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Topic: Dalits

As Charanjit Channi takes oath as Punjab’s 1st Dalit Sikh CM, a look at past Dalit CMs of India

Ahead of 2022 polls, Congress picks Dalit leader Charanjit Singh Channi as the new Punjab CM. ThePrint takes a look at the past Dalit CMs of India.

Facing Jat-Muslim unity in UP, BJP poll strategy targets farmers & caste equations

Farmers protest is providing common ground for Jats and Muslims, leading to a fragile but significant unity that could undermine BJP's efforts to return to power in Uttar Pradesh.

The debate on caste census has forgotten Pasmanda Muslims again

The political class, it appears, has eventually accepted Hindu-centric imagination of social stratification.

Bihar most aware state on caste census — 56% want information released

We surveyed over 7,000 Indians from 10 states. The result? The fear of the BJP that caste census will upset some social groups is unfounded.

‘Gruesome sexual content, Army in poor light’ — why DU removed 3 English texts from syllabus

DU Oversight Committee has removed texts by Mahasweta Devi, and Dalit writers Bama Faustina Soosairaj and Sukirtharani from its English literature syllabus.

55% people feared police would beat them during lockdown but trust has grown now, says survey

The CSDS report on policing in India during lockdown also says the poor, Dalits, tribals and Muslims 'faced greater disadvantages generally due to the lockdown'.

‘Pay us if you want us to take vaccine’: Bihar Mahadalits say follow election campaign ‘model’

Across Mahadalit tolas in Bihar, villagers were seen to be more curious about monetary benefits with vaccine. Administrations say working to deal with hesitancy.

How a ‘baraat’ triggered trouble, tension between Dalits & Muslims in this Aligarh village

On 26 May, Muslim residents of Noorpur allegedly stopped a Dalit wedding procession passing by the village mosque. A physical altercation followed.

Swaminarayan Temple raid shows US has to reckon with caste discrimination imported from India

According to a 2018 survey, two-thirds of Dalits in America ‘reported being treated unfairly at their workplace because of their caste'.

SC-ST creamy layer is insignificant, inequalities still glaring: Dalit chamber of commerce

Draft report prepared by Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry on the progress made by SC/ST population in 7 decades provides roadmap for welfare of the communities.

On Camera

Why India fell off the global middle-class map

A stunted middle class may be a direct result of extreme inequality. Folks at the top don’t see teeming masses as a meaningful market, except for utilities, soap, short videos, and personal loans.

Antitrust watchdog Competition Commission to probe IndiGo flight disruptions

While the commission didn’t mention provisions under which IndiGo's market domination would be examined, Competition Act 2002 prohibits abuse of dominant position by any enterprise.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

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.