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Rift Within Punjab Congress Over Caste? CS Channi's 'Dalit' Remark Sparks Buzz
A conflict over caste representation has surfaced within the Punjab Congress. The friction, which centres on the balance between Dalit and Jat Sikh influence, was triggered by a remark by former Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi.
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Man Branded 'Untouchable', Family Boycotted For Eating At Dalit Home
In a chilling reminder of how deeply caste prejudices continue to survive in parts of rural India, a case of social boycott and untouchability has surfaced from a village in Madhya Pradesh's Raisen district.
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"You Belong To Filthy Caste": Shocking Remarks From Teacher At Andhra School
Parents and students of Yandapalli High School in Andhra Pradesh's Kakinada district staged a sit-in protest on Monday, alleging that their English teacher repeatedly used casteist slurs and derogatory language against Dalit students.
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Meet Rajesh Kumar: Dalit Leader, Bihar Congress Chief Who Fought From Kutumba
Bihar Congress chief Rajesh Kumar contested the upcoming assembly elections from the Kutumba constituency. The seat, reserved for the Scheduled Castes, is in the Aurangabad district.
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Locked Up By 'Upper Caste' Women For Entering Home, Dalit Boy Dies By Suicide
A 12-year-old Dalit boy allegedly died by suicide by consuming poison after he was reportedly locked inside a cowshed by some so-called 'upper caste' women for entering their house at a village in Shimla district, officials said on Wednesday.
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1995 Bihar Polls: How 'Vikas Nahi Samman' Won Lalu Yadav Chief Ministership
Janata Dal won 167 of 324 seats in the 1995 Bihar polls, securing an absolute majority. The backward castes and Dalits finally felt empowered.
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On Camera, Dalit Engineer Thrashed With Shoe At His Office By BJP Worker
A Dalit engineer was thrashed by a BJP worker with a shoe at the electricity department in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia, showed a viral video.
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Odisha Government Bans Use Of 'Harijan' Word In All Official Communications
The Odisha government has asked all its departments, public and educational institutes and others to stop using the term 'harijan' in communications, officials said on Wednesday.
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"Leave My Parents Alone...": Appeal Of Murdered Dalit Techie's Girlfriend
The young woman from a so-called upper caste community in Tamil Nadu's Tirunelveli - whose parents and brother are accused of killing her Dalit boyfriend - appealed for their safety in a video released Thursday.
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Tamil Nadu Dalit Techie Murder: Case Transferred To Crime Branch Amid Outrage
The Tamil Nadu police have transferred the case involving the alleged honour killing of Dalit techie Kavin Selvaganesh to the Crime Branch - CID for a "fair and independent investigation".
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Congress Leader Says Rahul Gandhi Could Be "2nd Ambedkar", BJP Mocks Party
Mocking the Congress for its leader's remark that party MP and Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi could prove to be the "second Ambedkar" for OBCs, the BJP has termed it an insult of Dalits as well as the social reformer.
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Newton, Masaan, Kaala, Dhadak 2: Pulling Dalit Identity Out Of The Shadows To The Spotlight
Dhadak 2 aims at exploring caste divide in India as it makes a Dalit character its male lead
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Dalit Family Cultivating Field Beaten Up In Madhya Pradesh, Seeds Snatched
In an incident that has, once again, raised troubling questions about caste violence and land rights in rural India, a Dalit family has been brutally attacked with sticks while cultivating land they claim belongs to them.
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Four Men Fire in Air, Attack Dalit Family In Madhya Pradesh
A shocking case of caste violence and lawlessness has emerged from Lalpur village under Karera tehsil in Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh, where four upper-caste men - recently released from jail - allegedly stormed the house of a Dalit former sarpa
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'Discrimination Of Dalits After 80 Years Painful': Madras High Court On Temple Row
Continued discrimination against Dalits, 80 years after independence, is painful, the Madras High Court said as it heard a plea demanding the Tamil Nadu government intervene to ensure Dalits can enter temples, such as one in Pudukkottai district.
