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Centre isolating Hindus, says Mamata

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Kolkata : In a sharp attack on the Narendra Modi-led central government over the attacks on Dalits in Gujarat by cow protection vigilantes,...

Maharashtra Dalit Murders: Jawkheda – Anatomy of a dalit triple murder

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This is first of the two part series report about the brutal killing of a dalit family in Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar district and the subsequent agitation it has sparked because police is yet to arrest anybody for the ghastly crime By Sudhir Pedgaonkar for TwoCircles.net, Jawkheda, Pathardi (Dist Ahmednagar): When entire Maharashtra was celebrating Diwali – it is five days of festivities – Jawkheda (Khalsa), a village of about 2500 population, was mourning.

Voting rises in UP’s reserved Lok Sabha seats

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By Puja Awasthi, Lucknow : There is a marked rise in the number of people voting in the Lok Sabha constituencies reserved for Dalits in...

Dalit women travel through Odisha to map caste violence against dalit women

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All India Dalit Mahila Adhikar Manch journeys to exposes horror of caste-ridden society By Yogesh Maitreya, TwoCircles.net “I have been running from pillar to post demanding...

BSP calls Congress anti-Dalit

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BSP leaders protest park wall demolition in UP’s Lucknow

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Lucknow: BSP leaders and workers on Thursday held a sit-in in the state capital to protest against the demolition of a wall of Ambedkar...

“Celebration of love and harvest amid Covid-19,” How Bhil tribes of Gujarat celebrate Holi

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The Bhil tribal belt of Gujarat celebrates Holi according to their rituals. The celebration of Holi is integral in the Bhil tribe as it...

Remembering Fatima Sheikh, the first Muslim teacher who laid the foundation of Dalit-Muslim unity

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By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net Over the past few years, a number of political forums and parties have experimented with uniting Dalits and Muslims, given their...

Former VC Hamid Ansari, Shashi Tharoor to speak at Reclaiming India conference on democratic...

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TCN News Mohammad Hamid Ansari (Former Vice President of India), Prof. Rajmohan Gandhi (Historian and a Grandson of Mohandas Gandhi) and Rev Dr William Barber (Co-Chair...

Dalits, Adivasis in India pushed out of higher education during Covid-19, new report finds...

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A new study by National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights (NCDHR) has found out that with stark social divides, the pandemic has visibilised and...

Jairam Ramesh invites corporates to work for tribal welfare

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By IANS, Mumbai: In a first major initiative, the government has reached out to India Inc to involve itself in rural developmental works involving the tribals in central and eastern India.

The battle for rights should be fought outside India: Rajratna Ambedkar

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By Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net After the demolition of the Guru Ravidas Temple in the Tughlakabad forest area on August 10, there have been protests not...

Distorted hierarchy of political values of ‘Absolute Democracy (Republic)’ over ‘Human Rights’ claimed Benazir.

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Ref: - Lack of human values of non-interventionist UN, the result of shirking Christianity. Dear Sir

Manjhi to continue as Bihar CM, says Nitish Kumar

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Patna : Senior Janata Dal-United leader Nitish Kumar Sunday said Jitan Ram Manjhi will continue to be Bihar's chief minister, ending speculations over his...

Modi phenomenon causing sea change in Dalit perception of BJP: Ram Vilas Paswan

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By Nirendra Dev New Delhi : There is a "sea change" in the perception by Dalits, backward class and scheduled tribes in the last two...

100 Gujarat Dalits embrace Buddhism

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Amreli (Gujarat), (IANS): At least 100 Dalits in Amreli district in Gujarat on Thursday embraced Buddhism in protest against government inaction over the death of...

Bihar shutdown disrupts rail, road traffic

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Patna : A shutdown in Bihar Tuesday to protest the arrest of three men for the alleged gang rape of six Mahadalit women has...

Challenge to Gujarat CM as Patidars on warpath

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Ahmedabad: Keeping their promise, the agitating Patidar community on Tuesday swamped the city in a 10-km long revolution rally demanding caste reservations, posing a...

Supreme Court suspends bail for Kobad Ghandy

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Governor calls upon tribals to strengthen democracy

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By IANS, Vadodara: Gujarat Governor Kamla Beniwal Tuesday called upon the tribal youth to strengthen democracy in the country and abjure violence.

Why keeping a moustache continues to be deadly for some Dalits

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Unable to digest upward mobility of many erstwhile untouchables, Dalits now face caste violence over the most mundane things including a moustache. Smitha R |...

