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Arnab Goswami trends on Twitter for his 'high-pitched' questioning of Aparna Sen over letter to PM; social media divided over journalist's act
Fp Staff • 6 years agoJournalist and Republic TV anchor Arnab Goswami on Wednesday conducted a prime-time debate on his channel on the issue of 49 prominent personalities writing a letter to the prime minister expressing concern over the rising number of hate crimes in the country including lynching.
Alwar gangrape case: Ashok Gehlot accuses Narendra Modi of ignoring facts, 'deliberately' targeting him over assault of Dalit woman
• 6 years agoOn Sunday, a full-scale war of words broke out between Modi and Mayawati over the Alwar gangrape case, with the prime minister accusing the BSP supremo of shedding crocodile tears, an allegation dismissed by her as "dirty politics".
Mayawati accuses Narendra Modi of playing 'dirty politics' over Alwar gangrape, PM says BSP chief shedding crocodile tears
• 6 years agoBSP chief Mayawati on Sunday alleged that Narendra Modi is doing 'dirty politics' over the gangrape of a Dalit girl in Alwar.
Dalit man succumbs to injuries after being beaten up at a wedding reception in Uttarakhand for eating with upper caste men
• 6 years agoA 23-year-old Dalit man succumbed to injuries on Sunday, days after he was allegedly beaten up by some upper caste people for eating in front of them at a wedding reception in Uttarakhand's Tehri district, police said.
Atrocities on Dalits and tribals up by 70% in Gujarat between 2003 and 2018; conviction rate below 5% in Modi's first 3 yrs as PM
Sonalkellogg • 6 years agoAtrocities on Dalits in Gujarat have been rising steadily in the last two decades with the state witnessing a 72 percent increase in the number of registered cases between 2003 and 2018
Dalit policeman's wedding procession attacked in Rajasthan's Dugar village; Rajput men behind ambush, claims groom
• 6 years agoA Dalit police personnel's wedding procession was allegedly attacked on Saturday in Dugar village of Rajasthan.
Wrong to claim Dalit atrocities rose under Modi govt, issue shouldn't be politicised, says Ramdas Athawale
• 7 years agoRamdas Athawale said the issue should not be politicised as attacks on Dalits have happened in the past and may continue to happen in the future.
Mirchpur Dalit killing: Delhi HC sentences 12 members of dominant Jat community to life imprisonment; 21 others get varying jail terms
• 7 years agoThe Delhi High Court has sentenced 12 members of a dominant Jat community to life imprisonment and 21 other received varying jail terms for the Mirchpur Dalit killings in 2010
Narendra Modi govt doing better work than UPA, says Dalit trade lobby chief Milind Kamble
• 7 years agoIn the tenure of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government, maximum work has been done for the development of Dalits
Violence against Dalits: Fresh reports of atrocities highlight growing anger, outrage in community
Cynthiastephen • 7 years agoYoung leaders of a nascent group of middle-class Dalits think and act differently from veteran leaders when it comes to the violence they face.