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Thursday, April 25, 2024
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Topic: Dalits

Political party by IITians splits over caste concerns

Breakaway group claims people were not connecting to the idea of IITians running a caste-based party.

BJP national executive meet will look to solve caste conundrum, decide poll strategy

The two-day meet of BJP's 95-member national executive begins Saturday at New Delhi's B.R. Ambedkar International Centre.

Retired IAS officer leads Bharat bandh in poll-bound MP to restore tough SC/ST law

The bandh called by upper caste groups want a rollback of an amendment bill passed by Parliament to restore the provisions of the SC/ST Act.

Professors, poet, lawyers: The 10 ‘Maoists’ arrested for Bhima-Koregaon violence

Clashes between Dalits and upper-caste Marathas this January had left one dead in Bhima-Koregaon, Maharashtra.

BJP accuses Rahul Gandhi of belittling India & lying about Modi govt in his Germany speech

The Congress leader said that it was 'dangerous' thing that Modi govt has left out tribals, Dalits and minorities from its development narrative.

In Dalit outreach mode, BJP to hold national executive at Delhi’s Ambedkar centre

Party also set to discuss ways to court Dalits; latest meeting expected to be last before 2019 polls.

PM Modi has anti-Dalit mindset, Congress stands for inclusivity: Rahul Gandhi

Addressing a gathering protesting against the dilution of SC/ST Act, Gandhi said states under BJP rule saw Dalits being beaten & crushed.

By ignoring OBCs for party positions, BJP would repeat Congress’ fatal mistake

Share of upper caste vote within the BJP’s Hindu social coalition has continuously declined over the past two decades.

How Narendra Modi is playing with history to co-opt Ambedkar again

S.P. Mookerjee and B.R. Ambedkar were colleagues in Jawaharlal Nehru’s first government, but never had a cordial relationship. 

Rajputs compare ‘rape & murder’ of Dalit child by Muslim to ‘cow slaughter’

As politicians try to hijack the incident, the girl’s family says there is no animosity between the Dalits and Muslims in the village.

On Camera

Imtiaz Ali obsesses over vulgarity, misses Chamkila’s cultural resistance against purity

Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India and Japan hold 10th round of consultations on disarmament, non-proliferation, and export control

The two sides also discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in outer space security, conventional weapons, and export control

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.