Jaipur, Feb 20 (IANS) Congress has appointed Vinod Jakhar as the new president of the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI). Jakhar has served as the Rajasthan University Students’ Union (RUSU) state president for the last two years. In 2018, he became the first Dalit president of RUSU after contesting as an independent candidate. In the 55-year history of the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI), a student leader from Rajasthan’s desert region has been appointed as the organisation’s…
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Gandhinagar, Feb 20 (IANS) The Gujarat government on Friday proposed changes to the Gujarat Registration of Marriages Act, 2006, that would make it mandatory for parents to be formally involved in the marriage registration process initiated by couples. The move has triggered debate across political lines. The proposal, presented in the Assembly, seeks amendments to provisions of the Gujarat Marriage Registration framework, requiring couples to disclose whether their parents have been informed an…
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday strongly condemned “persistent caste-based discrimination” in India, citing a shocking case from Odisha where parents have boycotted an Anganwadi centre for three months because the helper-cum-cook is a Dalit woman. Kharge described how the Anganwadi, meant to support children’s physical and cognitive development through nutrition and early education, has been effectively shut d…
Azamgarh (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 11 (IANS) The Centre’s ‘Lakhpati Didi’ scheme is emerging as a powerful instrument of transformation for women in Uttar Pradesh’s Azamgarh district, with beneficiaries sharing stories of entrepreneurship, economic empowerment and renewed confidence, particularly among women from economically weaker, Dalit, and marginalised sections. Women associated with various self-help groups (SHGs) in the district credited the BJP’s double-engine government for providi…
Belagavi, Feb 4 (IANS) A local court on Wednesday convicted 12 people in connection with the Dalit woman nude parade case that was reported from Vantamuri village of Karnataka’s Belagavi district.On December 10, 2023, the 42-year-old woman was dragged out of her house, stripped, and paraded.She was later tied to an electric pole and assaulted, reportedly because her son had eloped with a girl from the village.The violence was allegedly unleashed on the boy’s mother by the family members of the g…
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday accused Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Saurabh Bharadwaj of insulting the Constitution and hurting the sentiments of Dalit and tribal communities.Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva said that AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal must apologise for Bharadwaj’s remarks and demanded that the party expel him for what he described as an objectionable and derogatory statement.The controversy stems from comments made by Saurabh Bha…
Bengaluru, Jan 13 (IANS) The Karnataka unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has stated that it will give greater focus to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, which is likely to be conducted in February or later. Addressing a press conference at the state party office in Bengaluru on Tuesday, Karnataka BJP President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra stated, “The BJP will give greater focus to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and will also take steps in the co…
Mumbai, Jan 13 (IANS) As the battle for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) intensifies, Mumbai Regional Congress Committee (MRCC) President and MP Varsha Gaikwad has made a bold claim regarding the post of the city’s Mayor.Speaking on the current political landscape, Gaikwad on Tuesday asserted that the Congress party will hold the “key” to the municipal corporation and that no party will be able to appoint a Mayor without their support.Gaikwad dismissed claims that the Congress has be…
Bengaluru, Jan 1 (IANS) Amid the “leadership tussle” between Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar, state Home Minister and senior Dalit leader in the state, G. Parameshwara, on Thursday said that he is hopeful of a “promotion” this year, adding that it would depend on the decision of the Congress high command. The statement has assumed significance as Parameshwara has been projected as a potential Chief Ministerial candidate in the event of a leadershi…
Hubballi, Dec 27 (IANS) Karnataka Labour Minister Santosh S. Lad on Saturday visited the family members of Vivekanand Doddamani, whose pregnant wife was allegedly killed by her father in a suspected case of honour killing in Hubbali.The minister assured security to the family members of Doddamani, who were allegedly assaulted by his wife’s father and were undergoing treatment.He assured the family of security, assistance and compensation from the government. The minister stated that necessary ac…