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Tuesday, December 16, 2025
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Topic: Dalits

The many ways in which BJP’s attempts to adopt Ambedkar backfired

Away from the PM’s lofty speeches, here’s what the BJP tried to do on Ambedkar’s birth anniversary, and how it all went pear-shaped.

Maharashtra plans land, houses, jobs for victims of serious offences under SC/ST Act

Maharashtra will be the third state after Tamil Nadu and Madhya Pradesh to have such a scheme, a govt-constituted panel to finalise modalities of the plan.

10 Ambedkar quotes that show why the BJP can’t co-opt him

Bowing before a statue is not enough to erase Ambedkar’s ideas, deep-rooted as they are amongst Dalits across India.

Manmohan Singh returns to his university, worries about Indians choosing authoritarianism

In a lecture at his alma mater Panjab University, former PM warns that Indians’ love for authoritarian alternatives will end up destroying the country and all the achievements of the last 70 years.

Crimes against Dalits rose 746% in 10 years & the police are half as likely to help

In March, the Supreme Court ruled there shall be no immediate arrest without prior permissions for crimes registered under the the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. 

Top court refuses to stay its ruling on SC/ST Act despite widespread protests

Govt sought a review of the ruling that issued ‘guidelines’ to prevent misuse of the law; apex court says protesters are being misled by some vested interests.

Plugged-In: Blacklisting journalists, Dalit protests, and Kejriwal’s apologies

9 people were killed and hundreds injured as protests by Dalits shook north India Monday. Six people were killed in Madhya Pradesh, two in Uttar Pradesh, and one in Rajasthan

Dalit groups protest Supreme Court order on SC/ST Act across India, Rahul Gandhi blames BJP

The protestors are demanding a review of the recent Supreme Court order in the SC/ST Atrocities Act. 

No evidence to link Hindu group leader Bhide to Bhima Koregaon attack, says Maharashtra CM

Fadnavis’ statement comes a day after thousands of Dalits led by B.R. Ambedkar’s grandson assembled in Mumbai demanding Bhide’s arrest.

Phulpur and Gorakhpur defeats worry UP BJP, efforts on to bring Dalits back for 2019

Yogi govt asks bureaucrats to take stock of whether benefits of central and state schemes have reached Dalits, will plan further outreach.

On Camera

Top 10 picks of Serendipity Art Festival 2025 by Rohit Chawla

Through film, textile, scent, sound, and gesture, spectators are invited to descend into an immersive environment where inherited knowledge seeps through material and form.

India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.