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Amit Shah rebuffs rumours of repealing reservation policy
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Hubli (Karnataka) [India], Apr 4 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Amit Shah on Tuesday rebuffed rumours that the Central Government would repeal the provision for reservation in the Constitution.
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Bharat Bandh: Agra schools to remain closed today
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Agra (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr 4 (ANI): In the wake of violent protest against the Supreme Court ruling on SC/ST Act, all schools in Agra, barring those where board exams are underway, will remain closed on Wednesday.
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AAP demands Parliament's intervention on SC/ST Act
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] April 3 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh on Tuesday demanded Parliament's intervention on Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes ((Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
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Entire country should stand by Dalits: Telangana CM
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India] April 3 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao (KCR) has said entire country should stand by Dalits.
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SC refuses to stay ST/SC Act order
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] April 3 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to stay its order on Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes (SC/ST) Act.
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'Congress incited violence in states where they are in Opposition'
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 03 (ANI): In the wake of violent protests during Bharat Bandh, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar on Tuesday said Congress is responsible for inciting people and spreading violence in the states where they are in Opposition.
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SC to hear SC/ST Act review petition at 2:00 pm: Rajnath Singh
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 3 (ANI): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh in Lok Sabha has affirmed that the Supreme Court will take up the central government's review petition on Schedule Castes and the Schedule Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 for hearing at 2:00 pm on Tuesday.
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Bharat Bandh: Death toll rises to 7 in Madhya Pradesh
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Apr. 03 (ANI): The death toll in Madhya Pradesh due to violent protests during the nationwide bandh called by several Dalit organisations against the alleged dilution of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act has reached seven after one more person succumbe
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Bharat Band: Internet suspended in Meerut till 2 pm
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Meerut (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr. 3 (ANI): Internet service has been suspended in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut city till 2:00 pm on Tuesday as a precautionary measure, following the violent protests against Supreme Court's ruling on SC/ST Act.
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Bharat Bandh: Ambedkar's grandson holds Centre, SC responsible for violenc
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], Apr 3 (ANI): Prakash Ambedkar, the grandson of Dr B R Ambedkar on Monday held the Central Government and the Supreme Court responsible for the violent protests that erupted during the nationwide Bandh.
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Bharat Bandh: Section 144 imposed in Haridwar
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], Apr 3 (ANI): In wake of the violent protests against Supreme Court's ruling on SC/ST Act, during the nationwide Bandh on Monday, Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) has been imposed in Haridwar, Uttarakhand.
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SSB, STF to be deployed in MP post Bharat Bandh violence
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Apr 3 (ANI): In the wake of violent protests erupted during a nationwide bandh, 16 additional companies of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), four companies of Royal Air Force (RAF), two companies of Special Task Force (STF) and 3000 trainee constables are to be d
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