'Rohith Vemula not Dalit,' cops file closure report, give clean chit to all accused
May 04, 2024, at 05:58 am
Hyderabad/IBNS: Eight years after massive protests and a political controversy that erupted over his death by suicide, the Telangana Police has filed a closure report in the Rohith Vemula case and said he did not belong to the Dalit community, which became a premise for the protests over his death.
Dalit woman hacked to death over petty dispute in Hardoi
Dec 29, 2023, at 11:00 pm
A 42-year-old Dalit man was hacked to death by a man allegedly over a petty dispute in the Bilgram area of Hardoi district here in Uttar Pradesh, police sources said here on Friday.
Uttar Pradesh: Minor Dalit girl criminally assaulted in Rae Bareli
Nov 06, 2023, at 10:16 pm
A nine-year-old Dalit girl was criminally assaulted allegedly by a 55-year-old man in Khiron area of Rae Bareli district here in Uttar Pradesh, a police officer said here on Monday.
Six inebriated men arrested for stripping, urinating on two Dalit youths
Nov 02, 2023, at 03:34 pm
After the assault on Dalit siblings on alleged caste discrimination in a school in the southern district of Tamil Nadu recently, yet another such incident has surfaced with a group of inebriated men, assaulting and stripping two youths of a lower caste and urinating on them in Tirunelveli district.
UP CM Yogi Adityanath has lunch at Dalit household in Ayodhya
May 07, 2022, at 02:08 am
Ayodhya/UNI: Giving out a strong message of social harmony and togetherness, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, during his Ayodhya visit, had lunch at a Dalit household in a slum.
Uttar Pradesh: Dalit husband of village head burnt alive by some people in Amethi
Oct 30, 2020, at 10:54 pm
Amethi/UNI: A dalit, hushand of a woman village panchayat head, was burnt alive by some people here in Munshiganj area of the district.
Mayawati asks party cadres to fight against casteist forces
Oct 10, 2020, at 01:42 am
Lucknow/UNI: Blaming both the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress for the present condition of the Dalits, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Mayawati on Friday urged her party cadres to take on the challenge of casteist forces.
Dalit-oppression by BJP-ruled Govt an open secret now: CM Mamata Banerjee
Oct 05, 2020, at 03:50 am
Kolkata/UNI: Alleging that "Dalit-oppression by BJP-ruled Governments is an open secret now," West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said, "The party's anti-Dalit ideology enforces caste-based segregation even in today's day and age."
CAA demonstrations: Section 144 to be implemented in Mysuru
Dec 16, 2019, at 05:20 pm
Mysuru/UNI: In order to maintain law and order, Section 144 of CrPC was imposed here, excluding Town Hall, by Police Commissioner KT Balakrishna on Monday.
Nov 05, 2019, at 02:26 am
Ahmedabad/IBNS: Vadgram MLA Jignesh Mevani has threatened to take to streets if all the accused, involved in stripping and thrashing a Dalit man on Sunday night in the capital city, were not arrested.
BJP MLAs daughter accuses father of trying to kill her for marrying Dalit man
Jul 11, 2019, at 01:35 pm
Bareilly, July 11 (IBNS): The daughter of a BJP MLA has uploaded videos on social media requesting protection from her father and his goons after she married a Dalit man.
Two held for parading nude a Dalit youth
Jun 12, 2019, at 06:03 pm
Chamarajanagara, June 12(UNI) Two people have been taken into custody today and cases registered against few others in connection with the assault on a Dalit youth at Kabbekatte village in Gundlupet taluk of Chamarajanagar district in Karnataka.
People from Delhi's Dalit community are angry with BJP: Arvind Kejriwal
May 04, 2019, at 04:24 pm
New Delhi, May 4 (UNI) Attacking BJP over fielding Sufi singer Hans Raj Hans as its candidate from North West Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said the BJP could not find a Dalit face from the area, hence Dalits will teach them a lesson.
Ram Nath Kovind was made President because of his caste: Ashok Gehlot
Apr 17, 2019, at 04:40 pm
Jaipur, Apr 17 (UNI) Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday has landed himself in a controversy by saying that Ram Nath Kovind was made the President just before the Gujarat elections to appease the Dalit community.
Rahul Gandhi attacks Narendra Modi over 'Dalit' issue
Apr 07, 2018, at 12:29 am
New Delhi, Apr 6 (IBNS): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said the 'oppressive ideology' he follows could never respect Dalits.
