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Stalled wedding processions, overpriced water, social abomination: Dalits in Rajasthan’s Madhopura continue to suffer atrocities

In a stark reminder of the atrocities against those belonging to the lower castes, a Dalit groom in Rajasthan’s Madhopura village was prevented by members of the Jat community from sitting on the mare, citing religious sentiments

Look Beyond Quotas for Equality

Reservations bring with them the charge of unfair equality and this leads to further acrimony between groups. It’s time we looked at new solutions

Narendra Modi govt banks on 10% reservation with eye on 2019, but does it risk alienating Dalit votebank?

While the BJP has traditionally enjoyed support from upper castes such as Brahmins, Banias, Rajputs, Jats, Patels and Marathas, that was not enough to fend off challenges from the Congress in the three Hindi heartland states that bankrolled Modi's success in 2014.

BJP's 10 percent reservation for upper castes unlikely to be a winner even among members of the community

What the BJP's sudden decision to provide reservation for the poor people among the forward castes conceals is its fallacious nature and the potentially complicated aftermath

As teen pregnancies fall across India, three northeastern states report increase: Hindus, SC/STs see maximum drop

At a time when teenage pregnancy – share of women aged 15-19 years who had begun childbearing – fell in the rest of the country, with some of India's poorest states registering the highest drops, three states in the northeast registered an increase

Ram Nath Kovind expresses concern over low representation of SC, ST, OBCs in higher judiciary

Ram Nath Kovindexpressed concern over "unacceptably low" representation of women, OBCs, SC/STs in higher judiciary and called for steps to remedy situation

GTA decides to reserve 28% jobs for SC/STs

The Gorkha Territorial Administration has passed a resolution to reserve 22 per cent jobs for Scheduled Castes and 6 per cent for Scheduled Tribes.

'Ashis Nandy's remark at JLF indirect attack on Muslims'

Newly-formed Azmat-E-Rasool foundation alleged here that the author's comment, in which he purportedly said that people from OBC, SC and ST communities were the "most corrupt", is an "indirect attack" on the Muslim community.

Winter session: After a stormy day over FDI, will Parliament function today?

Parliament's winter session began on a stormy note Thursday with the row over FDI in trade and reservation for Dalits as well as tribals in promotions crippling the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.

Why quotas for promotions are a bad, bad idea

Sixty years after promising job reservations, we are extending this bad idea even further - to job promotions. It's time to abandon it.