The Uphill Battle to Rejuvenate the Bahujan Samaj Party: Aakash Anand’s Daunting Task

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Asad Rizvi, TwoCircles.net Lucknow: Rejuvenating the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) will be a formidable challenge for Aakash Anand. Despite his reinstatement as the national coordinator of...

Nearly 500 Hindus convert to Buddhism in Bihar

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Patna : Nearly 500 Hindus, including women and children, converted to Buddhism Saturday in half a dozen villages in Bihar's Gaya district, officials said. All...

Bihar: Hopes and hurdles for minority communities in much-hyped caste census

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The ongoing caste-based census in Bihar is considered a possible game-changer in policy-making for all the backward castes of the state. Muslims too...

Parents protest ‘lower caste’ women cooking food in schools

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By Adnan Alavi, The outrage among parents over Dalit or Lower Caste [sic] women cooking food for their children in schools has once again demonstrated the casteist face of our society. 'Upper caste' families are insistent that they would not send the kids to school if the children are served food cooked by Dalit women. In several places, villagers have turned violent and the cooks had to be sent away.

Allocate more funds for Scheduled Castes Sub-Plan: CPIM to Jaitley

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By TCN News New Delhi: K. Varadharajan, Member, Polit Bureau of Communist Party of India (Marxist) has written to Arun Jaitley, Finance Minister requesting more...

Dying of hunger in an age of food apps

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By Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net For most of us especially those living in urban spaces, food items are now available at the mere touch of a...

Jharkhand Dalit Minister was prevented from inaugurating Shravani Mela: JMM

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Ranchi : Main opposition party Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) has alleged that state Tourism Minister Amar Bawri, who belongs to the Dalit community, was...

Bihar: Protests and politics over OBC status to “Ashraf Muslims”

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By Md. Ali, TwoCircles.net Patna: A controversy is in offing on the issue of inclusion of Shaikh into OBC category in Bihar. Many backward caste groups, including those among Muslims in the state, have registered their protest with the State Commission for Backward Castes (SCBC) against attempts by Shaikh, an upper caste Muslim group, to get OBC status.

Congress attacks Modi government

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By IANS, Gandhinagar: Senior Congress leader Shaktisinh Gohil Monday criticised the Gujarat government for its failure to harness the waters of the river Narmada to tackle the water scarcity facing the state. Gohil, Leader of Opposition, said the state was reeling under acute water scarcity while the irony of the situation was that huge amount of the Narmada river water was flowing into the sea due to the "inability of the government to harness it".

Dalit scholar suicide: Presidency students on token hunger strike

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Kolkata : A section of students of the Presidency University here launched a token hunger strike on Thursday in solidarity with the nationwide protests...

Yashica Dutt’s book ‘Coming Out as Dalit’ to be released in 2017

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By TCN News, A book written by Yashica Dutt, a journalist living in New York, who concealed her identity of being a dalit for a...

BJP promises economic, social security to city’s Dalits

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New Delhi : Going all out to woo the city's Dalit community, BJP leaders Monday took part in a rally here promising to dedicate...

I didn’t recommend beef consumption: BJP MP

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New Delhi : BJP MP Udit Raj on Monday clarified that he did not advocate beef consumption when he quoted Usain Bolt's coach as...

Anna Hazare’s Campaign against Corruption

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A Perspective from India’s North East By Madhu Chandra

Tension grips Haryana village as vehicles torched

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Chandigarh : Police reinforcements were rushed to Haryana's Tigra village early Sunday after few vehicles were set on fire, police said. Tension had been brewing...

डेल्टा हत्याकांड के दो साल : ‘देश में ऐसा सिस्टम है तो फिर हम...

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अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net नई दिल्ली : ‘तन और मन से तो पहले ही टूट चुके थे, अब धन से भी टूट चुके हैं. इंसाफ़...

Rapes and Crimes against Women in India

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Outraged South Asians protestoutside Indian High Commission By M Ghazali Khan, London: In a display of unity against unbridled series of rapes and other crimes against women in India, particularlyin Uttar Pradesh more than 400 people of various denominations have protested outside the Indian High Commission, 4 June. Protesters includedBritish Dalit organisations, women rights organisations, writers, poets and filmmakers.

Mayawati misguiding Dalits: BJP

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Only BSP can nominate a Dalit woman with no money or political legacy for...

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter The year started with casteist trolls, it might just end in the Telangana state assembly for Sujatha Surepally. And for this...

