New video claims 70 women received money to take part in Sandeshkhali protestIn the video, lasting over 45 minutes, a man resembling Sandeshkhali mandal president Gangadhar Kayal told this to the questioner. It was K...
12 May, 2024, 01.45 PM IST
Film of 'do shehzade' already rejected by people: PM Modi takes dig at Rahul Gandhi, Akhilesh YadavSlamming the opposition, the Prime Minister said, "The SP and the Congress declined the invitation for the Ram temple's consecration ceremo...
19 Apr, 2024, 04.12 PM IST
Former Congress CM Siddaramaiah may contest assembly polls from KolarThe 75-year-old former CM went on a whirlwind tour of the district, close to Bengaluru, on Sunday to get a quick sense of voter mood there ...
13 Nov, 2022, 06.16 PM IST
Congress, communist parties did nothing for Dalit communities, says Amit ShahThe senior BJP leader, while speaking at a Scheduled Caste conference organised by the saffron party, said the Congress was disappearing wh...
03 Sep, 2022, 07.42 PM IST
State schemes bring SC/STs closer to TMC in JungelmahalThere has been a clear swing in Matua votes in Bongaon, the main seat of the Matua community, in favour of TMC mainly due to their disgrunt...
03 May, 2021, 08.02 AM IST
West Bengal: SC, ST issues take centre stage as BJP talks 'paribortan'During his visit next week, home minister Amit Shah is likely to reach out to Matua voters at the sect’s spiritual centre of Thakurnagar, a...
08 Feb, 2021, 10.12 AM IST
If everyone gets reservation, then no one gets reservationBetween 1990-91 and 2011-12, India’s public sector jobs actually decreased by 7% (from 19.06 million to 17.61 million) though our populatio...
13 Jan, 2019, 10.42 AM IST
Why Congress, BJP face an uphill task to win over divided Dalits in KarnatakaDalits make up about 20% of Karnataka’s population and can drive the result in about 100 seats, of which 36 are reserved for SCs. It is unl...
23 Apr, 2018, 11.02 AM IST
OBC Panel in line with Gandhi and Vivekananda teachings: Bhupender YadavTo have a Backward commission with statutory power, amendment of the law was necessary, for which the Narendra Modi government worked hard,...
04 Oct, 2017, 01.20 AM IST
BJP renews efforts to assimilate Dalits in Uttar PradeshBJP chief Amit Shah, who was in the state capital as part of his Tiranga Yatra programme made a stopover at BJP MP Kaushal Kishore’s home.
15 Aug, 2016, 01.27 AM IST
SC/ ST pinch-hitters in BJP's forward defence in West BengalA case in point is Khanakul in Hooghly where the BJP nominee is Bikash Chandra Dolui. He takes on TMC MLA Iqbal Ahmed.
24 Mar, 2016, 10.50 AM IST
Assam's NRC update triggers war of words between Congress and oppositionThe AGP alleged that the Congress is hatching a conspiracy to replace the names of indigenous people with names of the illegal Bangladeshi ...
14 Jul, 2015, 12.29 PM IST
Ramdev faces action in more states, ban in HP, to move courtTerming the ban on his yoga camps as undemocratic, Ramdev alleged the government had pressurised the Election Commission to put the curbs.
28 Apr, 2014, 05.35 PM IST
Congress chalks out strategy to tap Dalit votebankWhile the vote share of Congress has declined in Rajasthan and Delhi, it is drawing some solace from the declining numbers in BSP’s kitty.
13 Dec, 2013, 03.45 AM IST
- Cabinet clears proposal to filling SC, ST vacancies in central government
The proposal comes soon after the government decision to allow 4.5 per cent reservation to the minorities within the OBC quota.
04 Jan, 2012, 04.21 PM IST
- Bihar govt to reserve seats in judiciary
The Bihar government has decided to open the doors of reservation for the OBCs, SCs and the STs in the state judicial services.
25 Jun, 2009, 09.21 PM IST
- 26/11 had local help, says Modi
Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi livened up proceedings on the third day of the BJP’s national executive-cum-council.
09 Feb, 2009, 03.22 AM IST