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Cong stalled Parliament to block OBC commission: PM Modi
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 10 (ANI): Lashing out at the Congress party on the last day of campaigning before Karnataka goes to polls on May 12, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday accused the party of indulging in vote bank politics and stalling the bill in the Rajya Sabha that gives con
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Theni clashes: Compensation for Dalit victims announced
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Theni (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 10 (ANI): In the aftermath of the recent clashes between Dalits and Muslims in Tamil Nadu's Theni district, the National Scheduled Cast Commission (NSCC) has announced a compensation for the damages caused to Dalit houses by police while conducting searches an
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Atrocities on Dalits didn't occur during Vajpayee's rule: Congress
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Shimoga (Karnataka) [India] May 7 (ANI): Days ahead of the Karnataka Assembly Election, senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said that during former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's rule incidents of mob lynching and atrocities on Dalits did not happen.
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K'taka: PM Modi invokes Ambedkar, calls out Congress for 'anti-Dalit' mind
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Raichur (Karnataka) [India], May 06 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday once again invoked the legacy of Baba Saheb Ambedkar and said Congress repeatedly insulted him.
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Circular asking Dalits to notify before wedding withdrawn
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 6 (ANI): A circular which directed the Dalit community in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain district to submit notice three days before their wedding has been withdrawn.
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Ahluwalia rubbishes reports of botched Dalit 'outreach' attempt
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] May 05 (ANI): Union Minister of State SS Ahluwalia on Saturday rubbished reports circulating in the media that he ate 'outside food' at a Dalit household in Bihar's Begusarai.
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RSS denies reports of Mohan Bhagwat slamming BJP
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], May 04 (ANI): Hours after reports surfaced on Friday stating that Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat has slammed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Dalit-outreach programme, calling it a "drama", the cultural organisation refuted such media reports.
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UP Education Minister's gaffe: 'Mosquitoes bite us at Dalit homes'
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Shamli (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 04 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Education Minister Anupma Jaiswal got embroiled in a controversy on Friday when she said that ministers of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are ensuring proper implementation of the schemes by visiting Dalit households, despite gett
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UP minister refutes claims his Dalit outreach backfired
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Aligarh, (Uttar Pradesh) [India] May 3 (ANI): After his outreach, featuring a meal with a Dalit family as part of a larger Bharatiya Janata Party campaign, sparked a controversy, Uttar Pradesh minister Suresh Rana has denied the claims that the dinner was an impromptu photo-op and the host w
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Uma Bharti compares feeding Dalits to self-purification activity
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh) [India] May 02 (ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Union Minister Uma Bharti on Tuesday compared feeding Dalits to a self-purification activity.
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UP: Minor raped for two years
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Unnao (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 2 (ANI): A Dalit woman in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao has filed a complaint stating that her minor daughter was allegedly gang-raped two years back and that the incident was video-graphed and perpetrators have been blackmailing and sexually assaulting the girl
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BJP MLA terms J-K coalition government 'anti-Dalit'
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 1 (ANI): Disgruntled over his non-inclusion in the Jammu and Kashmir cabinet after the recent rejig, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Dina Nath Bhagat on Tuesday termed the Mehbooba Mufti-led PDP-BJP coalition government 'anti-Dalit' and anti Jammu.
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