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Searching for the ‘real anti-Indian’

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By Parayi for Twocircles.net Everything is well with the republic. ‘Nationalist’ gundas are beating up students and police is combing the hostels of...

Aaghaz’s Rohith Vemula Memorial Scholarship awarded to a Dalit student

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By TCN News, New Delhi:Aaghaz Foundation, an organisation that has been working towards reducing drop-out rate among minorities has announced the winner of ‘Rohith Vemula...

MIM to appoint Dalit mayor if it wins Aurangabad civic polls

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Aurangabad: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) has decided to appoint a Dalit face as Aurangabad city mayor if it manages to...

Gorakhpur infant tragedy: After months in jail, Dalit doctor Satish Kumar gets bail

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By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net Dr Satish Kumar, one of accused in the tragedy at Baba Raghav Das Medical College, Gorakhpur in August 2017, was granted...

We are watching you and your sadist medieval-era psyche: Dalit diaspora fumes over continued...

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By Suraj Yengde for Twocircles.net Cambridge: Mid-January in the New England area is infamous for the unfriendly cold shivers. Stepping out on a weekend after...

Vidya Bhushan and Thenmozhi honored by Ambedkar Association of North America

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By TCN News, New York: In a three day celebration of Buddha Jayanti-Vesak Day and 125th Birth Anniversary of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, Dr....

BJP mocks constitution and celebrates Ambedkar: Nitish

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Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday attacked the BJP, saying "those who make a mockery of the Indian constitution" are now celebrating...

Undermining Democracy: Stifling Academic Institutions

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Kanhaiya Kumar: JNU and University Autonomy By Ram Puniyani On the back of the death of Rohith Vemula in Hyderabad Central University (HCU), one of...

Dalit groups make presentation before planning commission

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By TCN News,

Untouchables in predatory world of EdTech industry: Making a case for recognition of critical...

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Digital learning carries with it the same biases and inequities that dominate the sphere of traditional education. Riya Talitha | TwoCircles.net NEW DELHI — Rishab P,...

Associating Buddhism with violence is fashionable: Expert

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Kolkata: Buddhism is increasingly being associated with violence and now emerging as a sensitive issue between India and China, a Buddhist studies expert has...

Need to protest brutality faced by Dalit women: Amartya

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By IANS,

मोदी सरकार के तीन साल और दलितों में टकराव व बदलाव की नई चेतना

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फ़हमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net देश में आज से तीन साल पहले भाजपा की मोदी सरकार बनने के साथ ही लोगों में ये उम्मीद साफ़ देखने को...

Mob blocks traffic in Ghaziabad after Ambedkar statue damaged

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By IANS, Ghaziabad: An agitated mob Friday blocked traffic in Ghaziabad after a statue of Dalit icon B.R. Ambedkar was found damaged in the Bamheta locality of the city, police said.

Yechury seeks Mukherjee’s intervention in Hyderabad varsity issue

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Hyderabad: CPI-M general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Wednesday sought President Pranab Mukherjee's intervention in the University of Hyderabad issue, where a Dalit research scholar...

पटना के महादलित परिवार के बेटे को अमेरिका में ढाई करोड़ की स्कॉलरशिप

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आकिल हुसैन।Twocircles.net बिहार के पटना के एक दलित दिहाड़ी मजदूर परिवार का बेटा अमेरिका में अपना भविष्य संवारेगा। पटना के फुलवारी शरीफ के गोनपुरा गांव...

Jitan Ram Manjhi: Will he succeed in his gamble?

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By Soroor Ahmed, TwoCircles.net, Though the outgoing Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi earned political martyrdom, yet it is debatable who inflicted more wounds on him. True, the last bullet was fired by his mentor-turned-tormentor Nitish Kumar, the injuries caused to him by the BJP in the first seven months of his nine-month regime proved no less fatal.

Why Dalit Assertion Is Growing in West Bengal’s Industrial Heartland

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Poonam Masih, TwoCircles.net Asansol (West Bengal): This year, for the first time, Ambedkar Jayanti was officially celebrated across West Bengal's underground coal-producing regions, particularly in Asansol,...

Ramdev says ‘honeymoon’ remark misinterpreted, complaint filed

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New Delhi/Lucknow: A day after his comment on Rahul Gandhi visiting Dalit homes for his "honeymoon" sparked outrage, Baba Ramdev Saturday apologised and said...

