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Telangana Police had killed all four accused in the rape-murder case of female vet on Friday morning. (PTI)

2 Dalit Men Beaten In Telangana For Allegedly Stealing Goat

The owner of the goat suspecting a goat theft, hung the two men in a shed and later tortured them, the reports said.

03 September 2023

Delhi University

AAP Govt Writes To DU To Lower Cut-Off For SC/ST Students To Fill Vacant Seats, VC Says Not Possible To Reopen Admissions

The undergraduate admissions, which the university held through Common University Entrance Test (CUET) scores for the first time, concluded in December.

21 January 2023

Union Minister for Tribal Affairs Arjun Munda. (File photo)

Parliament Passes Bill To Give Tribal Status To Betta-Karuba Community In Karnataka

"Betta-Kuruba" and "Kadu Kuruba" were added to Karnataka's Scheduled Tribes list on Thursday by the Karnataka Parliament.

22 December 2022

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar during Monsoon Session at Bihar Assembly in Patna.

Opposition INDIA Bloc To Hold Country-Wide Programmes On Gandhi Jayanti: Nitish Kumar

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar claimed that the BJP-led NDA was rattled by the ‘unity of the opposition’ and, therefore, the central government has convened later this month a special session of Parliament.

02 September 2023

Schedule Tribes

Parliament Passes Bill To Include 'Betta-Kuruba' In List Of Schedule Tribes In Karnataka

The minister said the bill seeks to provide justice to the Betta-Kuruba community of Karnataka, which has only about 5,000 members living in the southern state.

23 December 2022

Mallikarjun Kharge

Bharat Jodo Yatra Has Taken Shape Of National Jan Andolan: Congress Chief Kharge Hails Rahul Gandhi

A day after Gandhi completed 100 days of his 'Bharat Jodo Yatra,' Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge congratulated the Gandhis, saying they have transformed it into a nationwide Jan Andolan ”.

17 December 2022

Manipur has been in the grips of ethnic violence since May. Over 130 have been killed and several thousands have been displaced. Several people have left for other states for safety. (Representative Image)

Top Mizoram Official Assures Meitei Leaders Of Safety As Community Members Leave State Over Safety Concerns: Report

Several members of the Meitei community have left Mizoram recently after a former insurgents' organisation said that it's no longer safe for them to stay in the state.

23 July 2023

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BJP, RSS Giving Communal Colour To Lakhimpur Kheri Rape, Murder Case, Alleges Cong

The Opposition party also demanded the Narendra Modi government should implement the SC/ST Act with 'full force'.

16 September 2022

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30 July 2022
Students Accuse FTII Of Not Filling Up Reserved Seats, Stage Protest

Students Accuse FTII Of Not Filling Up Reserved Seats, Stage Protest

A student association on Friday alleged that the seats reserved for OBC, SC and ST categories were not filled up while admitting students to the Film &...


30 May 2022
Girls Secure Top 3 Ranks In UPSC 2021 Exam, Shruti Sharma Tops The List

Girls Secure Top 3 Ranks In UPSC 2021 Exam, Shruti Sharma Tops The List

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) announced that 685 candidates have qualified the prestigious civil services examination.


14 May 2022
Chintan Shivir: Congress Decides To Raise Representation Of SCs, STs, OBCs To 50 Per Cent

Chintan Shivir: Congress Decides To Raise Representation Of SCs, STs, OBCs To 50 Per Cent

AICC national coordinator K Raju said that the panel on social justice and empowerment formed by party chief Sonia Gandhi took a  decision on this issue at...


19 March 2022
Book Excerpt: How Mandal Proved Seminal In VP Singh’s Career, And India’s Politics

Book Excerpt: How Mandal Proved Seminal In VP Singh’s Career, And India’s Politics

The Mandal Commission also used levels of education and income as indicators to determine which castes to list as backward. However, in computing the final...


