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Friday, August 29, 2025
TopicNational Commission for Scheduled Castes

Topic: National Commission for Scheduled Castes

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Headless Scheduled Castes panel raises vigilance over crimes against Dalits after Hathras case

The NCSC officials are looking at cases of violence and atrocities against SCs which the body can take suo moto cognizance of.

Scheduled castes commission seeks action report from UP on Hathras, Balrampur ‘gang-rapes’

National Commission for Scheduled Castes has written letters to authorities in Hathras and Balrampur over the alleged gang-rapes and subsequent deaths of two Dalit women in UP.

National Commission of Scheduled Castes without a chairperson for months, so is UP’s panel

While the National Commission for Scheduled Castes has been without a chairman & members for 4 months now, the UP SC/ST Commission has been headless for 10 months.

Scheduled Castes commission cancels order naming 3 Srivastavas to 5-member panel

Modi govt had advised National Commission for Scheduled Caste to cancel its order after it received complaints about one caste dominating the panel.

After Scheduled Castes commission names 3 Srivastavas for 5-member panel, govt cancels it

The National Commission for Scheduled Castes had drawn flak for ‘Brahminisation’ from various quarters, including Ambedkar’s grandson’s party VBA.

On Camera

Tax terror and India’s same-sex couples

Even without entering the debate on marriage equality, India’s laws are already punishing same-sex couples in small and large ways that are rarely discussed.

Easy loans, uneasy ‘debt traps’. Women harassed by private lenders ask ‘who will restore lost dignity?’

A public meeting, where the women voiced their protest, took place this month in Delhi, grounded on the findings of an AIDWA survey, covering 9,000 women borrowers.

Post-Sindoor, joint doctrine tasks Special Forces with fighting info warfare & countering propaganda

Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.