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'Perpetual thorn to upper-caste pieties': How Ambedkar shaped modern India

As India celebrates the anniversary of the great social thinker and reformer Dr B R Ambedkar, here are some glimpses of the major milestones in his journey.

PM Modi to launch 'Village Self Governance Campaign' on 14 April in MP

The campaign, which starts on the 125th birth anniversary of Ambedkar on 14 April and concludes on the Panchayati Raj Day on 24 April, will create awareness about various schemes of the Centre for rural India, among other things, Singh said.

Colours of Ambedkar: The Dalit advocate is now a pivotal symbol for all political parties

The Ambedkarite symbol has become indispensable. Once a revolutionary for Dalit, now a symbol for all political parties, appropriated to incorporate individual identities.

Debt-ridden Army jawan shoots himself dead with his service rifle

A debt-ridden army jawan shot himself dead with his service rifle at an infantry school in Mhow cantonment, some 40 kms from here, police said on 26 November.

Rahul Gandhi had no moral right to visit Ambedkar's birthplace: BJP

Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Thawar Chand Gehlot on Thursday said that Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi had "no moral right" to

Rahul Gandhi reaches out to Dalits, slams Modi govt over ban on students' group at IIT Madras

Reaching out to Dalits from the birth place of BR Ambedkar, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi opened another front against the Narendra Modi government.

Certain ideologies weaken us by pitting one against the other: Rahul takes veiled dig at BJP

Invoking Dalit icon BR Ambedkar's idea of "annihilation of caste", Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday made a strong pitch to end social discrimination and took a veiled dig at BJP cautioning against the "ideology that pits one against another".

To reach out to Dalits, Rahul Gandhi to launch year-long Ambedkar birth anniversary celebrations

Rahul Gandhi will inaugurate Congress' year-round celebrations of the 125th birth anniversary of BR Ambedkar in attempt to reach out to the Dalit community.

Rahul Gandhi to launch BR Ambedkar's 125th birth anniversary celebrations

Private companies should provide reservation for Dalits: Ram Vilas Paswan

Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Tuesday made a pitch for reservation for Dalits in private sector jobs.