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TopicAmbedkar

Topic: Ambedkar

Ambedkar wanted to split, UP, MP, Bihar, Maharashtra. What lessons does it hold today?

Ambedkar carefully considered North-South differences when making India's federal structure. He believed that federalism should be based on the principle of equality of power.

Ambedkar incorporated various Western texts to develop a unique sense of labour in India

BR Ambedkar valued the Fourteenth Amendment to the US Constitution, which was ratified in 1868. This amendment granted equality to African Americans after the Civil War.

Life-size statue of Dr BR Ambedkar unveiled in Mahrashtra’s Latur

The memorial also marked the inauguration of projects worth Rs 235 crore including a road and a park 50 kms away from district headquarters.

Hedging bets or posturing? In 1st social engineering attempt, Shinde Sena ties up with Ambedkar grandson

Mumbai: In preparation for the local body polls expected to be held across Maharashtra this year or early next year, Deputy Chief Minister Eknath...

Siddaramaiah calls special cabinet meet on 17 April to discuss Karnataka caste census

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah also told mediapersons that Congress govt in state will work hard to ‘build the kind of society that Babasaheb Ambedkar wanted to build’.

Man held for vandalising Ambedkar statue in Amritsar on Republic Day, Dalit bodies protest

Protests planned in city for Monday. Police has identified the man as a resident of Dharamkot from the SC community, adding that the motive is being investigated.

In this TN village, a wall stands between 45 Dalit families & a toilet. It all began with an elopement

Virudhunagar: Cheyyakodi walks over 10 minutes every morning to a barren patch of land to answer nature’s call. After fetching a mug of water from...

Jayant sacks RLD spokespersons after Dalit leader criticises Amit Shah’s Ambedkar remarks

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

Jayant removes all RLD spokespersons after Dalit leader slams Amit Shah for Ambedkar remarks

RLD state president confirms that decision was taken on the basis of party spokesperson Kamal Gautam's comments. Gautam had said Shah should apologise for his remarks on Ambedkar.

Amit Shah should apologise, says Congress as it continues Parliament protest over Ambedkar remarks

In a Rajya Sabha speech during ongoing Winter Session, Shah had said the opposition referred to B.R. Ambedkar only because it was ‘fashionable’.

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Why India fell off the global middle-class map

A stunted middle class may be a direct result of extreme inequality. Folks at the top don’t see teeming masses as a meaningful market, except for utilities, soap, short videos, and personal loans.

India’s inflation figures tell a growth story, a cautiously optimistic one

Based on inflation figures for the last three months, RBI is expected to look for confirmatory evidence that can mark the beginning of a sustained decline in core inflation.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.