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12 Jats get life for 2010 dalit killings

It was only after the Supreme Court pulled up the Haryana police that the accused were booked after four months of the...

25 Aug 2018 4:06 AM IST

BSP supremo Mayawati (Photo: PTI)

Bharat Bandh call is BJP, RSS conspiracy: Mayawati

BJP, RSS are indulging in divisive politics as part of which agitations are being organised to oppose the amendments to...

8 Sept 2018 12:40 AM IST

Several upper caste organisation activists raise slogans during Bharat Bandhâ€ protest called over SC/ST Amendment Act, in Allahabad on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

Nationwide strike call brings life to halt in UP

The police had to resort to lathi-charge to disperse the mob and clear the highway.

7 Sept 2018 5:51 AM IST

Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav asked the Yogi Adityanath govt to explain as to how many criminals and land mafias were put behind bars and what action had been initiated against them. (Photo: PTI)

BJP keen on caste clash: Akhilesh Yadav

Akhilesh says it pursues policy of divide and rule, Yogi denies charge.

7 Sept 2018 1:01 AM IST

A city court had directed the police to lodge an FIR against them for alleged violation of aircraft rules, tampering with evidence and intimidating a doctor working with Air India in January, 2017. (Representational image)

Govt's 'dalit' advisory wrong

The term dalitâ€ isn't used in government documents as a rule.

7 Sept 2018 6:47 AM IST

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Tattoos in TN schools keep caste cauldron simmering

Tattooing of a single star or a mango, symbols of the rival parties, are among other means used by students to exhibit...

24 Sept 2018 1:58 AM IST

A red and blue wristband denotes the suppressed caste or leanings towards a regional Dalit-based political outfit, while a yellow-green one points to Vanniyars or support to a political party known to be backing the community. (Representational Image)

Colourful bands, tattoos in TN schools keep caste cauldron simmering

School compound walls are painted with graffiti of outfits espousing respective causes and with students asserting their...

23 Sept 2018 1:44 PM IST

Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad speaks in the Rajya Sabha in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Opposition corners government on stormy Rajya Sabha day

Leader of opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad said the issue was important and required a discussion as members have already...

29 March 2017 1:17 AM IST

Union and Commerce minister Nirmala Sitharaman

JNU death row rocks LS & RS; Delhi Police files case

Nirmala Sitharaman told the House that she had met family members and friends of the deceased student.

16 March 2017 5:50 AM IST

Earlier on Friday, the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) had sought a reply from the Information and Broadcasting Ministry and the police commissioners of Delhi and Mumbai over complaints lodged against the actors. (Photo: PTI)

Salman Khan, Shilpa Shetty deride Scheduled Castes in TV shows; booked

They have been accused of humiliating and insulting the Scheduled Castes by using the word 'bhangi' in separate TV...

23 Dec 2017 12:43 PM IST

The Election Commission has, in its wisdom, given the green signal to the presentation of the Budget with the caveat that it should not contain any proposals specifically intended for the five states going to the polls.

Delhi's SEC reserves 138 wards for women

The commission has reserved seats for SC candidates on the basis of the population of the community.

8 Feb 2017 4:58 AM IST