Doctoring History for Political Goals: Origin of Caste System in India

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By Ram Puniyani, Caste hierarchy is a major obstacle to the goal of social justice and it continues to be a major obstacle to social progress even today. There are many a theories, which have tried to understand its origin. The latest in the series is the attempt of RSS to show its genesis due to invasion of Muslim kings. Three books written by RSS ideologues argue that Islamic atrocities during medieval period resulted in emergence of untouchables and low castes. The books are ‘Hindu Charmakar Jati’, ‘Hindu Khatik Jati’ and ‘Hindu Valmiki Jati’.

Gujarat CID files chargesheet in Una Dalit flogging case

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Ahmedabad : In an important development, the Gujarat Police on Wednesday filed chargesheet against 34 persons in connection with the flogging of Dalits by...

Bhima-Koregaon violence: Prime accused Hindutva leader sent to police custody

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Pune (IANS): A Pune court on Thursday sent to police custody till March 19 Hindutva leader Milind Ekbote who has been accused of provoking...

Even today people treat me as an untouchable: Bihar CM

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Patna : Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi Sunday revealed that he is still treated as an "untouchable" by some "powerful people" as he...

Radhika Vemula has a message for the PM this Women’s Day

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An open letter from Radhika Vemula to the Prime Minister Jai Bhim everyone, My name is Radhika Vemula. I am Rohith Vemula’s mother. This International Women’s...

The 13-point system is both casteist and unconstitutional, say activists (II)

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By Atul Anand https://youtu.be/nUdGjND3_ps On January 31, 2019, a protest march was organized from Mandi House to Parliament Street on the 13 point roster issue. It...

Congress appoints two observers in MP to placate Dalits

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New Delhi (IANS): In its bid to strengthen its outreach among the Dalit community in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh, the Congress on Friday appointed two...

Dalits push their version of Lokpal bill

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In the name of Najeeb : Left and exclusion of Muslims in JNU

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By Waseem R S for TwoCircles.net On October 30, 2016, a solidarity meeting was organised by Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Student Union demanding justice for...

Through the people’s lens: Modi’s development model so far

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Dr Rahul Pandey, Bobby Ramakant and Dr Sandeep Pandey, Citizen News Service - CNS Story of Modi’s development model so far: Cutting health and education...

Muslims would do well to take lessons from the Dalit agitation

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By Aijaz Zaka Syed for Twocircles.net Since the change of guard in India two years ago, it has been one hell of a ride...

Dalit women protest outside Hooda’s house in Delhi

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New Delhi : A large number of Dalit women from Haryana Sunday protested outside the residence of Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, demanding the...

रिजर्व सीट यूपी : 62 आरक्षित सीटों पर जीती बीजेपी, 17 पर सपा ने...

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स्टाफ रिपोर्टर। Twocircles.net उत्तर प्रदेश के विधानसभा चुनाव के चुनावी समीकरण का एक रोचक तथ्य सामने आया है कि जिस दल ने सबसे ज्यादा आरक्षित...

Will Congress’ faith in dynastic politics save it in Dima Hasao?

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By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net Haflong: Dima Hasao, the least populated district of Assam, goes to polls on April 4 and like most of the state,...

मायावती, महाराष्ट्र और गुजरात : दलित समय में मोदी की जवाबदेही

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सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net कल उत्तर प्रदेश भाजपा के उपाध्यक्ष दयाशंकर सिंह के बयान के बाद उत्तर प्रदेश का राजनीतिक माहौल बेहद गर्म हो गया है....

Kerala to bring new law to ensure quota for SC/ST in aided colleges

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By Shafeeq Hudawi, TwoCircles.net Thiruvananthapuram: Taking note of the poor representation of teaching staff belonging to SC/ST sections in aided colleges in the...

दलित पत्रकार के ख़िलाफ़ फ़र्ज़ी मुक़दमें को लेकर सड़क पर उतरे शामली के पत्रकार

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आस मुहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net शामली : शामली के वरिष्ठ व मान्यता प्राप्त पत्रकार राजपाल पारवा के ख़िलाफ़ झूठे व फ़र्ज़ी मुक़दमें दर्ज कराने से पत्रकारों...

Hundreds of Mahadalits flee Bihar village after threats

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Patna: Their caste kinsman may be the Bihar chief minister but that brings no solace to hundreds of Mahadalits who fled their village in...

Bihar: Grand Alliance sweeps, opposition targets Modi

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Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish KumarÂ’s Grand Alliance scored a stunning win on Sunday in the assembly elections, dealing a major blow to the...

Marathi book on Tipu Sultan shines light on his contributions to India

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By Imran Inamdar, TwoCircles.net Solpaur (Maharashtra): In an attempt to bring out the role and contributions of the great Mysore king Tipu Sultan, Sarfaraz...

