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From the Shadows to the Stars marked not only a remembrance of Rohith Vemula but also created a historic opening for anti-caste spaces in New York, which will hopefully lead to greater mainstream visibility for the Dalit community in the city and increased awareness around caste, within and beyond South Asian spaces.
Dalit News

'From the Shadows to the Stars': New York Hosts Landmark Anti-Caste Tribute to Rohith Vemula

For many attendees, it was the first time they experienced a space that was explicitly anti-caste, and led by Dalit vision, thought, and intention.
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The Mooknayak English
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In rural livelihoods, the introduction of the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission Gramin (VB-G RAM G) scheme, replacing the long-standing MGNREGA, has raised alarms.
India

₹43,000 Crore Short for Dalits, Rising Atrocities Ignored: Why Marginalised Communities Are Calling Budget 2026-27 a Betrayal

The allocation for implementing the Protection of Civil Rights (PCR) and Prevention of Atrocities (PoA) Act remains a modest Rs 550 crore, with only Rs 165 crore earmarked specifically for violence ag ...
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The Mooknayak English
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Reports from monitoring groups indicate 2025 saw record levels of anti-Christian incidents, with hundreds of documented cases of assaults, church disruptions, threats, and vandalism, marking the fifth consecutive year of escalation.
Minority News

NCCI Seeks Supreme Court Scrutiny of Anti-Conversion Laws in 12 States Amid Rising Attacks on Christians

The Supreme Court tagged the petition (W.P.(C) No. 98/2026) with other pending challenges and referred the consolidated matters to a three-judge bench for deeper examination, issuing notices to the Ce ...
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Geetha Sunil Pillai
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Dalit News

From the Shadows to the Stars marked not only a remembrance of Rohith Vemula but also created a historic opening for anti-caste spaces in New York, which will hopefully lead to greater mainstream visibility for the Dalit community in the city and increased awareness around caste, within and beyond South Asian spaces.
A criminal case, FIR No. 0467/2024, registered on December 2024 at the Mico Layout Police Station, Bengaluru, names eight accused including IIM Bangalore Director Dr. Rishikesh T. Krishnan and 7 Professors Dr. Dinesh Kumar, Dr. Sainesh G, Dr. Srinivas Prakhya, Dr. Chetan Subramanian, Dr. Ashish Mishra, Dr. Srilatha Jonnalagedda and Dr. Rahul De.
Vivek Sakpal, a computer science engineer turned publisher, and Ritu. Vivek, an ardent advocate for homeschooling, views schools as a mere "formal way of learning," not true education.
The women are currently undergoing regular training under the supervision of Mamta Kumari, the nodal officer for the Pink Bus Service in the state’s Transport Department.
Dalit Sarpanch Abducted and Assaulted in MP's Morena: Activists Demand Immediate Action Under SC/ST Act
The panchayat elders imposed a staggering Rs 10 lakh fine on the Dalit family, alongside a directive to host a community feast for 13 villages. The Meghwals, facing social ostracism, relocated from Hathal to Sirohi district headquarters for safety.
On Section 3(1)(s), which penalizes abusing a SC/ST member "by caste name" in public, the bench stressed that "merely abusing a member of a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe would not be enough.
Drawing from official rank data, Nethrapal shows that the negative score talk only applies to a handful of unpopular courses, like biochemistry, where seats go unfilled no matter what. In high-demand fields such as radiology and general medicine at top colleges like Madras Medical College, reserved students are not just qualifying, they're grabbing spots in the open category, beating out general candidates on pure marks.
NCSC Intervenes after Hooghly Police Delay FIR in Dalit Assault Case
Recounting the horror in a video, Indrajeet explained that he cycles to school and his locomotor disability caused the slight delay.
Mishra, currently under arrest, will be released upon furnishing a personal bond of ₹1,00,000 with one surety of the same amount, to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM), Gwalior.
The workers' struggle centers on the dignity of the Valmiki community and equitable workload distribution.
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