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BJP MLA Arrested Over Alleged Death Threats To Contractor In Karnataka
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator from Karnataka's RR Nagar constituency, Munirathna, was arrested on Saturday for allegedly issuing death threats to a contractor and making casteist slurs against Vokkaliga and Dalit community.
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"No One Can Snatch Reservations For Dalits, Tribals Till I Am Alive": PM Modi
Tearing into the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal after the Calcutta High Court cancelled all OBC certificates issued in the state after 2010, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that no one can snatch the reservations for Dalits an
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Rahul Gandhi "Politicised" Rohith Vemula Case, Must Apologise: Nirmala Sitharaman
Union minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday demanded that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi apologise for "politicising" the suicide of Rohith Vemula as police in a state ruled by his own party have now said that "it was not a Dalit issue".
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"Such Dilution Leads To Impunity": IAS Body To Bihar On Release Of Ex MP
The top body of the country's bureaucrats has issued a vociferous protest against the change in rules in Bihar to facilitate the release of gangster-turned-politician Anand Mohan Singh, who was serving a life term for the murder of a Dalit IAS office
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Status Of Dalit Muslims, Christians: Supreme Court Raises Key Points
What is the effect of the report of a Commission of Inquiry that has been rejected or not accepted by the government and whether the empirical data which formed the basis of the report can be looked at while determining a constitutional issue, the Su
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Dalits, OBC, Muslims Should Beware Of Samajwadi Party: Mayawati
BSP supremo Mayawati on Wednesday said people from Dalit, OBC and Muslim communities should beware of the Samajwadi Party for it does the politics of caste and "anargal" issues instead of development and public interest.
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In Lok Sabha, Chirag Paswan Claims Crimes Against Dalits On Rise In Bihar
Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) leader Chirag Paswan on Friday raised in Lok Sabha the issue of alleged rise in crimes, especially against Dalits, in Bihar and said Parliament can't be mum when the state government is maintaining "silence".
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Supreme Court Gives Centre 3 Weeks To Revert On Reservation Benefit Issue
The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted three weeks to the Centre to clarify its stand on the pleas including those raising issue of Scheduled Castes (SC) reservation benefits to Dalits who have converted to Christianity and Islam.
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Rashtriya Lok Dal's UP Chief Resigns, Says Tickets Were "Sold"
The Uttar Pradesh chief of the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) Masood Ahmed on Saturday resigned from his post alleging that tickets in UP Assembly elections were "sold" and issues of Dalits and minorities were neglected".
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UP Woman's Murder Becomes Political Issue For Akhilesh Yadav. He Says...
The body of a 22-year-old Dalit woman, who went missing two months ago from Uttar Pradesh's Unnao, has been found in a pit near an ashram constructed by a Samajwadi Party leader.
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"Habitual Liar": BJP Accuses Rahul Gandhi Of Politicising Dalit Girl's Rape
BJP chief JP Nadda has took on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for tweeting pictures of the family of a nine-year-old Dalit girl who was allegedly raped and murdered in Delhi and said such issues should not be politicised for petty political interests.
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Castes Panel Notice To Madhya Pradesh After Dalit Sarpanch Assaulted
The National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) issued a notice Madhya Pradesh government today after a Dalit sarpanch and his family members were allegedly assaulted by a gram panchayat secretary from an upper caste.
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Child Rights Body Notice On Rahul Gandhi's Photo Of Dalit Girl's Family
The National Commission for Protection of Children's Rights, has issued a notice to Twitter India, directing the removal a picture revealing the identity of the Dalit girl whose alleged rape, murder and forced cremation in Delhi has sparked protests.
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Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani Suspended From Assembly For "Indiscipline"
Gujarat's Independent MLA Jignesh Mevani was on Friday suspended from the state Assembly for a day for "indiscipline" after he raised the issue of a Dalit man's murder without the Speaker's permission.
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BJP Leader Vijay Sampla Takes Charge As Scheduled Castes Commission Chief
Former Union minister Vijay Sampla took charge as the chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) today and said he would adopt a "three-tier priority to resolve all the issues being faced by the Dalit community".