Bharat Bandh: Mamata Banerjee urges people to maintain peace
Apr 02, 2018, at 11:29 pm
Kolkata, Apr 2 (IBNS): As Bharat Bandh called by several Dalit organisations turned violent, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday urged people to maintain peace.
Bharat Bandh: Violence sweeps north India, 5 killed
Apr 02, 2018, at 09:54 pm
Chandigarh/Agra/Bhopal, Apr 2 (IBNS): At least five people were killed as 'Bharat Bandh' called by several Dalit organisations turned violent in several parts of India on Monday.
Gujarat: Dalit man beaten to death, eight arrested
Oct 02, 2017, at 05:09 pm
Gandhinagar, Oct 2 (IBNS): A 21-year-old Dalit man was beaten to death by eight others for attending a garba event in Gujarat's Anand district, reports said.
NDA’s presidential candidate Kovind is not a ‘Dalit’: Lalu
Jul 06, 2017, at 12:05 am
Patna, July 5 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): RJD president Lalu Prasad on Wednesday alleged the NDA’s presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind is not a “Dalit†as is being published by the BJP.
Jadavpur University's Dalit student goes missing after shamed on Facebook, FIR lodged against 5
Feb 08, 2017, at 02:30 am
Kolkata, Feb 7 (IBNS): Triggering the memories of Dalit scholar Rohit Vemula's suicide and the disappearance of JNU's student Najeeb Ahmed, a tribal student of Kolkata's Jadavpur University (JU) has gone untraceable since last Thursday (Feb 2), days after he faced allegation of sexual harassment on social networking site Facebook, reports said.
Bihar court asks accused teenager to teach Dalit children for three months
Jan 22, 2017, at 11:44 pm
Patna, Jan 22 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): A juvenile court in Bihar has asked a minor to teach Dalit friends after he was convicted for getting involved in illegal liquor trade in a state declared as “dryâ€.
Sonia Gandhi pays homage to B R Ambedkar on death anniversary
Dec 06, 2016, at 04:45 pm
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IBNS) Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday paid homage to Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar on his death anniversary.
My name is Rohith Vemula, I am a Dalit, he says in video days before committing suicide
Oct 17, 2016, at 09:47 pm
Hyderabad, Oct 17 (IBNS) : In what comes as a rebuttal to the report of a Government instituted probe panel report,, a video, stated to have been shot days before Rohith Vemula committed suicide, shows the Hyderabad Central University research scholar saying he is a Dalit.
You may try to paint Modi, but can't dent his image: M Venkaiah Naidu
Aug 12, 2016, at 04:47 pm
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IBNS): Union Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday took apart the Congress and came to the defence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi who's under the pump following several reports of atrocities against the backward caste people.
Andhra Pradesh does a Gujarat, dalit men tied and beaten up
Aug 10, 2016, at 04:43 pm
Vijaywada, Aug 10 (IBNS): After atrocities on Dalit men in Gujarat by cow vigilantes for the alleged possession of cow skin, an encore took place in Andhra Pradesh's Vijaywada as two men were tied to a coconut tree and allegedly thrashed for skinning a dead cow, reports said.
UP BJP vice president uses derogatory language to comment on Mayawati
Jul 20, 2016, at 08:41 pm
New Delhi/Lucknow, Jul 20 (IBNS): Dayashankar Singh, Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP's) vice-president in Uttar Pradesh used abusive language on Wednesday while commenting on Mayawati, the former Uttar Pradesh chief and Bahujan Samaj party (BSP) chief, according to media reports.
Rajnath Singh says the Una Dalit incident has upset PM Modi
Jul 20, 2016, at 07:31 pm
New Delhi, Jul 20 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, while replying to the Opposition's queries on the Gujarat Dalit case, in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, said that the government strongly condemned the attack and that the incident has upset Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the media reported.
Opposition slams central government on Dalit issue
Jul 20, 2016, at 05:55 pm
Ahmedabad/Una, Jul 20 (IBNS): The Rajya Sabha temporarily adjourned on Wednesday as members of the Opposition stormed the well to protest against the stripping and beating of four Dalit men by self-styled cow protectors in Gujarat last week, according to media reports.
Athawale demands possession of arms for Dalit's safety
Jul 13, 2016, at 05:38 pm
New Delhi, July 13 (IBNS): Ramdas Athawale, Union Minister of State for Social Justice, is rooting for arms possession by the dalit people for their safety, while blaming inter-caste marriages for the growing atrocities against the backward people.