Meira Kumar to attend IPU meet in Bangkok

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By IANS, New Delhi: A high-level Indian parliamentary delegation led by Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar will leave for Bangkok Friday to attend 122nd assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) to be held March 27-April 1. "The assembly will hold a general debate on the political, economic and social situation in the world with reference to the overall theme of 'Parliament at the heart of political reconciliation and good governance'," said a release issued by the Lok Sabha secretariat Thursday.

India’s IT capital caught in silly controversies

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(LETTER FROM BANGALORE) By V.S. Karnic, Bangalore, May 17 (IANS) A new visitor to India's IT capital would be bemused as well as flummoxed - is this the same city that has become an international metaphor for outsourcing of jobs, particularly in its booming software industry? The most talked about issues in the last two weeks have been the city civic authority's inability to find space for the hundreds of tonnes of garbage generated daily and whether women should be allowed to work in the night, particularly in its scores of call centres.

Dalit Literature Festival to take place at DU’s Kirori Mal College

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New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) A two-day Dalit Literature Festival will take place at Delhi University's Kirori Mal College here on February 3 and...

“Caste is enforced through Dalit women’s bodies”

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By TCN News, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Dalits are at the bottom of caste hierarchy in India and the caste system is enforced through Dalit women’s bodies in the form of violence and abuse, said activists Asha Kotwal and Thenmozhi Soundarajan, who were in town to give details about a month-long “Dalit Mahila Swabhiman Yatra” in India.

A third of India live in a state of famine: Dr. Binayak Sen

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By TCN News Aligarh: Dr. Binayak Sen, renowned human rights worker and Chhattisgarh based public health professional, delivered the IG Khan Memorial lecture in Kennedy Auditorium on Sunday to a rapt audience of students and faculty members. Citing data and facts from his work on tribal and poor workers in Chhatisgarh, Dr. Sen presented the grim reality of the state of the nation's dispossessed. He pointed out that almost 33 percent of the country's population lived in a state of famine that translates to a third of the population of one sixth of humanity living in India.

The Muslim factor in 2014 Lok Sabha Polls

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By Syed Ali Mujtaba, It is high time to call off the bluff of Muslim vote bank in Indian politics. The Dalits like to vote the party that favors them, so are the Hindu caste groups, and even their Jatis are doing the same. Everyone wants to seek affiliation with the nearest similar identities and try to influence the electoral process. It’s the rule of the game of ballot box democracy and there is nothing unusual about it. In fact such designs are encouraged by the political parties who give tickets to the candidates that have significant electoral base.

दलित-मुसलमानों की ‘बक्खो’ जाति बदतर जिंदगी गुजारने को मजबूर

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फ़हमीना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net वो कहते हैं न कि अपना घर सभी को अज़ीज़ होता है चाहे वो महल हो या झोपडी हर शख्स सुकून से...

Dalit samaj continue strike for special component plan

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New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Delhi Social Welfare Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam said on Saturday that he will meet members of Akhil Bhartiya Ambedkar...

Remembering anti-caste social reformer Savitri Bai Phule on her birth anniversary

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TCN News Today marks the 188th birth anniversary of Savitri Bai Phule regarded as an icon in the field of education for girls in India. Born...

UK’s Dalit organizations urge Modi to act against BJP leaders named by Cobrapost in...

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By TwoCircles.Net Staff Reporter, New Delhi: Four prominent Dalit organisations from United Kingdom have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, expressing their dismay about the...

BJP a party of greedy people, not Hindus, says Kejriwal

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New Delhi : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday hit out at the BJP, saying it claims to be a party of the...

Velivada will stand, say students, as HCU admin pulls down banners, posters of Dalit...

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By Daisy K, TwoCircles.net Nearly three years after the institutional murder of Rohith Vemula, the HCU administration led by Vice Chancellor Appa Rao Podile continues...

All Dalits should be equal before the law

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By Madhu Chandra The struggle between Upper Caste and oppressed communities of India has reached its crucial juncture. The presidential reservation facilities preserved in Indian Constitution is most precious gift given to Indian oppressed class community. This legal framework to protect and preserve the underprivileged communities of India has been under attack again and again by high caste minority ruler of the country.

‘Aarakshan’ anti-Dalit: RPI chief

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Not against Anna, want representation in Lokpal: Dalit group

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Seven more Dalit suicide bids in Gujarat; 30 attempts so far

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Ahmedabad : Seven persons, including two women, from the Dalit community, on Friday tried to commit suicide as protests continued against the July 11...

