Una incident: Gujarat Chief Secretary says accused made video for 'fun'
Gujarat's Chief Secretary GR Aloria has said that the accused who had assaulted Dalit men in Una on July 11 in the name of cow protection had video recorded the incident “for fun and uploaded it as a show of bravado”.
Jul 22, 2016, 09:02 AM IST
Dalits are used as 'political weapon', says BSP chief Mayawati
BSP chief Mayawati was on Thursday unrelenting on BJP over the attack on her by Uttar Pradesh leader Dayashankar Singh, saying his sacking was not enough and the party itself should have filed an FIR against him.
Jul 21, 2016, 23:45 PM IST
Debate on Una incident in Parliament: As it happened
Rajya Sabha held a discussion on the issue of recent atrocities against Dalits in Gujarat's Una town.
Jul 21, 2016, 16:36 PM IST
Dalits across India see me as 'devi': Mayawati
BSP former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati said the Dalits across the nation see her as a `devi`.
Jul 21, 2016, 15:34 PM IST
Promote inter-caste marriages to end casteism: Ramdas Athawale
"Gau raksha jaruri hai (cow protection is necessary) but who will save humans," newly inducted Union Minister and dalit leader Ramdas Athawale said on Thursday, asserting that incidents like the attack on dalits in Gujarat should not be be allowed to recur.
Jul 21, 2016, 15:24 PM IST
Centre flags 'sudden' spurt in crime against SC in Gujarat, Chhattisgarh
New Delh Amid a raging row over attack on dalits for skinning a dead cow in Gujarat, the Centre has flagged the "anomaly and sudden increase" in crimes against people belonging to Scheduled Castes
Jul 21, 2016, 14:39 PM IST
For cow vigilantes, Dalits are soft target: Fact-finding team after Una visit
A fact-finding team which visited Gujarat's Una town in connection with the brutal assault of Dalits, has claimed to have found a new trend among 'cow vigilantes' to show bravado by making a particular Dalit community as their "soft target".
Jul 21, 2016, 10:45 AM IST
Una incident: CPI(M) demands ban on cow protection committees activities
CPI(M) condemns the attacks on Dalits in Gujarat and demanded the state govt to ban the activities of the cow protection committees.
Jul 20, 2016, 19:06 PM IST
Attacks on Dalits: Congress targets RSS-BJP, says Hindutva organisation working for 'dalit-mukt Bharat'
Congress on Wednesday targeted RSS and BJP in Lok Sabha over attacks on some Dalit men in Gujarat for skinning a dead cow, saying the Hindutva organisation was working for 'Dalit-mukt Bharat' which was sponsored by BJP to polarise communities ahead of next year's assembly polls there.
Jul 20, 2016, 15:06 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee expresses concern over crime against Dalits
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday expressed concern regarding crime against Dalits and urged the central government to treat them with care and give full protection.
Jul 20, 2016, 13:29 PM IST
Uproar in Parliament after Rajnath praises Gujarat's handling of post-Una situation
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday issued a statement in the Lok Sabha on the Una incident and instead of mollifying the opposition, caused further uproar.
Jul 20, 2016, 12:44 PM IST
Parliament witnesses uproar over Una incident; Rajya Sabha adjourned
Parliament witnessed uproar on Wednesday over the Una incident wherein a group of Dalit youths were assaulted by a vigilante cow protection group last week for allegedly killing a cow.
Jul 20, 2016, 11:25 AM IST
Una incident: Dalit youth commits suicide, cop killed as violence engulfs Gujarat's Saurashtra
A policeman was killed in mob violence and a Dalit committed suicide on Tuesday as protests against last week's thrashing of four youth in Una town snowballed across Saurashtra region of Gujarat on Tuesday.
Jul 19, 2016, 22:16 PM IST
Gujarat unrest: 5 more Dalits attempt suicide in Saurashtra
Five more Dalit persons allegedly tried to commit suicide in two separate incidents in Gujarat as widespread protests against last week's thrashing of four boys of the community in Una town continued for the second day in Saurashtra region.
Jul 19, 2016, 19:33 PM IST
Samiti launches stir against atrocities on dalits
People belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC) under the banner of Ganjam District Dalit Samanwaya Samiti have launched a stir in Ganjam district demanding protection from alleged atrocities.
Jul 19, 2016, 15:32 PM IST
Anupriya Patel brings important caste factor for BJP
The inclusion of Anupriya Patel, the Mirzapur MP from Apna Dal, in the Narendra Modi ministry is purely aimed at Uttar Pradesh politics and the assembly elections next year, sources said.
Jul 05, 2016, 15:17 PM IST
Bengaluru horror: Three boys stripped, brutally thrashed and tortured with electric shocks over theft charge
Three teenage school-going boys were stripped and then brutally beaten up by a group of men in Bengaluru for allegedly stealing money from a shop in the district.
Jul 03, 2016, 15:04 PM IST
SHOCKING! Dombivli BJP MLA uses pig analogy for Dalits, video goes viral
A video showing BJP MLA from Dombivli Ravindra Chavan using analogy of pigs while talking about 'uplift of the Dalits' has gone viral on the social media.
Jun 22, 2016, 12:08 PM IST
'Pig' shocker from Mumbai: BJP MLA Dombivli compares Dalits, farmers to piglets
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader from Dombivli Ravindra Chavan landed in a huge controversy after he made an appalling analogy at a meeting in Dombivli in Maharashtra recently.
Jun 21, 2016, 18:28 PM IST
Mayawati expels dalit leader from BSP because he wrote anti-Brahmin post on Facebook?
Ahead of high-voltage Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections, BSP supremo Mayawati has indicated that she is eyeing Brahmin votes too!
Jun 15, 2016, 14:04 PM IST
