scorecardresearch
Add as a preferred source on Google
Tuesday, December 2, 2025
TopicScheduled Castes

Topic: Scheduled Castes

IPS suicide rocks Haryana bureaucracy. Calls to remove accused officers with ‘power to influence probe’

Haryana officers say false FIRs & direct arrests of Dalits or those from weaker backgrounds among them are used by the anti-corruption bureau to show off its successes.

Karnataka announces door-to-door collection of data on SCs even as fate of OBC survey still unclear

There are 101 castes listed under Scheduled Castes in Karnataka & hence a clear data on the population of each group is needed, says CM Siddaramaiah.

MP university students protest honorary degree for Hindu seer, accuse him of being ‘divisive, casteist’

Students, professors & civil society members have written to President of India, slamming Harisingh Gour University's decision to confer D.Litt degree on Jagadguru Swami Rambhadracharya.

BJP wins in Delhi’s SC-reserved seats for the 1st time in 10 yrs, scores 4 of 12 amid Ambedkar row

AAP had slammed BJP over Home Minister Amit Shah’s controversial remarks on Babasaheb Ambedkar. The Dalit community constitutes over 16% of Delhi’s population.

BSP extends support to Bharat Bandh against Supreme Court verdict on sub-classification of SCs

BSP accused the BJP and the Congress of colluding to end reservation. It said these parties and others should understand the necessity of reservation and not play with it.

No SC/ST groups will be excluded — how Supreme Court order treads sub-classification minefield

SC has allowed states to sub-classify Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes for reservation, but they can do so only on basis of demonstrable data on backwardness and representation. 

SC, ST & OBC communities face steepest barriers in transition away from coal — study by non-profit

National Foundation for India report on coal-dependent districts in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand & Odisha finds that caste-based inequalities stand in the way of just transition to clean energy.

‘Until Scheduled Castes get pen and stick in their hands, they will continue to be killed’

On 4 April 1968, Bansgaon MP Molhu Prasad delivered a speech in the Lok Sabha on the atrocities against the Scheduled Castes and their negligible representation despite reservation.

Karnataka govt puts ball in Centre’s court on SC sub-quotas. What is the issue & politics behind it

Siddaramaiah-led Congress govt has announced it would urge Centre to introduce an amendment to Article 341 to empower state governments to provide internal reservation.

How political parties in UP are seeking to appropriate Kanshi Ram as BSP weakens

SP, Congress, BJP & ASP plan outreach programmes for Dalit community. BSP chief Mayawati calls them ‘new well-wishers’ of party founder, says 'posing for sake of votes' ahead of 2024.

On Camera

RSS is warming up to Yogi Adityanath. CM has many more boxes to tick

It’s not just the Opposition parties Yogi Adityanath has to contend with. His detractors within the BJP are no less formidable.

Modi govt’s PM internship scheme saw high attrition in Year 1. Just 30% joined, 41% quit midway

According to government reply in Lok Sabha, the pilot phase of PMIS is being used to test concepts, strategies and systems before a full-scale implementation of the scheme.

After Op Sindoor, India goes in for more Heron Mk IIs; Israel frontrunner for mega MALE drones deal

Order for 87 MALE drones will be split between 2 Indian firms in 64:36 ratio to ensure there are 2 independent manufacturing lines with at least 60% indigenous components.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.