Stand-up India to benefit 2.5 lakh SC/ST, women entrepreneurs

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New Delhi : The government here on Friday said the Stand-up India Scheme will benefit 2.5 lakh Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe members and women entrepreneurs. “The...

Obama urged to pay tribute to Ambedkar

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By TCN NewsNew Delhi: The All India Christian Council (AICC) has appealed to the President of the United States, Mr. Barack Obama, to pay...

Attack on Sarath has hidden agenda of breaking Dalit – Muslim unity

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By Kaneez Fathima, Ethnic cultures and their manifestations in the public sphere has become target for authoritarianism. BJP government under the leadership of Narendra Modi has been trying to efface the multiculturalism and secularism from the society. Fascist authoritarianism never tolerates the democratic and secular nature of the people’s constitution.

Saharanpur on boil again: One dead, Thakurs burn 25 Dalit homes after clash

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter Saharanpur district of western UP remains tense after Thakurs of the area tried to take a procession parade on Maharana Pratap...

Dalits, tribals demand POA Act amendment

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Manjhi shares his bitter experience with JNU students

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By Mahmood Asim, TwoCircles.net, New Delhi: Former Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi is of the opinion that in the complicated and sophisticated game of politics, the race against prevalent casteism can be won only if people coming from non-elite background are united. Manjhi was speaking at Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University on the topic of ‘Caste, Politics and Discrimination: Experiences of a Dalit Chief Minister’ at a programm organized by Dalit students’ body Birsa Ambedkar Phule Student Association (BAPSA).

Death of a Doctor: A year later, family still looking for justice

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By Twocircles.net Staff Reporter New Delhi: For the 40-45 people who gathered near Rajghat, the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi, it was a day to protest...

Irked with denial of water by upper castes, Dalit man digs up well in...

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By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net, Washim (Maharashtra): In an exemplary display of courage and commitment, a dalit man from a drought-hit village in Washim district...

Boston event links Black Liberation and Palestinian movements with the Anti-Caste Struggle

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By Paul Malachi, TwoCircles.net The #DalitWomenFight United States tour reached Boston on Saturday, September 19th, 2015 with a panel titled “Dalit Women Fight – Moving...

“You will suffer same fate as Gauri Lankesh,” Dalit journalist Meena Kotwal facing online...

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Kotwal said that an abuser warned Kotwal that her phone number was being widely distributed on WhatsApp groups and social media pages, with...

Sarkeguda Massacre: Demand for prosecution of CRPF personnel under SC/ST Act

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Implement Ambedkar’s philosophy, says Hamid Ansari

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Raipur: Vice President M. Hamid Ansari on Saturday called for implementation of B.R. Ambedkar's three-point corrective - using constitutional methods of achieving social and...

#BreakingCaste: Sujatha Gidla shines reading from Ants Among Elephants

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By Valli Karunakaran, TwoCircles.net New York City, March 10, 2018 — Sujatha Gidla was among the authors invited to speak at #Breaking Caste, a literary...

Hyderabad protest part of fight against intolerance: Trinamool

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Hyderabad/Kolkata: Expressing solidarity with the protesting Hyderabad university students, the Trinamool Congress on Wednesday said it was part of the fight against "intolerance". A two-member...

Now vote for ‘The Greatest Indian’

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Rural economy takes top slot in 9 pillars of Jaitley’s budget

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New Delhi : Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented India's national budget for 2016-17 in the Lok Sabha on Monday, saying the country was a...

Government slammed for ‘anti-farmer policies’, lynching

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New Delhi, (IANS): The Bhumi Adhikar Andolan (BAA) on Sunday condemned the central government for its "anti-farmer policies" and lynching of minorities and Dalits through...

Congress stages walkout in Lok Sabha over attacks on Dalits

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New Delhi : The Congress on Monday staged a walkout in Lok Sabha on the issue of attacks on Dalits and hit out at...

In Vaishali ‘birthplace of democracy’ parties pinning hope on caste equations

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By M Reyaz, TwoCircles.net, Sahebganj/Vaishali: At a rally in Sahebganj in Muzaffarpur District (under Viashali Constituency) Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD) Supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav arrived almost two hours late that originally scheduled time of 3 PM (normal for all leaders in election season with hectic schedule). His supporters though braved the scorching Sun taking refuge in water-melon and shadow of tree, but waited to listen to their leader.

