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Friday, August 15, 2025
TopicDalit wedding

Topic: Dalit wedding

Another Dalit wedding procession attacked in UP. Spat over honking spirals into ‘casteist slurs’ in Agra

Armed men threatened the Dalit groom and demanded he walk through the village on foot. Police have filed a case under the SC/ST Act.

Dalit on a horse

Lawyer Mukesh Parecha from Gujarat rode a horse on his wedding day, 6 February 2025, holding the Constitution instead of a sword.

Made in Heaven’s brave new world walks a thin line—Dalit wedding & UCC-hailing Muslim woman

The praise heaped on the Amazon Prime show for showing an Ambedkarite-Buddhist wedding is offset by the critique of showing the only visibly Muslim wedding as a polygamous one.

Horses to helicopters, moustache to libraries — Dalit pride in Rajasthan has new wings

Ignoring slurs, threats and even lathis, many Dalits in Rajasthan are defying caste norms to ride horses and land in helicopters at their wedding.

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Trump is swinging on Russia again. What this means for Europe’s security architecture

The dynamics between Europe and Russia have gone so south that mending fences looks like an uphill task—even as the US swings between sanctions and olive branches.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

President awards 1st set of Sarvottam Yudh Seva medals since Kargil, 7 honoured for leading Op Sindoor

This year, the Indian Air Force received four of the seven awards, followed by the Indian Army with two medals, and the Indian Navy with one. 

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.