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Thirty years on, justice remains elusive for Dalits in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Haryana
A chapter in a major 30-year review of the PoA Act argues that institutional failures, rather than legislative gaps, remain the biggest obstacle to justice
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Mahatma Gandhi, Race and Caste
It is important to distinguish between Gandhi's formative years and when he became a truly enlightened and inspiring leader
Outlawed caste-based militia Ranvir Sena issues death threats over social media in Bihar!
The organization had been banned by the Bihar government in 1995 and has allegedly carried out the killings of over 400 Dalits from 1995 to 1999
SC/ST Commission in UP headless for over 7 months
The state Commission has over 7,000 pending applications and no Chairman to look into them
UP Police book FIR against senior journalist, under multiple sections including SC/ST act
Image Courtesy:scroll.inA First Information Report (FIR) has been filed...
‘Convenient racism’, says Irfan Pathan, pointing to discrimination based on faith and colour
One of the biggest names in contemporary Indian cricket bravely called this ‘convenient racism’, perhaps the only celebrity to do so in recent times
Dalit men assaulted, paraded with footwear around their neck in Uttar Pradesh
There has been no media outrage on the incident and no culprits have been caught yet
Uttar Pradesh: Dalit teen allegedly shot by upper caste men for praying at village temple
The incident took place in Domkheda village, Amroha district, 400 kms northwest of Lucknow
OBCs and their due in reservations in medical courses
The Health Ministry as well as the Supreme Court have been apprised of the matter, with the NCBC seeking response from the Ministry within 2 weeks
Junagadh couple allegedly killed in caste-based murder amid national lockdown
The police said that the woman’s family members were being seen as suspects
Remembering Balbir Singh Sr
Was this Indian hockey idol denied his due allegedly for being a Sikh?
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