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The Audacity Of Tejashwi Yadav's Ambition: Shifting From 'MY' To 'PDA'
In the intricate smorgasbord of Bihar's political landscape, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has long stood as a formidable player, its roots entrenched in the soil of the Muslim-Yadav coalition.
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"DMK Councillor Asked Me To Kneel," Says Dalit Man, Police Case Filed
A video from Tamil Nadu's Villupuram district, showing a Dalit municipal official prostrate before a ruling DMK councillor, has triggered a major political row. The official has filed a complaint with the police, alleging humiliation.
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Dalit Man Allegedly Thrashed In Tirupati, Appeals 'No Politics In My Name'
A Dalit man was assaulted in Andhra Pradesh's Tirupati and the incident filmed by his attackers, one of whom is linked to an ex-MLA from the opposition YSR Congress Party.
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DMK Allies Urge MK Stalin to Enact Tough Law Against Dishonour Killings Amid Recent Spurt In Cases
In a strong political push against caste-based violence, three key allies of Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK - the CPI(M), CPI, and VCK - today submitted a joint petition to Chief Minister MK Stalin demanding the immediate enactment of a special law.
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Mayawati Slams Rahul Gandhi's Apology To OBCs, Calls It 'Selfish Politics'
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Saturday hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his remarks admitting that Congress did not do enough for the backward classes.
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Rahul Gandhi Likely To Be In Alwar Today Amid Row Over Temple Purification
A BJP leader's move to purify the Ram temple in Alwar after Congress's Dalit leader Tika Ram Jully visited it, has sparked a massive political row.
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Opinion | Has Mayawati Given Up Completely?
Once a formidable figure in Uttar Pradeshs politics, Mayawati, today struggling to remain relevant, has accelerated the existential crisis facing her Bahujan Samaj Party.
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UP Dalit Woman's Body Found In Sack, Family Says Killed For Backing BJP
A 23-year-old Dalit woman's body found in a sack in Uttar Pradesh's Karhal constituency this morning has sparked a political storm after her family alleged that a local Samajwadi Party worker had been pressuring her against voting for BJP
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Opinion | Is Dalit Politics At An Inflexion Point?
The future trajectory will depend on how the BJP refines or expands its welfare policies, and, crucially, who emerges as the voice of the Dalits.
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"Samajwadi Party, Congress Trying Out 'Trinamool Politics' In UP": PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the Samajwadi Party and the Congress are trying out "Trinamool politics" in Uttar Pradesh, terming it the politics of appeasement and harassment of Dalits and women.
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BJP Seeks Rahul Gandhi's Apology For "Politicising" Rohith Vemula's Death
The BJP has called for an apology from Rahul Gandhi following the closure report filed by Telangana Police in the Rohith Vemula suicide case. It has also accused Congress and its allies of exploiting Dalits for political gains.
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Rohith Vemula Not Dalit: Cops In Closure Report, Clean Chit To All Accused
Eight years after massive protests and a political controversy erupted over his death by suicide, forcing the Modi government to clarify that it was not anti-Dalit, the Telangana Police has filed a closure report in the Rohith Vemula case.
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Opinion: The Looming Irrelevance Of The Bahujan Samaj Party
BSP leaders, in a last-ditch effort to salvage their political futures, are fleeing to safer havens, leaving the once formidable party in a state of deep limbo.
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Mayawati Says Will Take Call On Joining Governments After Assembly Polls
Bahujan Samaj Party leader Mayawati today asserted that her party would take a call on joining governments after upcoming assembly polls in states such as Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana to ensure "balance of power".
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Rajasthan Woman Kidnapped From House, Body Found With Bullet Marks
The kidnapping of a scheduled caste woman and recovery of her body with bullet injury days later has led to political tension in election-bound Rajasthan's Karauli, with both the Bharatiya Janata Party and Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party blaming the A
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The Audacity Of Tejashwi Yadav's Ambition: Shifting From 'MY' To 'PDA'
In the intricate smorgasbord of Bihar's political landscape, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has long stood as a formidable player, its roots entrenched in the soil of the Muslim-Yadav coalition.
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"DMK Councillor Asked Me To Kneel," Says Dalit Man, Police Case Filed
A video from Tamil Nadu's Villupuram district, showing a Dalit municipal official prostrate before a ruling DMK councillor, has triggered a major political row. The official has filed a complaint with the police, alleging humiliation.
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Dalit Man Allegedly Thrashed In Tirupati, Appeals 'No Politics In My Name'
A Dalit man was assaulted in Andhra Pradesh's Tirupati and the incident filmed by his attackers, one of whom is linked to an ex-MLA from the opposition YSR Congress Party.
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DMK Allies Urge MK Stalin to Enact Tough Law Against Dishonour Killings Amid Recent Spurt In Cases
In a strong political push against caste-based violence, three key allies of Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK - the CPI(M), CPI, and VCK - today submitted a joint petition to Chief Minister MK Stalin demanding the immediate enactment of a special law.
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Mayawati Slams Rahul Gandhi's Apology To OBCs, Calls It 'Selfish Politics'
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Saturday hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his remarks admitting that Congress did not do enough for the backward classes.
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Rahul Gandhi Likely To Be In Alwar Today Amid Row Over Temple Purification
A BJP leader's move to purify the Ram temple in Alwar after Congress's Dalit leader Tika Ram Jully visited it, has sparked a massive political row.
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Opinion | Has Mayawati Given Up Completely?
Once a formidable figure in Uttar Pradeshs politics, Mayawati, today struggling to remain relevant, has accelerated the existential crisis facing her Bahujan Samaj Party.
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UP Dalit Woman's Body Found In Sack, Family Says Killed For Backing BJP
A 23-year-old Dalit woman's body found in a sack in Uttar Pradesh's Karhal constituency this morning has sparked a political storm after her family alleged that a local Samajwadi Party worker had been pressuring her against voting for BJP
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Opinion | Is Dalit Politics At An Inflexion Point?
The future trajectory will depend on how the BJP refines or expands its welfare policies, and, crucially, who emerges as the voice of the Dalits.
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"Samajwadi Party, Congress Trying Out 'Trinamool Politics' In UP": PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the Samajwadi Party and the Congress are trying out "Trinamool politics" in Uttar Pradesh, terming it the politics of appeasement and harassment of Dalits and women.
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BJP Seeks Rahul Gandhi's Apology For "Politicising" Rohith Vemula's Death
The BJP has called for an apology from Rahul Gandhi following the closure report filed by Telangana Police in the Rohith Vemula suicide case. It has also accused Congress and its allies of exploiting Dalits for political gains.
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Rohith Vemula Not Dalit: Cops In Closure Report, Clean Chit To All Accused
Eight years after massive protests and a political controversy erupted over his death by suicide, forcing the Modi government to clarify that it was not anti-Dalit, the Telangana Police has filed a closure report in the Rohith Vemula case.
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Opinion: The Looming Irrelevance Of The Bahujan Samaj Party
BSP leaders, in a last-ditch effort to salvage their political futures, are fleeing to safer havens, leaving the once formidable party in a state of deep limbo.
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Mayawati Says Will Take Call On Joining Governments After Assembly Polls
Bahujan Samaj Party leader Mayawati today asserted that her party would take a call on joining governments after upcoming assembly polls in states such as Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana to ensure "balance of power".
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Rajasthan Woman Kidnapped From House, Body Found With Bullet Marks
The kidnapping of a scheduled caste woman and recovery of her body with bullet injury days later has led to political tension in election-bound Rajasthan's Karauli, with both the Bharatiya Janata Party and Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party blaming the A
