Rohith Vemula was a troubled individual, didn’t commit suicide over Hyderabad Central University action: Inquiry Commission
Rohith Vemula’s suicide had triggered a huge political furore with the then HRD minister Smriti Irani coming under attack
Aug 16, 2017, 12:14 PM IST
Protestors detained in Haryana for trying to meet BJP chief Amit Shah without permission
The group has been staging a sit-in in Jind for the last 171 days to press for reservation for the community.
Aug 03, 2017, 11:09 AM IST
Meira Kumar calls on police torture victims in Telangana jail
Condemning the atrocities on the Dalits, she said the police beat up the youth and tortured them with electric shocks.
Jul 31, 2017, 15:41 PM IST
Ram Nath Kovind: His rise from Kanpur's Paraukh village to 340-room Rashtrapati Bhavan
As soon Ram Nath Kovind, a Dalit Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader was elected the 14th President of India, his ancestral village Paraukh in Kanpur Dehat district burst into celebrations. Residents lit lamps with ghee, played gulal (colour), burst firecrackers as their 'Baba Ji', defeated Opposition candidate Meira Kumar in a straight fight by a huge margin of 334,730.
Jul 21, 2017, 09:57 AM IST
Ram Nath Kovind is India's next President: How cross-voting by Opposition lawmakers boosted his bid
Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Goa, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi are among other states that witnessed cross-voting in Ram Nath Kovind's favour.
Jul 20, 2017, 23:56 PM IST
Presidential Election 2017 Results: The states where Meira Kumar got more votes than Ram Nath Kovind
While Ram Nath Kovind got 65.65 percent of the total valid vote value of 10,69,358, Meira Kumar got 34.35 percent.
Jul 20, 2017, 18:11 PM IST
Ram Nath Kovind is India's 14th President: His journey from Kanpur Dehat to Raisina Hills
Ram Nath Kovind, a former two-time Rajya Sabha MP, is known more as a Dalit champion than a Hindutva ideologue.
Jul 20, 2017, 16:30 PM IST
Happy that Dalit will be next President: Mayawati
Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Monday expressed happiness that a Dalit would become the next President of India, irrespective of who wins the election.
Jul 17, 2017, 13:16 PM IST
Jignesh Mevani, Kanhaiya Kumar detained in Gujarat for holding rally sans permission
Young Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani, former Jawaharlal Nehru University Student Union President Kanhaiya Kumar and Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti woman activist Reshma Patel were detained on Wednesday for holding a public meeting defying police orders.
Jul 12, 2017, 23:59 PM IST
Tamil Nadu: Five injured in group clash in tiff over transporting cattle in Palani
Five persons were injured in a clash between two groups here on Wednesday over transporting cattle in a lorry, allegedly in violation of norms, police said.
Jun 28, 2017, 21:08 PM IST
Presidential poll is not about 'Dalit vs Dalit': Meira Kumar
Kumar described recent attacks on Dalits as "shameful". "We should hang our heads in shame, even if there is one incident of violence against Dalits."
Meira Kumar's candidature an opposition ploy to divide Dalits: UP CM Yogi Adityanath
"Intentions of the opposition are not honest towards Dalits, otherwise they would have fielded Kumar last time," Adityanath said.
Prez poll: Kovind files nomination; Meira Kumar to challenge him
Congress has nominated Meira Kumar as its candidate for Presidential elections 2017. NDA's candidate is Ram Nath Kovind.
Jun 23, 2017, 12:42 PM IST
Presidential election: Express gratitude to 17 parties who selected me, delighted by Opposition's unity, says Meira Kumar
The Opposition on Thursday unanimously decided to field Meira Kumar, a Dalit, as its joint candidate for the presidential election against NDA's Dalit activist Ram Nath Kovind.
Jun 22, 2017, 20:34 PM IST
BSP will back 'more capable, popular' Meira Kumar in President poll
Mayawati had said on Monday that her party was positive about the NDA nominating Kovind but wished the ruling alliance had named a non-political Dalit candidate for the top post.
Presidential election: Opposition picks Congress leader Meira Kumar to take on NDA nominee Ram Nath Kovind
The Presidential election is scheduled for July 17.
Jun 22, 2017, 17:41 PM IST
Visit Dalit homes, have food with them: BJP top brass to party leaders
As part of the party's Dalit outreach, BJP's top brass has asked Union ministers and senior functionaries to have a meal at a Dalit household while visiting different states as part of the Modi government's third anniversary celebrations.
Jun 08, 2017, 20:13 PM IST
In Karnataka, pregnant Muslim woman burnt alive for marrying Dalit
The incident occurred at Gundanakala village in Bijapur district.
Jun 06, 2017, 12:35 PM IST
Case registered against six persons for assaulting Dalit man in UP
A case was registered against the six persons who entered his house and assaulted him along with his wife and also made remarks against his caste.
May 30, 2017, 11:55 AM IST
Karnataka BJP chief BS Yeddyurappa triggers controversy over eating 'hotel food' at Dalit's house, family files complaint
Yeddyurappa received flak over a similar situation earlier in Tumakuru where he was photographed eating "tatte idli" at a Dalit`s house at Gubbi.
May 22, 2017, 11:35 AM IST
