Manoj Jarange Patil, the activist who led the movement to provide caste-based reservations to Marathas and is on a hunger strike, though welcomed the reservation bill introduced and passed in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, but contended that the reservation which has bee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday claimed that Central government is deactivating Aadhaar cards of people in West Bengal especially those belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Other Backward Classes communities (OBC) in the state.
Argentine director Lujan Loioco is preparing her third feature film, 'Queen of the Woods' ('Reina del Bosque'), starring Chile's venerable Alfredo Castro, most recently seen in Pablo Larrain's Oscar-nominated 'El Conde,' and rising Argentine actor Delfina Chaves.
American actor Shailene Woodley and English comedian Jack Whitehall have joined the voice cast of the animated feature 'Girl in the Clouds,' directed by Philippe Riche.
British cult action icon Scott Adkins has joined the cast of 'Kickboxer: Armaggedon,' the final instalment in the remake trilogy of the famous 1980s action franchise.
Hours after its government in Telangana brought a resolution in the Assembly on Friday to conduct a statewide caste census, Congress leader Deepa Dasmunshi said it marked the fulfilment of the dream and vision of Rahul Gandhi.
The reports contain various recommendations on the issues entrusted to the Commission regarding the protection of constitutional safeguards for the Scheduled Castes as enshrined in the Constitution of India.
On a day when the National Commission of Scheduled Castes (NCSC) called for the imposition of President's Rule in Bengal after visiting battleground Sandeshkhali, the Congress's state chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury claimed on Friday that neither the BJP nor the NDA government at the Centre
Demonstrating a concerted effort to uplift these communities, Rs 27,674 crore is earmarked for the Scheduled Castes Sub-Plan and Rs 11,448 crore for the Scheduled Tribes Sub-Plan, of the proposed amount.