Barabanki gets the chills, slow polling in first hours
February 8th, 2012 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
Barabanki (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 8 (IANS) The enthusiastic first time voter and the loyal Dalit were out but many others stayed inside their homes Wednesday, waiting for the chill ... Read more...
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A weakened Congress will face UP ballot (Comment)
February 4th, 2012 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
Since the Manmohan Singh government is at the receiving end of the Supreme Court's stinging indictment of its role in the spectrum scam, it is the Congress which will suffer ... Read more...
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Reaching out to Bihar’s poorest, via radio
February 1st, 2012 - 12:54 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Feb 1 (IANS) Come July, special radio programmes will be aired in Bihar for Mahadalits, the poorest of the poor in the state, to educate them about the importance ... Read more...
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Rahul keeps up attack on Mayawati, Mulayam
January 31st, 2012 - 11:31 pm ICT by IANS
Sitapur (Uttar Pradesh), Jan 31 (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Tuesday continued to target Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati and Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, as he went ... Read more...
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Communist movement won’t fail in India: Prakash Karat
January 29th, 2012 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Jan 29 (IANS) The Communist movement in India will not fall back despite attacks and conspiracies. Its fight against the social exploitation of Dalits, tribals, the poor and others ... Read more...
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Mulayam promises youth laptops; announces sops for Muslims, farmers
January 20th, 2012 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 20 (IANS) Once opposed to English and computers, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav has now realised the need to tap the youth voters in Uttar Pradesh, promising ... Read more...
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BSP fields more upper castes, Muslims in Uttar Pradesh
January 15th, 2012 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 15 (IANS) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Sunday released the names of all 403 candidates for the February 8-March 4 assembly ... Read more...
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Inheriting injustice: A chilling film on India’s Dalits
January 12th, 2012 - 10:17 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 12 (IANS) "Every day two Dalits are raped and three killed," goes a shocking statistic in well-known filmmaker Anand Patwardhan's latest documentary, "Jai Bhim, Comrade".It begins with such ... Read more...
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No differences with IAC, we work together: Hazare’s old aides
January 9th, 2012 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Anna Hazare's long-time close aides from Bhrashtrachar Virodhi Jan Andolan Nyas (BVJAN) say they are working along with India Against Corruption (IAC) and while ... Read more...
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Who is Anna? Parliament is supreme: Paswan
December 30th, 2011 - 12:35 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Taking a dig at Anna Hazare for resorting to "mobocracy" in pushing his demand for a strong Lokpal, Lok Janshakti Party chief Ram Vilas ... Read more...
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Mayawati woos Muslims, other groups
December 17th, 2011 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 17 (IANS) After Brahmins and Dalits, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati is all set to woo Muslims, Kshatriyas and Vaishyas at ... Read more...
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Anna holds centrestage as government plays cat-and-mouse game (Comment)
December 17th, 2011 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
Before Delhi's winter froze Anna Hazare's campaign plans in the national capital, the government was very much on the backfoot, not least because the Congress shied away from the opportunity ... Read more...
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Mumbai hosts trade fair for Dalit entrepreneurs
December 16th, 2011 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 16 (IANS) A three-day trade fair featuring 170 stalls representing businesses of Dalit entrepreneurs from across India was inaugurated here Friday by Godrej group chairman Adi Godrej.The ... Read more...
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Rahul assures Bundelkhand people of central package
December 8th, 2011 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi, whose interventions have brought the backward Bundelkhand region into national focus, Thursday listened to the complaints of residents of ... Read more...
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No delay on Lokpal bill: Singhvi
December 6th, 2011 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) There would be no delay, except for a "couple of days", in submitting the report on the anti-graft Lokpal bill in parliament, Abhishek Manu ... Read more...
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Land ‘captured’ for Ambedkar memorial in Mumbai
December 6th, 2011 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 6 (IANS) Nearly 1,000 activists of the Republican Sena, a Dalit party, Tuesday broke police barricades and "captured" a mill compound in Dadar in central Mumbai, demanding ... Read more...
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Rs.5 lakh solatium for Tamil Nadu women raped by cops
November 29th, 2011 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 29 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Tuesday announced a solatium of Rs.5 lakh for each of the four tribal women, who were allegedly raped by policemen ... Read more...
