Pune Dalit Protest

Five activists associated with the Bhima Koregaon protests have been arrested early on Wednesday morning. The police alleged all of them have Maoist links.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi must speak up on whether Dalits in this country have the right to hold peaceful rallies and protest, said Gujarat Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani today, strongly refuting the allegation that he made a provocative speech which triggered caste clashes in Maharashtra this week.

A case has been filed in Pune against Gujarat Dalit leader and legislator Jignesh Mevani and Umar Khalid of Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University, who have been accused of making provocative speeches triggering the caste tension between Dalits and upper caste Marathas that has swept across Maharashtra for the last four days. Two people have died duri...

A Maharashtra minister claimed that social media platforms were used to spread misinformation about what happened at Bhima-Koregaon in Pune district, where one person was killed in caste violence on January 1.

The protests that started in Mumbai over the caste clashes near Pune, spilled over to other towns and cities in Maharashtra today with a call for shutdown by Dalit groups.

Mumbai is tense today amid a massive bandh or strike called by Dalit groups and parties across Maharashtra as the state marked its third day of seething tension between Dalits and upper castes, mainly Marathas. Supporters, allegedly of Dalit parties, tried to block trains and buses in and around Mumbai. Schools and offices remain open. Airlines hav...

School buses will stay off roads in Mumbai today in view of the Maharashtra bandh called by Dalit outfits to protest the violent clashes in Pune yesterday.

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) today condemned the incidents of violence at Bhima-Koregaon village in Pune district and other parts of Maharashtra.

Prakash Ambedkar, whose grandfather BR Ambedkar was a Dalit icon and the architect of India's constitution, has called for a strike in Maharashtra today as the protests that started in Pune yesterday spilled over to the financial capital of India. The 63-year-old activist and leader of a regional party said 250 Dalit groups are supporting the bandh...

Dalit groups blocked the arterial Eastern Express Highway in Mumbai after yesterday's violence during the event to mark the 200th anniversary of the Bhima Koregaon battle in Pune. Traffic came to a standstill at the key highway. One person died yesterday in the violence.

Several towns and cities in Maharashtra remained on edge as after a day of angry protests, Dalit groups called for a shutdown in the state on Wednesday. The police said they have made elaborate arrangements in view of the call, and while schools have made no announcement regarding closure, a school bus owners' association said buses will not ply in...

Lakhs of people marched in Pune in one of the biggest rallies held by the Maratha protesters, who had been holding a series silent protests since last month for reservation and justice for the death of teen who had been raped allegedly by some Dalit men.

Five activists associated with the Bhima Koregaon protests have been arrested early on Wednesday morning. The police alleged all of them have Maoist links.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi must speak up on whether Dalits in this country have the right to hold peaceful rallies and protest, said Gujarat Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani today, strongly refuting the allegation that he made a provocative speech which triggered caste clashes in Maharashtra this week.

A case has been filed in Pune against Gujarat Dalit leader and legislator Jignesh Mevani and Umar Khalid of Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University, who have been accused of making provocative speeches triggering the caste tension between Dalits and upper caste Marathas that has swept across Maharashtra for the last four days. Two people have died duri...

A Maharashtra minister claimed that social media platforms were used to spread misinformation about what happened at Bhima-Koregaon in Pune district, where one person was killed in caste violence on January 1.

The protests that started in Mumbai over the caste clashes near Pune, spilled over to other towns and cities in Maharashtra today with a call for shutdown by Dalit groups.

Mumbai is tense today amid a massive bandh or strike called by Dalit groups and parties across Maharashtra as the state marked its third day of seething tension between Dalits and upper castes, mainly Marathas. Supporters, allegedly of Dalit parties, tried to block trains and buses in and around Mumbai. Schools and offices remain open. Airlines hav...

School buses will stay off roads in Mumbai today in view of the Maharashtra bandh called by Dalit outfits to protest the violent clashes in Pune yesterday.

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) today condemned the incidents of violence at Bhima-Koregaon village in Pune district and other parts of Maharashtra.

Prakash Ambedkar, whose grandfather BR Ambedkar was a Dalit icon and the architect of India's constitution, has called for a strike in Maharashtra today as the protests that started in Pune yesterday spilled over to the financial capital of India. The 63-year-old activist and leader of a regional party said 250 Dalit groups are supporting the bandh...

Dalit groups blocked the arterial Eastern Express Highway in Mumbai after yesterday's violence during the event to mark the 200th anniversary of the Bhima Koregaon battle in Pune. Traffic came to a standstill at the key highway. One person died yesterday in the violence.

Several towns and cities in Maharashtra remained on edge as after a day of angry protests, Dalit groups called for a shutdown in the state on Wednesday. The police said they have made elaborate arrangements in view of the call, and while schools have made no announcement regarding closure, a school bus owners' association said buses will not ply in...

Lakhs of people marched in Pune in one of the biggest rallies held by the Maratha protesters, who had been holding a series silent protests since last month for reservation and justice for the death of teen who had been raped allegedly by some Dalit men.