Dalits are replying to attacks, says Minister Ramdas Athawale

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Hyderabad, (IANS): Union Minister of State Ramdas Athawale on Thursday said Dalits were replying to attacks on them. "You attack, we reply. You attack, we reply,"...

आगरा संजली काण्ड: लोगो में गुस्सा, न्याय की मांग

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आस मोहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net बीते मंगलवार को आगरा जनपद के ललाऊ गाँव की रहने वाली दसवीं में पढ़ने वाली 16 साल संजली दलित छात्रा जब...

Ambedkar Jayanti celebrated; Dalits stage sit-in

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By IANS,

LJP demands Bihar CM’s resignation over Mahadalits’ exodus

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Patna : Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan's LJP Friday demanded Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi's resignation following the exodus of hundreds of Mahadalits...

In Kerala, Dalit students facing difficulties to get educated

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By Aaliya Rushdi, TwoCircles.net, Nilambur (Kerala): The Dalit Students of the area, who were sent to schools far away in the district, are returning back in groups to their homes. The parents, who are ignorant of the importance of education have not got any complaint on this matter.

Dalit groups unhappy with interim budget, says proportionate allocation to SC/STs denied

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, New Delhi: National Confederation of Dalit Organization (NACDOR) has expressed disappointment on the interim budget of the Government of India.

The culprits of 1993 Bombay serial blasts have

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The culprits of 1993 Bombay serial blasts have received their penalties for the retaliatory measures when, in the wake of the demolition of the Babri Mosque in Ayodhya on the most tragic day of December, 6,1992, there were no traces of law or the guardians of law to check the massacre of Muslims on the streets of Bombay and else where in India. However, whatever must have been the circumstances, there cannot be any justification for such horrendous crimes which claimed hundreds of innocent lives. While nobody must feel pity for what the terrorists of Bombay

Anil Kumar N S of Dalit Human Rights Movement passes away

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By Yogesh Maitreya, TwoCircles.net Thiruvananthapuram: Anil Kumar N S, chairman of the Dalit Human Rights Movement (DHRM) and among the foremost activist who led the...

Tribal boys in Wayanad under POCSO threat

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By Shafeeq Hudawi Kozhikode: Babu, a 21-year-old from the Paniya community, came out of jail in March after spending close to three months in jail....

यूपी चुनाव में ओवैसी, दलितों-मुसलमानों को साथ लाने की कोशिश

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सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net लखनऊ: ऑल इंडिया मजलिस-ए-इत्तेहादुल मुस्लिमीन(एआईएमआईएम या एमआईएम) के नेता असदुद्दीन ओवैसी इन दिनों उत्तर प्रदेश के तीन दिनों के दौरे पर हैं....

Dalit leader Jignesh detained ahead of Modi’s arrival in Ahmedabad

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Ahmedabad : Gujarat Dalit rights leader Jignesh Mevani was "picked up" by Gujarat police from Ahmedabad airport on Friday evening, hours before Prime Minister...

‘Rise of Maoists due to injustice with tribals’

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By IANS, Shillong: Maoist activities are growing in India's tribal areas because the traditional forest dwellers have been denied justice, a tribal leader said Saturday.

‘दबंगों ने गर्भवती महिलाओं को भी नहीं छोड़ा’

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TwoCircles.net News Desk बलिया : पिछले दिनों टी-20 में भारत के ऑस्ट्रेलिया से जीत का जश्नी काफी महंगा पड़ा. जीत की खुशी में दबंगों ने...

भीम आर्मी सुप्रीमो चंद्रशेखर ‘रावण’ अस्पताल में भर्ती, प्रशासन पर लापरवाही बरतने का आरोप

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TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter सहारनपुर : भीम आर्मी के सुप्रीमो चन्द्रशेखर ‘रावण’ की जेल में आज तबीयत बिगड़ने के बाद उन्हें ज़िला अस्पताल के आईसीयू में...

Lalu blames Modi, RSS for violence in name of cow protection

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Patna : RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Saturday blamed Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his BJP and the RSS for the hatred and violence across...

40% of UP voters undecided, finds poll

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By Shreya Shah Elections for the Uttar Pradesh state assembly, Indias largest state -- 138 million voters -- start on February 11, but 40 PER...

Towards an Organic unity of the marginalized: BAPSA and Fraternity Movement Form Alliance...

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By Hisham ul wahab P Towards an Organic Unity of the Marginalized: BAPSA and Fraternity Movement Form Alliance in JNUSU Elections The JNU student community will elect a...

