Karnataka HC quashes FIR against Infosys cofounder ‘Kris’ Gopalakrishnan; terms complaint ‘abuse of process of law’The FIR was based on a private complaint filed by D Sanna Durgappa, a former faculty member of the IISc, who was terminated in 2014 followi...
28 Apr, 2025, 07.01 PM IST
SC/ST case: HC stays FIR against Kris Gopalakrishnan, IISc director & othersThe Karnataka High Court has stayed investigations in a case booked under the SC/ST Act against Infosys co-founder Kris Gopalakrishnan, IIS...
30 Jan, 2025, 04.34 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
Haryana IGP sends legal notice to Ambala SSP, SHO over non-registration of FIR against DGPIn complaint filed with Ambala Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Hamid Akhtar on May 19, Kumar sought the registration of a criminal ca...
29 May, 2021, 04.31 PM IST
BJP leader moves SC, seeks strict action against fake complainants in criminal casesThe PIL has been filed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kapil Mishra in the backdrop of a sensational case in which the Allahabad Hig...
14 Mar, 2021, 11.40 AM IST
SC seeks response from TN police on DMK MP's plea seeking quashing of FIR against himA bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao and S Ravindra Bhat took note of the submissions of lawyer Amit Anand Tiwari, appearing for the Rajya S...
12 Mar, 2021, 01.54 PM IST
FIR against Yuvraj Singh over casteist remarks against Yuzvendra ChahalIt was during one of the Instagram live sessions with Indian vice-captain Rohit Sharma that Singh made the offensive comment about Chahal, ...
15 Feb, 2021, 02.57 PM IST
Supreme Court hints at recalling verdict on SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities ActThe top court said people belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes are subjected to "discrimination" and "untouchability" even af...
18 Sep, 2019, 11.24 PM IST
Cabinet approves bill to overturn Supreme Court order on SC/ST ActDalit groups across the country have announced a 'Bharat Bandh' on August 9 against dilution of the SC/ST Act.
02 Aug, 2018, 08.29 AM IST
Conviction rate in crimes against Dalits abysmally low: MHA reportIn the three-year period beginning 2014, the conviction rate under SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act is as low as 16.3 percent, said the...
19 Apr, 2018, 07.35 PM IST
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...
09 Apr, 2018, 02.42 PM IST
SC/ST Act to remain intact, no one can abolish it: Ram Vilas PaswanThe recent Supreme Court judgment "weakens" the provisions of the SC/SC Act and the youth anger over the matter is "natural", Paswan said.
08 Apr, 2018, 08.41 PM IST
BJP will neither abolish quota nor allow anyone to do so: Amit ShahShah also held the Congress and other opposition parties responsible for the deaths of nearly a dozen people in violence during a nationwid...
04 Apr, 2018, 06.12 PM IST
Dalit protests: Jet Airways waives penalty chargesIn view of unrest in Chandigarh, Patna and Amritsar, the airline has decided to waive penalties for flight changes, no-shows and the like.
02 Apr, 2018, 07.40 PM IST
Court rejects AAP MLA Surinder Singh's anticipatory bail pleaA Delhi court dismissed Surinder Singh's anticipatory bail plea in a case in which he has been accused of assaulting an NDMC employee and p...
12 Aug, 2015, 07.49 PM IST
Case against JD(U) President Sharad Yadav for casteist remarks against Bihar CMRana said the case was registered last night on order of Patna Chief Judicial Magistrate Bharat Singh, who had summoned the police to his c...
04 Feb, 2015, 03.47 PM IST
- Amend SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act: Ramadoss
PMK founder Dr S Ramadoss today called for amending the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989'.
03 Mar, 2013, 04.22 PM IST