Caste calculus at play: How Tamil Nadu’s key communities could shape the electoral battleTamil Nadu elections are shaped by dominant caste blocs, including Vanniyars in the north, Gounders in the west, and Thevars in the south. ...
17 Apr, 2026, 05.00 PM IST
“Didn’t Dalits vote for BJP?”, seven-time BJP MP asks, upset at being denied berthVeteran BJP Lok Sabha member Ramesh Jigajinagi expressed disappointment at being left out of the union council of ministers, questioning if...
10 Jul, 2024, 03.41 PM IST
Why should I not become CM, asks Home Minister Parameshwara, saying Dalits should assert themselves"The inferiority complex amongst us (Dalits) has to go -- that's the reason I openly say I will become chief minister. Why should I not? K ...
13 Jun, 2023, 08.59 PM IST
Congress CLP meet tomorrow at 5.30 pm to decide who will be Karnataka CMThe Congress Legislature Party in Karnataka will hold a meeting tomorrow to decide the new chief minister. Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar a...
13 May, 2023, 08.20 PM IST
India has lost one of the greatest Dalit & socialist leaders in Ram Vilas Paswan: ManmohanFormer Congress president Rahul Gandhi also paid his last tributes to the departed leader and visited the latter's place.
09 Oct, 2020, 04.40 PM IST
BJP forms new parliamentary party executive; Narendra Modi leader in Lok Sabha, Rajnath Singh his deputyThe BJP has also appointed six whips for the upper house, where it is the single largest party with 70 members.
12 Jun, 2019, 09.19 PM IST
Congress unveils 2nd Uttar Pradesh list to target BSP-SP allianceWhile intensifying the mindgame against the SP-BSP, the list however, does not cover any of the sitting SP seats.
14 Mar, 2019, 06.32 AM IST
Congress says Sitaram Kesri belonged to OBC, targets PM Modi"Kesri was a Bania OBC from Bihar and not a Dalit. However, when has the PM allowed facts or truth to stand in the way?" Congress spokesper...
18 Nov, 2018, 08.28 PM 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
Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind is BJP's presidential candidateBJP-led NDA is close to a majority in presidential polls and with the support of a few regional parties, may easily cross the finishing lin...
20 Jun, 2017, 12.39 AM IST
BJP keeps Ayodhya issue alive as court reopens case against senior party leadersBJP may offer fresh dialogue with Muslim leaders and request the court to expedite the Ram Janmabhoomi title dispute case.
01 Jun, 2017, 12.49 AM IST
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar attacks BJP over dalit student's suicideNitish attacked BJP government over the suicide by dalit student and said it was caused due to "environment of intolerance developing in th...
20 Jan, 2016, 06.58 PM IST
Maharashtra Legislative Council adjourned after paying tributes to APJ Abdul Kalam, RS GavaiKalam died in Shillong yesterday while delivering a lecture and Gavai, the veteran Dalit leader, breathed his last in Nagpur last Saturday.
28 Jul, 2015, 04.47 PM IST
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly pays homage to APJ Abdul Kalam, R S GavaiThe former President died at Bethany Hospital in Shillong, Meghalaya on July 27, 2015, after he collapsed during a lecture at the IIM.
28 Jul, 2015, 03.06 PM IST
RJD MP Pappu Yadav seeks Bharat Ratna for Rammanohar Lohia,Jayprakash NarayanRajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav demands Bharat Ratna for socialists leaders like Rammanohar Lohia, Jayprakash Narayan for their work.
21 Aug, 2014, 05.00 PM IST
- Mayawati should not be afraid of Congress naming Dalit PM: Ambedkar
Meira Kumar is an ex-Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, while Shinde is a veteran politician who had been a Chief Minister of Maharashtr...
15 Oct, 2011, 03.13 PM IST
- JD(S) sets out to woo minorities
Wooing minorities, Dalits and backward classes through symbolic gestures is the new JD(S) mantra ahead of next month’s transfer of power to...
04 Sep, 2007, 04.05 AM IST