Court accepts terror charges against Kobad Ghandy

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By IANS, New Delhi: A Delhi court Monday accepted a fresh set of formal charges filed by police against Maoist leader Kobad Ghandy for prosecuting him under terror charges.

Mahadalit women denied temple entry in Bihar

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Patna, (IANS): Tension gripped a village in Bihar's Bhagalpur district where dozens of Mahadalit women were denied entry into temples, police said on Saturday. The women...

Amnesty’s annual report criticizes India for ‘growing intolerance’

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, New Delhi: Amnesty International in its annual report released today has accused India of supporting a climate of intolerance by cracking...

Lakshmipet killing: Dalit Mahasabha demand sacking of Pradesh Congress chief

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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...

Munda stays ban on sale of OBCs’ land to upper castes

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Hyderabad varsity students stage protest over panel report

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Hyderabad : Students at University of Hyderabad (UoH) on Friday staged a protest against the report of Justice Ashok Kumar Rupanwala Commission, terming it...

JD-U leader Uday Narain Choudhary quits party over ‘anti-Dalit’ policies

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Patna (IANS): Senior ruling JD-U leader Uday Narain Choudhary, a former Speaker of the Bihar Assembly, on Wednesday said he was quitting the ruling Janata Dal-United...

Dalit woman in MP sees ‘conspiracy’ to remove her as Sarpanch

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Damoh (Madhya Pradesh) : A Dalit woman here has accused Madhya Pradesh Finance Minister Jayant Mallya of engaging in a "conspiracy" to have...

Benazir should be under house arrest rather up to elections to provide level field...

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Ref:- Time running out fast for Musharraf to declare joint martial & civilian rule in Pakistan. Dear Sir Musharraf so far has shown uncanny acumen & dexterity in State / political matters where:- (1)- Elections to National & State assemblies of Pakistan are announced in January 2008. This should please international community especially USA & its democratic allies who were breathing on Musharraf's neck for early elections in Pakistan.

BJP trying to communalise Bihar polls: Nitish

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Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday cautioned people that his main rival BJP wants to disturb peaceful campaigning for state polls by...

30 years of SC/ST PoA Act: Lacks and loopholes

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By Sukanya Roy, TwoCircles.net Kolkata: On 5 November, a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court ruled that insulting a Dalit or tribal person would not...

CPI-M demands quota for SC, ST in private sector

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Visakhapatnam : The Communist Party of India-Marxist on Thursday demanded reservations for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes in the private sector and...

Manjula Pradeep: Working tirelessly to ensure equal rights for Dalits

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By Amit Kumar For Manjula Pradeep, growing up in Baroda and attending an English-medium school meant her childhood was like any other child, at least...

Collapsing credibility Of Western media: An opportunity for India

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By Saeed Naqvi, Even the skeptics now agree that India shall be a power in the Asian century. To insure this rise to the top, India must maximize all its assets. One asset for which it has a reputation is a lively media, a function of a relatively stable democratic order since independence.

Looking beyond Women’s Day and Capitalism-inspired Feminism

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By Ashley Tellis for Twocircles.net Now that Women’s Day has gone, women will be forgotten once again for the rest of the year....

दलितों को तबाह व बर्बाद कर देना चाहता है संघ —मायावती

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TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter मेरठ : टूटती आशा और डूबती सियासत के सिग्नल ने दलितों की देवी को जनता के चरणों में लाकर खड़ा कर दिया...

Court pulls up Gujarat government on tribes recognition delay

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By IANS, Gandhinagar: The Gujarat High Court has pulled up the state government for its inaction in recognising the scheduled tribes living in the forest areas of Gir, Alech and Barda.

पोस्ट-मैट्रीक छात्रवृति हेतु ऑनलाइन आवेदन की आज आख़िरी तारीख़, बढ़ाने की हो रही है...

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TwoCircles.net News Desk पटना : सरकार द्वारा छात्रों को पोस्ट मैट्रीक छात्रवृति (अनुसूचित जाति/अनुसूचित जनजाति) हेतु ऑनलाइन आवेदन की अंतिम तिथि 17 मार्च 2016 तक...

Dalit party upset with Sena-BJP in Maharashtra

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Mumbai lynching: Lalu threatens to cancel trains

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By IANS, New Delhi : Crucial allies of India's ruling coalition Wednesday condemned the lynching of a labourer from Uttar Pradesh in Mumbai, with Railways Minister Lalu Prasad of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) threatening to cancel trains in violence-hit states and the Lok Janshakti Party demanding President's rule in Maharashtra. "If this violence continues, we will have to consider that in future we might have to cancel trains in states where these incidents occur," Lalu Prasad said.

