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India’s human rights record to be discussed at US Capitol

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Date: Tuesday, June 7, 2016 - 3:00pm Location: 1334 Longworth House Office Building By TwoCircles.net special correspondent Washington DC: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is yet again...

Motorcycle diaries from UP; political lessons at every pitstop: A travelogue from the upcoming...

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By Rajan Pandey, Twocircles.net Armed with a press card and a laptop, I started from Delhi on a motorcycle around ten days ago to understand...

Dalit-Muslim unity is the need of the hour – Asaduddin Owaisi

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By Mohd Ismail Khan, TwoCircles.net, Hyderabad: It’s a rough summer afternoon in Hyderabad, but the newly renovated Majlis-e-Itehadul Muslimeen headquarter ‘Daraul Salam (abode of peace)’ is packed with ticket aspirants, many of them interestingly are Dalits. MIM’s screams of expansion and alliance with Dalits has resonated well with its cadre to expand their base.

Disabled not at par with SC/ST in Delhi University’s MBBS course: court

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By IANS, New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Tuesday dismissed a petition filed by a physically handicapped candidate seeking relaxation in the eligibility criteria for admission to Delhi University's medical course. "The physically disabled persons should be extended all the rights, privileges and benefits under the said act (Indian Medical Council Act, 1956) so as to see they are not discriminated against and that they come within the social stream mainstream," said a division bench of Justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and Veena Birbal.

Provide job quota to Muslims, demands Samajwadi Party

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By IANS, New Delhi : The Samajwadi Party Monday urged the central government to bring a bill to provide reservation to Muslims in jobs, saying their condition was worse then that of the Dalits.

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...

‘We Don’t Employ Jai Bhim Walas’: Mumbai-based Event Management Firm Owner Tells Dalit Employee,...

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TCN News New Delhi: In a shocking incident of alleged caste discrimination and that too in a metropolitan city like Mumbai, a 23-year-old Dalit boy was...

Kerala education minister orders probe in Dalit student’s ragging case in Kerala

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By TwoCirlces.net Staff Reporter Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Education Minister has intervened in the incident, where a Dalit student was ragged so bad that his kidneys were...

आरक्षण और जातिवाद पर कंगना को पत्रकार मीना का करारा जवाब

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डियर कंगना रनौत, आशा करती हूं कि आप एकदम अच्छी होंगी. कल मेरे सामने आपका एक ट्वीट आया जिसे पढ़कर बहुत दुख हुआ. शुरूआत में...

Dalit group members try to damage Rajkot stadium pitch

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Ahmedabad : At least four members of the Rashtriya Dalit Mahasangh on Friday tried to damage Khanderi Cricket Stadium pitch in Rajkot to protest...

Delhi University gets court notice on dalits’ admission

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Did Cabinet approve inclusion of the communities that are already in the OBC list?

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By TwoCircles.net staff reporter New Delhi: Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minster Narendra Modi yesterday approved amendments to the Central List of the Other...

Radhika Vemula pays a visit to Faisal’s family in Malappuram

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By Shafeeq Hudawi, TwoCircles.net, Malappuram, Kerala: Radhika Vemula, mother of Rohit Vemula, has lashed out at the Centre saying the government was under the control...

‘Come Eat With Me’: Exploring caste through cooking Dalit cuisine in upper caste kitchens

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In an interview with TwoCircles.net, award winning Dalit theatre artist Sri Vamsi Matta talks about his experiences as a Dalit which inform the questions,...

Five bodies found missing from Bihar graveyard

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Patna : In a bizarre incident, miscreants have dug out five bodies from a graveyard in Bihar’s Purnea district, police said Wednesday. Purnea superintendent of...

UPSC 2014 result declared: 38 Muslims among 1236 successful candidates; 4 toppers are women

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, New Delhi: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) declared the final result of the 2014 civil services examinations on Saturday afternoon....

Rahul set to visit disfigured Dalit girl in Kanpur hospital

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By IANS,

Four shot dead in Bihar for refusing to share fish

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Patna : Four people were shot dead in Bihar allegedly by a group of people belonging to upper caste for refusing to share the...

