Casteist Remarks

An FIR has been lodged against 49 persons after ABVP activists accused them of assault, insulting Hindu religion, spreading religious enmity and using casteist remarks during a fight that broke out at the BHU gate two days ago, police said.

A journalist has been arrested in Bengal's Kharagpur, allegedly for casteist remarks and disrobing a woman.

The High Court of Karnataka on Monday granted an interim stay on the FIR registered against Kannada actor-director and politician Upendra under the SC/ST Act, for the alleged remarks made during a Facebook live session.

An atrocity case has been registered against popular Kannada actor Upendra for his alleged casteist remarks, hurting the sentiments of a particular community.

A bureaucrat's father was arrested today for allegedly making casteist remarks against the Deputy Commissioner of Haryana's Charkhi Dadri district, the police said.

Taking Mohan Bhagwat on after his remark that all people are equal before God, Samajwadi Party leaders have asked the RSS chief to clarify the ground reality of the caste system and get "casteist"comments removed from Ramcharitmanas.

An elderly woman was tied with a rope and thrashed by a group of people while hurling casteist remarks at her at a village in Madhya Pradesh's Khargone district.

Members of the Vaishya community on Friday sought an apology from Uttar Pradesh minister Dinesh Khatik for allegedly insulting them and trying to divide Hindu society.

The Bharatiya Janata Party has expelled Pritam Lodhi, an Other Backward Class (OBC) leader from Shivpuri district and a relative of former chief minister Uma Bharti, from the party for his "anti-Brahmin and anti-women" remarks

The Pune police have registered a case against Karuna Sharma, who claims to be the second wife of Maharashtra minister Dhananjay Munde, for allegedly hurling casteist remarks at a 23-year-old woman and threatening the latter to divorce her husband

Lalu Prasad Yadav on Thursday appeared before a court in Hajipur, Bihar in a case in which he is accused of making caste based remarks during the 2015 Bihar assembly election campaign and violating the model of conduct.

The Kerala State Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe Commission on Sunday called for a report from the police regarding allegations that its officer illegally entered homes in a Dalit colony made casteist remarks against some residents there.

A US-based Dalit civil rights organisation on Thursday accused Google of having a casteist and hostile workplace practices. However, Google has denied the allegations.

Slamming MNS chief Raj Thackeray for accusing Sharad Pawar of playing caste politics in Maharashtra, Union minister and Dalit leader Ramdas Athawale on Wednesday said the NCP chief never played caste-based politics.

A case has been registered here against six people, including the district chief of the Samajwadi Party, for allegedly hurling casteist remarks against a person and threatening to kill him, officials said on Sunday.

An FIR has been lodged against 49 persons after ABVP activists accused them of assault, insulting Hindu religion, spreading religious enmity and using casteist remarks during a fight that broke out at the BHU gate two days ago, police said.

A journalist has been arrested in Bengal's Kharagpur, allegedly for casteist remarks and disrobing a woman.

The High Court of Karnataka on Monday granted an interim stay on the FIR registered against Kannada actor-director and politician Upendra under the SC/ST Act, for the alleged remarks made during a Facebook live session.

An atrocity case has been registered against popular Kannada actor Upendra for his alleged casteist remarks, hurting the sentiments of a particular community.

A bureaucrat's father was arrested today for allegedly making casteist remarks against the Deputy Commissioner of Haryana's Charkhi Dadri district, the police said.

Taking Mohan Bhagwat on after his remark that all people are equal before God, Samajwadi Party leaders have asked the RSS chief to clarify the ground reality of the caste system and get "casteist"comments removed from Ramcharitmanas.

An elderly woman was tied with a rope and thrashed by a group of people while hurling casteist remarks at her at a village in Madhya Pradesh's Khargone district.

Members of the Vaishya community on Friday sought an apology from Uttar Pradesh minister Dinesh Khatik for allegedly insulting them and trying to divide Hindu society.

The Bharatiya Janata Party has expelled Pritam Lodhi, an Other Backward Class (OBC) leader from Shivpuri district and a relative of former chief minister Uma Bharti, from the party for his "anti-Brahmin and anti-women" remarks

The Pune police have registered a case against Karuna Sharma, who claims to be the second wife of Maharashtra minister Dhananjay Munde, for allegedly hurling casteist remarks at a 23-year-old woman and threatening the latter to divorce her husband

Lalu Prasad Yadav on Thursday appeared before a court in Hajipur, Bihar in a case in which he is accused of making caste based remarks during the 2015 Bihar assembly election campaign and violating the model of conduct.

The Kerala State Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe Commission on Sunday called for a report from the police regarding allegations that its officer illegally entered homes in a Dalit colony made casteist remarks against some residents there.

A US-based Dalit civil rights organisation on Thursday accused Google of having a casteist and hostile workplace practices. However, Google has denied the allegations.

Slamming MNS chief Raj Thackeray for accusing Sharad Pawar of playing caste politics in Maharashtra, Union minister and Dalit leader Ramdas Athawale on Wednesday said the NCP chief never played caste-based politics.

A case has been registered here against six people, including the district chief of the Samajwadi Party, for allegedly hurling casteist remarks against a person and threatening to kill him, officials said on Sunday.