डेल्टा मेघवाल और उसके पिता का दर्द…

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अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net नोखा (राजस्थान) : मेरे लिए आपने आप में एक बेहद मुश्किल काम था. मैं डेल्टा मेघवाल के पिता से रूबरू था....

Four more missing tribals traced, apex court told

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By IANS, New Delhi: The Chhattisgarh government told the Supreme Court Tuesday that it has traced four more of the 12 tribals who were missing. The apex court was moved for a probe into the alleged killings of 10 villagers by security forces in the state's Dantewada district during anti-Maoist operations.

Ambedkar King Study Circle Hosts Anti-Corruption Activist in California

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By TCN Staff Nov 2, 2019, 2019 Fremont, California. Last week Mr. Jayaram Venkatesan, convenor of Arappor Iyakkam ( non-violent war movement), Tamil Nadu shared...

BJP Dalit leaders to aggressively counter opposition onslaught on community

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New Delhi : The BJP has decided to aggressively counter the Opposition's onslaught over the recent string of atrocities against Dalits in various parts...

Speakers indict Narendra Modi for orchestrating gender violence and serious violations of...

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By TCN News, A packed meeting at the London School of Economics organised by the LSE Gender Institute in collaboration with the Freedom Without Fear Platform and South Asia Solidarity Group on 3rd March, discussed the rise of Hindu fascism and its impact on gender and called for Narendra Modi to be brought to justice.

Hussain Rizvi: A resident of Patna with international recognition for his selfless services

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By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net, Patna: On most weekdays, Hussain Rizvi works as an area in charge of Kent RO System Limited. The 27-year-old, who...

Cleaning India, but dying a slow death: How manual scavengers pay with their lives

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By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net Ghaziabad (UP): It is a busy but regular weekday in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. At the tea point in Sector 10,...

Congress accuses Modi of anti-Dalit agenda

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By IANS, Gandhinagar : The Congress party's Gujarat unit Monday accused Chief Minister Narendra Modi of pursuing an anti-Dalit agenda and held him responsible for the demolition of over 200 of their houses by the Ahmedabad civic agency, rendering over 1,000 people homeless. The party threatened an agitation if the repression is not stopped forthwith.

Rahul Gandhi flays Centre for ‘indifference’ to Dalits

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Jaipur : Demanding a CBI inquiry into the rape of a now-dead minor Dalit girl in Rajasthan, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday...

Top performing MPs to be honoured

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By IANS, Chennai : Twelve parliamentarians, among them three women, will be honoured with Sansad Ratna award here next week for their performance in the...

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.

नीतिश राज में लाचार बिहार के पिछड़े व दलित

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अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net पटना: बिहार के पिछड़े, दलित और महादलित सूबे के मुख्यमंत्री नीतिश कुमार के बड़े वोट-बैंक रहे हैं. इन तबक़ों ने...

JD-U may oust Manjhi as Bihar chief minister

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Patna : Speculation is rife in Bihar's political circles over the possible ouster of Jitan Ram Manjhi as the chief minister after he said...

We sing to celebrate the agenda of equality and dignity: Yalgar Cultural Group

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Text and video by Shiva Thorat, TwoCircles.net Mumbai: Yalgar cultural group (YCG), an association which propagates Ambedkarite ideas, performed at the KCA Hall...

Adivasi girl in Kerala college branded mentally ill; ostracised for speaking against discrimination

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By Shafeeq Hudawi, Twocircles.net It is no secret that students from the marginalised communities have been at the receiving end of casteist abuse across the...

Modi government committed to OBC reservation, say Rajnath, Ananth Kumar

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New Delhi : The Narendra Modi government on Monday asserted that it is committed to reservation for Other Backward Class (OBC) with Union Home...

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...

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...

TCN questions for Narendra Modi

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By TwoCircles.net team, New Delhi: BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi has opened up for interviews and he is being interviewed by number of TV...

Bihar cabinet stays Manjhi’s 36 decisions

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Patna : The Bihar cabinet on Wednesday stayed 36 decisions taken by the government of former chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi last month, officials...

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...

