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UP Cabinet expansion: Akhilesh Yadav questions BJP over accommodation of turncoat leadersSamajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav has questioned the upcoming Uttar Pradesh cabinet expansion by the BJP government. He raised concerns...
Nishant Kumar begins 'Sadbhav Yatra' from Patna, says aim is to strengthen JD(U) organisationNishant Kumar launched his 'Sadbhav Yatra' from Patna, aiming to strengthen the JD(U) organization and connect with people across all commu...
'KCR isn't same anymore, power corrupted him': K Kavitha launches her new party 'Telangana Rashtra Sena'Kalvakuntla Kavitha has launched a new political party, Telangana Rashtra Sena, in Hyderabad. She aims to fulfill the unachieved dreams of ...
Nitish Kumar leaves behind mixed legacy - from 'development with justice' to political flip-flopsNitish Kumar leaves behind a mixed legacy, credited with improving governance and welfare delivery in Bihar, but criticised for frequent al...
Dalit achievers overcome odds even as atrocities against community increaseEven as a rash of Dalits across the country take their economic development into their own hands, what more needs to be done for true freed...
Cow politics can bring Dalits & Muslims closer in UPBadri Narayan, professor at JNU’s Centre for the Study of Discrimination and Exclusion, says the emergence of cow vigilante groups may work...
Give land to Dalits as most atrocities happen to the landless: Pardeep Attri, Ambedkar Caravan"Since Dalits don’t have space in mainstream media, every single whisper against atrocities counts," Pardeep Attri said.
There was no opportunity for Dalit expression earlier: Pandurangan Ranjith, filmmakerRanjith spoke to ET about why he does not want to be known as a maker of Dalit films and the changes in recent years that have made it poss...
With Indiloom, Munmun Biswas carves a niche in the handloom sectorWith Rs 1.5 crore from IFCI in February, she is in the process of setting up a digital printing factory for her second venture Coeval Craft...
PM Narendra Modi unhappy with BJP spokespersonsThe prime minister is unhappy as they fail to draw attention to the various achievements of the NDA government in the last 19 months.
Lie campaign on dalits, no doing away with quotas: PMPrime Minister Narendra Modi today made a veiled attack on Congress saying a "campaign of lies" has been let loose on the issue of dalits.
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah writes to Rohith Vemula's mother, hits out at " vested interests"Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah has written to Rohith's mother, Radhika condemning the efforts made by "vested interests to prove Rohith is not d...
Rajiv Gandhi's birth anniversary: Congress launches 'Bhim Jyoti Yatra' in UP to woo DalitsCongress took out a 'Bhim Jyoti Yatra' to mark the birth anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi and woo Dalits in Uttar Pradesh in view of the 2017 as...
Maharashtra polls: RPI-BJP pact may trigger dalit splitAthawale seemed convinced about joining the BJP. “We are convinced that if we want to deliver to our people, we have to be with the ruling ...
Mere equality not enough, main goal is social harmony: Narendra Modi"Mere equality will not do. We have to move a step forward. The final destination is harmony in society. For that we have to have a constan...
Government to fix accountability for Dalit fundsUnion social justice minister Thaawar Chand Gehlot said that the government wants the budget for SC welfare to be used as per norms.
Dalits need escape velocity of Jupiter for success: Rahul GandhiTargeting the BSP supremo Mayawati, Gandhi said one Dalit leader or two Dalit leaders would not be enough to take their movement forward.
LK Advani praises RSS for non-casteist outlookBJP leader LK Advani said, "RSS never accepted caste and believed that all sections of society are equal."
- Dalit entrepreneurs: Enduring tale of Saroj & Kamble's gumption, rise
New Delhi School dropout, child bride, slum dweller, suicide survivor, businesswoman, prominent face of dalit enterprise.
- International meet calls for empowering Dalits
Union Minister has strongly advocated mass action for final elimination of untouchability and called for "empowering the powerless".