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TopicAtrocities against Dalits

Topic: atrocities against Dalits

Lucknow lawyer exploited Dalit woman to file 18 fake rape cases. Court handed him a life sentence

Court finds Parmanand Gupta exploited his wife's employee to lodge fabricated rape cases & pocketed the compensation money. Gupta has been given life term.

Anatomy of Dalit engineer Kavin Selvaganesh’s murder in Tamil Nadu. And what followed

The circumstances surrounding Dalit IT engineer Kavin Selvaganesh's killing follows a pattern Tamil Nadu is a little too familiar with. Now there is a disturbing new trend.

Why BJP, Congress, SP are neck deep in Rana Sanga row—the answer lies in the heartland

In his 21 March address in the Upper House, Samajwadi Party's Dalit MP Ramji Lal Suman, said Rana Sanga invited Babur to India, paving the way for Mughal rule.

New OTT series a retelling of the 2010 ‘kaand’ in Haryana’s Mirchpur. How caste violence had unfolded

The show, 'Kaand 2010', aims to highlight the prevalence of caste discrimination in society brought to the fore during the violence in the Haryana village. 

20-25 houses set ablaze in Bihar’s Nawada, Opposition slams NDA Govt for ‘atrocities on Dalits’

Initial investigations suggest that a land dispute may be the primary cause of the violence. No casualties have been reported in the incident till now.

UP father-son duo beat up Dalit woman for drawing water from borewell. ‘Held her by the neck,’ says husband

Police in UP's Banda say FIR delayed due to 'preliminary inquiry'. Husband alleges Dalit woman was told by borewell owner she could not drink from container 'owing to her caste'.

‘Foul language’ not enough to invoke SC/ST Act? Supreme Court should rethink

When someone uses derogatory terms like 'thief' for SC/ST individuals, they indirectly invoke the stigma of the colonial Criminal Tribes Act, which tarnished entire communities.

Jat cars mowing down Dalit men fires up Rajasthan election campaign. Caste hate or gang war?

BJP has set up a team of four MPs, while Bhim Army, BSP, RLP, and AIMIM have sent representatives to Birdiya in Rajasthan’s Didwana district to sit with villagers staging a hunger strike against the brutal murder of two Dalit men by Jats.

‘Rising atrocities against Dalits under BJP rule’: Urdu press decries killing of family in MP

ThePrint’s round-up of how the Urdu media covered various news events through the week, and the editorial positions some of them took.

Karnataka coffee estate owner booked for ‘holding’ over dozen Dalits, including children, captive

Jagadish Gowda allegedly held a group captive after workers refused to work for him, protesting his abuse. A woman’s mother claimed her daughter had an abortion due to the assault.

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The Kapoors’ love for food is stuff of legends. Netflix gets us a seat at a table

If there is one celebrity who has made talking about food both relatable and entertaining, it is Kareena Kapoor Khan.

Nvidia worth $5 trillion: What does it mean for the market?

The chipmaker at the heart of the AI revolution may be the most influential stock in Wall Street history. Nvidia has been the primary driver of the market’s gains since the start of 2023.

Launch of India’s heaviest comms satellite is a level up for its soaring military ambitions. Here’s how

ISRO’s LMV3 rocket set off the CMS-03 satellite from Sriharikota Sunday. It weighs 4,410 kg, will primarily serve Indian Navy and has a life of at least 15 years.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.