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Topic: Ambedkar statue

In UP’s Vibharpur, clash over removal of Buddha, Ambedkar statues leaves behind open wounds

The two statues were installed in front of a panchayat bhawan which administration says came up on vacant government land. A bulldozer was used on 5 April, leading to the clash.

Amritsar Dalit bodies protest attempt to vandalise Ambedkar statue

Police on Sunday arrested Moga resident Akash Singh for trying to damage the life-size statue on the street leading to the Golden Temple.

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.

US to unveil tallest Ambedkar statue in North America on 14 October

The 19-foot statue, named ‘Statue of Equality,’ is part of the Ambedkar International Centre being built on 13-acre land in Accokeek city, Maryland.

Ambedkar vs Jat king Surajmal, a battle of two statues — why a sleepy Rajasthan town is on the boil

Clashes erupted in Bharatpur's Nadbai after Congress MLA announced inauguration of Ambedkar statue at key intersection. Jats have opposed move, want statue of Maharaja Surajmal instead.

Unlike Colston or Columbus, Ambedkar Memorial statues deserve their place in public spaces

Detractors may argue about the wisdom of expensive subaltern ornamentalism, but for the intended audience of statues and monuments erected by BSP supremo Mayawati, they are historic justice.

The many ways in which BJP’s attempts to adopt Ambedkar backfired

Away from the PM’s lofty speeches, here’s what the BJP tried to do on Ambedkar’s birth anniversary, and how it all went pear-shaped.

On Camera

With nuke lunacy, Asim Munir joins Pakistan’s Hall of Generals who swapped brains for bluster

Munir indicates that he’s willing to go for broke, even if it risks taking his country “and half the world” down with him. It’s important to understand where he is coming from.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Can’t restrict ‘extent of induction’—why SC struck down gender quotas in Army’s JAG recruitment

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ruled that the Indian Army cannot cap the number of women in its Judge Advocate General (JAG) branch...

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.