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...

Dalit IAS officer explores law to preach Christianity

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Chennai : Senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer C. Umashankar is looking at legal options to challenge a government directive forbidding him from preaching...

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...

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...

This rally will question why untouchability is prevalent in India

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As India will celebrate the 75th year of independence this year, well-known Dalit rights activist Martin Macwan will lead a rally at the Indian...

For these girls living in Delhi’s slums, education is a dream fraught with violence,...

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By Suprakash Majumdar, TwoCircles.net The first thing Janaki does in the morning is to help her mother prepare food. Beside the chulha (a stove), covering her face...

Houses set on fire; physically-challenged girl dead

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By IANS, Hisar: An 18-year-old physically challenged Dalit girl was burnt alive after she was trapped in her house which was set on fire by members of a dominant community in Haryana's Hisar district Wednesday. "Some miscreants set some houses in Mirchpur village on fire. A girl, Suman, who could not run out of the house, died of burn injuries. Her father, 70-year-old Tara Chand, is admitted in hospital with 90 per cent burns," O.P. Sheron, deputy commissioner of Hisar, told reporters, here.

Pilfered CWG funds could have helped Delhi’s Dalits: Mayawati

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NDA government is anti-Dalit: Congress

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New Delhi : The Congress on Wednesday termed the NDA government at the Centre as "anti-Dalit". "The NDA government is anti-Dalit. A BJP MLA from...

Clash after Dalits stopped from praying at Haryana shrine

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By IANS,

Tension rises in Manipur following attacks on Kuki youths

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Imphal: Manipur Police beefed up security measures on Sunday as Kuki organisations condemned the "unprovoked" gun attack on February 3 on Kukis in Molnom...

As Chirang goes to polls, Santhals, Bodos hope peace is prioritised, not politicised

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By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net Chirang: William Tudu, a 60-year-old Santhal, is not sure who to vote for. He has been voting in the past elections...

‘Gau rakshaks’ have brought shame to India

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By Amulya Ganguli The decades-old reputation of the Jana Sangh and its successor, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), as a Brahmin-Bania party has been reinforced...

Seven get life term for lynching Dalits in Haryana

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By IANS, Jhajjar (Haryana): A court here Monday awarded life imprisonment to seven people for the 2002 lynching of five Dalits in this Haryana district. All the convicts were produced in the court of Additional District and Sessions Judge A.K. Jain, amidst heavy security. After the sentencing, the accused were sent to Rohtak jail. The court acquitted 19 people in the case Saturday.

Tribal women in Jhargram protest against Maoist-led group

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By IANS, Kolkata: Coming out in protest for the first time, thousands of tribal women in Maoist-affected Jhargram in West Bengal's West Midnapore district Friday held a demonstration against a rebel-led tribal group for forcing them to join their agitations. The women also formed a committee to resist the alleged torture of them by members of the Peoples' Committee Against Police Atrocities' (PCAPA).

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....

Dalits and Minorities demands inclusive Women Reservation

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By TCN Staff Reporter, New Delhi: Just 3 days before the 100th Anniversary International Women Day, various religious Minority and Dalit groups rejected the Women Reservation Bill in its present form and urged for an inclusive one. The proposed bill is likely to be presented in Parliament for passage on March 8, 2010, which is also 100th Anniversary International Women Day. The Union Cabinet has already given its nod.

Dalit party upset with Sena-BJP in Maharashtra

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A prosperous, Muslim-majority district? No wonder Subramanian Swamy wants it under AFSPA

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By Shafeeq Hudawi, Twocircles.net What would you call a district where female literacy is more than 90%? Where the sex ratio is much better than...

Glorifying self: Modi’s gimmick of washing feet of sanitary workers

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By Ram Puniyani Gimmicks are a part of Modi's style of politics. Rather they form the core of his strategies. His act of washing the feet...

Indian Muslims! Wake up and unite or you will be eaten up by wolves

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By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net, There is a famous story that many might have already heard. It is an excellent parable for the Indian Muslims...