A critique to “Caste on my back”

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(This is a rejoinder to an article published on November 30 on TwoCircles.net titled caste on my back, written by Aishik Chanda.) By Yogesh Maitreya, Gopal Guru described that “Indian social science represents a pernicious divides between theoretical Brahmins and empirical Shudras”. Now this divide does not only limit to the social-sciences texts when it discusses the dalits lives through Brahmin-imagination. This divide has an inculcation factor which transmits into other upper castes writers than Brahmins.

Caste triumphs over other identities among Dalit and Lower Castes of Laxmanpur Bathe

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Rajan Jha for TwoCircles.net, Laxmanpur Bathe: Many political commentators have contended that development would be the key issue in Bihar elections. However, a field visit...

Mob lynching: All India Momin Conference writes to Modi, questions ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter All India Momin Conference, an organisation of Muslim weavers and artisans, have written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to...

AIMMM delegation meets victims of Una violence case, asks for CBI inquiry

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By Amit Kumar, Twocircles.net A four-member delegation of All India Muslim Majlis e Mushawarat, led by its President Navaid Hamid, visited the...

Unspent money for Dalits/tribals, $42.6 bn = 8 times agri budget

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By Nikhil M. Babu It was raining heavily last monsoon when Heerabai's youngest child, Seshkumari, 4, collapsed with a fever. The family could only...

Dalits still converting to Buddhism, but at a dwindling rate

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By Manu Moudgil Around 180 Dalit families converted to Buddhism after caste violence in Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh in May 2017. Bhim Army, the...

BJP’s Dalit love a sham, says Mayawati

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Lucknow, (IANS): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Thursday attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Uttar Pradesh and said the Chief...

Gandhi’s people in Maoist land

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By Aishik Chanda, Kukurbhukka, Jashpur district (Chhattisgarh): They travel in a van donated by a Gondi Adivasi organization of Bastar. They spend the night with benevolent villagers and eat whatever is offered. The 12-member CGNet Swara team that travels through central India promoting citizen journalism through mobile radio is a diverse lot.

दलित छात्र की पिटाई से मौत के मामले ने तूल पकड़ा, बवाल

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आकिल हुसैन।Twocircles.net उत्तर प्रदेश के औरैया जिले में परीक्षा में ग़लत जवाब देने पर टीचर ने एक दलित छात्र की पिटाई कर दी थी जिसके...

The UP election is a tussle between Hindutva and Dalit Bahujan politics

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By Sanjay Kumar & Badre Alam for Twocircles.net More than three decades of BSP politics have, no doubt, given political voices to the Bahujan masses....

Lone survivor of Khairlanji massacre, Bhaiyalal Bhotmange, dies of heart attack

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By Shiva Thorat, Twocircles.net Bhaiyalal Bhotmange, the lone survivor of the Khairlanji massacre, died of a heart attack on Friday, January 20. For the past...

PMO protecting Bhima-Koregaon violence accused: Prakash Ambedkar

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New Delhi (IANS): Dalit leader Prakash Ambedkar on Monday alleged that the PMO had given orders not to arrest Hindutva leader Sambhaji Bhide, booked...

Ambedkar Age Digital Bookmobile: Displaying centuries-old songs, and artworks on anti-caste struggle of Maharashtra

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The project aims to collect Maharashtra’s long history of social reform, accessing 500-year-old traditions of song-writing, performances and poetry against caste-based exploitation and untouchability. Riya...

Secular India should legislate to stop politics entering religion.

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Ref:- Present laws for stopping religion entering politics are not enough

Dear Sir

The following two events on July, 8-9 cause great concern that warrants immediate legislation by India during coming monsoon session of Parliament to ensure that politics does not enter religion:-

(i)-Media reported that jehadi CDs & incriminating hard disc were found by Bangalore Police from the house of Kafeel & Sabeel , the alleged accused of Glasgow terror blast.

Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani rejects invite to CPM programme in Kerala

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By Shafeeq Hudawi, TwoCircles.net Kozhikode: Kerala CPI (M) leadership was left red faced after Jignesh Mevani, Una agitation leader, rejected the party’s invitation to attend...

Notice to Himachal over caste discrimination in temple

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Shimla : The Himachal Pradesh High Court has issued notice to the state over caste discrimination in the ancient Maheshwari Devi Temple in Shimla...

Bihar priest beaten for pushing Dalit woman out of temple

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Patna: A priest was beaten up by a group of men after he pushed a Dalit woman and forcibly stopped her from offering prayers...

