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‘Overarchingly private..’: SC quashes criminal proceedings against SC/ST Act accused
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The Supreme Court on Monday quashed the criminal proceedings against a man convicted under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
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Granting quota in promotion to SCs/STs won’t hamper efficiency: Centre to SC
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The Central government has told the Supreme Court that granting reservation in promotion to Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe employees would not adversely affect the efficiency...
Madras HC upholds SC category teacher appointment of ex-Christian converted to Hindu Dharma by VHP
The Madras High Court has accepted the 'shuddhi' ceremony or conversion to Hindu Dharma conducted by Vishwa Hindu Parishad on an ex-Christian woman and...
Andhra’s “Dalit” Home Minister Mekathoti Sucharita is a Christian
A legal rights body has written to President Ram Nath Kovind against the Andhra Pradesh Home Minister Mekathoti Sucharita who apparently mis-represented herself as...
“Christians are 25% of population in Telugu-speaking states”: YSRCP MP Raju
"Although officially Christians in the Telugu speaking states are reported as around 2.5%, in reality Christians are 25% of the total population" - this...
Union Government scholarships favour Minorities, even over SC/STs & OBCs – Part 1
The thumping re-election of PM Modi proves the success of his development work & policies in the first term. However, among the euphoria, we...
Review of ‘Growth of Scheduled Tribes and Castes in Medieval India’ by KS Lal
The myth of Dalit-Islam unity has been doing the rounds for a few decades now, despite a copious amount of evidence to the contrary...