Will take legal action against two CPI-M leaders: Kerala woman

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Kannur (Kerala) : A Dalit woman Anjana who, along with her elder sister, was arrested on charge of trespassing a CPI-M office in Thalaserry...

New Gujarat CM sets up SIT in Thangadh case

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Gandhinagar : Bowing to pressure, the Gujarat government has finally reopened the sensational case of the killing of three Dalit youths in alleged police...

Dhanya Raman: Giving a voice to the marginalised in Kerala

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By Shafeeq Hudawi Thiruvananthapuram: In March 2016, while the entire mainstream media was still busy with the incidents in JNU,...

Backward classes panel for quota in private sector

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New Delhi : The National Commission of Backward Classes has written to the social justice ministry to bring a bill for providing 27 percent...

Even after three years, Dalit family wait for action against Police accused of shooting...

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By Amit Kumar for Twocircles.net This is the third in a four-part series on cases of Dalit atrocities in India which were brought up during...

Caste prejudices hit Bihar’s anganwadi centres: Report

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By Imran Khan

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...

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...

English education for the SC/ST/OBCs is my long term commitment: Kancha Ilaiah

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter Dalit rights activist and writer Kancha Ilaiah has come upfront countering the allegation against him that he has "a Christian agenda"...

Wife of Pranay, victim of caste murder, delivers a baby in Hyderabad

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TCN News Amrutha, wife of Pranay who was hacked to death in September for marrying a girl from the upper caste community, has delivered a...

Temples Shine, Lives Shatter – How Modi’s ‘New Kashi’ Is Erasing Its People

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Aradhana Pandey, TwoCircles.net Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh): The ghats of Varanasi may shine brighter these days, but behind them, in the narrow lanes that once cradled...

‘मोदी गो बैक’ का नारा लगाने वाले छात्रों को किया गया सम्मानित

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TwoCircles.net News Desk लखनऊ : बाबा साहब भीमराव अंबेडकर विश्वविद्यालय में ‘मोदी गो बैक’ का नारा लगाना वाले छात्र रामकरन, अमरेन्द्र और सुरेन्द्र को रिहाई...

JNUSU calls commission findings on Vemula suicide ‘stupid’

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New Delhi, (IANS): The report that said Rohith Vemula was not a Dalit and that his suicide was not a result of any political and...

Dalits organize mass gathering over Una incident in Gujarat, one poison consuming youth dies

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By TCN News, Ahmedabad: While the Dalit community is protesting strongly against the public beating of four youths in Una of Gujarat, one youth who...

भाजपा के मनुवादी सोच की अभिव्यक्ति है मधु मिश्रा का बयान

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Three weeks after Una Rally, Dalits in Gujarat continue to pay for raising their...

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By Amit Kumar. TwoCircles.net The Dalit Asmita Yatra, organised in the wake of attacks on Dalits in Una, Gujarat by cow vigilantes might have...

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...

More Cow : Modi’s 19-member ‘scientific team’ to research on cow dung and urine

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TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter Even if Narendra Modi has condemned atrocities of right wing organizations in the name of cow-protection, but the action of his government...

नीतिश सरकार अपने निज़ाम को कलंकित होने से बचाएं –भाकपा

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TwoCircles News Desk पटना : ख़बर है कि विगत 28 जनवरी, 2016 को खगडि़या ज़िले के राहुलनगर दमहा गांव में बसे महादलित परिवारों के घरों...

BJP government muzzling voice of poor: Rahul Gandhi

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New Delhi : Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Monday accused the Narendra Modi government of muzzling the voice of the poor, tribals and...

Dalit woman burnt alive in Madhya Pradesh

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By IANS, Bhopal : A Dalit woman, set on fire by two people in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district, died at a hospital in Gwalior Thursday, police said. The woman, Krantibai, was living with Raghuveer Gurjar in Padora village in the district after leaving her husband a few years ago. "Raghuveer Wednesday demanded some money from her for liquor. When Krantibai refused, he and his brother doused her with kerosene and set her on fire," Shivpuri Superintendent of Police Rajendra Prasad said.