एक ‘संत मुख्यमंत्री’ जो लाइफ़बॉय साबुन से नहाए दलितों से ही मिलते हैं…

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TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter कुशीनगर : जब यूपी की कमान योगी आदित्यनाथ ने संभाला था, तो पूरे मीडिया में उनके ‘व्यक्तित्व’ को लेकर खूब गुणगाण किया...

Persecution of activists an expression of fascism say Indian Americans

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By TCN News: The Alliance for Justice And Accountability (AJA), an umbrella coalition of progressive organizations across the United States, today condemned the attacks against...

TMC doing vote bank politics over Rohith: Smriti Irani

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Durgapur (West Bengal): Union Minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday accused the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal of indulging in a vote bank politics...

Dalit woman paraded naked in Punjab, one held

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By IANS, Batala (Punjab) : One person has been arrested for allegedly parading a Dalit woman naked in Punjab's Bhagwanpur village Aug 10, police said Monday. According to the police, the woman was allegedly paraded by her neighbours, who belong to an influential family. "They forcibly took me to their house and thrashed me. Then they tore my clothes and forced me to go round the village," the victim told reporters. The neighbours were angry as the victim's brother-in-law Gagandeep Singh was having an affair with a girl from the family.

Two Years of Modi Sarkar- Broken Promises: Sectarian Agenda

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By Ram Puniyani, The performance of the Modi Government during last two years has to be seen in the light of the promises made in...

निर्मल पाठक की घर वापसी: अम्बेडकर के बहाने गांधी के हरिजन को गले लगाती...

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नीरज बंकर Two circles.net के लिए जहाँ एक ओर ओटीटी प्लेटफार्म ने दुनियाभर की फिल्मों, वेब शोज और बाक़ी कलाओं से परिचय कराया जिससे...

Bihar’s Healthcare Crisis: Dalit Woman Struggles for Kidney Transplant After Tragic Surgery

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MI Khan, TwoCircles.net Patna: There appears to be no hope for justice for Sunita Devi, a Dalit woman from Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district, who allegedly had both...

Untouchability practised against CM Manjhi to be probed

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Patna : Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi Monday ordered a high-level probe into the alleged "untouchability" practised by some "powerful people" against him...

Racial and caste oppression have many similarities

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By Rajesh Sampath, Comparisons can be risky, but not impossible. Consider for a moment India’s Dalits, or “untouchables,” and African Americans. Racial inequality in America has its...

Tribals’ nod must for takeover of their land: Rahul Gandhi

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Raipur: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Monday said that tribals must be asked for their permission before their land is taken away from...

Dalit woman raped in Odisha, one arrested

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By IANS, Bhubaneswar: A 50-year-old man was arrested Tuesday for raping a Dalit woman in Odisha, police said.

Remembering anti-caste leader T. M. Umar Farooq on 6th death anniversary

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T. M. Umar Farooq was born a Hindu as T. M. Mani, in the Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu. His ancestors were bonded labourers...

दलित समाज के ढोंगी नेता दलित अत्याचारों पर खामोश क्यों? —लक्ष्य

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TwoCircles.net News Desk लखनऊ : महाराष्ट्र के भीमा कोरेगांव की घटना को लेकर देश भर के दलितों में गुस्सा बढ़ने लगा है. दलितों के...

No bail for activists arrested in Bhima Koregaon arrests even after a year; campaign...

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TCN News Last year on 6th June, the Pune police had arrested 5 activists on false charges of inciting violence on Dalits that took place on...

BJP ally RLSP announces candidates for two Bihar seats

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Patna : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s ally in Bihar, the Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP), Tuesday announced candidates for two of the 3...

“His head was blooming like a lotus,” recalls mother of slain 9-year-old Dalit boy...

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By Aparajita Ghosh, TwoCircles.net Mumbai: “His head was blooming just like a lotus”, recalls Mangesh Shivsharan’s mother, who collected parts of his nine-year-old son’s brain,...

An open letter to President-elect Ramnath Kovind: Hope you follow the Indian Constitution, not...

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By Shamsul Islam for TwoCircles.net Respected Ramnath Kovind, Namaskar, I must congratulate you for being chosen as presidential candidate of the Indian Republic by BJP. It...

Two more arrested in Una case, 24 now in custody

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Ahmedabad : The Gujarat Police on Friday arrested two more persons for flogging four Dalit youngsters in Una on July 11, taking the total...

BJP’s Dalit outreach under threat

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By Amulya Ganguli There is a long way to go before Uttar Pradesh can become Uttam Pradesh, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised after his...

एससी-एसटी आरक्षण के वर्गीकरण के खिलाफ और समर्थन में सजातियों में छुआछूत है बड़ी...