17 March 2022
Decide On Rajbhars' ST status in 2 Months: Allahabad HC To UP Govt

Decide On Rajbhars' ST status in 2 Months: Allahabad HC To UP Govt

The Allahabad High Court has asked the UP government to decide within two months on a representation seeking the inclusion of the Bhar/Rajbhar community in the...


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04 February 2022
Assembly Polls: AAP Reaches Out To ST Community In Goa, Unveils Eight-Point Action Plan

Assembly Polls: AAP Reaches Out To ST Community In Goa, Unveils Eight-Point Action Plan

On the eight-point action plan, he said if AAP occupies power in Goa, 12.5 per cent of the total state budget would be dedicated for the welfare of the ST...


21 December 2021
J'khand Civil Service Exam Irregularities: BJP Creates Ruckus In Assembly, CM Attacks 'Manuwadi' Mindset

J'khand Civil Service Exam Irregularities: BJP Creates Ruckus In Assembly, CM Attacks 'Manuwadi' Mindset

Soren, however, said, "There has been no interference from the government (in conducting examinations).


20 December 2021
How Caste Equations Continue To Shape Bihar’s Economic Fortunes

How Caste Equations Continue To Shape Bihar’s Economic Fortunes

Bihar craves fresh policy ideas at the top, and better, more imaginative politics at every level.


20 November 2021
Tribal Body Urges Shah To Look Into Repressions On Chakmas

Tribal Body Urges Shah To Look Into Repressions On Chakmas

The CDFI in a memorandum submitted to Shah on Friday cautioned against the "growing alienation of the Chakmas from the Bharatiya Janata Party as a result of...


20 November 2021
Tribal Body Urges Shah To Look Into Repressions On Chakmas

Tribal Body Urges Shah To Look Into Repressions On Chakmas

The CDFI in a memorandum submitted to Shah on Friday cautioned against the "growing alienation of the Chakmas from the Bharatiya Janata Party as a result of...


21 October 2021
Akhilesh’s Strategy: Wean Back Most Backward Castes From BJP, But Will That Be Easy?

Akhilesh’s Strategy: Wean Back Most Backward Castes From BJP, But Will That Be Easy?

Observers feel that the smaller OBC castes, which were earlier with SP in significant numbers and shifted to the BSP to a reasonable extent in 2007, gradually...


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13 October 2021
Covid-19 May Wipe Out Andaman Tribes If Utmost Precaution Not Taken, Scientists Warn

Covid-19 May Wipe Out Andaman Tribes If Utmost Precaution Not Taken, Scientists Warn

A group of 11 scientists from 13 institutions across the world have sounded the alarm based on the genomic analysis of Indian populations.


24 September 2021
Centre Finds Caste Census Of Backward Classes Administratively Difficult, Tells SC

Centre Finds Caste Census Of Backward Classes Administratively Difficult, Tells SC

In an affidavit filed in the apex court, the government has said that caste enumeration in Socio-Economic and Caste Census (SECC) 2011 was “fraught” with...


24 September 2021
Caste Census Won’t Breed Casteism: Union Minister Athawale

Caste Census Won’t Breed Casteism: Union Minister Athawale

'Atrocities are still happening against backward communities. Though there have been government interventions to end caste- based discriminations from the...


15 September 2021
Bengal Assistance Scheme For Women: Govt Issues Record 8.5 Lakh Caste Certificates In 45 Days

Bengal Assistance Scheme For Women: Govt Issues Record 8.5 Lakh Caste Certificates In 45 Days

This huge number of certificates were issued following a flood of applications triggered by the Bengal CM's scheme for monthly financial assistance to female...


20 July 2021
Oxfam: Only 25.9 Percent SC ST Households Have Access To Non-Shared Sanitation Facilities

Oxfam: Only 25.9 Percent SC ST Households Have Access To Non-Shared Sanitation Facilities

'Data shows that 65.7 per cent of households belonging to the general category have access to improved, non-shared sanitation facilities, while only 25.9 per...


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