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Union Cabinet approves bill to overturn SC order on SC/ST Act
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
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
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LJP warns agitation if SC/ST Act not restored
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
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.
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Barmer: 2 arrested in Dalit man lynching case
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Barmer (Rajasthan) [India], July 25 (ANI): The Rajasthan Police has arrested two people in connection with Dalit man's lynching incident in Barmer.
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Dalit groom takes out wedding procession in Kasganj after 80 years
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
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.
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Jual Oram apologises for Mallya remark
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 14 (ANI): Union Minister Jual Oram on Saturday apologised for his Vijay Mallya remark.
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UP: Dalit forced to lick spit over interfaith marriage
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Bulandshahr (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jul 01 (ANI): A Dalit man in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr district was allegedly made to spit and lick his saliva off the floor as a punishment after his son married a Muslim woman.
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MP: Dalit family 'banished' by panchayat
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Tikamgarh (Madhya Pradesh) [India], June 30 (ANI): A Dalit family from Madhya Pradesh's Tikamgarh claimed that they have been banished from their village, Sarkanpur, by the panchayat for two years.
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Adityanath demands reservation for Dalits in AMU, Jamia
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Kanauj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 25 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said that Dalits should also get reservation in Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) and Jamia Millia University.
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No dignity for Muslims, Dalits under BJP: Owaisi
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 23 (ANI): All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi said that there is no dignity of life present in the atmosphere created by the Bharatiya Janata Party.
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Odisha: Pradhan dines at Dalit's home in Sambalpur
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Sambalpur (Odisha) [India], Jun 10 (ANI): Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan ate food at a Dalit's house in Sambalpur's Kharsanmal village on Sunday.
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Bhima-Koregaon violence: BJP accuses Congress of using Dalits as tools
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Jun 7(ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday accused the Congress of using the Dalits as tools to spread violence in Bhima Koregaon.
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Bhima-Koregaon: Lawyer accuses police of linking incident with Maoists
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 6 (ANI): Arun Ferreira, lawyer of Sudhir Dhawale who is accused in Bhima-Koregaon violence on Wednesday said that the police officials were trying to fabricate papers to link the incident with Maoists.
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