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Poonam Masih, TwoCircles.net देश आजाद होने के बाद संविधान निर्माता डॉ. भीमराव अंबेडकर ने वंचित समुदाय के लिए आरक्षण की मांग करते हुए इसे संवैधानिक...

Why Indian tribes need more opportunities to ‘Make (a living) in India’ (Human Interest...

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By Bhavana Akella Jamshedpur : Sumanti Bhagat, a petite 30-year-old Oraon tribal woman, famous among her tribe for her paintings, uses some sophisticated techniques...

A marriage of, for and with self-respect: Remembering Periyar 140 years after his birth...

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By Daisy Katta, TwoCircles.net The news of the caste killing of Pranay in Telangana has sent shockwaves throughout India. This is not an isolated incident...

Brandeis becomes first US University to prohibit caste discrimination

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter The President of Brandeis University, Ron Liebowitz, made an announcement today to all students, faculty, and staff that the university will...

Challenges in Implementation of National Food Security Act discussed

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By TCN News New Delhi: The Institute of Objective Studies (IOS) in association with FIAN India and The Child Trust organised a consultation on “National...

सफ़ाई कर्मचारियों के परिजनों की मांग, कोरोना योद्धा के तौर पर मिले 50 लाख...

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आसमोहम्मद कैफ़।Twocircles.net विश्व भर की विकराल समस्या बन चुका कोरोना वायरस से जान जोखिम में डालकर लड़ने वाले कोरोना फाइटर्स में सफ़ाई कर्मचारियों की बेहद...

Dalit girl burnt alive in UP village

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Lucknow, (IANS): A young Dalit girl was burnt alive in an Uttar Pradesh village in Unnao district late last night, police said. Eighteen-year-old Moni was...

Rise in crimes and atrocities against SCs and STs in 2016; UP sees most...

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter New Delhi: Data released by the National Crime Records Bureau showed that there had been an increase of 5.5% and 4.6%...

Should caste matter?

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By Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net Caste system in India, according to a large number of historians and intellectuals began with the advent of the Aryans and...

Bitter harvest of a poisonous campaign

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Dr Mohd. Manzoor Alam, The last few weeks have witnessed a steady rise in different kinds of violence, rape and murder of women (Dalit, Muslim, OBC), attack on and murder of Muslim youth and others suspected to be Muslims, sundry violence in Bihar, UP and Maharashtra.

Protest against Tsundur Judgment at AP and Telangana High Court

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By Ravichandran Chakkiliyan, TwoCircles.net, Hyderabad: On Monday, the Tsundur Dalits Struggle Committee For Justice, comprising seventy-five people’s organization, protested against the Andhra Pradesh High Court judgment which released the twenty-one accused in the Tsundur Dalit massacre case. The protest was a part of the long struggle the committee has taken up. In the history of dalit movement, this was the first time a protest has been staged in front of a High Court demanding justice for the Tsundur dalits. All of the protestors taken into preventive custody and were released in the afternoon.

Shah woos Dalit voters in Delhi

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New Delhi : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah Friday wooed thousands of Dalit voters and appealed to them to vote for his...

India’s human rights situation is very serious, says UN Special Rapporteur

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UN Special Rapporteur asks India to free 16 Human Rights Defenders accused in Bhima-Koregaon case By TCN News The Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC), an advocacy...

Ambedkar Foundation appoints AMU prof. to manage Urdu translation of Ambedkar writings

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By TCN News, Aligarh: Professor Mohammad Asim Siddiqui from the Department of English, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has been appointed as the managing editor...

Mayawati demands constitution amendment for SC/ST quota

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By IANS,

‘दूषित मानसिकता वाले लोग अब बहुजन समाज को कमज़ोर समझने की भूल न करें…’

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TwoCircles.net News Desk लखनऊ : दलित मुद्दों पर काम करने वाली भारतीय समन्वय संगठन ‘लक्ष्य’ द्वारा बहुजन समाज के अधिकार, उन पर बढ़ते हुए अत्याचार...

Bihar Assembly election: Pasmanda Muslims may support BJP

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By Abhay Kumar for TwoCircles.net, Patna/New Delhi: An association of Pasmanda Muslims has said that it may consider supporting the Bharatiya Janta Party if it...

पंजाबः मज़हब से हटकर राजनीतिक होती दलित गायकी

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मनीषा भल्ला बीएसपी दा आ गया हाथी, बणेया जो सबना दा साथी, गरीबी अते गुलामी वाला, जेकर अंत कराणा जी, इस बार वोटां ते सबणे...

