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After Modi government's caste census announcement: NDA allies pitch for OBC & SC sub-categorisation to ensure 'social justice'Following the announcement of the caste census, BJP allies in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar are advocating for sub-categorization of OBCs and SCs...
Voters should boycott Rahul Gandhi, Uddhav for not visiting Maha Kumbh Mela, says Union minister Ramdas AthawaleUnion minister Ramdas Athawale accused Uddhav Thackeray and Rahul Gandhi of insulting Hindus by not attending the ongoing Maha Kumbh at Pra...
Maratha leader Jarange Patil opts out of Assembly election; Opposition parties may benefitMaratha leader Manoj Jarange Patil has decided not to field candidates in the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections. Patil, who had previ...
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 ...
Congress appoints Kamal Nath as AICC observer to MaharashtraCongress on Tuesday appointed politician Kamal Nath as the All India Congress Committee’s (AICC) Observer to Maharashtra owing to recent po...
Still hoping for UP alliance? Congress may offer SP-BSP 3 seats in MaharashtraThe step is also being considered in view of the Dalit-Muslim consolidation being tried by the Prakash Ambedkar-Asaduddin Owaisi combine.
Partial shutdown in Kerala, sporadic violence reportedProtesters against the perceived dilution of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act forcefully closed shops and resorted to road blocks i...
Bihar polls may finally boil down to caste calculusNDA is making efforts to woo the backward and Dalit castes, who constitute almost 33% of the population, by using Kushwaha, Paswan and Manj...
BJP names Maha Dalit leader Amar Shankar Sable as Rajya Sabha bypoll candidateSable, a former journalist and Dalit leader of the party from Pimpri in Pune district, had contested the 2009 Assembly elections.
Jitan Ram Manjhi loyalist ministers suspended as effort to buy them failed: BJPA day will come when Nitish Kumar will be left alone in JD-U. There is no democracy in JD-U and even legislators are thrown out of the part...
Will prove majority in Assembly or step down: Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram ManjhiManjhi said BJP was welcome to support him but claimed he did not discusses politics in his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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...
Non-Congress, Non-BJP Dalit leaders fare poorly in VidarbhaSeveral non-Congress and non-BJP Dalit leaders, who chose to contest this election individually in the Vidarbha region had to bite the dust.
Nitish Kumar upbeat as social mix seems to favour JD(U)With backing of Muslims, EBCs and MahaDalits, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar does not mind breaking up alliance with BJP and feels confident of goin...
- BJP wooing EBCs, Maha Dalits for posterity in Bihar
BJP seems to be proactively engaged in programmes that could stand it in good stead if its alliance with JD(U) is called off.
- Development, not caste, will be Nitish's card
In a state where politics is mainly driven by caste considerations, chief minister Nitish Kumar is flaunting the development card which, he...
- Bihar polls may see Ms Kumar Vs Mr Kumar
Congress is toying with the idea of projecting Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar as its chief ministerial candidate in the next Bihar assembly ...
- Down and out, Paswan makes desperate moves
Turfed out by the electorate in Bihar, former Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan is now making a desperate bid to reclaim his status as a form...
- Mayawati attacks Congress again
UP chief minister Mayawati has alleged the Congress was conspiring to send her to jail by getting her implicated in a false case and was al...
- Nitish weaving rainbow to grab pot of gold
In a move that is certain to spell trouble for Mr Lalu Prasad Yadav and Mr Ram Vilas Paswan, JD(U) leader and Bihar chief minister Nitish K...