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Karnataka launches massive door-to-door caste survey to map SC communities

The initiative is led by a commission chaired by retired High Court judge HN Nagamohan Das.
Published on May 05, 2025 12:12 PM IST

UP SC-ST panel seeks FIR on insult of Baba Saheb

The chairman also asked police to submit a report through a knowledgeable officer before the commission on 5 May at 11.30 am (Sourced)
Published on May 01, 2025 08:23 PM IST

Terms of Trade: Mandal wins, por ahora

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An enumerator staff collects information from residents for a caste-based census in Bihar in 2023. (Santosh Kumar/ HT File Photo)
Updated on May 01, 2025 11:46 AM IST

Varanasi woman seeks euthanasia over 'harassment' of deputy jailor mother by senior

Varanasi woman seeks euthanasia over 'harassment' of deputy jailor mother by senior
Published on Apr 06, 2025 02:46 PM IST

SC orders probe into IIT-Delhi student deaths, sets up panel on campus suicides

The Supreme Court. (PTI)
Published on Mar 24, 2025 02:48 PM IST

SC upholds Dalit scholars’ right to compensation for loss of research data

SC upholds Dalit scholars’ right to compensation for loss of research data
Published on Jan 31, 2025 06:54 AM IST

Notice to IITs on campus placements after caste bias alleged

Singh alleged that both IIT-Bombay and IIT-Delhi require SC students to disclose their caste category and category rank from their JEE during the placement process.
Updated on Jan 16, 2025 04:26 AM IST

Postponement of Congress’s dinner sparks power struggle concerns

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and Congress leader DK Shivakumar on Wednesday said that there is no value to what others say on the matter, other than what he or party high command or the chief minister says (PTI)
Updated on Jan 09, 2025 04:00 AM IST

Conversion for benefits is fraud on Constitution: SC

A view of the Supreme Court of India. (Hindustan Times)
Updated on Nov 27, 2024 05:36 AM IST

17-yr-old assaulted with sickles, bottles in TN; four arrested

The suspects are from Thirumalai Kozhundhu Puram village and a case has been registered against them under various sections of the Prevention of Atrocities (SC/ST) Act, police said. (Representational image)
Updated on Nov 06, 2024 07:24 AM IST

Haryana govt’s move to clear Dalit sub-quotas evoke mixed response

A notification ordering subclassification of SCs into DSCs and OSCs to provide each of the two categories 50% each of the 20% SC quota in government jobs will be issued by the chief secretary, said an official on Friday. (ANI)
Updated on Oct 20, 2024 05:38 AM IST

How sub-classification will change Dalit politics

Noida, India- April 14, 2024: People seen on the occasion of the 133th birth anniversary of Dalit icon BR Ambedkar at Rashtriya Dalit Prerna Sthal, sector 95, in Noida, India, on Sunday, April 14, 2024. (Photo by Sunil Ghosh / Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)
Published on Sep 12, 2024 09:45 PM IST

Woman killed by in-laws in hate crime, say cops

The incident took place on Sunday and victim’s father has named 13 people in his complaint (File photo)
Updated on Sep 04, 2024 08:16 AM IST

Shajan Skaria v the state of Kerala: A moment to rethink caste-based humiliation

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Section 3(1)(r) deals with intentionally insulting or intimidating with the intent to humiliate a member of a Scheduled Caste in public. . (Representational image only)
Published on Sep 03, 2024 09:00 AM IST

Headmaster booked for misbehaving, threatening sisters in Pratapgarh

For representation only (Sourced)
Published on Aug 25, 2024 10:39 PM IST

Mere insult of SC/ST member not sufficient to constitute offence without caste-based intent

The bench said the offence under the 1989 Act is not established merely on the fact that the complainant is a member of a SC or ST, unless there is an intention to humiliate such a member because they belong to such community. (HT Archive)
Updated on Aug 24, 2024 08:36 AM IST

Rajasthan on alert amid Bharat bandh call; schools shut in 16 districts

The ‘Reservation Bachao Sangharsh Samiti’ are observing a day-long Bharat Bandh today
Updated on Aug 21, 2024 02:10 PM IST

Congress launches 100-day ‘Samvidhan Raksha’ campaign in Delhi

The campaign was launched by party treasurer and MP Ajay Maken, along with All India Congress Committee ST department president Rajesh Lilothia (Twitter Photo)
Published on Aug 16, 2024 01:44 PM IST

The debate continues over ‘creamy layer’ in India’s reservation system

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The judgment permitting sub-classification within SCs, while aiming to address internal disparities, has certain advantages as well as disadvantages. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Published on Aug 09, 2024 08:00 AM IST

Two more held for ‘hate crime’ murder in Gurugram

Relatives and neighbours of the deceased hold a demonstration outside the Sohna police station. (Parveen Kumar/HT Photo)
Updated on Aug 08, 2024 05:14 AM IST

Family of 17-year-old girl murders 27-year-old man in hate crime

Police said that according to an initial probe, all of the victim’s limbs were broken and he sustained numerous bruises and injuries all across his body. (Representative photo/Getty Images)
Updated on Aug 07, 2024 06:04 AM IST

Will oppose entry of ‘creamy layer’ criteria in quota for SCs/STs: NDA ally

New Delhi: Union minister Ramdas Athawale opposed introduction of creamy layer in SC/ST quota.
Published on Aug 03, 2024 02:06 PM IST

Chandigarh: PU extends scholarship fee payment date, protests continue

Members of Ambedkar Students Association (ASA) sat on a hunger strike outside Chandigarh’s Panjab University V-C’s office, demanding that the date should be further extended. (HT Photo)
Updated on Jul 22, 2024 07:20 AM IST

Man from SC community allowed temple entry after filing complaint

After tahsildar’s intervention the Dalit man was allowed to enter the temple (Getty Images)
Updated on Jun 24, 2024 08:41 AM IST

‘Violative of equality clause’: Patna HC sets aside 65% for SC, ST & OBC

The high court of Patna (Representative Photo)
Updated on Jun 20, 2024 04:44 PM IST

HC: Intentional insult under SC/ST Act not an offence unless committed in public view

Allahabad High Court (Sourced)
Published on May 22, 2024 09:59 PM IST

Tribal seats in Jharkhand going to polls to witness close triangular contest

The three SC reserve Lok Sabha seats – Khunti, Singhbhum and Lohardaga – will go to polls on May 13 (Representative Photo)
Updated on May 11, 2024 04:02 PM IST

‘No case of suicide abetment’: What BJP said on Rohith Vemula death case closure

Telangana police files closure report on Rohith Vemula death case (Hindustan Times)
Updated on May 04, 2024 01:24 AM IST

Cong manifesto: Raising 50% quota cap, right to apprenticeship among guarantees

The manifesto said no progressive modern society should tolerate inequality or discrimination. (HT PHOTO)
Published on Apr 05, 2024 04:42 PM IST

Tripura: Controversy over BJP nominee Kriti Debbarma’s nomination from ST seat

Kriti Singh Debbarma has been fielded from the Scheduled Caste (ST)-reserved East Tripura constituency (Twitter Photo)
Published on Mar 30, 2024 06:24 PM IST