UK elects first Dalit female mayor in London councilCouncillor Mohinder K Midha has been elected mayor of Ealing Council in west London, becoming the first female mayor of a local London coun...
25 May, 2022, 05.01 PM IST
Centre likely to set up a panel on Dalit convertsMove to be of specific value to those who adopted Christianity, Islam; focus on socio-economic status.
10 May, 2022, 11.44 PM IST
Centre mulls panel to explore Scheduled Caste benefits for Muslim, Christian dalitsWhile Hindu, Sikh and Buddhist Dalits enjoy SC status, those from Christian or Muslim communities do not, as per presidential order issued ...
25 Jan, 2022, 06.57 AM IST
Buddhist, Ambedkarite bodies say UP law that penalises mass conversions is a move to quell Dalit resistanceUP's Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Ordinance, 2020, promulgated last week penalises mass conversions - defined by the ordina...
03 Dec, 2020, 09.47 PM IST
Term ‘dalit’ illusionary: Maharashtra duo who filed PILIt was due to the duo’s efforts that the I&B ministry issued an advisory to media organisations recently to refrain from using the word ‘Da...
06 Sep, 2018, 10.46 AM IST
Just in time: Narendra Modi to open Ambedkar Memorial early AprilThe timing would be politically perfect for the Union government, which has been competing with the Congress to own up Ambedkar’s legacy.
28 Mar, 2018, 08.49 AM IST
Delhi may not clear separate religion status for LingayatsThe stand taken by the NDA ally and Dalit leader is an indication of how the government will take the battle ahead with the Congress, which...
23 Mar, 2018, 12.03 PM IST
In Kanpur, Amit Shah takes swipe at Akhilesh Yadav, attacks MayawatiAmit Shah targeted the ruling Samajwadi Party over alleged corruption and poor law and order while taking potshots at Akhilesh.
14 Oct, 2016, 09.35 PM IST
Why Mayawati's BSP, and not SP, is BJP's main adversary in UP pollsSince the last BJP government led by Rajnath Singh was voted out at the beginning of the new millennium, UP has seen a bipolar polity with ...
07 Jun, 2016, 05.22 AM IST
Rohith Vemula's mother, brother embrace BuddhismRohith's mother Radhika and brother Naga Chaitanya Vemula, also known as Raja Vemula, were given 'deeksha' at a function in Dadar in the pr...
14 Apr, 2016, 02.16 PM IST
Nitish Kumar for extending reservation in private sectorNitish Kumar today stressed on increasing the reservation quota in jobs beyond 50 per cent in view of the increasing population of Schedule...
09 Apr, 2016, 10.59 PM IST
Maharashtra: Protest march over Hyderabad Central University suicideThe protest was organised yesterday jointly by Congress, CPI, Buddhist Society of India, Bharip Bahujan Mahasangh and Samyak Vidyarthi Ando...
28 Jan, 2016, 02.08 PM IST
South Asian groups hold candle-lit vigil over Rohith's deathA number of South Asian groups held a candle-lit vigil outside the Indian High Commission here to protest the death of a dalit scholar in H...
26 Jan, 2016, 08.01 PM IST
Dalit Muslims, Dalit Christians & quota: What is it all about?The issue of categorising Dalit Muslims and Dalit Christians among SCs is separate from that of earmarking 5% quota of OBCs for other relig...
04 Nov, 2015, 06.50 AM IST
UK Dalit groups write to PM Narendra Modi, urge action on Dalit massacresSome of Britain's largest Dalit rights groups have criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his lack of action against alleged massacre...
24 Aug, 2015, 11.21 PM IST
Gutsy dalit entrepreneur scripted Maharashtra government bid for BR Ambedkar’s London homeThe house on King Henry Road where Ambedkar lived while studying at the London School of Economics is a shrine of sorts for Saroj.
08 Feb, 2015, 11.47 AM IST
- ‘SC can’t decide on quota for minorities’
The SC on Tuesday said it will examine the constitutional validity of the Ranganath Misra Commission recommendation for inclusion of dalit ...
05 Jan, 2011, 05.43 AM IST