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Rift Within Punjab Congress Over Caste? CS Channi's 'Dalit' Remark Sparks Buzz
A conflict over caste representation has surfaced within the Punjab Congress. The friction, which centres on the balance between Dalit and Jat Sikh influence, was triggered by a remark by former Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi.
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Man Branded 'Untouchable', Family Boycotted For Eating At Dalit Home
In a chilling reminder of how deeply caste prejudices continue to survive in parts of rural India, a case of social boycott and untouchability has surfaced from a village in Madhya Pradesh's Raisen district.
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"You Belong To Filthy Caste": Shocking Remarks From Teacher At Andhra School
Parents and students of Yandapalli High School in Andhra Pradesh's Kakinada district staged a sit-in protest on Monday, alleging that their English teacher repeatedly used casteist slurs and derogatory language against Dalit students.
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Meet Rajesh Kumar: Dalit Leader, Bihar Congress Chief Who Fought From Kutumba
Bihar Congress chief Rajesh Kumar contested the upcoming assembly elections from the Kutumba constituency. The seat, reserved for the Scheduled Castes, is in the Aurangabad district.
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Locked Up By 'Upper Caste' Women For Entering Home, Dalit Boy Dies By Suicide
A 12-year-old Dalit boy allegedly died by suicide by consuming poison after he was reportedly locked inside a cowshed by some so-called 'upper caste' women for entering their house at a village in Shimla district, officials said on Wednesday.
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1995 Bihar Polls: How 'Vikas Nahi Samman' Won Lalu Yadav Chief Ministership
Janata Dal won 167 of 324 seats in the 1995 Bihar polls, securing an absolute majority. The backward castes and Dalits finally felt empowered.
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On Camera, Dalit Engineer Thrashed With Shoe At His Office By BJP Worker
A Dalit engineer was thrashed by a BJP worker with a shoe at the electricity department in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia, showed a viral video.
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Odisha Government Bans Use Of 'Harijan' Word In All Official Communications
The Odisha government has asked all its departments, public and educational institutes and others to stop using the term 'harijan' in communications, officials said on Wednesday.
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"Leave My Parents Alone...": Appeal Of Murdered Dalit Techie's Girlfriend
The young woman from a so-called upper caste community in Tamil Nadu's Tirunelveli - whose parents and brother are accused of killing her Dalit boyfriend - appealed for their safety in a video released Thursday.
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Tamil Nadu Dalit Techie Murder: Case Transferred To Crime Branch Amid Outrage
The Tamil Nadu police have transferred the case involving the alleged honour killing of Dalit techie Kavin Selvaganesh to the Crime Branch - CID for a "fair and independent investigation".
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Congress Leader Says Rahul Gandhi Could Be "2nd Ambedkar", BJP Mocks Party
Mocking the Congress for its leader's remark that party MP and Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi could prove to be the "second Ambedkar" for OBCs, the BJP has termed it an insult of Dalits as well as the social reformer.
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Newton, Masaan, Kaala, Dhadak 2: Pulling Dalit Identity Out Of The Shadows To The Spotlight
Dhadak 2 aims at exploring caste divide in India as it makes a Dalit character its male lead
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Dalit Family Cultivating Field Beaten Up In Madhya Pradesh, Seeds Snatched
In an incident that has, once again, raised troubling questions about caste violence and land rights in rural India, a Dalit family has been brutally attacked with sticks while cultivating land they claim belongs to them.
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Four Men Fire in Air, Attack Dalit Family In Madhya Pradesh
A shocking case of caste violence and lawlessness has emerged from Lalpur village under Karera tehsil in Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh, where four upper-caste men - recently released from jail - allegedly stormed the house of a Dalit former sarpa
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'Discrimination Of Dalits After 80 Years Painful': Madras High Court On Temple Row
Continued discrimination against Dalits, 80 years after independence, is painful, the Madras High Court said as it heard a plea demanding the Tamil Nadu government intervene to ensure Dalits can enter temples, such as one in Pudukkottai district.
