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"Forced to take his life", alleges AAP Punjab on Haryana IPS 'suicide' cas
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Puran Kumar allegedly shot himself at his residence in Chandigarh on October 7, and in the 'final note' he left behind, he accused eight senior cops, including Haryana director general of police Shatrujeet Kapur, of "blatant caste-based discrimination, targeted mental harassment, public h
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IPS officer's suicide case: SIT writes to Haryana Govt seeking documents f
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Puran Kumar allegedly shot himself at his residence in Chandigarh on October 7, and in the 'final note' he left behind, he accused eight senior cops, including Haryana director general of police Shatrujeet Kapur, of "blatant caste-based discrimination, targeted mental harassment, public h
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Rohtak SP Narendra Bijarniya transferred days after IPS officer Y Puran Ku
Updated : 5 months ago IST
The Haryana Government on Saturday transferred Rohtak Superintendent of Police Narendra Bijarniya, who is facing accusations along with seven other senior police officers of the Haryana police in the death of IPS officer Y Puran Kumar.
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"Hinduism is nothing but collection of castes; if caste is removed, there'
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The DMK leader made the remarks while attending the centenary celebration of Periyarist scholar V Aanaimuthu and the release of a commemorative book at the Mutthamizh Peravai Auditorium in Adyar. During his address, Raja emphasised the ongoing challenges of untouchability and caste-based
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Senior IPS officer dies under suspicious circumstances, IAS wife cites cas
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Senior IPS officer Y. Puran Kumar died in Chandigarh under suspicious circumstances. He succumbed to a gunshot wound on October 7, 2025.
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Protest erupts in Shimla demanding justice for Dalit minor who died by sui
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The tragic death of a Dalit minor boy, who allegedly died by suicide following caste-based discrimination in Rohru, Shimla district, has sparked widespread outrage across Himachal Pradesh. The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPIM), along with local residents and Dalit rights organisat
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DMK's opposition to NEP a ploy for votes, Tamil Nadu's school education in
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Tamil Nadu BJP Spokesperson A.N.S. Prasad on Saturday slammed the state government, led by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, saying that DMK's opposition to the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 is a cynical ploy to stoke regional sentiments for electoral gains, according to a statement.
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"Caste-based discrimination should not exist": Maharashtra CM Fadnavis at
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Speaking at the event organised by the Chitpavan Brahmin community, CM Fadnavis lauded the community's historic contributions to social reform and national development.
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LoP Rahul Gandhi urges Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah to enact Rohith Vemula Ac
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi wrote to Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and urged the state government to enact the Rohith Vemula Act to ensure that no one faces caste-based discrimination in the education system.
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'Babasaheb's dream still incomplete': Rahul Gandhi discusses Caste Census
Updated : 12 months ago IST
Leader of the Opposition of Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi on Thursday posted about his interview with Professor Sukhadeo Thorat, a member of the Telangana caste surveys panel. The interview is named 'caste realities', and they discussed the importance of conducting a caste census in India and h
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MHA amends Prison Manuals to combat caste discrimination and redefine 'Hab
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has introduced key amendments to the Model Prison Manual, 2016 and the Model Prisons and Correctional Services Act, 2023 to address caste-based discrimination in prisons across states and Union Territories (UTs) and redefine the term "Habitual Offender"
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Supreme Court scraps caste based discrimination in prisons, terms it uncon
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
A bench led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and also comprising justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra said that the manual, which discriminates against prison by assigning cleaning and sweeping tasks to lower castes and cooking to higher castes, is in violation of Article 15.
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