Dalit Bahujan Adivasi

The authorities suspended mobile internet services in parts of Jammu and Rajouri districts as Shah was addressing a rally.

The Pahari community is hopeful that the Home Minister will announce ST status for them, which the Gujjars and Bakerwals oppose.

In most BJP-ruled states, such violence is ominously rising, but the same is also true for some states ruled by Opposition parties.

The boy’s mother was also assaulted when she tried to intervene

he 15-year-old boy from Uttar Pradesh has been allegedly beaten ruthlessly by a teacher, died as a result

While the CBSE issued a clarification over viral 'casteist' text in Class 6 History textbook, the fact that caste bias surfaces time and again, over decades, in official board texts is a matter of concern

On Tuesday afternoon, the body of young Nikhit Dohre, who succumbed to his injuries allegedly after the brute beating by his teacher, was finally cremated outside the village after the family received a cheque of ₹3 lakh as ex gratia compensation

In a police complaint, the boy's father has alleged that the teacher beat him with sticks and rods until he fell unconscious after he spelt a word wrong in the social science test, 20 days ago

The incident has sparked outrage among the dalit community in the region and the district administration has deployed additional forces in the victim’s village to control the situation.

Around 30% of the registered unemployed persons belong to scheduled caste and scheduled tribe categories, and this does not even take into account a lot of people who are not registered.