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West Bengal Phase 2 polls: Will anti-incumbency, scam charges and SIR row end TMC's 15-year run?West Bengal Elections Phase 2 key issues: West Bengal heads into Phase 2 of its assembly elections on April 29. This phase is crucial for d...
Constitution over tradition: Why ‘essential practices’ must not override individual rightsIndia's Supreme Court is embarking on an examination of religious traditions to determine their compliance with fundamental rights. Key cas...
NCP now attacks BJP for Hemant Soren arrest, 'anti-minority' campaignSenior NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal mentioned the arrest of former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren by Enforcement Directorate influenced the Mahara...
Can Maya pass vote-bank test? It holds key to 8 seatsOut of the 8 Lok Sabha seats going to polls on April 18 in Uttar Pradesh, 4 are reserved for SCs.
A Muslim-Dalit axis going back to Haji Mastan’s shot at redemptionReaching out to Asaduddin Owaisi’s Majlise-Ittahadul Muslimeen early on and renewing the Dalit-Muslim axis, he has set the stage for a thre...
Yogi government changes BR Ambedkar's name in UP documents to woo dalits ahead of 2019The Yogi Adityanath government has passed an order on March 28 saying all correspondence in the state government will now be amended to ref...
Can Mayawati's Muslim-Dalit focus make her the queen of UP?Her logic on why Muslims should vote for BSP was clear-cut: rather than split the votes between SP and Congress, UP Muslims’ best bet would...
People of UP are with Behenji: Ram Achal RajbharThe people of the state have been let down by the SP not once, not twice, but several times, said Ram Achal Rajbhar.
I take Satish Mishra with me everywhere but that doesn’t mean Siddiqui is any less important: MayawatiWhile Jatavs—a community to which Mayawati herself belongs to and which has been loyal to her all along—constitute around 17% of the votes ...
Stir at Jantar Mantar for SC status to dalit christians, muslims"We are seeking the scrapping of Para 3 of the Constitution (Scheduled Caste) Order, 1950, which excludes Dalits among Christians and Musli...
Dalit Muslims, Dalit Christians & quota: What is it all about?The issue of categorising Dalit Muslims and Dalit Christians among SCs is separate from that of earmarking 5% quota of OBCs for other relig...
Crime against Muslims, Dalits rising in Rajasthan: Jamaat-E-Islami HindJamaat-E-Islami Hind said that crimes against Muslims and Dalits are on the rise in the state.
Muslims, dalits and tribals make up 53% of India's prison population"Poverty is more prevalent among these three communities and that becomes an obstacle in dealing with the legal system," said Colin Gonsalv...
Religious minority leaders urge PM Manmohan Singh for equal rights for DalitsDelegation of religious minority leaders met PM Manmohan Singh at Parliament House, demanding reservation for Christian and Muslim Dalits.
- Battle for the cow belt
Congress sees an opening in the crucial states of UP and Bihar.
- NCM seeks SC status for Dalit Muslims, Dalit Christians
The National Commission for Minorities (NCM) has favoured according Scheduled Caste status to dalits among Muslims and Christians whom it i...
- SC seeks response from Centre to treat Muslim dalits as SCs
The Supreme Court today sought a response from the Centre on a petition seeking to treat Muslim Arzals or Muslim dalits as scheduled castes...