Child labour, caste-based discrimination, poverty closely interlinked in India: UN Special RapporteurIn Asia and the Pacific, the Middle East, the Americas and Europe, between 4 and 6 per cent of children are said to be in child labour, and...
18 Aug, 2022, 12.09 PM IST
BSP's decline evokes mixed reactions from Dalit activists on groundAccording to her the BSP's presence not only increased the social mobility of Dalits but encouraged them to speak against everyday casteist...
14 Mar, 2022, 07.02 AM IST
Some trying to target credibility of constitutional bodies due to political interests: PM Modi"There are some people today who are always making efforts as to how to target the prestige and credibility of constitutional bodies. Be it...
09 Mar, 2021, 08.29 PM IST
Bindu Ammini, attacked for trying to enter Sabarimala, moves Supreme CourtThe court had struck down a temple rule that disallowed women in their reproductive phases (between 10 and 50 years) from entering the temp...
02 Dec, 2019, 11.49 PM IST
Yeddyurappa withdraws security cover from resort hosting Congress MLAsYeddyurappa has replaced advocate general Madhusudhan R Naik with senior advocate Prabhuling Navadgi. The latter is likely to represent him...
18 May, 2018, 07.45 AM IST
Congress to unveil Dalit Agenda from poll-bound KarnatakaThis will be done at a three-day conference from July 21 to be organised by the Siddaramaiah government to be inaugurated by party vice-pre...
13 Jul, 2017, 01.07 AM IST
Ram Nath Kovind: A crusader for the rights of weaker sectionsA former president of the BJP Dalit Morcha (1998-2002), Kovind has also served as a national spokesperson of the party. He was also the pre...
19 Jun, 2017, 04.40 PM IST
Victory in Uttar Pradesh will embolden Modi government to end quota, claims MayawatiMayawati warned RSS and BJP against issuing "threats" of scrapping reservation and alleged that such remarks exposed the double face of the...
21 Jan, 2017, 06.20 PM IST
Victory in UP will embolden Modi government to end quota, claims MayawatiThe BSP leader appealed to members of minority community not to "waste" their vote by supporting Sanajwadi Party, asserting that only BSP c...
21 Jan, 2017, 06.12 PM IST
RSS,BJP should desist from issuing threats over quota: MayawatiMayawati was reacting to RSS leader Manmohan Vaidya advocating review of reservation policy while speaking at Jaipur Literary Festival yest...
21 Jan, 2017, 04.17 PM IST
Temple order: High Court refuses urgent hearing to RTI activistThe high court today, however, said before going to the merits of the application it would have to first decide if such an application is m...
07 Apr, 2016, 06.26 PM IST
Lok sabha polls 2014: Rise of Narendra Modi forces UP rivals to adopt desperate measuresThe fear of prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi’s rapid rise has led to the SP, BSP and Congress adopting desperate tactics to contai...
15 Apr, 2014, 07.36 PM IST
AAP makes anti-graft activist as campaign committee head in Andhra PradeshAAP announced the formation of its Andhra Pradesh state campaign committee with noted anti-corruption and RTI activist B Ramakrishna Raju a...
11 Feb, 2014, 01.11 PM IST
Ashis Nandy moves Supreme Court, plea to be heard tomorrow for quashing FIRA bench headed by Chief Justice Altamas Kabir agreed to hear his plea and posted the case for tomorrow.
31 Jan, 2013, 06.56 PM IST
- Dinakaran defies collegium, does not proceed on leave
Dinakaran hasn't proceeded on leave as advised by apex court collegium.
05 Apr, 2010, 09.56 PM IST
- Paswan's party favours citizenship for Bangladeshis
With an eye on elections, Lok Janshakti Party, a ruling UPA constituent, on Sunday favoured giving citizenship to Bangladeshis staying in t...
31 Aug, 2008, 05.06 PM 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