UP Dalits abandon BJP? Wins 8 of 17 SC seats, lowest in 3 polls

The Bharatiya Janata Party, which has been performing well on the Lok Sabha seats reserved for the Scheduled Castes in Uttar Pradesh in the last two general elections, has got a jolt in the latest......

Vemula death anniversary: Protesters clash with police outside Hyderabad University

A group of protesters on Tuesday tried to gatecrash into the University of Hyderabad to take part in a meet organised in memory of Rohit Vemula on his first death anniversary but were whisked away......

De-recognition row: NCSC sends notice to IIT Madras

The national scheduled castes panel has sent a notice to IIT Madras over the de-recognition by the premier technical institute of a students' group, several of whose members are from the Dalit......

Arrest warrant against police officer in Bhatta-Parsaul rape case

Taking serious note of repeated defiance of orders to make himself present before the National Commission for Scheduled Castes, its chairman P L Punia has issued arrest warrants against a senior......