The untold story behind the Sabarmati riverfront

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By Vanya Mehta, TwoCircles.net, The Sabarmati riverfront, for Ahmedabad residents, is a welcomed respite of clean walkways and greenery. Young middle class teenagers safely venture out with their friends in the evening to enjoy the pleasant views of the river, watching the riverfront light up. The elderly take their morning walks nearby adolescent trees, before the heat settles in for the day. Gujarati tourism, boasted by Chief Minister and BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, is given a further facelift by the presence of this cultural landmark that stretches 11 kilometers across the length of the Sabarmati River.

Jamia, DU teachers rally behind Ashis Nandy

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By IANS,

Arrests of Human rights activists and intellectuals across India strongly condemned

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By Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net Prominent activists’ and public intellectuals’ houses were raided and the activists and intellectuals who were critical of the government were arrested...

Karnataka banks on education to end bizarre ritual

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By IANS,

‘Future CM of Telangana’ faces the heat from a Dalit student

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By Mohd Ismail Khan, TwoCircles.net, Hyderabad: After two decades of long run in Delhi, Vuthapala Hanumantha Rao a Congress patriarch is shifting back to state politics with a big aspiration. Contesting from Amberpet assembly segment he is confident of thwarting BJP state president Kishan Reddy in a direct contest, but MIM candidate a Dalit student is proving to be his biggest barrier towards the crown of Telangana.

Demand for Forward Commission for upper castes in Bihar

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By IANS, Patna : An upper castes panel in Bihar wants a Forward Commission on the lines of Backward and Mahadalit commission to study the socio-economic condition of the upper castes. "We will submit a memorandum to the state government soon, seeking formation of a Forward Commission (Savarna Ayog) to study the socio-economic condition of the upper castes, particularly Brahmins," J.N. Trivedi, a spokesman of the Brahmin Samaj Rajnitik Chetna Samiti of Bihar told IANS here.

In Gujarat, 95 of 100 suspects in crimes against Dalits acquitted

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By Nikhil M. Babu As violent protests continue in the Prime Minister’s home state of Gujarat over the flogging of Dalit youth by upper-caste Hindu...

Christian Council welcomes St Stephens reservations for Dalit Christians

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ALL INDIA CHRISTIAN COUNCIL President: Dr. Joseph D'souza Secretary General: Dr. John Dayal PRESS STATEMENT NEW DELHI, 14 JUNE 2007 CHRISTIAN COUNCIL HAILS `HISTORIC' ST STEPHENS QUOTA FOR DALIT CHRISTIANS; WELCOME NEW CATHOLIC EDUCATION POLICY FOR MARGINALISED All India Christian Council president Dr Joseph D'souza and Secretary General Dr John Dayal have welcomed as 'historic' the move by the St Stephen's College to give preferential admissions to brilliant students from the Dalit Christian community in the prestigious institution of higher learning.

Bhim army supremo Chandrashekar Azad arrested again in Deoband, UP

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TCN News Chandrashekar Azad, Chief of Bhim Army was arrested today and taken in police custody Deoband's Kasimpura village. The Dalit leader was on his way...

No communal angle to church attacks: BJP Dalit leader

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By Sushil Kumar, New Delhi : Udit Raj, the Dalit face of the Bharatiya Janata Party, says the recent attacks on churches do not have...

Dalits sore over Khairlanji massacre verdict

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By IANS, Nagpur : Dalit leaders have reacted sharply to the Bombay High Court's decision Wednesday to reduce the punishment awarded to six convicts in the massacre of a Dalit family in Khairlanji in 2006, saying it was a failure on the part of the government. Prakash Ambedkar, president of the Bahujan Maha Sangh, said that the court had not even considered the cruelty committed against the victims. "We will request the Maharashtra government to file an appeal in the Supreme Court at the earliest," he said.

नृशंस आपराधिक अग्निकांड : दोषियों को बचाने की फिराक़ में प्रशासन!

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TwoCircles.net News Desk लखनऊ : सीतापुर के लहरपुर थाने के पट्टी देहलिया गांव में हुई आगजनी के मामले के बाद आज पीड़ितों से...

Aik Shaam Janab Dr. Saifi Sironji ke Naam

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Submitted by Syed Ziaur Rahman, Aligarh Aik Shaam Janab Dr. Saifi Sironji ke Naam was organized today (March 9, 2007) under the aegis of Aazar Academy (Aligarh). Some eminent poets of Aligarh founded Aazar Academy recently after the name of Late Janab Aazar Siyanvi, who was a noted poet and journalist of Aligarh.

