Stay updated with the latest caste news, articles, and insights from trusted sources. Explore in-depth coverage and expert analysis on caste topics.
Noida: A man died on Friday, days after being critically injured during a violent clash between two groups in Rabupura area of Greater Noida. Meanwhile, police arrested two persons in the case.Aniket -- who was in his 20s -- died during treatment in Delhi, police said, adding, his uncle Sumit, who was also injured in the incident, is undergoing treatment. A senior police official said, "Aniket, who was in the ICU, succumbed to his injuries."Sumit and Aniket were both initially admitted to a priv ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, addressing a rally in Patna, announced a series of welfare measures for Bihar's Panchayati Raj representatives, should the INDIA bloc come to power in the upcoming elections.Tejashwi promised a substantial increase in per-quintal margin money for PDS distributors, along with pension schemes and a Rs 50 lakh insurance cover for Panchayat and Gram Kachari representatives. "The INDIA bloc, if voted to power, will double allowances of representatives of Bihar's ...Read More >
GREATER NOIDA: Police in Greater Noida have arrested two more accused in connection with the fatal thrashing of a 17-year-old Dalit boy on October 15 allegedly by a group of men in an area under the Rabupura police station, officials said on Saturday, adding that the victim succumbed to his injuries days later. The two absconding accused, arrested on Saturday, have been identified as Rachit and Ankit, both in their 20s, residents of Rabupura. Rachit was held from Kheda underpass, near the servi ...Read More >
Varanasi: UP urban development and energy minister A K Sharma said BJP was realising Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's dream of uniting India, while opposition was working on the agenda of dividing society on caste lines.Sharma was highlighting events finalised by BJP to celebrate 150th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on Oct 31. He reviewed preparations for Sardar Patel's anniversary celebration at a meeting with officials, at circuit house here on Saturday."BJP-led govts in Centre and st ...Read More >
Earlier in the day, Udit Raj had claimed that the authorities forcibly threw his belongings out of the bungalow despite a court hearing being scheduled for October 28. Congress leader and former MP Udit Raj on Friday alleged that authorities forcibly evicted his family from their Pandara Park government bungalow in New Delhi despite the matter being sub-judice, claiming it was caste-based "harassment." However, according to sources in the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Raj's wife, ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 26 (ANI): Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Saturday criticised Congress leader Udit Raj for linking the eviction of his government bungalow to caste oppression. She said overstaying in official accommodation should not be framed as a caste issue. In a post on X, Priyanka Chaturvedi wrote, "Overstaying in a sarkari accommodation - for whatever urgent need, and also, moving the court to continue to stay on but when forced to vacate have made it about caste ide ...Read More >
A stalled government medical college in Bihar's Vaishali district, a project championed by former health minister Tej Pratap Yadav, remains incomplete. Now expelled from his family's RJD party, Yadav is testing his personal political clout in the upcoming election with his own party, the Janshakti Janta Dal. The hospital, spread over 20 acres and estimated to cost Rs 462 crore, was designed to house academic blocks, staff quarters, and recreational spaces -- the kind of facility that promised l ...Read More >
Guwahati, Oct 25 (PTI) Two days after the Assam government announced plans to make public the Tewary Commission Report on the Nellie massacre of 1983, a cross-section of people on Saturday voiced apprehension that the move could jeopardise peace among communities. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had on Thursday told reporters that the state cabinet decided to table the Tewary Commission Report in the next assembly session in November. During the Assam Agitation from 1979 to 1985 against inf ...Read More >
Superstar Rajinikanth appreciated director Mari Selvaraj's 'Bison Kaalamaadan'. Director Mari Selvaraj received a phone call from Superstar Rajinikanth, who offered heartfelt praise for his latest film, 'Bison Kaalamaadan'. Rajinikanth's appreciation for the director's effort and the film's impact further cements a positive bond between the filmmaker and the iconic actor. Selvaraj shared details of the interaction and expressed gratitude on behalf of his team. The exchange has drawn attention w ...Read More >
