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BJP MP Narayanaswamy denied entry to temple over caste welcomed with garla
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Chitradurga (Karnataka) [India], Sept 24 (ANI): A week after he was denied entry into a village temple in Tumakuru because he is a Dalit, BJP MP Narayanaswamy on Monday was welcomed by villagers with garlands.
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SC seeks response from centre on plea moved by mothers of Rohith Vemula, P
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 20 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday sought a response from the Central government and University Grants Commission (UGC) on a petition filed by mothers of Rohith Vemula and Payal Tadvi
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Jolt to Yogi as Allahabad HC stays inclusion of 17 OBC castes in SC list
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Sept 16 (ANI): In a setback to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath led BJP government in the state, the Allahabad High Court on Monday stayed the decision to include 17 Other Backward Castes (OBCs) in the Scheduled Castes (SC) list.
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Assembly, LS seats will be reserved for SCs, STs in J-K: Nadda
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Kurukshetra (Haryana) [India], Sept 16 (ANI): BJP working president JP Nadda on Monday said that in the near future seats will be reserved in Jammu and Kashmir for the Scheduled Caste and the Scheduled Tribe communities.
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Punjab: Cabinet approves to raise SC Commission chairperson's age bar to 7
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Sept 16 (ANI): Punjab government on Monday raised the age bar for the post of chairperson of Punjab State Commission for Scheduled Castes from 70 to 72 years in a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh here.
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Indore: Karni Sena demands reservation on economic criteria
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Sept 16 (ANI): Karni Sena on Sunday alleged that privileged people were getting the benefits of the reservation while demanding that reservation should be given based on economic criteria instead of caste.
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Minorities in India were safe, are safe and will remain safe: Rajnath Sing
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Surat (Gujarat) [India], Sept 15 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday asserted that minorities in India were safe, are safe and will remain safe, adding that the country does not divide people on the basis of caste or religion.
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Rajasthan CM writes to PM Modi regarding Ayushman Bharat
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Sept 14 (ANI): Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to use the criteria of National Food Security Act, 2013 to select beneficiaries for Ayushman Bharat scheme rather than choosing them on the basis of Socio-E
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Andhra govt orders 50 per cent reservation for SC, ST in temple bodies
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Sept 13 (ANI): The state government on Friday issued an order under which the trust board of any temple that comes under the purview of endowments department shall be filled with 50 per cent reservation to Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs) and
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YSRCP MLA complains to NCW over 'casteist', 'sexist' comments
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 13 (ANI): The YSRCP MLA from Andhra Pradesh's Tadikonda district, Vundavalli Sridevi has filed a complaint with the National Commission for Women (NCW) after a group of people made casteist and sexist remarks against her during Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations in Anantha
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Not averse to inter-faith, inter-caste marriages, says SC
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 11 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that it was "not averse to inter-faith and inter-caste marriages" after the father of a woman who married a Muslim man moved it against the Chhattisgarh High Court order which had allowed the couple to live together. Read More
Birla's remarks on Brahmins reeks of casteism: Sibal
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Sept 11 (ANI): Slamming Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla for his reported remarks eulogizing Brahmin caste, senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal said that his mindset reeks of casteism.
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