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Honour killing: Parents burn daughter for intercaste marriage
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Mancherial (Telangana) [India], Dec 24 (ANI): In a shocking incident of suspected honour killing, a woman was allegedly burnt alive on Saturday night by her father in collusion with other family members as the man she married was from a different caste. They also allegedly threw the bones of
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Scholarship for scheduled caste students remained focus of Social Justice
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 22 (ANI): Making scholarship more inclusive for the students of scheduled castes (SCs) remained the area of focus for the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment during the year 2018.
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Lord Hanuman was a sportsperson, his caste shouldn't be discussed: Ex-Indi
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Amroha (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 23 (ANI): Amid the growing debate on Lord Hanuman's identity, former Indian cricketer Chetan Chauhan has said that the lord was a sportsperson who is worshipped by many sportspersons even today, adding that his caste should not be discussed.
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Jaitley throws weight behind Air Force chief, castigates Congress
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 21 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday threw his weight behind Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa, and castigated the Congress for criticising Air Force chief, who stressed the need for Rafale fighter planes to improve India's combat ability.
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Bihar: Government school dividing students on basis of caste and religion
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Vaishali (Bihar) [India], Dec 20 (ANI): Following reports of caste and religion based discrimination in a school here, a team constituted to investigate the matter has concluded that such system was indeed prevailing in the school and held the Principal responsible for it.
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TDP will fight to provide SC status to converted Christians: Andhra CM
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Guntur (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Dec 20 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has assured that his government will give the status of Scheduled Castes to converted Christians.
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US Congressman demands CBP Chief's resignation after death of Guatemalan m
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Mexico [USA], Dec 19 (ANI): US Congressman Joaquin Castro has called for the resignation of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Kevin McAleenan following the death of a 7-year-old Guatemalan girl in US custody.
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BJP MP son sent to jail in SC/ST Act
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Sagar (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Dec 18 (ANI): Sudhir Yadav, son of BJP MP from Sagar, Lakshmi Narayan Yadav, was arrested under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and sent to jail by the special bench of Sagar Court in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday.
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Over 14 lakh people to cast votes in Haryana MC poll on Sunday
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana), [India], Dec 15 (ANI): In Haryana, a total of 14,01,454 voters will cast their vote for 136-ward in the general elections of Municipal Corporations and Committees on December 16 in the districts of Hisar, Karnal, Panipat, Rohtak, Yamunanagar, Fatehabad, and Kaithal.
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Strasbourg shooter neutralised: French Interior Minister
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Strasbourg [France], Dec 14 (ANI): The Strasbourg shooter, who killed three people and injured 13 when he opened fire at a Christmas market here on December 11, has been neutralised, according to the French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner.
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Yogi should tell caste of all other deities: Akhilesh Yadav
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 13 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath should disclose the caste of other deities too, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav has said, while referring to Yogi's 'Hanuman-Dalit' remark.
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Ministries told to fill up SC, ST, OBC vacancies through Special Recruitme
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 12 (ANI): The Department of Personnel and Training has (DoPT) issued instructions to all ministries and departments to constitute an in-house committee to identify backlog reserved vacancies, study of the root cause of backlog reserved vacancies, initiate measures to r
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