The 19-year-old Dalit student died during treatment in Ludhiana in December. Her parents have alleged that she was subjected to ragging, assault and sexual harassment at the college, leading to severe mental distress and deterioration of her health.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday called out the BJP-led Delhi government for insulting Dalits by choosing to install portraits of Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Madan Mohan Malaviya in the Delhi Assembly on the birth anniversary of Savitribai Phule, instead of honouring the pioneering social
The Himachal Pradesh Women's Commission has taken cognisance of the death of a 19-year-old second-year college student under suspicious circumstances, amid prolonged ragging and sexual harassment.
Acting on media reports, the UGC Anti-Ragging Helpline has registered a suo-motu complaint, even as the college administration has maintained that the case is a death and not a suicide.
The victim's father, Vikram Kumar, told police that his daughter was assaulted and intimidated on September 18, 2025, by three fellow female students. He also accused a college professor of engaging in indecent acts with his daughter. According to the complaint, these incidents left the s
A day after police registered a case against a college professor and three students in connection with the death of a 19-year-old second-year college student in Dharamshala, the college authorities denied receiving any complaint of ragging or sexual harassment, even as the victim's father
Parameshwara's supporters are backing him due to his strong party backing and efforts to consolidate SC/ST support. They urged the Congress party to appoint a Dalit leader as the state's next Chief Minister, highlighting Parameshwara's strong backing within the community and his efforts t
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on the Opposition in the State Assembly, accusing them of "selective outrage" and appeasement politics while referring to the killing of a youth in Bangladesh.
"It was quite unfortunate that Ram Narayan, from Chhattisgarh, was lynched to death. There is a very, very clear political conspiracy behind it because when he was being beaten up, people were shouting at him, 'You are a Bangladeshi'. The Sangh Parivar is planning this in different parts
With the upcoming Jharkhand local body elections in 2026, Amar Kumar Bauri, a former leader of opposition in the Jharkhand Assembly and also a BJP leader, scathingly attacked and accused the state government of depriving the rights of Dalits for their own "political advantage" during a pr
Congress MP Saptagiri Ulka on Sunday alleged that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise is an attempt to remove the poor, backward, Dalit voters and traditional supporters of the party from the electoral rolls.