Pratik Parmar: Challenging the Savarna hegemony with a camera in hand

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By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net Delhi: On a slightly chilly November evening, Pratik Parmar sat with about 30 people in a conference hall in...

Dalit, minority kids pushed out of schools: HRW

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New Delhi : School authorities in India have persistently discriminated against children from Dalit, minority and other marginalised communities, pushing them out of education,...

मरी गाय ले जाने के कारण लखनऊ में पीटे गए दलितों की आपबीती

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TCN News लखनऊ : पिछले दिनों लखनऊ के तकरोही के चंदन गांव का मामला प्रकाश में आया था, जहां मरी हुई गाय को लेकर जा...

भीम आर्मी भी आई किसानों के साथ, राकेश टिकैत से मिले चंद्रशेखर

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स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर। Twocircles.net चंद्रशेखर आजाद शुक्रवार को भीम आर्मी के सदस्यों सदस्यों के साथ यूपी गेट स्थित गाज़ीपुर बार्डर पहुंचे और उन्होंने लोगों को संबोधित...

Government is not anti-Dalit, anti-Muslim: Minister

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New Delhi, (IANS): Minister of State for Home Affairs Hansraj Ahir on Thursday said that incidents of lynching were not "general" and asked the states...

Former village head booked for ‘threatening’ Dalits in Ghaziabad

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Ghaziabad : A former village head has been booked on charges of threatening Dalits in Bamheta locality in Ghaziabad, a senior police officer said...

Activists disrupt Hindu supremacist conclave in Chicago, evoke violent reaction from extremists

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By TCN News: The Alliance for Justice and Accountability (AJA), an umbrella organization of progressive South Asian groups across the United States in coordination with...

डेल्टा मेघवाल के पक्ष में उतरी मुस्लिम महासभा

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अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net नोखा (राजस्थान): डेल्टा मेघवाल की लड़ाई अब किसी एक वर्ग या जाति की लड़ाई नहीं रह गई है. यह इंसाफ़ की...

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...

‘Doors of opportunities are closed for Dalits and tribals because of caste prejudices’

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By Yogesh Maitreya, TwoCircles.net Vaibhav Chhaya is a poet, writer, social media analyst and political commentator. He has published a book of poetry. His political...

Dalit woman gangraped in Greater Noida

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By IANS, Greater Noida : A 20-year-old Dalit woman was allegedly gangraped at gunpoint in the Jewar area of Greater Noida, police said Tuesday. The incident came to light Tuesday when the woman complained to the police. "Shalini (name changed) was sleeping on the terrace of her parents's house in Karoli locality of Jewar area Monday night when two neighbourers, identified as Bunty and Bhura, raped her at gunpoint. She was sleeping alone as her parents were away and her siblings were sleeping inside the house," said Superintendent of Police Atul Saxena.

Construct memorial for Ayyankali: SDPI to Kerala Govt

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent, Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government should be ready to construct a memorial for the noted Dalit leader Ayyankali, said Abdul Majeed Faisy, state general secretary of the Social Democratic Party of India. He was delivering the chief address at the Ayyankali memorial conference organized by the party in Thiruvananthapuram. Ayyankali was a famous Dalit leader and reformist who fought for Dalit rights in the state.

How a new documentary aims to break the “upper”-caste hegemony over who ‘explains’ Ambedkar

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By Daisy K, TwoCircles.net How does one interpret the life and works of Dr BR Ambedkar? Who speaks for, about him, and where? What is...

Maharashtra Dalit Murders: Demonstrations continue as triple murder mystery remains unsolved

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This is second 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 A. Mirsab, TwoCircles.net, Mumbai: It’s been more than a week that three members of a dalit family were killed in Jawkheda Khalasa under Pathardi tehsil of Ahmednagar district but the police are still clueless about the perpetrators. It has resulted in Maharashtra witnessing an increased protest from various community organizations demanding immediate arrest and harsher punishment.

Dalits, Adivasi children locked out of education during Covid-19 lockdown: new report

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The report reveals that only 4% of Dalit and Adivasi children have been attending online classes regularly, as opposed to 15% of children overall. Suchitra...

