President Murmu to confer 66 Padma awards on MondayPresident Droupadi Murmu will present 66 Padma awards on Monday. The ceremony will honor two Padma Vibhushan, six Padma Bhushan, and 58 Pad...
24 May, 2026, 08.19 PM IST
Centre pushed country into economic crisis: Akhilesh YadavThe former Uttar Pradesh chief minister also attacked the Centre over rising prices of petrol and diesel and asked who was accountable for ...
24 May, 2026, 07.47 PM IST
Social worker Janardan Bapurao Bothe to receive Padma ShriJanardan Bapurao Bothe, a dedicated social worker and educationist, will receive the prestigious Padma Shri award. President Droupadi Murmu...
21 May, 2026, 01.10 PM IST
Kavitha launches 'TRS', flags Opposition 'vacuum' in TelanganaK Kavitha has launched her new political party, Telangana Rashtra Sena. She targeted her father KCR's BRS party, calling it soulless. Kavit...
25 Apr, 2026, 11.32 PM IST
'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 ...
25 Apr, 2026, 08.11 PM IST
'Magician has lost his tricks': Rahul Gandhi takes a jibe at 'PM Modi', calls 'Op Sindoor, demonetisation' failed tricksRahul Gandhi has raised an eyebrow at the government's claims of promoting women's empowerment, arguing that it serves more as a facade for...
17 Apr, 2026, 05.24 PM IST
'Hiding behind women': Rahul Gandhi flags electoral rejig in delimitation push; strongly opposes Women's Reservation Bill in Lok SabhaRahul Gandhi has strongly criticized the government's proposed women's reservation and delimitation bill. He argues it is a political strat...
17 Apr, 2026, 05.24 PM IST
Dalit body puts 20-point charter of demands before parties ahead of Bihar pollsAn umbrella body of Dalits in Bihar has presented a 20-point agenda to political parties ahead of the state elections. The demands focus on...
09 Oct, 2025, 12.34 AM IST
How Dakshayani Velayudhan broke the iron ceiling of caste to become the only Dalit woman in Constituent AssemblyDakshayani recalls in her manuscript one particular professor who refused to let her touch the lab equipment. She had to watch the experime...
15 Aug, 2017, 06.43 AM IST
Congress readies bagful of promises in Uttar Pradesh manifesto for dalitsCongress GOP puts Dalit outreach under three heads: Shiksha (education), Suraksha (security) & Swabhiman (self-respect).
05 Dec, 2016, 01.04 AM IST
- I am building strong base for Dalit politics to continue my activism: Sunkanna Velpula
Velpula, a postdoctoral fellow at IIT-Bombay, says Dalits are moulded the way women are, accepting many things as their duty without realis...
14 Aug, 2016, 12.19 PM IST
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.
14 Aug, 2016, 07.50 AM IST
Send 10,000 Dalit students every semester to foreign universities: Suraj Milind YengdeSuraj Milind Yengde, 28, an associate scholar at the Department of African and African American Studies, Harvard University, speaks about e...
14 Aug, 2016, 07.47 AM IST
Bhimrao Ambedkar's teachings may not be the way out of the caste systemPM Narendra Modi never misses a chance to sing Ambedkar's paeans, both as prime maker of India’s Constitution and as champion of Dalit eman...
10 Apr, 2016, 07.59 AM IST
Economic gap between upper castes and dalits persistsSince there is no direct survey of incomes in India, monthly household expenditure is seen as a proxy measure of monthly income for most ho...
14 Apr, 2015, 11.08 AM IST
- International meet calls for empowering Dalits
Union Minister has strongly advocated mass action for final elimination of untouchability and called for "empowering the powerless".
07 Jul, 2008, 11.18 AM IST
- Free education for Dalits up to PhD?
HRD ministry has asked the Centre to make education free for Dalits up to PhD, in a recommendation from Congress veteran Arjun Singh which ...
10 Jan, 2008, 04.19 AM IST