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.
Apr 05, 2018, 12:28 PM IST
Former untouchables, contemporary invisibles: Why the SC/ST Act matters, and why the Supreme Court needs to ensure justice
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.
Apr 04, 2018, 13:59 PM IST
Bharat Bandh takes toll on ambulances, two patients die due to shocking apathy
A child died in Bihar's Hajipur while being taken to the hospital, while the son of a 68-year-old man had to put his father on his shoulder once the ambulance they were in was halted in UP's Bijnor. His sprint proved to be tragically inadequate.
Apr 03, 2018, 08:03 AM IST
Chaos and carnage: Bharat Bandh turns violent as Dalit groups unleash fury
Number of Dalit organisations on Monday staged a protest as part of the countrywide agitation called by them against the dilution of the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act following a Supreme Court order.
Apr 02, 2018, 14:27 PM IST
Not BSP or SP but PM Modi made it possible for a Dalit to become the President: Yogi Adityanath
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for proposing Ram Nath Kovind's name as the President of the country. "Prime Minister Narendra Modi made it possible for a Dalit to become a President," he said in Pritam Nagar in Allahabad.
Mar 04, 2018, 18:09 PM IST
Caught on CCTV: Dalit Law student, out for restaurant meal, beaten to death in Allahabad
A second-year law student was beaten to death by a group of men outside a restaurant in Allahabad. The entire incident was caught on CCTV.
Feb 12, 2018, 08:01 AM IST
Sonai honour killing case: Death sentence to 6 for caste-related murders
A local court today awarded death sentence to six convicts in the 2013 Sonai honour killing case in which three Dalit youths were killed in Ahmednagar district.
Jan 20, 2018, 13:21 PM IST
Rohith Vemula's mother must join politics to teach 'Manusmriti Irani' a lesson: Jignesh Mevani
Mevani called the death of Rohith "an institutional murder"
Jan 18, 2018, 10:22 AM IST
Delhi Police cancels Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani's public meet over 'security concerns'
After Mumbai, the Delhi Police on Monday denied permission to a public meeting that was scheduled to be addressed by newly-elected Gujarat MLA and Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani on Tuesday.
Jan 08, 2018, 11:42 AM IST
LIVE: Mumbai, Pune on alert as BR Ambedkar's grandson calls for bandh
Dalit groups on Tuesday staged protests in Chembur and other parts of Mumbai, resulting in massive traffic snarls, including on the Mumbai-Panvel highway.
Jan 02, 2018, 17:19 PM IST
Dalit protest throws traffic out of gear in Mumbai and Pune; Riot police called in
Clashes between members of Dalit and Maratha communities from January 1 resulted in large-scale protests by the former a day later.
Jan 02, 2018, 15:50 PM IST
Bodies of Dalit woman, nephew found in Uttar Pradesh
The hacked bodies of a Dalit woman and her 5-year-old nephew were found on Wednesday in a village here leading to a protest by locals who initially refused to hand the bodies over to the police, an official said.
Dec 20, 2017, 20:31 PM IST
Dalit woman dragged, stripped for objecting to digging work in Andhra Pradesh
A Dalit woman on Wednesday was allegedly dragged and harassed after she objected to a digging work in Andhra Pradesh.
Dec 20, 2017, 16:42 PM IST
Kopardi rape case: Maharashtra court to pronounce quantum of sentence for 3 convicts
A sessions court in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar will pronounce the quantum sentence for the three convicts in the Kopardi rape and murder case.
Nov 29, 2017, 09:13 AM IST
Rahul Gandhi not 'Pappu' anymore, should marry a Dalit, advises Ramdas Athawale
Union minister Ramdas Athawale on Sunday suggested that Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi marry a Dalit woman, saying casteism cannot be removed merely by having meals with the community.
Oct 29, 2017, 19:37 PM IST
Dalit man lynched for watching garba, 8 arrested
In a shocking incident, a 21-year-old Dalit man was lynched for watching Garba dance hosted for upper-caste Patel community in Gujarat's Anand district on Saturday.
Oct 02, 2017, 08:34 AM IST
RSS Vijayadashmi event: Dalit religious leader to be chief guest
The RSS chief puts forth the organization's views on various relevant issues in his speech and sets its agenda for the next year.
Sep 27, 2017, 19:54 PM IST
Facing life threat, Dalit writer Kancha Ilaiah seeks protection
Eminent Dalit thinker Kancha Ilaiah on Monday sought police protection saying that he is facing threat to his life even as Arya Vysya organisations staged protests in parts of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh seeking ban on his book.
Sep 11, 2017, 21:01 PM IST
Dalit girl forced to lift her excreta by upper caste man in MP's Chhatarpur
A case was registered against Singh on charges of unlawful compulsory labour, intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace and relevant section of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, Khan said.
Aug 22, 2017, 17:59 PM IST
