Scst Act

Travels through the Hindi belt: A year on from SC/ST Act agitation, Shobhapur village is a virtual ghost town

On 2 April last year, residents had poured on to the Delhi-Dehradun highway running perpendicular to the village to protest the dilution of the SC/ST Act. Similar agitations had been held across the country. But the demonstration at Shobhapur took a violent turn.

Mob assaults two Siddi men and their friend in Gujarat's Veraval; four arrested, sent to judicial custody, says police

On 3 June, three men  —  two from Siddi community and another from Laghumati community — were tied to a bench and beaten up by a mob in Veraval, a hub of fishing industries in Gujarat's Gir Somnath district

Supreme Court upholds SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendments Act, says can't presume that Dalits, Tribals may misuse law

The Supreme Court is likely to uphold the amendments made by the government in the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989

Supreme Court recalls verdict diluting SC/ST Atrocities Act, restores earlier legal position on arrests under legislation

The judgement was delivered on the Centre's plea seeking review of the 2018 verdict, by which certain safeguards were provided in the Atrocities Act.

Supreme Court recalls 2018 order diluting provisions of arrest under SC/ST Act, says struggle for equality not yet over

The Supreme Court on Tuesday recalled its direction in the 20 March 2018 verdict which had virtually diluted provisions of arrest under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocity) Act

Supreme Court declines to stay amendments to SC/ST Act; CJI to decide if review petitions, pleas are to be heard together

The Supreme Court today declined to stay amendments in the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989

NDA stitches together formidable alliance in Bihar as BJP signals willingness to assuage allies' concerns

By sealing the seat-sharing deal with Ram Vilas Paswan's LJP, the BJP leadership has sent a message to Shiv Sena, TDP and others — existing and former allies — that the party will not hesitate in taking a step forward if needed to maintain the coalition dharma

Raja Bhaiya to launch Janshakti Party in Lucknow today; Kunda strongman to contest 2019 polls on anti-Dalit plank

Six-time Independent MLA Raghuraj Pratap Singh, alias Raja Bhaiya, on Friday formally launched his Janshankti Party at Ramabai ground in Lucknow. The party will contest the 2019 Lok Sabha elections

Ram temple in Ayodhya: VHP leader Alok Kumar says bringing ordinance 'only option', Centre should show urgency

The VHP will organise a massive rally at the Ram Leela ground in New Delhito press for a law for the temple's construction. This rally will be held on 9 December, two days before Parliament's Winter Session begins, the organisation's international working president said.

Congress has failed to build narrative against Madhya Pradesh CM in run-up to Vidhan Sabha polls, say analysts

Uncertainty looms on whether the BJP under Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will return to power for a fourth consecutive term or if fortune will smile on the Congress after its long electoral drought.