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"Wicked and odious crime": SC upholds conviction of 11 in Cuddalore honour
Updated : 11 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the conviction and sentence of eleven persons who were booked for the murder of a young couple, in a 2003 caste-based honour-killing case, in Tamil Nadu's Cuddalore.
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LoP Rahul Gandhi urges Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah to enact Rohith Vemula Ac
Updated : 11 months, 1 week 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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"They are stooges of RSS": Karnataka Minister Kharge slams BJP over caste
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge on Monday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), calling its members "stooges of RSS" in reference to their stance on minority rights and caste-based allocation, following a report on the state's caste census.
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Union Government is imposing NEET, CUET exams: Tamil Nadu Finance Minister
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu slammed the Union Government in the state assembly on Friday, alleging them of "imposing" NEET and CUET examinations and called it "modern Kula Kalvi scheme" (caste-based education scheme).
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'Babasaheb's dream still incomplete': Rahul Gandhi discusses Caste Census
Updated : 1 year 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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"I hope his words are also endorsed by...": Priyanka Chaturvedi endorses G
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Gadkari addressed a convocation ceremony event at the Central India Group of Institutions in Nagpur on Saturday and emphasised the importance of equality and rejecting caste-based politics.
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"Jo karega jaat ki baat, uske kass ke maarunga laat": Union Minister Nitin
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari asserts that he rejects caste-based politics and will continue to prioritize principles over electoral gains.
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War of words between Jairam Ramesh and Assam CM over Congress spokesperson
Updated : 1 year ago IST
While Congress leader Jairam Ramesh condemned the arrest as an "abuse of police powers," CM Himanta Sarma defended the arrest, saying that it was related to a caste-based insult directed at a Dalit woman.
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"Based on the census, delimitation is supposed to happen." BJD's Sasmit Pa
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Sasmit Patra on Wednesday reiterated the party's demand for a caste census, emphasizing that both the general census and caste-based enumeration should be conducted at the earliest.
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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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Tejashwi Yadav announces Rs 2500 monthly scheme for women in Bihar if RJD
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The former Deputy Chief Minister said that in the 'caste-based survey' carried out by them, it was found that the income of 94 lakh families is less than Rs 6,000. He further said that they'll also increase the social security pension from Rs 400 to Rs 1500 and will give 200 units of free e
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Jharkhand Polls: Defence Minister challenges Rahul Gandhi over caste censu
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh attacked Rahul Gandhi over caste-based census during an election campaign in Jharkhand on Friday.
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