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Madras HC declines to stay bail granted to S Ramadoss


The Madras High Court on Monday declined to stay or cancel the bail granted to PMK founder-leader S ...

BSP launches campaign to woo Brahmins, Misra faints on stage


BSP national general secretary Satish Chandra Misra on Saturday fainted on stage due to sweltering h...

Delhi BJP promises welfare steps for Dalits if voted to power


With an eye on the assembly polls slated for November, Delhi BJP on Wednesday promised to initiate a...

Madina murders: Dalits start indefinite `dharna` at Rohtak


People belonging to Dalit community today sat on indefinite `dharna` at Ambedkar Chowk outside local...

Dalits put bodies of two youths on road outside CM residence in Haryana


The protesters were demanding immediate arrest of the killers, setting up of a police post at Madina...

Dalits approach SC commission for `justice`


Members of the Dalit community in Jahangirpur village have approached National Commission for Schedu...

Dalits stopped from performing Holi puja in Haryana village


Schedule Caste (SC) families were stopped from performing Holi pooja and assaulted allegedly by the ...

Amend SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act: Ramadoss


PMK founder leader Dr S Ramadoss on Sunday called for amending the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tr...

Thanagadh firing: Three cops get police custody


A local court in Surendrangar district remanded 3 cops in 3-day police custody in connection with la...

‘Narendra Modi govt for Dalits as priests’


Narendra Modi-led Gujarat government has come forward with a unique idea of training manual scavenge...

NHRC notice on reports of water denial to Dalits i


Taking cognisance of media reports that Dalits in a village in Bihar have been denied water, the NHR...

Urgent need to amend SC/ST Act: Kumari Selja


There is an urgent need to amend the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Ac...

NAC recommendations on strengthening SC/ST Act


Imposing social boycott on Dalits and tribals, obstructing use of common property resources should a...

15 people in Bihar charged for boycotting Dalits


A case has been lodged against 15 people in Bihar on charges of socially boycotting dozens of Dalit ...

Fast track courts for trial of atrocity on Dalits


Trial of atrocity cases against Dalits should be conducted in fast track courts, National Commission...

Six Indian NGOs accorded special consultative status with UN


Six Indian non-governmental organisations (NGOs) working for the uplift of women, Dalits and poor ha...

Madras HC terms relief for Dalits in Dharmapuri insufficient


Madras HC said TN govt`s proposal to provide relief to 326 Dalit families of four villages in Dharma...

BJP asks SP how could it demand Muslim quota in govt jobs


BJP asked Samajwadi Party how it could demand reservation for Muslims in government jobs while oppos...

RLD not in favour of quota in government job promotions


Union Minister Ajit Singh said his party Rashtriya Lok Dal was not in favour of the constitutional a...

Lack of promotion for Dalits in promotion `big lacuna`: Brinda


Karat was addressing a state-level conference on "Dalit women`s Right to land" here last evening.

Karunanidhi masquerading as friend of Dalits: PMK


PMK leader S Ramadoss Tuesday charged DMK chief M Karunanidhi with "disguising" himself as a friend...

Karunanidhi masquerading as friend of Dalits: PMK


PMK leader S Ramadoss on Tuesday charged DMK Chief M Karunanidhi with "disguising" himself as a frie...

BSP demands CBI probe into attacks against Dalits


The Bahujan Samaj Party Monday said a CBI enquiry should be held into the November 7 attacks on thre...

Guj`s Dalits: Nobody`s babies even in election tim


The tussle is on for support of the Dalit community, perceived to have moved from the Congress to th...

Modi govt terrorising Dalits: Congress


Gujarat Congress on Friday alleged that state government was using the police to terrorise Dalit com...

Infuse professional expertise in SC Commission: NAC


The National Advisory Council (NAC), chaired by Sonia Gandhi, on Friday pitched for infusion of prof...

UPA government has neglected Dalits: BJP


BJP`s SC and ST accuses the UPA govt of "ignoring Dalits and being insincere in implementing schemes...

Protest held against Thanagadh killings, 3000 dalits


Around 3,000 dalits were detained across Gujarat today during their state-wide protest against the a...

Guj Cong announces series of sops for OBCs, minorities


Gujarat Congress today made scores of electoral promises targeting 75 per cent of the electorate whi...

Haryana Dalits allege bias over power supply


Residents of a Dalit-dominated village near Gurgaon say they are being denied adequate power supply ...

As crimes against Dalits rise, UP tops the chart


There has been a spurt in cases of rape of women belonging to SCs.

Maha minister irks women by asking not to protest rape cases


Laxmanrao Dhoble courted controversy when he advised women "not to waste time in staging protests fo...

Cong, BJP betrayed Dalits: Kumaraswamy


HD Kumaraswamy alleged that Congress and BJP govts had betrayed dalits and were responsible for thei...

Mirchpur Dalits stage protest against arrest of Ved Pal Tanwar


The Dalits of Mirchpur and Bhagana village today staged a protest against the arrest of Ved Pal Tanw...

Oppn BSP attacks UP govt on atrocities on Dalits


Opposition BSP Friday lashed out at allegedly growing incidents of atrocities, specially on Dalits, ...

Two Dalits killed over love affair in UP


In an alleged case of dishonour killing, two Dalits were killed by upper caste men over a love affai...

Tussle between dalits, farmers over daily wages ends


A month-long tussle between dalits and farmers over daily wages in Mahasinghwala village here on Wed...

Haryana Minister asks agitating Dalits to end stir


Haryana government asked Dalits of Bhagana village to end their stir against alleged misbehaviour of...

Reservation: Dalits stage demonstration in capital


Dalit activists on Monday staged a demonstration here demanding reservation for the community in pro...

Mirchpur Dalits killing: Convicts bail plea denied


The Delhi High Court denied bail to three persons, convicted along with 12 others in the 2010 Mirchp...

Mirchpur case: Appoint prosecutor, Delhi govt told


The Delhi High Court asked the city government to issue a notification for appointing a prosecutor t...

Stop inciting Dalits or face action: SP to Maya


SP asked BSP supremo Mayawati not to create "confusion" among Dalits and stop inciting.

Dalits injured in clash with Gujjars


Around a dozen Dalits were injured in a clash with Gujjars at village Ramgarh in Dadri area on Wed...

Hooda campaigns in UP


Bhupinder Singh Hooda said Congress is committed to the development of farmers, dalits and minoritie...

RLD slams Mayawati for ignoring plight of Dalits


Jayant, who is the son of RLD chief Chaudhary Ajit Singh, said Mayawati paid no heed to the plight o...

Mayawati will always be our leader, say Dalits


The Dalits of Agra region have become an economic entity and form the backbone of not only the shoe ...

Dalits` houses burning: NHRC seeks report


NHRC sought a report from the Odisha government on destruction and burning of houses of Dalits in B...

One gets death penalty for killing five Dalits


A local court has sentenced one person to death and two others to life imprisonment for killing fi...

Condition of poor Muslims worse than Dalits: Cong


Sriprakash Jaiswal on Saturday said that condition of poor Muslims and Buddhists in the county was "...

CBI probe into police firing on Dalits


Madras High Court bench here today ordered a CBI investigation into the September 11 Police firing...