Amit Shah NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday took a swipe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, saying that Gandhi could not protect infiltrators by taking out a "Ghuspetiya Bachao Yatra." He was speaking at an election rally in Khagaria, Bihar.Shah referred to Rahul Gandhi's "Vote Adhikar Yatra" held in August and said, "Rahul Gandhi cannot protect infiltrators by taking out 'Ghuspetiya Bachao Yatra'."He also said that serious crimes in Bihar had declined during the NDA's 20-year r ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi started his Bihar poll campaign by visiting the ancestral village of socialist icon and former CM Karpoori Thakur, Congress on Friday took a swipe at Modi asking is it not an acknowledged fact that Jan Sangh - from which BJP emerged - brought down Thakur's govt in April 1979 when he introduced reservations for OBCs.Congress spokesperson Jairam Ramesh posted a series of questions on X to attack the PM before his visit to Karpurigram. "Is it not a fact th ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: With the announcement of Tejashwi Yadav as the chief ministerial candidate for the RJD-led Mahagathbandhan on Thursday, following a prolonged period of uncertainty within the alliance, political attention in Bihar has once again turned towards the electoral significance and decisive consolidation of the Yadav community. However, the number of candidates belonging to the Yadav community who have been dropped or denied tickets by the BJP and JD(U) in the NDA alliance presents a contras ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi started his Bihar poll campaign by visiting the ancestral village of socialist icon and former CM Karpoori Thakur, Congress on Friday took a swipe at Modi asking is it not an acknowledged fact that Jan Sangh - from which BJP emerged - brought down Thakur's govt in April 1979 when he introduced reservations for OBCs.Congress spokesperson Jairam Ramesh posted a series of questions on X to attack the PM before his visit to Karpurigram. "Is it not a fact th ...Read More >
Jind: The wife of late Haryana Police ASI Sandeep Lathar on Friday said she was satisfied with the investigation being carried out by the government and police, and had full faith in the process. She was speaking during a condolence meeting and 'Tehrvi' ceremony held at the Government Girls Senior Secondary School in Julana.Several leaders and local residents, including former deputy chief minister Dushyant Chautala, Gaurav Tikait (son of farmer leader Rakesh Tikait), and Julana BJP candidate Ca ...Read More >
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh interacted with soldiers during Barakhana in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer on Thursday, where he said Operation Sindoor gave Pakistan a good dose of caution, and it will now think twice before attempting any misadventure against India in the future. Singh reiterated that Operation Sindoor was not over and only paused, and gave a stern warning to Pakistan of an even harsher response if it resorts to any misadventure, according to an official release. "Our pilots displayed ...Read More >
Guwahati, Oct 24 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday alleged that the opposition is using the issue demanding justice to Zubeen Garg to "weaken the Hindu society". He also criticised eminent author and Sahitya Akademi awardee Rita Chowdhury, wife of state Parliamentary Affairs minister Chandra Mohan Patowary, for condemning a government SOP restricting the visiting hours at the cremation site of Zubeen Garg. "The opposition is keeping this issue (demanding justice for Zube ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 24 (PTI) Congress leader and former MP Udit Raj on Friday alleged that authorities forcibly evicted his family from their Pandara Park government bungalow in New Delhi despite the matter being sub-judice, claiming it was caste-based "harassment." However, according to sources in the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Raj's wife, retired IRS officer Seema Raj, stayed five months beyond the permissible period and owed over Rs 21 lakh in dues. The sources confirmed that Ra ...Read More >
Patna/Begusarai: Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi will kick off his Bihar election campaign with two back-to-back rallies on Friday, addressing the people of Samastipur and Begusarai, while Union home minister Amit Shah is scheduled to hold separate meetings in Siwan and Buxar the same day. Shah has already addressed a rally at Taraiya in Saran on Oct 17.The first phase of the assembly elections is scheduled for Nov 6, followed by the second phase on Nov 11 and the results will be declared on N ...Read More >
Patna: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asserted that the NDA under the leadership of Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar would sweep the upcoming state polls by breaking all previous records and getting the biggest mandate ever. Kickstarting his election campaign for NDA at Doodhpura in Samastipur district, Modi said that people of Bihar would not allow the return of Jungle Raj, as Bihar was poised to progress with a new speed after the formation of the NDA once again in the state. Addres ...Read More >
Mukesh Sahani has been named the Deputy Chief Ministerial candidate for the Mahagathbandhan in poll bound Bihar, parties representing the Opposition bloc announced on Thursday. The alliance, which includes the RJD, Congress, Left parties, and Sahani's Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP), has already picked Tejashwi Yadav as its Chief Ministerial face. Sahani's selection could be seen as a strategic move to consolidate support among Bihar's fisherman and other backward communities and strengthen the a ...Read More >
The ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar seems to have recalibrated its political playbook ahead of the assembly elections, shifting from an earlier focus on social engineering to reinforcing its traditional bastions. According to a TOI report, the most visible sign of this strategic shift lies in the drastic reduction of Yadav candidates by the alliance's key partners, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)). In a marked contrast to the 2020 polls, t ...Read More >
The late ASI Sandeep Lathar was part of the police team that caught Head Constable Sushil Kumar, the gunman of the late IPS officer Y Puran Kumar, from the Ambala area earlier this month. The Haryana Police have constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the alleged suicide of assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Sandeep Kumar Lathar and the arrest of Head Constable Sushil Kumar, the gunman of the late IPS officer Y Puran Kumar. The SIT, headed by Deputy Superintendent of Police Da ...Read More >
President Murmu described Sree Narayana Guru as one of India's greatest spiritual leaders and social reformers who transformed the country's social and spiritual landscape. "He inspired generations to believe in the ideals of equality, unity, and love for humanity. Guru devoted his life to liberating people from the darkness of ignorance and superstition. He believed in the oneness of all existence and saw God as the divine presence in every living being," she said. Murmu said Guru's powerful ...Read More >
Patna: Five years apart, Mukesh Sahani was once again at a press conference organised by the grand alliance ahead of Bihar assembly polls, but there was a stark difference between the two. Before the 2020 election, Sahani, a Bollywood set designer-turned-politician, had walked out of the PC in desperation, alleging that Tejashwi Yadav and his party, RJD, backstabbed him by sidelining him in the seat-distribution deal. But in the PC held on Thursday, he emerged as a victor, as he was declared de ...Read More >
Patna: Moments after being declared the Opposition's chief ministerial face, RJD leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav on Thursday promised to transform the face of Bihar if the Grand Alliance (GA) wins the assembly elections, making a fervent appeal to people to give him just one chance."Ek baar Tejashwi ko mauka dekar to dekho. Bihar ke logon ko bahar jane ki jarurat nahin hogi (Just give Tejashwi a chance. The people of Bihar will not need to migrate outside the state)," the RJD leader, flanked by top ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 23 (PTI) Operation Sindoor gave Pakistan a "good dose" of caution and it will now think twice before attempting any "misadventure" against India, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday. In an interaction with soldiers in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer, the defence minister, at the same time, asked the armed forces to stay vigilant as India's "adversaries are never inactive". Sending a stern warning to Pakistan, Singh said Indian military will deliver a harsher response if it res ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Oct 23 (PTI) Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday visited the family of Haryana IPS officer Y Puran Kumar, who allegedly died by suicide, and expressed condolences. The minister met Kumar's wife and IAS officer Amneet P Kumar at their residence here. Kumar, a 2001-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, allegedly shot himself at his Sector 11 private residence on October 7. In an eight-page 'final note' purportedly left behind by Kumar, he had accused eight senior IPS ...Read More >
Yogi Adityanath warns against present-day demons in Vijayadashami speech; hails RSS on centenary yearUttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said that while British and French colonialism are often discussed in history, there is little mention of "political Islam", which, he claimed, has inflicted the greatest blow on the Sanatan Dharma. Great warriors like Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Guru Gobind Singh, Maharana Pratap and Maharana Sanga waged battles against "political Islam", he sai ...Read More >
Lok Janshakti Party Ram Vilas (LJPRV) chief Chirag Paswan on Wednesday hit out at RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, mocking his poll promises of regularising contractual employees and Jivika Didis as "dreams of Mungeri Lal". Speaking to reporters in Patna, Paswan said, "First, he would at least form the government and then think of it. The Grand Alliance leaders are busy fighting among themselves. As a result, the Mahagathbandhan has been completely destroyed. Despite this, if Tejashwi Yadav thinks he ...Read More >
Rohtak: Rohtak police have constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the alleged suicide of ASI Sandeep Lather, whose death sent ripples through Haryana's police and administrative circles, coming in the wake of the suicide of IPS officer Y Puran Kumar.The four-member SIT is headed by DSP Dalip Singh and includes Sadar SHO Surender Kumar, plus a sub-inspector and an ASI. The team is expected to interview several key figures named in the case, including Puran Kumar's wife, IAS offic ...Read More >
Stay updated with the latest None news, articles, and insights from trusted sources. Explore in-depth coverage and expert analysis on None topics.