Tribals are soft targets for police and rebels: Sociologist Nandini Sundar

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By Abu Zafar, IANS,

Yet another couple attacked over intercaste marriage in Hyderabad

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Hyderabad, Sep 20 (IANS) A man attacked his daughter and son-in-law with a machete and baldy injured them here on Wednesday, in another case...

NHRC notice to Kerala over Dalit student’s rape, murder

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New Delhi : The National Human Rights Commission on Tuesday issued a notice to the Kerala government over the alleged rape and murder of...

Students, teachers associations seek removal of Hyderabad varsity VC

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New Delhi : Students' and teachers' associations here on Monday sought immediate removal and arrest of University of Hyderabad (UoH) Vice Chancellor P. Appa...

In Maharashtra, a unique attempt to bring a smile to the faces of Dalit...

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By Imran Inamdar, TwoCircles.net Apart from fasting, the pious month of Ramadan is also seen as an ideal time to spread the messages and teachings...

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...

A woman’s journey from hunger to the legislature

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By Mohammed Shafeeq, IANS, Hyderabad : From a small hut in a remote village in East Godavari district to the Andhra Pradesh legislature, Anguri Lakshmi Shiva Kumari has come a long way.

सहारनपुर : दलितों पर पुलिस की एकतरफ़ा कार्यवाही का आरोप, मुश्किल घड़ी में मुसलमान...

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आस मोहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net सहारनपुर : उत्तर प्रदेश में सहारनपुर ज़िले के शिमलाना व उसके आस-पास के गांव में शुक्रवार को हुए जातीय संघर्ष के...

‘गुजरात के ‘विनाश मॉडल’ को ध्वस्त करेगी दलित-मुस्लिम एकता’

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TCN News लखनऊ : ऊना, गुजरात में गौरक्षकों द्वारा दलितों की पिटाई के बाद ‘गाय की पूंछ तुम रखो, हमको हमारी ज़मीन दो’ के नारे...

रिहा होने के बाद नवदीप कौर का ऐलान संघर्ष जारी रखूँगी

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तन्वी सुमन। Twocircles.net पंजाब एवं हरियाणा उच्च न्यायालय ने शुक्रवार को श्रम अधिकार कार्यकर्ता नवदीप कौर को जमानत दे दी। 23 वर्षीय कार्यकर्ता नवदीप ने...

Dalit activist passed away after torching himself, accused government of neglecting land allotment to...

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Ahmedabad, (IANS): A 60-year-old Dalit activist, who set himself on fire in Gujarat over government's alleged failure to regularize land tilled by a landless...

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...

सहारनपुर के बाद अब मेरठ के सरधना में दलितों व राजपूतों के बीच खूनी...

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TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter सरधना (मेरठ) : सहारनपुर के बाद अब मेरठ का सरधना क्षेत्र दलितों व राजपूतों के खूनी संघर्ष का गवाह बना. बुधवार को...

PM should sack ministers, apologise for Dalit’s suicide: Kejriwal

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New Delhi : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to sack the two ministers who allegedly interfered in...

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.

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...

Emergency can never be imposed again: Ravi Shankar Prasad

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New Delhi : Another emergency can never be imposed in India and the country can run only as a democracy, union minister Ravi Shankar...

Will the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Bill 2014 provide succor to Dalits and...

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Govt urged to pass SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Bill 2014 in the current session By TCN News, New Delhi: Urging the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to keep his pre-poll promise to the SC/ST communities, the National Coalition for Strengthening SCs & STs (Prevention of Atrocities) Act (NCSPA) has demanded the government to pass the pending Scheduled Caste and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Bill 2014 in the current session of the Parliament.

चार दिन से भूख हड़ताल पर है चन्द्रशेखर रावण, मां ने किया ख़ुलासा

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TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter सहारनपुर : भीम आर्मी सुप्रीमो चन्द्रशेखर रावण चार दिन से भूख हड़ताल पर हैं. यह जानकारी खुद उनकी मां कमलेश देवी ने...

