'KCR isn't same anymore, power corrupted him': K Kavitha launches her new party 'Telangana Rashtra Sena'Kalvakuntla Kavitha has launched a new political party, Telangana Rashtra Sena, in Hyderabad. She aims to fulfill the unachieved dreams of ...
25 Apr, 2026, 08.11 PM IST
'Historic moment' for women’s empowerment, says PM Narendra Modi ahead of special sessionIndia begins a special parliamentary session aiming for women's empowerment. Prime Minister Modi calls it a historic step. Opposition leade...
16 Apr, 2026, 12.00 PM IST
'Our country all set to take historic step towards women's empowerment': PM Modi ahead of special Parliament sittingAhead of a special Parliament session, PM Narendra Modi called women’s reservation a “historic step” for empowerment. The Congress backed t...
16 Apr, 2026, 08.51 AM IST
Noida protest: Amid workers’ unrest and Ambedkar Jayanti, will traffic jams return like yesterday? Check latest advisoryNoida Protest Traffic Advisory: Workers in Noida’s Phase 2, Sector 121 and other industrial areas staged sit-in protests demanding a salary...
14 Apr, 2026, 12.33 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
BJP will convince Dalits to remain with it: BJP MP Udit RajThe North West Delhi MP, who belongs to the Dalit community, also said he was not against his party and that the government will "check ant...
08 Apr, 2018, 06.01 PM IST
Protests erupt across Gujarat over "dilution" of SC/ST ActCases of vandalism were reported from Jamnagar during the protests held as part of a nationwide bandh called by Dalit organisations against...
02 Apr, 2018, 04.00 PM IST
‘Naxals played a role in fanning Dalit agitation’Redefining the word ‘Peshwai’, which refers to the so-called oppressive rule of the Peshwas in their heydays, the front organisations have ...
04 Jan, 2018, 11.03 AM IST
Gujarat polls: Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani winsThe face of the Dalit agitation in Gujarat, in a message posted earlier on social media, had claimed that he decided to jump into the poll ...
18 Dec, 2017, 04.48 PM IST
Gujarat police arrests Dalit activist Jignesh Mevani for the second time in a weekMevani during his yatra from Ahmedabad to Una in the aftermath of Una lynching of Dalits had demanded land for the community.
19 Sep, 2016, 07.07 PM IST
Dalit agitation gains momentum in Gujarat ahead of state pollsDalit activist Jignesh Mevani was detained by Ahmedabad Police on Monday while he was demonstrating before the Ahmedabad District Collector...
19 Sep, 2016, 04.49 PM IST
SC/ST Atrocities Act to stay; amendment can be considered: Ramdas AthawaleAthawale, a prominent Dalit leader, was referring to the "silent agitation" by Maratha community in Maharashtra demanding scrapping of the ...
10 Sep, 2016, 11.05 PM IST
Patidars, Dalits see merit in each other’s agitationsDalits want their voices to be heard in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh and Punjab too. Also, Patidars are planning to rejuvenate their stir later...
09 Aug, 2016, 02.55 AM IST
BSP chief Mayawati meets Una victims, tells them to unite for powerMayawati met victims of the Una incident and those who later consumed poison during an agitation, at the Ahmadabad civil hospital. She also...
05 Aug, 2016, 03.13 AM IST
Ahead of assembly polls, Anandiben Patel quits as Gujarat chief ministerIn a Facebook post, Gujarat’s first woman chief minister said that she sought to be relieved of the chief ministership two months before No...
02 Aug, 2016, 04.51 AM IST
Weaker sections oppressed in Gujarat: Rahul GandhiHe also visited hospitals here and met family members of the dalits who tried to commit suicide in the state during the dalit agitation.
21 Jul, 2016, 07.30 PM IST
- 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...
15 Jun, 2009, 03.07 AM IST