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...
29 Apr, 2026, 12.19 AM IST
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...
07 Apr, 2026, 11.46 PM IST
UP: Congress reaching out to minority, backward communities with eye on LS pollsThe Congress in Uttar Pradesh is consistently working for bringing members of minority and backward communities into its fold, party leader...
16 Jul, 2023, 12.20 PM IST
In affidavit in SC, Centre defends exclusion of Dalit Christians, Dalit Muslims from scheduled castes' listThe ministry also refused to agree with the report of the Justice Ranganath Mishra Commission that recommended inclusion of Dalit Christian...
10 Nov, 2022, 12.42 PM IST
Prakash Ambedkar-Asaduddin Owaisi alliance fights elections and a tagEx-RPI leader, Prakash Ambedkar enjoys a larger stature as grandson of BR Ambedkar.
04 Apr, 2019, 08.49 AM IST
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...
15 Mar, 2019, 10.59 AM IST
Mayawati’s Dalit-Muslim Card to play a big role in UP pollsAmong the important seats for which polls will be held on Monday is Bahraich that has over 40% Muslim population.
27 Feb, 2017, 01.32 AM IST
Don’t underestimate BSP 3.0: This time, Mayawati has both a game plan and a formidable ground gameIn an election where the Muslim vote is pivotal, the biggest danger for Mayawati is the prospect of it getting split between BSP and SP-Con...
23 Feb, 2017, 11.51 AM IST
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...
16 Oct, 2016, 03.42 PM IST
Asaduddin Owaisi's MIM fields Dalit candidate from Muslim-dominated constituencyExperimenting with his plan of 'Dalit-Muslim unity' ahead of the 2017 UP assembly elections, Owaisi is all set to hold a series of public m...
22 Jan, 2016, 01.00 PM IST
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...
04 Nov, 2015, 06.50 AM IST
Mayawati asks Dalits, Muslims to vote unitedly for BSPIt was only the BSP that could address the grievances of the Dalits, the poor and the minorities, she said and urged the people to vote for...
18 Apr, 2014, 09.11 PM IST
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.
12 Dec, 2013, 09.55 PM IST
- Muslim body quotes price for votes, wants quota for Dalit Muslims in Parliament
Muslim leaders have made the introduction of a bill to grant quota for Dalit Muslims in Parliament a pre-condition for their support in the...
25 Oct, 2011, 04.27 AM IST
- 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...
06 May, 2008, 07.13 PM IST
- Muslims don't qualify for Dalit quota: Arjun
HRD minister Arjun Singh may have thrown down the gauntlet to his party colleagues and the Left when he all but ruled out the possibility o...
10 Mar, 2007, 03.35 AM IST
- Congress panel wants minority sub-quota
After Union minister and Congress leader A R Antulay favoured reservation benefits for Dalit Muslims and Christians, sections of the Congre...
22 Dec, 2006, 03.30 AM IST