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Mayawati could be jailed for corruption: Uma Bharti
November 28th, 2011 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 28 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Uma Bharti Monday reiterated her controversial threat to "set afire Walmart outlets", but said she has nothing in common with ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu cops face sexual assault probe
November 28th, 2011 - 12:13 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 27 (IANS) A judicial inquiry is being conducted into the sexual assault charges made by four tribal women against Tamil Nadu policemen in Villupuram district, an official said ... Read more...
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BJP to create 50 lakh jobs in Uttar Pradesh: Gadkari
November 17th, 2011 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 17 (IANS) Accusing the Congress, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Samajwadi Party (SP) of having a tacit understanding, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari Thursday said ... Read more...
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Attack centre, not us: Mayawati to Rahul
November 12th, 2011 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 12 (IANS) Launching a scathing attack on Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati here Saturday said "the yuvraj (crown prince)" of the Congress ... Read more...
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Anna’s support for Dalits half hearted: Udit Raj
November 11th, 2011 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) Dalit leader Udit Raj, who has been pushing for a Bahujan Lokpal bill, has termed as "half hearted" Anna Hazare's intention to involve Dalits, ... Read more...
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Anna to restructure core committee
November 7th, 2011 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
Ralegan Siddhi/New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Anna Hazare Monday said he will restructure his core committee, giving representation to all sections of society.The anti-corruption activist also slammed the government ... Read more...
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On Diwali, Zardari vows to protect minorities (Lead)
October 27th, 2011 - 2:27 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 27 (IANS) President Asif Ali Zardari used the festival of Diwali Wednesday to promise protection to minorities in overwhelmingly Muslim Pakistan."Let it be made clear yet again today ... Read more...
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Opposition shocks Congress-NCP in Khadakwasla by-poll
October 17th, 2011 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Oct 17 (IANS) Maharashtra's ruling Congress-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) was Monday defeated by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-Shiv Sena combine in the keenly contested Khadakwasla assembly by-election.
The BJP's ... Read more...
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BSP calls Congress anti-Dalit
October 16th, 2011 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 16 (IANS) Taking strong exception to Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh's criticism of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati for building her own statues and monuments, the ruling ... Read more...
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Dalits push their version of Lokpal bill
October 15th, 2011 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) A representative of Dalit organisations Saturday sought support for their version of the anti-graft bill, claiming that the Jan Lokpal bill drafted by Team Anna ... Read more...
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Mayawati dedicates 484 welfare schemes to Kanshi Ram
October 9th, 2011 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 9 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Sunday launched 484 development and welfare schemes, involving an expenditure of Rs.6,035 crore, to mark the fifth death anniversary of ... Read more...
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MIM wants immediate steps for reservations for Muslims
September 25th, 2011 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 25 (IANS) Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) chief and member of parliament Asaduddin Owaisi Sunday urged the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government to take immediate steps for providing reservations ... Read more...
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Mayawati misguiding Dalits: BJP
September 14th, 2011 - 12:22 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 13 (IANS) Accusing Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati of misguiding the socially marginalised people, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday demanded Mayawati to come up with the ... Read more...
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Samajwadi Party’s Akhilesh sets out on yatra across Uttar Pradesh
September 12th, 2011 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 12 (IANS) Samajwadi Party party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav's son Akhilesh Yadav Monday set out on a three-month road-trip across Uttar Pradesh to highlight the Mayawati regime's ... Read more...
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Three dead as police fire on mob in Tamil Nadu
September 11th, 2011 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 11 (IANS) Three people died when the police opened fire on a mob of angry Dalits indulging in arson and stone pelting in Tamil Nadu's Ramanathapuram district ... Read more...
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Drive re-launched to fill up reserved posts
September 8th, 2011 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) The government has re-launched a drive to fill up vacant posts in its departments reserved for Dalits and others, parliament was told Thursday.Minister of State ... Read more...
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Team Anna reaches out to Dalits, remembers Ambedkar
August 28th, 2011 - 2:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Facing criticism from Dalit groups for not having representation from backward and minority classes, Team Anna Sunday remembered B.R. Ambedkar, the architect of Indian ... Read more...
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All sections concerned over graft: Jyotiraditya
August 27th, 2011 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jyotiraditya Scindia Saturday said concern about corruption was not in Ramlila ground alone -- where social activist ... Read more...
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