BJP MP Tarun Vijay attacked by mob outside Uttarakhand temple, probe ordered
Rajya Sabha member Tarun Vijay was attacked by a mob and his car vandalised apparently for visiting Silgur Devta temple in Uttarakhand.
May 21, 2016, 09:24 AM IST
Mohan Bhagwat breaks bread with sanitary workers at Kumbh Mela
On Thursday, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat had taken a holy dip with members of tribal communities in the Kshipra river at Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh.
May 13, 2016, 15:36 PM IST
Amit Shah takes holy dip alongside Dalit sadhus at Kumbh
BJP president Amit Shah also had a 'Samrasta Bhoj' (social harmony feast) with Dalit sadhus.
May 11, 2016, 14:48 PM IST
Amit Shah to take dip with Dalit sadhus at Kumbh today
BJP national president Amit Shah will go ahead with his plan to take a holy dip, named 'Samrasta Snan' (social harmony bath), with Dalit sadhus in the Shipra river on Wednesday during the ongoing Kumbh Mela in Ujjain despite reservations from some quarters.
May 11, 2016, 08:57 AM IST
Central team to UP to probe Dalit's death due to hunger
Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Friday said a team will be sent to Bundelkhand to look into the alleged death of a dalit due to hunger in Banda district in Uttar Pradesh.
May 06, 2016, 13:31 PM IST
Kerala law student rape and murder: Perumbavoor DSP removed from probe, two migrant laborers detained
Kerala CM Oommen Chandy announced that the state government has decided to give Rs 10 lakh as compensation to the family of the Dalit law student.
May 05, 2016, 11:06 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi to meet Kerala rape victim's mother on May 11
With Assembly polls only 12 days away, the rape and murder of a Dalit woman has become the most talked about issue in Kerala.
May 05, 2016, 09:41 AM IST
With Dalit voters in mind, BJP ropes in Buddhist monks to dent Mayawati's kitty in poll-bound UP
In an attempt to propagate Prime Minister Narendra Modi 's thoughts on Buddhism and Bhimrao Ambedkar, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has roped in Buddhist monks who will travel across Uttar Pradesh in next six months.
Apr 26, 2016, 08:33 AM IST
Protesting against liquor shop, Dalits in Rajasthan claim they've converted to Buddhism
The residents of Sant Ravidas Colony in Bhadasia suburb of Jodhpur have been protesting for three weeks now against the liquor shop.
Apr 21, 2016, 13:23 PM IST
Kanhaiya Kumar's family objects to Mayawati remarks against him
Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union president Kanhaiya Kumar's family on Friday took a strong objection to Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati's castiest remarks against him, allegdly calling him anti-Dalit and from upper caste.
Apr 16, 2016, 01:08 AM IST
We got Telangana because of Ambedkar, says K Chandrasekhar Rao
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Thursday laid the foundation stone for a 125-ft bronze statue of BR Ambedkar on the occasion of his 125th birth anniversary and announced a slew of welfare programmes for dalits and other communities.
Apr 14, 2016, 15:16 PM IST
Rohith Vemula's family embraces Buddhism, says `we'll be free from daily humiliation`
Rohith Vemula's mother Radhika and brother Naga Chaitanya Vemula were given 'deeksha' at a function in Dadar in Mumbai.
Apr 14, 2016, 12:32 PM IST
Rohith Vemula's brother, mother to embrace Buddhism in Mumbai today
Today is the 125th birth anniversary of Babasaheb Ambedkar, the Dalit icon and the principal architect of the Indian Constitution.
Apr 14, 2016, 08:45 AM IST
'Anti-Dalit' BJP forgets Eklavya while renaming Gurgaon: AAP
AAP on Wednesday attacked BJP over the renaming of Gurgaon, calling the party "anti-Dalit" and questioned whether it approved Guru Dronacharya's act of asking "Dalit and Advivasi" pupil Eklavya's thumb.
Apr 13, 2016, 20:13 PM IST
Arvind Kejriwal offers clerical job to Rohith Vemula’s M.Sc degree holder brother
During his meeting with Rohith Vemula’s mother in Delhi on February 24, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had vowed to offer an “appropriate” job to Raja Vemula.
Apr 12, 2016, 15:09 PM IST
Tension in Jammu town after boy found dead
The boy, identified as Karan Kumar, was found dead in the local higher secondary school at 10.30 pm on Monday.
Apr 12, 2016, 14:18 PM IST
Good news: Ambedkar's birth anniversary to be observed for 1st time at UN
The birth anniversary of BR Ambedkar, the architect of the Indian Constitution and Dalit rights activist, would be observed at the United Nations for the first time with focus on combating inequalities to achieve Sustainable Development Goals.
Apr 09, 2016, 11:15 AM IST
'Acche din' for SC/ST, Dalit, physically challenged; Smriti Irani promises 100% fee waiver at IITs
An IIT panel last month approved a proposal for a three-fold hike in annual fees of IITs from the present Rs 90,000.
Apr 07, 2016, 09:09 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi pays tributes to Babu Jagjivan Ram
Jagjivan Ram, known popularly as Babuji, was an Indian independence activist and politician from Bihar.
Apr 05, 2016, 08:43 AM IST
Rajasthan: Dalit girl raped, murdered by physical trainer in school hostel room
Days after the body of a Dalit girl student was found in a water tank of the school on Tuesday, the local police have arrested the physical trainer and instructor for allegedly raping the murdering the girl in Bikaner district of Rajasthan.
Apr 03, 2016, 16:03 PM IST