तेलंगाना के नल्लामाडूगु गांव में अंबेडकर प्रतिमा के लिए रंग लाया दलितों का संघर्ष

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निकहत फ़ातिमा । Twocircles.net भारत के संविधान के वास्तुकार और समाज सुधारक डॉ बीआर अंबेडकर को सम्मानित करने के लिए उनकी प्रतिमा के निर्माण के...

Caste system like Taliban, needs to be discussed: Sharad Yadav

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New Delhi : Atrocities against Dalits have been increasing since Independence, and the caste system in India has a "Taliban-like attitude", Janata Dal-United leader...

IMRC का स्वास्थ जागरूकता अभियान: तीन दिनों में हुआ 1500 मरीजों का इलाज

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter लखनऊ/बाराबंकी: भारत के कोनों-कोनों तक पहुंचकर राहत कार्य करने वाली अमरीका संस्था इन्डियन मुस्लिम रिलीफ एंड चैरीटीज़ यानी IMRC के सातवें...

Swami Prasad Maurya vows to form a majority BJP government in UP

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Lucknow : Former Leader of opposition in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly and senior Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Swamy Prasad Maurya, who joined the...

Lawless laws leading to exclusion of marginalized: Professor Upendra Baxi

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By Lalita, TwoCircles.net, New Delhi: Ambedkar University, Delhi organized the 5th Dr B R Ambedkar Memorial Lecture on 5 March in India Islamic Cultural Centre. The lecture was delivered by Professor Upendra Baxi, eminent legal expert and scholar, on “Restoring ‘Title Deeds to Humanity’: Lawless Law, Living Death and the Insurgent Reason of Babasaheb Ambedkar”.

High time for the Church to introspect

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By R. L. Francis

Mayawati calls BJP anti-Dalit

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Lucknow : Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati Thursday attacked the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre of...

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.

Civil societies across India and US condemn the attack over writer Kancha Illaiah

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TCN News Attack over the Indian Dalit scholar, writer, and ideologue Professor Kancha Illaiah has sparked various groups and civil societies across the globe. The Alliance...

Protest rocks Hyderabad varsity on Rohith suicide anniversary

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Hyderabad : Protests rocked the University of Hyderabad on Tuesday as police stopped students and activists from entering the campus on the first anniversary of...

A Portrait of the Indian as a Young Dalit Girl: Part 6 – The...

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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...

‘Voters or Citizens,’ Matua community hold key in West Bengal Assembly Elections 2021

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The Matua community, with 1.5 crore voters, has always been politically active in West Bengal. Amid political drama and family feuds with fiery statements,...

Being Dalit means being casteless – Kavin Malar

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By Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net Dalit History Month began in 2015 inspired by the ‘Black History month’ in the US. April is observed as the Dalit...

SDPI’s 25-day-long countrywide protest against mob lynching concludes in New Delhi

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TCN News New Delhi: Today Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) organized street demonstrations across the country, in all assembly constituencies and districts of 14...

सोनभद्र का रामबाबु : वेटर के तौर पर अपमान झेला ,लोकडाउन में नौकरी...

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मोहम्मद आसिम। Twocircles.net उत्तर प्रदेश के सबसे पिछड़े इलाकों में शुमार करने वाले आदिवासी बहुल क्षेत्र सोनभद्र के लाल ने कमाल जैसा कुछ कर दिया...

Dalit killing case shifted out of Haryana

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By IANS, New Delhi: In a blow to the Bhupinder Singh Hooda government, the Supreme Court Wednesday transferred the trial of those accused of attacking Dalits in Haryana to New Delhi.

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),...

How is Ghar Vapasi Different from Forcible Conversions?

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By Ram Puniyani, Propaganda around conversions has been one of the major political tools during last few decades. It was Niyogi Commission report which investigated the conversions in Adivasi areas in 1950s, then the Meenaxipuram conversions of Dalits into Islam, the and then the gruesome murder of Pastor Graham Stewart Stains on the charges that he was doing the conversion; are few amongst the big spectrum related to the phenomenon of conversions. As such the regular propaganda by communal forces that Muslim Kings converted people into Islam by sword has been made the part of ‘social common sense’ by now. On regular basis around Christmas time one saw the anti Christian violence in Adivasi areas a decade ago, and in that context rather than focusing on the violence against religious minorities, the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee called for a National debate on Conversions.