Activists spell out need for formation of ‘National Diversity Movement’

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By TCN News, New Delhi: Bahujan Diversity Mission has launched a nation-wide movement to ensure representation to Scheduled castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) in...

Dalit-Muslim Unity Shines at Historic Chavdar Talab with Iftar Gathering on Samta Diwas

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Imran Inamdar, TwoCircles.net Mahad, Raigad (Maharashtra): Historic Chavdar Talab in Mahad became the venue for an expression of communal harmony and social unity on March 20...

बिहार चुनाव: दलित समीकरण नहीं आसान

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अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net पटना: दो रोज़ पहले उत्तर प्रदेश के हमीरपुर में मंदिर में प्रवेश करने पर एक दलित दम्पत्ति की जलाकर हत्या कर...

Seven held guilty for lynching five Dalits in Haryana

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By IANS, Jhajjar (Haryana): A district court here Saturday held seven people guilty and acquitted 19 others in a case relating to the 2002 lynching of five Dalits in this Haryana district. The punishment for the convicts will be announced Monday. All the seven people held guilty were sent to judicial custody by Additional District and Sessions Judge A.K. Jain Saturday.

A festival in Tamil Nadu to honour folk artists from marginalized communities

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The festival, titled “Veethi Virudhu Vizha (The Street Award Ceremony)” in its ninth year, has provided a platform for Dalit and other marginalized...

‘Dalit terrorism’: DHRM demands CBI probe into Hindutva-police conspiracy

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent, Thiruvananthapuram: The CBI should investigate the Hindutva-police conspiracy behind the cruel Dalit hunt of the Kerala police in the name of Dalit terrorism, demands a complaint submitted by the Dalit leader Selvaraj to Home Minister P Chidambaram.

मजदूरों की आवाज बन चुकी नवदीप कौर का आज जन्मदिन है … वो अभी...

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तन्वी सुमन।Twocircles net दलित श्रम अधिकार एक्टिविस्ट और मजदूर अधिकार संगठन (MAS) की सदस्य, 24 वर्षीय नवदीप कौर लगभग 29 दिनों से जेल में है।...

Christian of Dalit origin will be Dalit if he embraces Hinduism

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New Delhi : The Supreme Court Thursday said that a Dalit whose parents or grandparents embraced Christianity will get the benefits of reservation meant...

सवर्णों को आरक्षण से नाराज है दलित

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आसमोहम्मद कैफ-Twocircles.net केंद्र सरकार द्वारा गरीब सवर्ण जातियों को 10 फीसद आरक्षण दिए जाने के बिल को मंजूरी मिलने के बाद सवर्ण जातियों में तो...

‘Sangma not representative of tribals’

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By IANS,

Dalit icon Mayawati is focus of scholar’s research

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The colonization of Ambedkar: Caste politics behind Arundhati Roy-Navayana’s appropriation of ‘Annihilation of Caste’

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By Yogesh Maitreya and Daisy Katta for TwoCircles.net, Mumbai: A discussion on ‘Caste Politics behind Arundhati Roy-Navayana’s Appropriation of ‘Annihilation of Caste’ was held at the Kalina campus of the University of Mumbai on 21st December 2014.

RJD to protest withholding caste Census data: Lalu

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Patna: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad on Sunday announced that his party would compel the Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government to make...

रोहित वेमुला के नाम मार डाले गए एक होनहार का ख़त

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By ए मिरसाब, TwoCircles.net देश में हैदराबाद विश्वविद्यालय के छात्र रोहित वेमुला की मृत्यु के बाद एक शोक और आक्रोश का मिश्रित माहौल है. विश्वविद्यालय...

SC notice on reservation in legislatures

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New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the central and the state governments on a PIL seeking increase the SC/ST...

The BJP Parivar created the Gau Raksha Dals; now it must face the heat...

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By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net The Gau Raksha Dals can stand and take notice now. For the past few years, these vigilantes, in the name of...

JD-U leaders slam Manjhi for ‘upper castes’ remark

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Patna : At least six leaders of ruling JD-U, including ministers and legislators, have openly criticized their own Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi for...

Rs.1.7 cr fine slapped for commercial use of property

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By IANS, New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Monday directed a woman to pay Rs.1.7 crore for using for commercial purposes a residential plot alloted to her by the central government. Since the woman has died, her heirs have been asked to pay the fine. The property, situated in posh Friends Colony, was leased out to Savitri Devi for residential purposes in the year 1976 but she rented out her premises for commercial purposes over the years.