Caste Violence
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Uttar Pradesh: Dalit man assaulted, forced to lick shoes in Sonbhadra
Tejbali Singh Patel was arrested after videos of the incident were widely shared on social media.
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Dalit woman assaulted by villagers in Madhya Pradesh’s Khargone district
The woman claimed that a man threatened to demolish her home because he did not want her to live in the neighbourhood due to her caste.
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Reports say ‘evidence’ against Bhima Koregaon accused was planted – so why are they still in jail?
Legal experts say that this information becomes useful during the stage of the trial, which is yet to start.
Umang Poddar
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Why a celebrated Russian artist chose to become an Indian citizen
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Counterview: What Arundhati Roy and the secular intelligentsia get wrong about Modi’s India
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India and its intelligence services should change the way they operate, says Justin Trudeau
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Madhya Pradesh: Dalit man, parents shot dead in Damoh district by upper caste men
The attack took place after the wife of the main accused in the case alleged that the Dalit man had stalked her.
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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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Video
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Watch: Musician uses AI to make Lata Mangeshkar, Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal and others sing together
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Watch: Models flaunt duct tape dress, post-it suit, and other symbols of fast-paced life
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Watch: Riders stranded upside down after amusement park ride malfunctions in Ontario, Canada
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Watch: A capella group sings mashup of a song from ‘Roja’ in three different languages
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Watch: Congress workers protest inside mosquito nets against rising dengue cases in Kolkata
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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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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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The Reel
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‘Mission Raniganj’ trailer: Akshay Kumar stars in film about a mine rescue mission
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When Dev Anand was mistaken for a taxi driver
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Start the week with a film: KG George’s ‘Irakal’ is a singular study of a psycho
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Watch: Marathi series ‘Shantit Kranti’ gets a second season
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‘Kumari Srimathi’ trailer: In Nithya Menen-led Telugu show, a woman stakes claim to her inheritance
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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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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
The Field
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India at Asian Games, Sept 26: Neha Thakur, Eabad Ali win silver, bronze in sailing respectively
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Watch, Asian Games: Men’s 10m air rifle team wins India’s first gold medal in Hangzhou
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India at Asian Games, Sept 26 schedule: Shooting, boxing, hockey continues
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Watch, Asian Games: Indian rowers add to tally with two bronze medals
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Watch, highlights: Indian women’s cricket team win the Asian Games gold after win over Sri Lanka