Fourth generation should not be entitled to quota: Ex-BJP SC unit chiefFormer BJP Scheduled Caste Morcha chief Sanjay Paswan supported the Supreme Court's decision allowing sub-groups in the SC reservation but ...
03 Aug, 2024, 08.54 AM IST
Hindutva incomplete without Dalits: BJP leader Guru Prakash PaswanThough discrimination is talked about more in relation to the Dalits, it is important to know how the empowerment of the Dalits is at the c...
17 Sep, 2022, 11.53 AM IST
Amit Shah says Narendra Modi’s policies more pro-dalit than that of CongressThe BJP president distanced himself from Anantkumar Hegde's controversial remarks on reservations for Dalits.
31 Mar, 2018, 10.51 AM IST
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...
14 Aug, 2016, 08.00 AM IST
Hyderabad university Dalit professor quits protesting appointment of Pro-VC"The current environment on the campus is extremely vitiated and is perceived by the Dalit community as intimidating and hostile," Prof Sre...
10 Jun, 2016, 01.33 PM IST
It was the BJP that made Mayawati UP CM twice: Ram Shankar KatheriaIt was the BJP that made Mayawati chief minister of Uttar Pradesh twice to change the impression that it was a "savarno (upper caste) ki pa...
07 Mar, 2016, 02.47 AM IST
Students' body reject appointment of Srivastava as interim V-CThe Joint Action Committee for Social Justice, spearheading the agitation over the suicide Rohith Vemula, today rejected the appointment of...
25 Jan, 2016, 05.15 PM IST
Dalit suicide case: Why Rohith Vemula's death is the tipping point in caste bias on campusMost Dalit commentators say that they view this as evidence of BJP’s lack of commitment towards Dalits despite overtures made by Modi in 20...
24 Jan, 2016, 11.14 AM IST
Hyderabad University itself a case study in caste politicsHolding placards and armed with black bands, the students declared that the Nobel laureate rather speak on discrimination against dalits.
22 Jan, 2016, 12.45 PM IST
HRD Minister Smriti Irani 'misled' country on Dalit scholar suicide issue: AAPAam Aadmi Party today accused Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani of "misleading" the nation over the alleged suicide of a Dalit research schol...
21 Jan, 2016, 05.07 PM IST
Bihar rout may upset BJP’s Tamil Nadu planA section of the BJP's leadership is already realizing this and has proposed that instead of a caste-based approach to alliances, it would ...
10 Nov, 2015, 12.09 PM IST
Changed economic reality fails to bridge caste divide in SunpedHe added that Dalit families are still not invited to social occasions or marriages at upper caste households except for cleaning purposes.
27 Oct, 2015, 11.25 AM IST
With floundering BSP, parties try to usurp BR AmbedkarObservers say the newfound fascination for Ambedkar stems from the premier Dalit outfit BSP's no-show in 2014 polls.
11 Apr, 2015, 10.58 AM IST
Dalit literature goes globalThese writers are also re-scripting the conceptions of Indian society and history while challenging prevailing literary conventions.
05 Apr, 2015, 12.45 PM IST
Lok Sabha polls 2014: In polarised Uttar Pradesh, Mayawati chooses to keep low profileKnown for her high decibel campaigns, BSP's Mayawati has been keeping a low profile in UP intriguing both her political opponents and indep...
04 Apr, 2014, 09.36 AM IST
BJP’s Dalit Morcha cites encounters between BR Ambedkar and MS GolwalkarIn his lifetime, BR Ambedkar’s hatred for caste system was well documented and is reflected in India’s liberal Constitution he framed.
27 Nov, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
- Maya fear spreads in Gujarat
The elephant could run amok this Lok Sabha elections in Gujarat. Having witnessed a straight fight between Congress and BJP since 1995, the...
07 Apr, 2009, 05.17 AM IST