A temple of Sant Ravidas in Sagar district is merely an electoral promise by BJP to woo Dalits when several Ambedkar statues have been vandalised all over Madhya Pradesh.
The Ravidas temple was demolished by the Delhi Development Authority following the Supreme Court's direction, which led to massive protests in the national capital.
As Delhi elections near, AAP focus has turned to religion — be it Ravidas protests or tirth yatras — a far cry from 2017 when health, education were its poll agendas.
Police said they resorted to mild lathi-charge and used tear gas to disperse the crowd after a group of protesters turned violent during their march to the site of the temple demolished on August 10.
Temple demolished on SC order after 27-year legal battle. Dalits say telling them to find a new spot akin to asking Hindus to build Ram temple outside Ayodhya.
Piyush was about celebration—of life, of people, of stories. He believed that what we create can shape popular culture, can make people feel proud of who they are.
Rosneft, the Russian state-owned oil behemoth, has large interests in India. Reliance has a contract to purchase 500,000 barrels of crude per day from the firm.
Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.
Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.
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