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BJP MLA Arrested Over Alleged Death Threats To Contractor In Karnataka
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator from Karnataka's RR Nagar constituency, Munirathna, was arrested on Saturday for allegedly issuing death threats to a contractor and making casteist slurs against Vokkaliga and Dalit community.
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"No One Can Snatch Reservations For Dalits, Tribals Till I Am Alive": PM Modi
Tearing into the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal after the Calcutta High Court cancelled all OBC certificates issued in the state after 2010, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that no one can snatch the reservations for Dalits an
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Rahul Gandhi "Politicised" Rohith Vemula Case, Must Apologise: Nirmala Sitharaman
Union minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday demanded that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi apologise for "politicising" the suicide of Rohith Vemula as police in a state ruled by his own party have now said that "it was not a Dalit issue".
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"Such Dilution Leads To Impunity": IAS Body To Bihar On Release Of Ex MP
The top body of the country's bureaucrats has issued a vociferous protest against the change in rules in Bihar to facilitate the release of gangster-turned-politician Anand Mohan Singh, who was serving a life term for the murder of a Dalit IAS office
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Status Of Dalit Muslims, Christians: Supreme Court Raises Key Points
What is the effect of the report of a Commission of Inquiry that has been rejected or not accepted by the government and whether the empirical data which formed the basis of the report can be looked at while determining a constitutional issue, the Su
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Dalits, OBC, Muslims Should Beware Of Samajwadi Party: Mayawati
BSP supremo Mayawati on Wednesday said people from Dalit, OBC and Muslim communities should beware of the Samajwadi Party for it does the politics of caste and "anargal" issues instead of development and public interest.
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In Lok Sabha, Chirag Paswan Claims Crimes Against Dalits On Rise In Bihar
Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) leader Chirag Paswan on Friday raised in Lok Sabha the issue of alleged rise in crimes, especially against Dalits, in Bihar and said Parliament can't be mum when the state government is maintaining "silence".
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Supreme Court Gives Centre 3 Weeks To Revert On Reservation Benefit Issue
The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted three weeks to the Centre to clarify its stand on the pleas including those raising issue of Scheduled Castes (SC) reservation benefits to Dalits who have converted to Christianity and Islam.
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Rashtriya Lok Dal's UP Chief Resigns, Says Tickets Were "Sold"
The Uttar Pradesh chief of the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) Masood Ahmed on Saturday resigned from his post alleging that tickets in UP Assembly elections were "sold" and issues of Dalits and minorities were neglected".
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UP Woman's Murder Becomes Political Issue For Akhilesh Yadav. He Says...
The body of a 22-year-old Dalit woman, who went missing two months ago from Uttar Pradesh's Unnao, has been found in a pit near an ashram constructed by a Samajwadi Party leader.
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"Habitual Liar": BJP Accuses Rahul Gandhi Of Politicising Dalit Girl's Rape
BJP chief JP Nadda has took on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for tweeting pictures of the family of a nine-year-old Dalit girl who was allegedly raped and murdered in Delhi and said such issues should not be politicised for petty political interests.
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Castes Panel Notice To Madhya Pradesh After Dalit Sarpanch Assaulted
The National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) issued a notice Madhya Pradesh government today after a Dalit sarpanch and his family members were allegedly assaulted by a gram panchayat secretary from an upper caste.
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Child Rights Body Notice On Rahul Gandhi's Photo Of Dalit Girl's Family
The National Commission for Protection of Children's Rights, has issued a notice to Twitter India, directing the removal a picture revealing the identity of the Dalit girl whose alleged rape, murder and forced cremation in Delhi has sparked protests.
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Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani Suspended From Assembly For "Indiscipline"
Gujarat's Independent MLA Jignesh Mevani was on Friday suspended from the state Assembly for a day for "indiscipline" after he raised the issue of a Dalit man's murder without the Speaker's permission.
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BJP Leader Vijay Sampla Takes Charge As Scheduled Castes Commission Chief
Former Union minister Vijay Sampla took charge as the chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) today and said he would adopt a "three-tier priority to resolve all the issues being faced by the Dalit community".
