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CASR stated that the notice targets Damodar Turi, a long-time activist associated with movements against the displacement of Adivasis and indigenous communities in Jharkhand and other parts of India.
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NIA Issues Notice to Jharkhand Activist Damodar Turi; CASR Calls for Withdrawal of Charges

Damodar Turi has faced multiple FIRs under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in the past, along with two arrests and alleged torture by Jharkhand police. He has also undergone repeated ...
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National BC Dal has urged the Union government to immediately establish an exclusive Ministry for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) at the Centre.
OBC News

OBC Leaders Demand Dedicated Central Ministry and Comprehensive Bill to Empower Backward Classes

Participants expressed concern over the delay in implementing the recommendations of the Justice Rohini Commission, whose report was submitted on July 31, 2023.
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The video shows Singh distributing blankets among a group of women. When he found few of them to be Muslims, he refused to give blankets to them.
Minority News

Former BJP MP Refuses Blankets to Muslim Women in Rajasthan's Tonk, Opposition Slams 'Hateful Act'

Sukhbir Singh Jaunapuria claimed that he was distributing blankets in a personal capacity and no government funds were used.
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Dalit News

Pandit described the University Grants Commission's (UGC) new Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions Regulations as "totally unnecessary" and "irrational".
Bombay High Court has ruled that a child's caste identity must reflect their lived social reality, not just lineage. The bench held that administrative records exist to reflect reality, not to fossilize a false identity.
Shubham Kumar has accused DCDRC President, and a member of subjecting him to caste-based humiliation, public abuse, criminal intimidation including death threats, and deliberately obstructing justice in his pending consumer case.
Representatives of various Dalit organisations met the victim and his family to take details of the incident.
The Allahabad HC said marriage does not change a person’s caste.
Caste discrimination against Dalit women in anganwadi and similar roles of mid day meal maker, is not isolated but a recurring issue across India, often leading to boycotts, harassment, transfers, or closures.
This ruling strengthens the application of the SC/ST (PoA) Act in cases where civil suits based on allegedly forged documents are used to harass Scheduled Caste members.
Set against the backdrop of a Dalit murder in the remote village of Barodia Nonagir in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar district, the book spans 16 chapters.
Kanchan Bai, a Dalit Anganwadi worker sacrificed her life to save 20 children. When a swarm of bees attacked, she covered the kids with a tarpaulin and stood as a human shield.
The Lok Sabha Secretariat has issued an official notice to the Secretary, Ministry of Education (Department of Higher Education), and the Director of IIM Bangalore, directing them to submit a factual response to a representation filed by Nagsen Sonare, National President of the Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar National Association of Engineers (BANAE), on or before February 16.
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.
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