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Saturday, January 3, 2026
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Topic: Dalit

BJP tries to tap Congress faultlines to grab Haryana Dalit vote. But on the ground, a yen for change

With Dalits angry with ruling party over unemployment, farmers’ protests & Agniveer scheme, BJP's been highlighting Congress infighting & reviving past instances of violence against Dalits.

Jats and Dalits in Haryana are voting differently. There is a growing tide for INDIA

The upcoming Haryana Assembly elections are anticipated to be highly competitive, with caste dynamics significantly influencing voter preferences and party strategies.

6 GRP cops, including woman constable, suspended after videos show them thrashing Dalit woman, grandson

Kusum Vanshkar, the 55-year-old woman seen in the video, had written to Madhya Pradesh CM & SHRC complaining that the GRP registered a ‘fake’ case of theft against her son Deepak.

How VCK won with big margins in Tamil Nadu LS polls when Dalit parties in other states drew a blank

Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi won 2 seats while BSP drew a blank in UP & RPI(A) didn't get to contest even a single seat in Maharashtra. Analysts say VCK tying up with INDIA bloc helped.

‘Fake case, beaten up by police’ — UP Dalit man’s custodial death sparks violence. 2 FIRs, 30 booked

Akash Singh, a father of 2, was arrested for alleged theft of a bike. Family claims he was booked in false case. SP says no external injuries were found in medical exams.

Samajwadi Party to bag majority of SC seats in UP as Dalit politics shifts, Chandrashekhar Azad leads

The BSP, which won 10 seats in the last Lok Sabha when it was in an alliance with the SP, has arguably received a fatal blow this election.

Mayawati didn’t sack nephew to get closer to BJP. UP Dalit voters are switching sides

The shifting allegiances of Dalit and Kurmi voters highlight the complexity of voting behaviour in UP.

Karpoori Thakur removed burden of English. Then came a surge of backward caste college students

In ‘The Jannayaka Karpoori Thakur’, Santosh Singh and Aditya Anmol looks at the contributions of the former Bihar CM, especially toward the upliftment of backward classes.

Violent clash erupts over temple entry for Dalits in Tamil Nadu ‘minutes after peace meeting’

Members of two caste groups pelted stones & four shops were set ablaze after tensions over a Dalit community’s demand to enter the Mariamman temple in Salem district’s Deevattipatti.

Gunning to be UP’s Dalit face, Chandra Shekhar Azad’s wooing Nagina. But BSP says he’s no Mayawati

Azad is his party's lone candidate this election, contesting from reserved seat Nagina. He's a hit among constituency's youth, but analysts say he needs to do more to have pan-UP presence.

On Camera

Savitribai Phule made space for radical women misfits. She pioneered Satyashodhak modernity

The distinctiveness of her writing is evident in her compositions—women, shudras, and atishudras are at the center. Her poetry challenges the aesthetics of 'modern' Marathi literature.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.