Lok Sabha polls: Rajput community's stir against Rupala won't ignite old rivalry with Patidars, say expertsRajput community protests against BJP's Rupala due to remarks, urging candidate replacement. Analysts predict limited election impact despi...
02 Apr, 2024, 09.27 AM IST
Anand Mohan's release points to new caste equations being tried in Bihar: ExpertsMohan being accused of the murder of a Dalit IAS officer is another factor, and how the Dalit communities react to it remains to be seen, a...
29 Apr, 2023, 03.21 PM IST
Caste groups turn active in poll-bound states with their list of demandsOn January 8, Karni Sena, an outfit of the Rajput community held a massive protest-cum-rally in Bhopal against the Shivraj Singh Chouhan-le...
13 Jan, 2023, 12.41 AM IST
Caste factor gets pronounced in Rajasthan poll campaignA group of government officials in Bharatpur, tasked with keeping a tab on public pulse, said they sensed more caste-oriented decision-maki...
01 Dec, 2018, 11.04 AM IST
In poll battle for Rajasthan, BJP fights Rajput woesRajputs form 12 per cent of Rajasthan's total population and play a decisive role in at least 30 seats of the 200-member assembly. Almost e...
30 Nov, 2018, 06.51 PM IST
Protest against 'Padmaavat' will continue: Karni Sena leadersThe clarification from the two leaders came a day after news reports said the Mumbai branch of 'Shree Rashtriya Rajput Karni Sena' had with...
03 Feb, 2018, 06.22 PM IST
Contrary to allegations, 'Padmaavat' celebrates Rajput valour, hospitalityContrary to allegations of Karni Sena, the film actually lauds Rajputs for resisting Delhi ruler Alauddin Khilji and putting up a fight aga...
23 Jan, 2018, 08.34 AM IST
By-polls play lead role in ‘Padmavat’ ban by RajasthanThe Raje government has intelligence reports warning of wide-scale violence if the movie, scheduled for release on January 25, is screened ...
10 Jan, 2018, 07.05 AM IST
Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani’s me-too ban on ‘Padmavati’ fails to cut ice with Rajputs in stateThe refusal of Rajputs to take Rupani’s words at face value is indicative of the trust deficit that the state govt faces in this politicall...
25 Nov, 2017, 01.18 AM IST
Saga of Padmavati to be part of MP school curriculum: MP CM Shivraj Singh ChouhanLife saga of Rajmata Padmavati would be included in the school curriculum so that the coming generations could know her sacrifice, he said.
22 Nov, 2017, 10.59 PM IST
Won't allow Padmavati screening in MP if it distorts historical facts: Shivraj Singh Chouhan"We will not tolerate any distortion of historical facts. The entire country is speaking in one voice that historical facts were distorted,...
20 Nov, 2017, 02.44 PM IST
Gujarat BJP opposes release of "Padmavati", writes to Election CommissionGujarat BJP spokesperson IK Jadeja said the party had received several representations from the Kshatriya community about "distortion of hi...
02 Nov, 2017, 09.36 PM IST
Bundelkhand’s most prosperous Muslim Rajput community places bets on Brahmin candidateAmong Bundelkhand's large Muslim population, these Thakurs have clout, though historians aren't certain if they resulted from mass conversi...
20 Feb, 2017, 10.52 AM IST
BJP MP seeks action against portrayal of Padmavati "wrongly"BJP MP from Rajasthan C P Joshi said Padmavati was known for saving her honour by jumping into a pier, but the Director has portrayed her a...
09 Feb, 2017, 04.14 PM IST
#PadmavatiRow: Sanjay Leela Bhansali's team clears the air, says no romance sequenceThe movie has been facing protests over an alleged romantic dream sequence between Rani Padmini and Alauddin Khilji.
30 Jan, 2017, 05.09 PM IST
Manhandling of Sanjay Leela Bhansali 'highly objectionable': Venkaiah NaiduBhansali had to cancel the shooting of his film "Padmavati" in Jaipur after the set was vandalised by a Rajput group and he was assaulted.
28 Jan, 2017, 10.57 PM IST
Sanjay Leela Bhansali assaulted, 'Padmavati' shooting stalled by protestorsThe ruckus took place when the film, in which Deepika Padukone is playing 'Padmavati' and Ranveer Singh is playing 'Alaudin Khilji', was be...
27 Jan, 2017, 08.43 PM IST