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Caste discrimination

29 Dec 2022

TN: Human feces found in water tank for Dalits, 'planned attack' say villagers

In a Tamil Nadu village, human feces was found in a water tank The contamination seems to be a planned attack motivated by caste

02 Dec 2022

Chhattisgarh: Govt passes 2 amendment bills, increases reservation to 76%

Scheduled Tribes will get quota of 32 per cent, Other Backward Classes 27 per cent, Scheduled Caste 13 per cent, while 4 per cent has been provisioned for Economically Weaker Section (EWS) in public employment and admissions in educational institutions

Gujarat Assembly polls

16 Oct 2022

Gujarat polls: Dalit votes likely to get divided among BJP, Cong, AAP

While the BJP says it is confident Dalits will vote for it in the state Assembly polls due this year-end, the Congress says it is paying attention to seats with 10 per cent or more Dalit population

Scheduled Caste

28 Sep 2022

FM Sitharaman directs banks to enhance coverage of SCs in all schemes

FM directs banks to enhance coverage of SCs in all schemes. FM advised looking into their needs for capacity building. The community constitute about 18 per cent of the total workforce.

Arvind Kejriwal

07 Dec 2021

Kejriwal promises free education, coaching for IAS, IIT for SC students

Arvind Kejriwal promised free medical services to the people belonging to the SC category "Channi Sahab is only playing his SC card to gather votes": Arvind Kejriwal

07 Jul 2021

Narendra Modi's Cabinet expansion 2021: Full list of expected ministers

Union Cabinet reshuffle expected today Ministerial probables have arrived in the national capital Pashupati Kumar Paras said he had received a call from Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday

18 Jun 2021

SC raps Taarak Mehta actress Munmun Dutta over 'casteist slur', stays FIRs

An SC bench on Friday stayed criminal proceedings against Munmun Dutta for allegedly using a casteist slur Earlier, the actor had triggered an outrage with an YouTube video, leading to lodging of FIRs under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah

29 May 2021

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah's Munmun Dutta booked for using casteist slur

A video of Munmun Dutta using a particular word against the community had gone viral on social media recently. After a fortnight an FIR has been lodged in Mumbai against television star Munmun Dutta.

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah

20 May 2021

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah's Munmum Dutta in trouble, case against actor

A video of Munmun Dutta using a particular word against the community had gone viral on social media recently. Based on a complaint lodged by Akhil Bharatiya Balai Mahasangh president Manoj Parmar, an FIR was registered against Dutta.

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah

14 May 2021

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah's Munmun Dutta booked for making casteist slur

Munmun Dutta had taken to Twitter on Monday to put her side of the story. The complainant has alleged that Dutta made derogatory remarks against people belonging to the scheduled caste.

04 Sep 2018

Don't use 'Dalit, say 'Scheduled Caste' instead: I&B Ministry to TV channels

The Centre wants all private television channels to stop using the term 'Dalit'.

2010 Mirchpur Dalits killings case

24 Aug 2018

No decline in atrocities on SCs even after 71 years of Independence: Delhi HC

In April 2010, a 70-year-old Dalit man and his physically-challenged daughter were burnt alive by a mob of over 100 people which included members of the dominant Jat community in Hissar's Mirchpur village.

16 Aug 2018

Can't deny quota benefits to 'creamy layer' SC/ST employees: Centre to SC

"Even today SC/ST people are socially backward and not allowed to marry higher caste people and ride horses," the AG said.

05 Jun 2018

SC allows Centre to give reservation in promotion to SC/ST employees

Seeking to know current process of promotions, the court asked: "How the promotion is taking place as of now?" The responded by saying: "They are not. It is all standstill. This is the problem".

Getting It Right

29 Jun 2018

Sleep of reason produces monsters and Bharat bandh

Parochial and knee-jerk reactions from the political class and intellectuals have left no room for meaningful interface and dialogue over the Supreme Court's order on the SC/ST Act.

29 Jun 2018

Former untouchables, contemporary invisibles: Why the SC/ST Act matters

The SC has pulled a balancing act before with empowering laws. It needs only to look at dowry if it wants to ensure justice with the SC/ST Act.

02 Apr 2018

Bharat Bandh: As protests turn bloody, Congress and BJP lock horn on Twitter

With country-wide Bharat Bandh protests by Dalit groups turning bloody on Monday morning with the death of two people, the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) entered a mud-slinging contest on social media. Sparring on Twitter, the parties blamed each other for atrocities against Dalits.

Scheduled Caste

02 Apr 2018

All you need to know about the controversy surrounding SC/ST Act

Is the SC/ST Act often misused against government officials or is any modification to it really just a move against the SC and ST communities?

16 Nov 2017

Plea against alleged dog remark by General VK Singh withdrawn

VK Singh had kicked up a storm with his alleged remarks in connection with the Faridabad incident that the government could not be blamed if anyone threw a stone at a dog.

Delhi university

03 Aug 2017

DU's zero cut-off for PhD Mathematics for SC/ST students raises criticisms on social media

The Delhi University's release of zero cut off for SC, ST students in pursuing PhD in Mathematics has raised massive criticisms on the social media.

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