Caste Violence
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Tamil Nadu: Class 12 student dies after fight over wrist bands denoting caste
The boy was allegedly attacked with a stone after he objected to a Dalit student wearing a caste band.
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Men accused of killing Dalit teenager acquitted by Rajkot court
Rajesh Sondarva was allegedly clubbed to death as he had opposed bail for the persons accused of killing his father.
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In Uttar Pradesh, four murders tear apart a village already riven by caste tensions
Pasi Dalit residents of Gohri claim the violence had its source in land disputes with the Thakurs who dominate the village.
Aishwarya Iyer
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‘Your statement has been written in haste’: Letters between Mahatma Gandhi and his son Devadas
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The untold story of India’s Rs 3,000-crore farmer scheme scam
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Bill Gates on how the metaverse will change the workplace, meetings, and all office interactions
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Gyanvapi petitioners say shivling found in tank, mosque lawyer says it is a fountain
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Red and white wine are better for your waistline and heart than beer and spirits
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Haryana: 23-year-old man stabbed to death allegedly by brothers-in-law over inter-caste marriage
This is the second such incident in the state in three days.
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Madhya Pradesh: 50-year-old Dalit man allegedly beaten to death over a matchbox in Guna
The accused have been arrested and charged with murder and other sections of the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes Atrocities Act.
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Caste discrimination: India must disown parts of ancient texts that contradict the Constitution
Just as the West is re-examining its colonial and slave-running past, India should identify treatises that are anachronistic.
Rajesh Kochhar
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Watch: Palestine supporters storm premises of Israeli defence company Elbit Systems in Bristol, UK
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Watch: Elderly woman who served as a nurse in World War II goes skydiving on her 100th birthday
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‘The blessing is also for animals’: Monks meet pets on the occasion of Buddha Purnima in Singapore
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Watch: Queen Elizabeth II attends Royal Windsor Horse Show to celebrate her Platinum Jubilee
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Watch: PM Narendra Modi receives cheerful welcome from Indian community in Nepal
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Dalit lawyer from Gujarat killed over ‘anti-Brahmin’ social media posts, finds investigation
A Special Investigating Team found that the prime accused committed the murder over social media posts which he found were against Brahmins.
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‘UP situation more dangerous than coronavirus’: Protests erupt in Delhi over Hathras gang-rape
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered at Jantar Mantar for the first time since the nationwide lockdown was imposed in March to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
Vijayta Lalwani
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Telangana caste killing: Main accused found dead, police suspect suicide
Maruthi Rao’s body was found in a room at the Arya Vaishya Bhavan in Hyderabad.
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The Reel
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Watch: In ‘777 Charlie’, meet Rakshit Shetty’s Dharma and his four-legged saviour
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Why Geetanjali Kulkarni’s no-fuss approach is proving to be a winner
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‘Vikram’ trailer: Starring Kamal Haasan, Fahadh Faasil and Vijay Sethupathi
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‘The Archies’ film will be ‘a true adaptation of the comics’, says co-writer Reema Kagti
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Watch: The trailer of ‘Aashram’ S3, titled ‘Ek Badnaam Aashram’, is out
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What can Poomani’s Tamil novel ‘Vekkai’ tell us about resistance to violence in modern India?
A close reading of the novel, translated into English as ‘Heat’, reveals a symbolic diagnosis as well as prescription.
Yashasvi Arunkumar
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One year ago, Dalits were forced to leave Maharashtra village. Why have most failed to return?
Scroll.in revisited the case of Rudrawadi village which had seen an exodus of Dalit families in June 2018.
Mridula Chari
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Uttarakhand: Three arrested for allegedly beating Dalit man to death for eating in front of them
The assault led to critical injuries and the victim, Jitendra Das, died at a hospital in Dehradun, nine days after receiving treatment.
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The Field
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IPL 2022: Mitchell Marsh, Shardul Thakur star as Delhi Capitals defeat Punjab Kings by 17 runs
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Wrestling: Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik named in India’s squad for Commonwealth Games in Birmingham
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ISSF Junior World Cup: Sift Kaur Samra wins women’s 50m rifle 3P; India's 10th gold
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Women’s Boxing World C’ships: India’s Nikhat, Manisha and Parveen enter semi-finals to assure medals
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Cricket: Angelo Mathews falls one short of double ton, drives Sri Lanka to 397 against Bangladesh