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Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad wants to be UP’s Vijay, plans statewide march to expand base

With eyes on the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections early next year, Lok Sabha MP from Nagina and Aazad Samaj Party chief to hit the road next month and cover all 75 districts

Chandrashekhar Azad is in Lok Sabha. Outside, among Dalits, he is the new post-Mayawati face

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad's door-to-door campaign, focus on Constitution as an issue, and mobilisation of Dalits and Muslims that gave him victory in Nagina constituency will increase restlessness in Mayawati camp.

This Odisha man fought to open Brahmin cremation ground for Dalits. It’s called Heaven’s Gate

For activist Nagendra Jena, ‘Brahmin Shamsan’ on the signboard was odious in the 21st century. The burial ground is now 'Swarg Dwar' and open to all, but Dalits in the village are still not rushing to cremate their dead.

A professor is fighting DU casteism. She runs a street classroom clutching the Constitution

Ad hoc professor Ritu Singh joined the Daulat Ram College in 2019 but was removed within a year. Now she is fighting the principal, with Bhim Army by her side.

‘UP ke sher’ — social media accounts of men who shot at Aazad all about guns, gangsters & glory

Accounts have photos of accused wielding weapons, jailed gangsters Monu Rana and Lawrence Bishnoi. Saharanpur SP (Rural) Sagar Jain says investigators have taken note of the activity.

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Aazad shot at, opposition blames ‘deteriorating’ law & order in Yogi’s UP

Unidentified assailants 'opened fire' on Chandrashekhar's vehicle Wednesday. He's currently admitted in Saharanpur's govt hospital. Bhim Army supporters demand speedy arrest.

Mayawati blocked the road for me, is turning BSP into family outfit, says Bhim Army chief Aazad

In an interview to ThePrint, Bhim Army chief discusses plans on possible tie-up of SP, RLD & his party to take on BJP in UP. Coalition can take shape in civic polls itself, he adds.

Lesson learned from 2018, BJP ramping up Dalit & tribal outreach in MP to counter Bhim Army buzz

Matter discussed at length during meeting of senior party leaders earlier this month. BJP plans to increase 'micro-level coordination' and reach out to beneficiaries of govt schemes.

Don’t just cheer removal of Deepa Mohanan’s director. Why was casteist prof hired, promoted?

Caste bias isn't new. But where Rohith Vemula, Delta Meghwal, and Payal Tadvi failed, Deepa Mohanan has an answer.

Bhim Army chief Aazad says open to alliance with SP or any party opposing BJP for UP 2022

In interview with ThePrint, Chandra Shekhar Aazad said he does not see himself as just a Dalit leader & does not seek ‘validation of veterans’, in response to Mayawati attacking him. 

On Camera

VN Sharma wasn’t just the former Army Chief of Staff. He was an institution

A champion of cross-border diplomacy, the former Army Chief brought together Indian and Pakistani military leaders to celebrate their shared alma mater.

Indian govt bets on battery storage boom to help abate mounting solar power losses

India’s transmission system failed to absorb more than 8 billion kilowatt-hours of power in April to June, when 63 billion actually reached the system.

India, Japan look at joint naval shipbuilding, technology transfer with pact to deepen defence ties

Maritime security agreement opens avenues for joint development of naval ships and design, greater use of Indian shipbuilding and repair facilities by Japan.

Gen Vaidya won 2 Maha Vir Chakras, fell to assassins’ bullets 40 yrs ago. India forgot a great soldier

Forty years ago this week, ‘Khalistan Commando Force’ assassins were closing in on Gen Vaidya. So callous was the security of the just-retired Army chief that he was given a solitary police gunman