Dalit teenager commits suicide after being humiliated by Kerala Police; Congress demands action against...

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter Kozhikode: The suicide of a Dalit teenager in Kasargod has been turned into a political tussle, with Congress leaders visiting the...

Dalit woman suspected of braid cutting lynched in Agra

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Agra, (IANS): An elderly Dalit woman, termed an evil witch involved in cutting hair of women, was beaten to death near here on Wednesday morning,...

Mayawati misguiding Dalits: BJP

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By IANS,

End reservations: BJP leader

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Patna: BJP leader C.P. Thakur Saturday demanded an end to reservations in jobs and educational institutions, triggering a row. "Reservations should end in jobs and...

दलित की बेटी परीक्षा में ज़्यादा नंबर लाई तो दबंग जाति की लड़कियों ने...

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आस मुहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net पचेनड्डा (मुज़फ़्फ़रनगर) : “वो चार लड़कियां लगातार मुझ पर कमेंट करती थीं. उनकी बिरादरी की दूसरी लड़कियां भी इस पर मज़ाक...

Republic Day Eve marked by anti-caste vigil outside India House, London

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By TCN News London: Representatives of rights groups, Indian Diaspora and Dalit organisations marked India’s Republic Day eve by holding a candlelit...

Dalit killed for plucking two brinjals in Bihar village

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By IANS, Patna: A Dalit man was beaten to death for plucking two brinjals from a field belonging to a landowner of a higher caste in a village in Bihar, police said Wednesday.

An eyewitness account of the Women’s March in Boston

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By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net “This is the biggest march I have seen,” said an old timer who seemed to be someone who have participated in lots...

A crore votes at stake, Trinamool, CPI-M, Congress, BJP share dais

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By IANS,

Meira Kumar may battle two ex-IAS officers

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By IANS, Patna : Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, a former IFS officer, may face two retired IAS officers in the Lok Sabha polls at...

आम बजट : बाबा साहब भीमराव अम्बेडकर से दुश्मनी साफ़ नज़र आ रही है

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अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net नई दिल्ली : बाबा साहब भीमराव अम्बेडकर से मोदी सरकार को कितनी समस्या है, ये बात ताज़ा बजट में खुलकर सामने...

Vemula’s friends, academicians back Jadavpur University against ABVP

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Kolkata : Friends of Rohith Vemula, the Dalit scholar who committed suicide in Hyderabad, as also some academicians on Sunday backed the Jadavpur University...

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.

Labour rights activist Shiv Kumar released from jail after 48 days, taken to hospital...

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Labour rights activist and President of Mazdoor Adhikar Manch (MAS) was released on March 4 after being incarcerated for 48 days in a case...

In Maharashtra, Dalits rise to claim grazing land that was promised to them decades...

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By Yogesh Maitreya, TwoCircles.net The question of land ownership for people who work and toil on it has been asked for over 50 years now...

हाथरस : 9 महीने से जेल में बंद मसूद अहमद के बिखरते ख्वाब, परिवार...

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वसीम अकरम त्यागी Twocircles.net के लिए उत्तर प्रदेश के हाथरस में वाल्मिकी समाज की एक युवती के साथ हुई दरिंदगी के बाद पीड़िता के...

Communal violence again erupts in Meerut over Rs 50

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Meerut: In communal charged Western Uttar Pradesh, a brawl between two youths – one Muslim and one Dalit - over Rs 50 turned into a communal riot in a Meerut village on Sunday evening. Five persons were injured in a communal clash between members of dalit and Muslim communities in Durveshpur village under Parikshitgarh police station in Meerut district. Soon the rumor mill got acting, escalating communal riots in the neighboring villages as well.

उत्तर प्रदेश मे दलितों और महिलाओं के विरुद्ध बढ़ गए अपराध,कानून व्यवस्था पर संगीन...

