how they were able to pay for tent a
Reservations row: B R Ambedkar, not Rohith Vemula should be Dalit ‘role model’, says BJP’s Uma Bharti
NDA government will support quota till there is "inequality" in the country, Union Minister Uma Bharti said and asserted Constitution architect Dr B R Ambedkar and not Rohith Vemula should be "role model" for Dalits.
Rohith Vemula and Kanhaiya Kumar controversies: Smriti Irani meets RSS, ABVP leaders
Rohith Vemula and Kanhaiya Kumar issues: Leaders from the RSS and ABVP met HRD Minister Smriti Irani in Delhi today to discuss the current situation prevailing in the country including the furor over Dalit scholar Rohith Vemu
Smriti Irani row: Rahul Gandhi retaliates, urges Narendra Modi to listen to Rohith Vemula’s mother
Taking a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for sharing the link of HRD Minister Smriti Irani's fiery speech in the Parliament on his Twitter handle, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi, has in a tit-for-tat gesture, post
Smriti Irani, Mayawati slugfest in Rajya Sabha over Rohith Vemula’s death
Union Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani and Bahujan Samanj Party supremo Mayawati on Friday indulged in a political slugfest in the Rajya Sabha over Dalit student Rohith Vemula's suicide. Smriti Irani, respondi
JNU video: Political sparks fly over Delhi Police ‘brutality’
The AAP and the Congress on Monday hit out at the central government after a video showed Delhi Police attacking viciously students protesting against a Dalit student's suicide in Hyderabad.
Narendra Modi shedding crocodile tears over Rohith Vemula’s death: Congress
Condemning the BJP's "insensitivity" over the death of Dalit research scholar Rohith Vemula, the Congress on Sunday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was shedding crocodile tears over the issue.
Students march in protest demanding justice for Rohith Vemula
Hundreds of students continued their agitation here on Monday and called for a 'Chalo HCU (Hyderabad Central University)' protest march against the controversial death of Rohith Vemula, a second-year research scholar.
Dalit scholar suicide: NSUI to conduct ‘Chalo Dilli’, threatens to gherao Parl.
Protests escalated on Monday at the Hyderabad Central University (HCU) with the National Students Union of India (NSUI) joining the protests over the suicide of Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula, saying that after 'Chalo HCU', it w
Government working to address issues dalits face: Suresh Prabhu
In the backdrop of the suicide by dalit student Rohith Vemula at the Hyderabad University, Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today said the Narendra Modi government has been working on addressing various issues the communi
Caste-based reservations row: Congress brands BJP-led NDA govt ‘anti-Dalit’
The Congress Party on Sunday criticised the BJP-led NDA Government after Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan advocated a "rethink" on caste-based reservations in the country and alleged that it reflected the anti-Dalit mindset
Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula suicide: Hyderabad University vice chancellor goes on leave
University of Hyderabad Vice Chancellor P Appa Rao, who is in the eye of the storm over the suicide of a Dalit research scholar Rohith Vemula, has gone on leave.
Dalit scholar’s suicide case: PM Narendra Modi’s statement insulting, say Hyderabad varsity students
Student groups protesting in the University of Hyderabad over the suicide of a Dalit research scholar termed as "highly insulting" Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement in which he described Rohith Vemula as 'Bharat Mata's
Rohith Vemula’s suicide note to undergo forensic test
According to police sources, Hyderabad scholar Rohith Vemula's suicide note will also be sent to forensic lab as it would be a part of the investigation.
BJP creating melodrama on Netaji files: Abhishek Manu Singhvi
Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Friday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of creating a melodrama over declassification of Netaji files and said that the government must do what it wants without further ado.
Dalit scholar suicide: Delhi students say revoking suspension not enough
Students from various varsities across Delhi who have been protesting over the alleged suicide by a Dalit research scholar in Hyderabad University say the decision to revoke suspension of four other students came "too late" a
