Atrocities Act

Protection of Civil Rights Act does little to combat untouchability, crimes against Dalits

A report of India Human Development Survey (IHDS)-2 shows how practices like social exclusion and untouchability are still deeply entrenched.

Tribal woman dies after being run over by tractor in MP's Singrauli; land dispute motive behind crime, say police

A 30-year-old tribal woman was killed after three men allegedly ran a tractor over her as a result of a land dispute in Singrauli district of Madhya Pradesh.

SC's effort to dilute Atrocities Act fraught with blind spots, threatened to do Dalits yet another injustice

Most of us can never understand the plight of the lakhs of Dalits and therefore can never convince ourselves with a valid justification of the Atrocities Act

Amit Shah says SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act, reservation system in jobs to stay till BJP is in power

BJP chief Amit Shah asserted that the SC/ST Act and the reservation system in jobs will remain in force till the party-led government is in power.

Supreme Court refuses to stay ruling on SC/ST Act, says order only aims to prevent innocents from being punished

The Supreme Court rejected the Centre's demand for a stay on its verdict on the SC/ST Act and said it favoured the protection of the rights of these communities.

Karnataka elections 2018: Dalit's major demand is implementation of Constitution, says RPI's R Mohan Raj

Republican Party of India's Karnataka president R Mohan Raj, who is contesting from Udupi in the upcoming Assembly election in the state, says lack of proper implementation of the Constitution has led to the rise in violation of Dalit rights

Karnataka polls: A secular party in power only way to uphold Dalit rights, says activist Indudhara Honnapura

In Part-3 of a five-part series on prominent Dalit activists who have a deep influence on the politics of Karnataka, Indudhara Honnapura, editor of Samvaada, says that people from the community should support any political party that is not linked to BJP

Union minister Upendra Kushwaha calls for quotas in judiciary at event to commemorate Ambedkar Jayanti

Upendra Kushwaha, Union minister and Rashtriya Lok Samata Party, rued the lack of representation of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the judiciary.

Ambedkar Jayanti: By crediting Babasaheb for his rise, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sent a potent message to Dalits

Speaking at Ambedkar’s 127th birth anniversary in Chhattisgarh’s Dalit-dominated Bijapur, the prime minister sent a befitting reply to the Opposition trying to corner the government by terming it anti-Dalit

BJP Foundation Day: Amit Shah's address was aimed at boosting morale of party during tough times

BJP president Amit Shah, speaking at the party's 38th foundation day in Mumbai on Friday, gave a war cry for the 2019 Lok Sabha election.