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Rahul Gandhi booked under SC/ST Act in Uttarakhand over Haldwani ‘purification’ remark

Congress leader charged with BNS sections on promoting enmity as well as under SC/ST Act after he sought action on ‘shuddhikaran’ of venue used by party president Mallikarjun Kharge.

For offence to be constituted under SC/ST Act, it must have occurred ‘in place within public view’—SC

Apex court relied on past judgments to quash case against four persons under SC/ST Act and IPC. It set aside trial court and Delhi HC orders.

Converting to any religion except Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism, results in loss of SC status—Supreme Court

Christianity, by its very theological foundation, does not recognize or incorporate the institution of caste, says a division bench of top court.

Why Delhi HC ruled SC/ST Act cannot be invoked to obstruct bank’s claim over mortgaged property

HC stayed summons to Axis Bank officials by National Commission for Scheduled Tribes, moved by man alleging atrocities under SC/ST Act over bank effort to claim mortgaged property.

Chandigarh Police amend FIR in IPS officer ‘suicide’ case, invoke SC/ST Act section carrying life term

IPS officer Y Puran Kumar’s IAS wife Amneet P Kumar had given representation to Chandigarh SSP, flagging 2 ‘irregularities’ in FIR, including a milder SC/ST Act section.

Dalit teen in Punjab ‘paraded half-naked, head shaved’ for ‘facilitating’ friend’s inter-caste marriage

Punjab police say 13 people booked & one arrested over the incident in Ludhiana. SHO says the couple are adults & married each other out of their own free will. 

Intellectual property theft comes under SC/ST Act. Win for Dalit couple, SC junks Maharashtra appeal

Hearing plea of couple whose research work had been stolen, Bombay HC in 2023 ruled that ‘property’ under Section 15A of SC/ST Act should encompass both tangible & intangible assets.  

‘They keep trying to kill Rohith again & again’ — Vemula family digs in for long fight

Amid police closure report, Rohith Vemula’s family meets with Telangana’s CM seeking fair investigation. ‘He lived as an SC, suspended as an SC, now suddenly he’s not an SC?’ says mother.

Rohith Vemula ‘was not a Dalit’, police tell HC in closure report. Brother calls it ‘absurd’

Hyderabad: The Telangana Police has closed its probe into the death of Rohith Vemula, claiming he was not a Dalit and died by suicide...

‘Foul language’ not enough to invoke SC/ST Act? Supreme Court should rethink

When someone uses derogatory terms like 'thief' for SC/ST individuals, they indirectly invoke the stigma of the colonial Criminal Tribes Act, which tarnished entire communities.

On Camera

Subhash Chandra repayment case isn’t the scandal everyone is making it out to be

As much as the recent developments raise questions about Subhash Chandra’s credibility, this is an important discipline for an insolvency tribunal.

Wall Street piles on rate-hike bets as Warsh renews hawkish tone

The dollar rallied and gold fell, while 30-year Treasury yields were little changed, signaling confidence that the Fed will act to contain inflation and keep long-term borrowing costs in check.

India eases defence export rules, cuts procedural burden, expands licence window

At the centre is OGEL framework—a standing, one-time export authorisation that allows eligible defence exporters to generate authorisations for multiple consignments without applying separately for each.

Pakistan’s most embarrassing secret is internationalised. Now cricketing world is looking out for Imran

Given how arrogant and self-loving Imran is, he may not be capable of introspection even in the isolation of Adiala jail. The harsh truth is, he played the same game when it suited him.