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PM Modi's visit to Bangladesh's Orakandi would send positive message to Ma
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], March 26 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Shantanu Thakur on Friday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Orakandi in Bangladesh would send a positive message to the Matua, Namasudra, Rajbansi and other Scheduled Castes (SCs) in India.
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Chicago City Council rejects misleading resolution critical of Indian govt
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Chicago [US], March 25 (ANI): The Chicago City Council on Wednesday rejected a resolution which sought to condemn "violence against certain castes and religious minorities" in India, following intense pushback from the Indian diaspora in the United States over concerns that it could lead
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Lok Sabha passes bill to modify list of scheduled castes in Tamil Nadu
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New Delhi [India], March 20 (ANI): The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed a bill that seeks to modify the list of scheduled castes in Tamil Nadu.
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BJP strikes caste, region balance in Uttarakhand CM, state President appoi
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New Delhi [India], March 12 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party, keeping in mind the caste and regional equations in Uttarakhand has decided to keep a balance by appointing a Rajput and a Brahmin as its Chief Minister and state unit chief respectively. By the appointment of Chief Minister Tirath S
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MLC K Kavitha assures Kuruma delegation of state government's support to t
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Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], March 5 (ANI): Assuring the Kuruma community of the state government's support, Telangana MLC Kalvakuntla Kavitha on Thursday said that the fruits of development and benefits of welfare schemes announced for different castes and communities had to reach the las
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Congress equally respects all religions, people, castes: Ghulam Nabi Azad
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Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], February 27 (ANI): The strength of Congress is that it 'equally respect' all religions, people and castes, said the party's veteran leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, at a 'Shanti Sammelan' in Jammu on Saturday.
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Andhra cabinet approves 'EBC Nestam' scheme to provide financial assistanc
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], February 23 (ANI): The Andhra Pradesh state cabinet in its meeting on Tuesday decided to implement the 'Economically Backward Castes (EBC) Nestam' scheme from the coming financial year, under which the government will provide financial assistance of Rs 45,
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Uttar Pradesh police files FIR in Unnao girls' death case
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Unnao (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 18 (ANI): The Uttar Pradesh Police on Thursday registered an FIR based on the complaint of family members of two girls who were found dead in an agricultural field in Unnao's Asoha.
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Punjab SC panel asks additional chief secy to ensure relief to activist Na
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], February 8 (ANI): Taking suo-moto notice of a news published in a section of the media highlighting the matter of labour rights activist Naudeep Kaur, the Punjab State Commission for Scheduled Castes on Monday asked the Additional Chief Secretary (Home) to interv
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TRS MLA issues apology for his controversial remarks on backward castes
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Warangal (Telangana) [India], February 2 (ANI): Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) MLA Dharma Reddy on Monday issued an apology for his statements criticising officers of backward castes.
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Congress spokesperson calls for resignation of TRS MLA after his remarks o
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], February 2 (ANI): All India Congress Committee (AICC) spokesperson Sravan Dasoju on Monday demanded Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao and Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) Working President KT Rama Rao to suspend TRS MLA Challa Dharma Reddy for his derogatory
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Officers from backward castes have 'spoiled' the state, says TRS MLA
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], February 2 (ANI): In a controversial remark, Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) MLA Dharma Reddy on Sunday said that the state has been spoiled by officers belonging to backward castes.
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