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JNU Students Lathi-charged, Injured, first detained during protest over V-C remarks, UGC Equity guidelines, now Jailed

Fourteen of hundreds of protesting students from the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) were sent to Tihar Jail on Friday, February 27 after a late night brutal lathi charge by the Delhi police on February 26, attacking a student protest and long march aimed to march towards the Ministry of Education; protesters were demanding the resignation of Vice Chancellor (VC) JNU Ms Pandit who had made derogative remarks against Dalits and Blacks recently

State Counsel appears to justify the hasty cremation of Hathras Victim: HC

The high court was told by the State that transferring the DM was a mere political issue and that he did nothing wrong in ordering the cremation of the victim

Where are the country’s SC/ST Commissions headed?

While the National Commissions for SC and STs are still without Chairpersons, the few states that have these Commissions have no better story to tell

Adivasi Union to stand with peasants of country during nationwide protests

AIUFWP chips in to the growing support of nationwide peasant unrest planned for the Constitution Day

Dalit house set ablaze in MP, brothers thrashed, CM silent?

The incident took place on November 21 in Chirgai village in Madhya Pradesh's Datia district. 

Closure of schools, a threat to Odisha’s tribal education

While the state government goes over the merger policy, a civil organisation questions the drafting of such a policy without interacting with villagers at the local level.

Adivasis protest BJP’s ‘insult’ to freedom fighter Birsa Munda

1,000 Adivasis gather to denounce Amit Shah's recent faux pas in Bankura

Hathras case: All accused to undergo brain mapping, polygraph tests

As the next date for hearing approaches before the Allahabad High Court, the CBI is yet to decide a date to conduct the tests.

Uttar Pradesh has failed its Dalit community, especially Dalit women

A 15-year-old Dalit girl set afire in Bulandshahr, died in a Delhi hospital; just the latest in such crimes against the community in UP

Kaimur firing: HRDA appeals to NHRC for urgent action

After CJP-AIUFWP, HRDA India has moved NHRC taking cognisance of the Bihar Police atrocities on Adivasi Activists

J&K: Gujjar Bakerwal shelter demolition causes political uproar

The nomadic communities had migrated to Jammu owing to harsh winters in Pahalgam as has been their tradition for generations

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