Two killed as violence grips India amid Dalit protests

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New Delhi, (IANS): Two persons were killed and many injured as violence gripped parts of India on Monday as Dalit groups enforced a day-long country-wide...

BJP has done nothing for farmers: Kharge

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New Delhi : The Congress leader in the Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday accused the central government of "not doing anything for farmers"...

Struggle against caste-based discrimination comes to the US

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By TwoCircles.net staff reporter Washington, DC: The struggle against caste-based discrimination practiced in South Asia has come to the shores of the United States with...

यूपी विधानसभा चुनाव : 143 हारी हुई सीटों पर सपा के 27 मुस्लिम प्रत्याशी

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TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter लखनऊ– उत्तर प्रदेश का चुनाव नज़दीक आते ही सूबे में राजनीतिक गतिविधियां गर्म हो गयी हैं. सत्ताधारी समाजवादी पार्टी ने आज यहां 2012 विधानसभा चुनाव में हारी हुई सीटों पर प्रत्याशियों की पहली सूची जारी कर दी है.

Dalit land remains loyal to Mayawati

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By IANS, Agra : Agra, the Dalit capital of northern India, Tuesday dominantly stood by Chief Minister Mayawati even as her Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) suffered blows elsewhere in Uttar Pradesh.

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.

PM to inaugurate conference on Dalits

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By IANS,

Stalin torchbearer for upliftment of Dalits: Karunanidhi

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By IANS, Chennai : DMK president M. Karunanidhi Thursday said his second son, M.K. Stalin, would be the party's torchbearer after him to fight for the upliftment of Dalits.

Delhi group to send Fact Finding team to investigate Bihar gang rape of Mahadalit...

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By TCN News, Patna: A fact finding team of the Delhi Solidarity Group will investigate between November 6 and 8 the recent gang rape of six Mahadalit women, four of them minors, in Bihar’s Bhojpur district. Six women, four of them teenagers, from Dumaria village belonging to the Mahadalit community were gang-raped at gun point by three men in Kurmuri village on October 8. The medical examination of the women has confirmed they were sexually assaulted. A former member of Ranvir Sena allegedly raped the women with two of his associates.

SC to hear review pleas on SC/ST recall verdict on May 3

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New Delhi, (IANS): The Supreme Court will hold further hearing on May 3, on Centre's plea seeking the recall of its judgement holding that arrest...

A Portrait of the Indian as a Young Dalit Girl: Part 7 – Being...

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(Editor’s note: This was first published on Yahoo.com as a single piece. We are reproducing the long form report in parts for TwoCircles.net readers.) You...

बसपा का मिशन 2017

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फहमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net लखनऊ: उतर प्रदेश में अगले साल होने वाले विधानसभा चुनाव की तैयारियां अभी से पार्टियों ने शुरू कर दी है. एकतरफ जहां...

Death of a Delta

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By A Mirsab and Afroz Alam for TwoCircles.net, She was named Delta after the river deltas. A river delta is formed when a fast...

वाराणसी: नेपाली नागरिक का सर मुंडवाकर लिख दिया ‘जय श्री राम’

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स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर । TwoCircles.net प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी के लोकसभा क्षेत्र वाराणसी में एक कट्टर हिंदु संगठन विश्व हिंदू सेना ने एक बेहद हैरतअंगेज कारनामा किया है।...

Bhimayana: Where Gond Art Breathes and Ambedkar Speaks – A Visual Rebellion Against Caste...

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“Democracy has not eradicated caste. It has entrenched and modified it. That is why it is time to read Ambedkar.” – Arundhati Roy, The Doctor...

Modi blames Congress for farmers’ poor condition

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Sasaram/Gaya (Bihar) : BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi at the election rallies in Bihar Thursday hit out at the Congress for neglecting farmers,...

Dalits push their version of Lokpal bill

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By IANS,

TCN seeks a full-time reporter for its Dalit section

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TwoCircles.net (TCN) is a platform for the news of the marginalized communities of India, particularly Muslims, Dalits and Adivasis. For the past 10 years,...

Lal Singh Dil wrote about wretched of the earth: Dalit poet’s translator

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By Sourabh Gupta, IANS,

Bhagana Dalits get open death threats from Haryana Khap Panchayats for converting to Islam

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By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net New Delhi : Death threats have started pouring in for protesting Bhagana Dalits by the Khap Panchayats...

Kishor Kharat appointed as CEO and MD of IDBI bank

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By Yogesh Maitreya, Twocircles.net, Mumbai: Kishor Kharat has been appointed as the CEO and MD of IDBI Bank. The announcement was made on August 14,...

