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Kovind chosen due to his qualities, not because he is a Dalit: Swamy
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy on Tuesday averred that there is no better candidate than Ram Nath Kovind for the post of President.
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Cong. made Dalit president 15 years ago: Azad downplays NDA's Preside
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Tuesday downplayed the National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) decision of naming Bihar Governor Ramnath Kovind for the post of President and said it's not the first time when a person belonging to the minority comm
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No support if Centre nominated 'Dalit' face for vote bank: Shiv
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] June 19 (ANI): Joining the critics of NDA's Presidential nominee Ram Nath Kovind, Shiv Sena on Monday said it would not extend its support if the Centre is eyeing a vote bank by nominating a Dalit face for the upcoming President polls.
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Can never be against nomination of 'Dalit' Ramnath Kovind: Mayaw
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India] June 19 (ANI): Despite expressing her support for National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Presidential nominee Bihar Governor Ramnath Kovind, Bahujan Samaj Party Chief Mayawati on Monday said the Centre should have taken all Opposition parties in 'good faith&#
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Kovind's nomination a slap for those dubbing BJP as 'anti-Dalit&
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI): Calling National Democratic Alliance (NDA)'s Presidential nominee Ram Nath Kovind as an epitome of dignity and civility, the Centre on Monday said that his nomination comes as a slap for those who branded the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as 'anti-D
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Profile: NDA's Presidential nominee Ramnath Kovind
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI): A lawyer by profession, a Hindutva ideologue by thinking, a dedicated BJP worker by political affiliation and a Dalit leader by caste - Ramnath Kovind is the NDA's consensus candidate for the post of India's President.
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UP CM shares food with Dalits in Gorakhpur
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 14 (ANI): In what seems like a damage control exercise post Saharanpur violence which led to accusations that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is anti-Dalit, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday had lunch with Dalits in his home to
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Farmers, Dalit and poor always been top most priority: Yogi Adityanath
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 14 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said that he was asked to keep farmers, dalits and poor in the top most important agenda in the state by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Jetting machines launched to prevent manual scavenging in Hyderabad
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad [India] June 8, (ANI): In order to prevent manual scavenging in Hyderabad, the Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DICCI) has launched jetting machines for sanitation workers. These machines were launched on World Environment Day
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K'taka honor killing: Women activists call for immediate legislation
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 6 (ANI): Women activists on Tuesday called for immediate legislation of special Section under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for honor killing after a pregnant woman in Karnataka's Bijapur district was burnt alive by her family members for allegedly marry
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Piyush Goyal eats lunch at Dalit party worker's home
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 6 (ANI): Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday ate lunch at a Dalit party worker's home.
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K'taka: Pregnant woman burnt alive for marrying Dalit
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Bijapur (Karnataka) [India], June 6 (ANI): In a dreadful incident of honour killing, a pregnant woman in Karnataka's Bijapur district was burnt alive by her family members for allegedly marrying a Dalit man.
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