Meerut (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Aug 11 (ANI): Hours after a group of Dalit lawyers "purified" the statue of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath reiterated that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government was not "anti-Dalit".
Meerut (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Aug 11 (ANI): A group of Dalit lawyers in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh "purified" the statue of Dr B.R. Ambedkar with milk and 'gangaajal' soon after it was garlanded by Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) state secretary Sunil Bansal on Friday.
New Delhi (India), Aug 9 (ANI): Accusing the Congress of double standard, Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah on Thursday criticised Congress President Rahul Gandhi for participating in a protest over Scheduled Caste/Schedule Tribe Atrocities Bill whereas the party has been "patron
New Delhi [India], Aug 09 (ANI): Questioning Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "neeyat" (intentions) towards Dalits, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday claimed that the former wants to marginalise the weaker sections of the society.
Uttar Pradesh (Lucknow): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati on Tuesday expresssed anger against the Narendra Modi-led government, saying they are not making enough efforts for uplifment of Dalits in society.
Mathura (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Aug 3 (ANI): In a shocking incident, a Dalit man was allegedly set on fire by two people in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura after an argument erupted between them.
New Delhi [India], Aug 1 (ANI): Ahead of a nationwide bandh called by the Dalit groups, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday agreed to table the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) bill during the ongoing monsoon session of the Parliament to restore the original provis
New Delhi [India], Jul 27 (ANI): The Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) on Friday threatened the Centre that they would join the agitation led by the Dalit outfits if amendments are not made in the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act by August 9.
Kasganj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 16 (ANI): Defying caste prejudice, a Dalit groom took out his wedding procession peacefully in Thakur community-dominated Nizampur village of Kasganj district in Uttar Pradesh after 80 years.