Justice in Communal Riots cases has become a victim of Vote Bank Politics

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About 60 years ago, on the night of 14th/15th August, 1947, Pakistan and India became independent nations. The partition of the pre-Independence India was made on communal basis. So, it resulted in unprecendented communal riots in the history of mankind where more than a million of Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims were killed mercilessly by each other and millions more were made homeless.

Scrap Religious discrimination in Reservation: 36 communities from 19 states

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By TCN Staff Reporter, New Delhi: Demanding to scrap the religious discrimination in reservation for Scheduled Castes and include Muslims and Christian Dalits in SC list, All India Pasmanda Muslim Mahaz along with a number of Dalit groups (both Muslims and Christian) organized a mass rally at Jantar Mantar today. Implementation of Sachchar Committee and Mishra Commission’s were also demanded. Members of 36 backward communities from 19 states took part in the rally.

Singing for victory: Ramya Haridas– the second Dalit woman parliamentarian from Kerala

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By Najiya O, TwoCircles.net She sang and danced, entered people’s hearts and finally won. Ramya Haridas became the second Dalit woman from Kerala to win...

Curfew relaxed in Jaipur

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By IANS,

Atrocities on Dalits following pattern during NDA rule: Congress

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New Delhi : The Congress on Thursday said atrocities against the Dalits across India during the National Democratic Alliance government's rule since May 2014...

Bhima Koregaon: Dalits in search of icons from history

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By Ram Puniyani for TwoCircles.net Maharashtra witnessed unprecedented violence against the Dalits who had congregated to pay tributes to the Dalits soldiers (1st January 2018),...

Dalit victims brought to Ahmedabad after health deteriorates

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Ahmedabad : The four Dalit youths thrashed by cow vigilantes near Gujarat's Una town on July 11 have been admitted to the Civil Hospital...

Mayawati our leader and will always be so, say Dalits

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By Brij Khandelwal, IANS,

BJP ally in Maharashtra opposes beef ban; many other organisations join hands to pressurize...

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Committee for the Protection of Democratic Rights (CPDR), Mumbai calls beef ban in Maharashtra ‘unconstitutional’. By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Mumbai: The Republican Party of India...

“हरियाणा में महादलित महिला होने के बजाय गाय होना ज़्यादा अच्छा है”: महादलित महिला...

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मनीषा मशाल भारत में यह एक कठिन समय चल रहा है, जिसमें देश में रह रहे हाशिए के समुदाय से जुड़े लोग ब्राह्मणवाद और प्रताड़ना...

What is RSS’s idea of ‘Bharat Mata’?

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By Shamsul Islam While speaking at RSS headquarter, Resham Bagh, Nagpur in the 3rd week of March Mohan Bhagwat, the RSS chief declared: “Now...

Vijay Sampla – a first-time BJP MP from Punjab (Profile)

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Chandigarh : Vijay Sampla, who took oath as a minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet Sunday, is a first-time BJP MP from the...

Gujarat unrest: 5 more Dalits attempt suicide in Saurashtra

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Rajkot : Five more Dalit persons allegedly tried to commit suicide in two separate incidents in Gujarat as widespread protests against last week's thrashing...

28 crores to develop places related to Dr. Ambedkar

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By TCN News, Mumbai: It may be an unrelated move but in the wake of historic Ambedkar Bhavan destructoin on Saturday June 25th,...

Manjhi floats new party in Bihar

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Patna : Former Bihar chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Friday formally launched a new party, Hindustan Awami Morcha (HAM), which will contest all...

शर्मनाक : हॉकी की खिलाड़ी वंदना कटारिया को जाति सूचक गाली देने का आरोप

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जिब्रानउद्दीन।Twocircles.net टोक्यो ओलंपिक में भारत का अर्जेंटीना से महिला हॉकी का सेमीफाइनल मुकाबला हारने के पश्चात, भारतीय खिलाड़ी वंदना कटारिया के परिवार को जातिवादी गालियों...

Dalit memorials will be set up ‘come what may’: Mayawati

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By IANS, Lucknow : Thumbing a nose at political opponents and others, a defiant Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati said she would "not buckle under pressure" and continue to set up parks and memorials to commemorate Dalit icons. "We have been constructing parks and memorials in the names of important Dalit and OBC (Other Backward Classes) personalities to give due respect to them," Mayawati told a gathering on Dalit icon B.R. Ambedkar's birth anniversary.