scheduled castes

New Delhi, April 10 – The Delhi High Court has quashed an FIR filed against an Associate Professor of Lakshmibai College over allegations of assault and caste-based abuse, observing that the allegations of caste-based humiliation were introduced as an afterthought and lacked the essential...

Tentulia (WB), April 10 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday claimed that the BJP brought in people from outside for the Assam elections because they were not confident of winning with the votes of the residents of the northeastern state.Addressing an election rally in Tentulia...

Patna, April 9 The Bihar unit of the Congress staged a protest on Thursday against "objectionable remarks" made by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma against the party's national president, Mallikarjun Kharge.Congress leaders also burned an effigy of Sarma outside the party's...

New Delhi, April 9 Jawaharlal Nehru University Vice Chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit said her position as the first woman VC of the institute was made possible by B R Ambedkar's struggle and support for women's rights.Pandit was speaking at the inaugural session of the 'Bheem Saptah' on...

Chandigarh, April 8 Former Union Minister Kumari Selja on Wednesday strongly criticized Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for his remarks against Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, calling it an "unbecoming" comment and an "attack" on democratic values and political decorum.Selja...

In Chhattisgarh, Governor Ramen Deka signed the Chhattisgarh Freedom of Religion Bill yesterday. The bill will now be published in the official gazette, after which it will come into effect as a law. The bill was passed during the previous session of the state legislative assembly. It includes...

Bhubaneswar, April 7 President Droupadi Murmu is likely to undertake a day-long visit to Rourkela, Odisha, and attend several programmes in the steel city, Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram said on Tuesday.Oram, a Member of Parliament from Sundergarh, which includes the Rourkela city...

New Delhi, April 7 – Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi launched a strong attack on Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday over his alleged remarks against Congress President and Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, calling the language used "abusive...

New Delhi, April 7 The top 10% of rural households in India own 44% of the land, while 46% of rural households are landless, according to a working paper released by the World Inequality Lab.The paper, titled "Land Inequality in India: Nature, History, and Markets," further stated that the top...

New Delhi, April 7 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi accused the Modi government on Tuesday of perpetuating a system of exclusion through its policies and asked why 'Bahujan' entrepreneurs are being excluded from the country's largest public contracts.The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha said...

New Delhi, April 6 The Delhi government on Monday invited applications for scholarships from students belonging to the Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), and Other Backward Classes (OBC) categories for the academic year 2025-26, according to an official notice.The notice stated that...

Bengaluru, April 6 – Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara commented on the proposed redrawing of Assembly and Lok Sabha constituency boundaries by the Centre, stating that population should not be the sole criterion for the exercise.Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru on Monday, Parameshwara...

April 05, New Delhi: The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has recorded its highest-ever expenditure of ₹11,810 crore in 2025–26, representing nearly a 14 per cent increase over the previous financial year.The Ministry stated that this expenditure reflects the effective and timely use...

April 5, New Delhi: The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has recorded its highest-ever expenditure of ₹11,810.82 crore in the financial year 2025-26, representing a nearly 14 per cent increase compared to the previous year.According to the ministry, the increased spending reflects...

New Delhi, April 5 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to Babu Jagjivan Ram on his birth anniversary, honoring the former Deputy Prime Minister for dedicating his life to equality and social justice.Jagjivan Ram, born on April 5, 1908, was a Dalit leader, freedom fighter, and key...

New Delhi, April 5 The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has recorded its highest-ever expenditure of ₹11,810.82 crore in 2025-26, which is nearly 14 per cent higher than the previous financial year.According to an official statement released on Saturday, the expenditure was incurred...

New Delhi, April 4 The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment announced on Saturday that it had recorded its highest-ever expenditure of ₹11,810.82 crore in 2025-26, nearly 14 per cent higher than the ₹10,409 crore spent in the previous financial year.According to an official statement...

Nabha (Punjab), April 4 Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Saturday demanded that the Punjab government release compensation of ₹50,000 per acre for wheat crops damaged in the recent hailstorm and rains in the Malwa region.Addressing a rally here as part of the SAD's...

New Delhi, April 4 The Congress on Saturday accused the BJP government in Rajasthan of shielding the perpetrators of the gang rape of a 15-year-old Dalit girl in Ajmer and a life-threatening attack on her family.Addressing a press conference here, the chairman of the Congress's Scheduled Caste...

Bengaluru, April 2 – The Karnataka BJP has alleged that the Congress party is distributing between Rs 5 lakh and Rs 10 lakh in each village to win the by-elections in the state.Speaking to the media at the BJP state office, "Jagannath Bhavan," in Bengaluru, Leader of the Opposition in the...