Jagjivan Ram

Agra gears up for epic battle: It's BJP's Hindutva agenda vs SP-BSP-RLD coalition's Dalit and caste politics

In the Lok Sabha Election 2019, the BJP appears to have consolidated its position over the years by effective mobilisation of its cadre even though it bears the brunt of anti-incumbency again in case of individual legislators.

Hardik Patel 'sex CD' controversy: Trust moral police to make mountains of molehills, ignore real issues

Hardik Patel, the enfant terrible of Gujarat politics is the latest to be embroiled in a 'sex scandal'. A video allegedly featuring him with a woman has gone viral on social media

Presidential Election 2017: Congress' ideological war lacks merit, just like Meira Kumar's aspirations

Meira Kumar, Opposition parties presidential candidate, in some sense is the grotesque symbol of leaders who would go to any length to remain in office, and invariably stand for status quo, both in the realm of social as well as economic democratisation

Presidential Election 2017: Meira Kumar says poll about ideology, not 'Dalit vs Dalit'

Opposition presidential candidate Meira Kumar on Tuesday said she would contest the election on the basis of ideology not caste, stressing that her plank would be destruction of the caste structure and protection of democratic values.

Presidential Election 2017: Meira Kumar is Opposition's choice against NDA's Ram Nath Kovind

The Opposition on Thursday unanimously decided to field Meira Kumar, a Dalit, as its joint candidate for the presidential election against NDA's Dalit activist Ram Nath Kovind, with 17 parties supporting the former Lok Sabha speaker's candidature.

Dalits want 'parity not charity': says BJP leader Sanjay Paswan

A former head of BJP's Scheduled Castes Morcha says the organisation should go beyond "rhetoric" and the "tokenism of sitting, eating and meeting".

Meira Kumar says bungalow given to foundation, not to her

The Speaker has alleged that the reports against the allocation of the bungalow were mischievous.

Govt writes off rent, gives Meira Kumar second official bungalow for 25 years

The bungalow in Lutyens Delhi, which originally was the residence of Kumar's father Jagjivan Ram, will now house a foundation created to honour his memory.

Meira Kumar is a costly globe-trotter, but Somnath was worse

Since assuming charge as Speaker of Lok Sabha in 2009, Meira Kumar has made close to a dozen trips abroad for official purposes.

To split Dalit vote Cong may make Meira PM before UP poll: Maya

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati today said Congress might make either Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar or Union Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde the Prime Minister to split the Dalit vote ahead of the UP assembly polls.