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आसमोहम्मद कैफ़ । Twocircles.net इन दिनों उत्तर प्रदेश में दलित उत्पीड़न और महिलाओं से जुड़े आपराधिक मामले लगातार बढ़ रहे हैं और आज़मगढ़ से लेकर...

Amartya Sen supports anti-rape protests, notes Dalits’ plight

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By IANS,

Main accused arrested in Dalit girl attack

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By IANS, Fatehpur (Uttar Pradesh) : The main accused has been arrested in the brutal attack on a teenaged Dalit girl who was maimed for resisting rape, police said Monday.

Tension in Haryana village as arson victims’ bodies cremated

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By IANS, Hisar (Haryana) : Two days after they were killed in an arson attack allegedly by members of a community, the last rites of an elderly Dalit man and his 18-year-old physically challenged daughter were conducted here Friday amidst tight security in the presence of senior police and local officials. Tara Chand, 70, and his daughter Suman were burnt alive in a blaze Wednesday after their house was torched by members of the dominant community in Mirchpur village in this district.

Dalits in Punjab bank on land reforms for economic, social prosperity

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With the new Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government promising to bring reforms, it will be interesting to see how things unfold for Dalit farmers...

VIPs visit murdered Dalit woman’s mother, probe continues

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Perumbavoor (Kerala) : A stream of high-profile people are visiting a hospital here in Ernakulam district to meet the mother of a poor Dalit...

Karunanidhi downplaying 2G scam by using Dalit card: Jayalalithaa

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By IANS, Chennai : AIADMK general secretary J. Jayalalithaa Thursday charged Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi with attempting to trivialise the 2G spectrum scam. In a statement here, she said: "In what he believes is smart talk, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president M. Karunanidhi has shamelessly played the Dalit card in le affaire A. Raja." "Talking to the media in Delhi, he claimed that 'the sack Raja campaign' had reached a crescendo in parliament because the telecom minister was a Dalit!"

How Dalit music in Punjab transformed from a religious to a political soundtrack

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By Manisha Bhalla, TwoCircles.net The elephant of BSP has arrived, The one that will be a companion to all, To end poverty and slavery, This time...

Laxity in MGNREGS will not be tolerated: Naveen Patnaik

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Bhubaneswar : Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday expressed concern over districts not matching up to the needs of the rural masses for...

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....

More than 50% Dalits landless, 40% of people displaced for ‘development’ are Adivasis, says...

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By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net New Delhi: Even as the NDA government completes three years in power amid tall claims of development, the India Exclusion...

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...

Amit Shah woos Delhi’s Dalits ahead of election

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New Delhi : BJP chief Amit Shah Tuesday urged the city's Dalit community to support the party and ensure its victory in the upcoming...

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...

Lalu Prasad demands Bharat Ratna for Dalit leader Kanshi Ram

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Patna (IANS): Describing Dalit leader Kanshi Ram as a great revolutionary on his birth anniversary, RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Thursday demanded the Bharat...

Canterbury Archbishop for special status to Dalit Christians

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By IANS,

रायपुर में गोमांस के नाम पर महिला से छेड़छाड़

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TCN News रायपुर (छत्तीसगढ़) : मध्यप्रदेश में दो महिलाओं के साथ मारपीट के बाद अब छत्तीसगढ़ में गोमांस के नाम पर एक महिला के साथ...

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.

Will torch myself if not given a home, says poor Dalit

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By IANS, Patna: Many rural poor are upset over alleged corruption in getting houses under a central government scheme and a 30-year-old Dalit woman has threatened to set herself on fire if she does not get a home due to her. Ramvati Devi, a resident of Begusarai district, has threatened to set herself on fire April 1 if she is not provided a house under the Indira Awas Yojana (IAY) before that. She says her name was in the 2008 waiting list of the scheme. "I will set myself on fire to protest injustice. I am a victim of injustice and corruption in the scheme.

RSS, BJP hate the Constitution: Congress

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New Delhi : The Congress on Wednesday asserted that the RSS and BJP hate the Constitution as it has kept their "idea of Hindu...

‘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...