Dalit
- Andhra Pradesh
Hyderabad’s Dalit archbishop among Cardinals to elect next Pope
Hyderabad: Archbishop Anthony Poola, a Dalit from Hyderabad, is among the 138 cardinals eligible to vote for the next Pope. Pope Francis passed away on Monday, April 21, at the age of…
- India
Mayawati flags atrocities against Dalits on Ambedkar Jayanti
Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Tuesday expressed concern over the alleged incidents of atrocities against Dalits and desecration of statues of their icons, warning that if strict action is not…
- India
Dalit youth killed over personal enmity in UP’s Amethi
Amethi: A 25-year-old Dalit youth was killed on Monday with his throat slit with a sharp weapon, police said. The victim was identified as Shivam Kori, a resident of Alam Singh Ka…
- Crime in Hyderabad
Dalit from Madiga community attacked in Hyderabad; five held
Hyderabad: A case has been registered against five people for allegedly stripping and assaulting a 26-year-old Dalit man, police said on Saturday, April 19. According to the complaint, which was lodged on…
- News
Kerala court sentences ambulance driver to life for rape of Dalit COVID patient
Pathanamthitta : A court here on Friday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for brutally raping and physically assaulting a 19-year-old COVID-19 patient, who belongs to a Dalit community, while she was…
- India
2017 Walayar rape-murder case: Kerala HC gives relief to parents of two girls
Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Wednesday through an interim order asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) not to take any action, including arrest, against the parents of two Dalit girls…
- India
Uttarakhand priest booked for denying Dalit couple’s wedding in temple
A priest in Uttarakhand’s Pauri Garhwal has been booked under the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act for allegedly denying a Dalit couple entry into a temple for their wedding, Indian Express reported.…
- India
Bihar: 13-yr-old Dalit girl refuses to play Holi with men, later run over by their car
A 13-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly killed while playing Holi after she refused to entertain casteist remarks. The incident occurred in Bihar’s Aurangabad district. The three accused have been identified as Ranjay…
- India
Bombay HC rejects Dalit PhD scholar’s plea against suspension from TISS
The Bombay High Court has rejected a petition filed by Dalit PhD scholar and student leader Ramadas KS against his two-year suspension from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS). The court…
- India
Dalit wedding proecession held under heavy security in Rajasthan
A Dalit groom’s community baarat (wedding procession) was conducted under heavy security in Rajasthan’s Govinddaspur village of Jhunjhunu district following a series of threats from local upper-caste communities. The authorities arranged security…
- India
Dalit student’s hands hacked for riding bullet bike in Tamil Nadu
The 21-year-old Dalit student named R Iyyasamy from Tamil Nadu’s Melapidavur village was brutally attacked by a group of upper caste Hindus allegedly for riding a ‘Bullet’ motorcycle on February 12. The…
- India
Row erupts over lack of respect for Dalit icon’s son at function attended by Rahul Gandhi
Patna: A row erupted here on Wednesday when freedom fighter and Dalit icon Jaglal Choudhary’s son alleged that he was not given due respect at the function organised on his father’s birth…
- India
Three arrested for brutal rape and murder of Dalit woman in Ayodhya
Police have arrested three persons for allegedly killing a 22-year-old Dalit woman whose body was found in a canal in Ayodhya on Saturday, February 1, officials said on Monday. Senior Superintendent of…
- Bangalore
Infosys co-founder, 17 others booked for caste discrimination against Dalit professor
Eighteen people including Infosys co-founder Kris Gopalakrishnan have been booked for caste discrimination by a former Dalit assistant professor who worked at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru. D Sanna…
- News
UP Dalit teenaged girl abducted, raped in Moradabad
Moradabad (UP): A 16-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly abducted and raped in a car by a man here, police said on Sunday. The accused, nabbed through an identity card placed on the…
