Bharat Bandh: 9 dead, thousands arrested, 1,700 anti-riot personnel at work

Bharat Bandh: 9 dead, thousands arrested, 1,700 anti-riot personnel at work: Dalit organization across country called 'Bharat Bandh' to protest Supreme Court ruling diluting Schedule caste and Schedule Tribes (SC/ ST) Act. Find latest updates on Bharat Bandh in Punjab, Odisha today.

Bharat Bandh: As Dalit protests simmer, Amit Shah cancels Karnataka visit

Bharat Bandh: As Dalit protests simmer, Amit Shah cancels Karnataka visit: The government move came amid reports of widespread protests to mark the 'Bharat bandh' call by Dalit organisations, and supported by mainstream political parties

One killed in UP during bandh by dalit groups, 448 detained: police

One killed in UP during bandh by dalit groups, 448 detained: police: One person was killed and nearly 75 persons including 40 policemen were injured in violent protests today in Uttar Pradesh during the countrywide bandh called by Dalit groups on SC/ST Act issue, while 448 people were detained on various charges

Dalit protests hit Ghaziabad hard

Dalit protests hit Ghaziabad hard: Protests by Dalits on Monday severely disrupted rail and road traffic in Ghaziabad district in Uttar Pradesh, police said.

Dalit protests on SC/ST Act issue disrupt schools and transport in Punjab, Haryana

Dalit protests on SC/ST Act issue disrupt schools and transport in Punjab, Haryana: The Punjab government shut down schools and colleges, suspended bus services and limited telephony services as Dalits protested a Supreme Court judgment that allegedly dilutes a 1989 law to protect scheduled castes and tribes.

University teachers protest against govt quota tweak seen as strengthening 'Brahminical hegemony'

University teachers protest against govt quota tweak seen as strengthening 'Brahminical hegemony': The government order mandating department-wise reservation in teaching jobs has set off a movement across universities by socially deprived sections against what they see as a move to buttress 'Brahminical hegemony' on education.

RJD: Dry law is for downtrodden only

RJD: Dry law is for downtrodden only: RJD national vice-president Shivanand Tiwari on Sunday taunted chief minister Nitish Kumar and the Janata Dal United over celebrating the second anniversary of prohibition in the state.

Punjab: Dalit groups call bandh on Apr 2; schools, transport to remain shut

Punjab: Dalit groups call bandh on Apr 2; schools, transport to remain shut: Punjab CM Amarinder Singh further urged the SC Community to maintain peace, harmony and amity during the 'bandh'

Swamped among cows, birds

Swamped among cows, birds: About a kilometre from where I live is a bird sanctuary. The National Capital Region's Okhla Bird Sanctuary is a favourite with early morning walkers of east Delhi's Mayur Vihar neighbourhood and Noida. It is basically a wetland that came into being after the construction of the Okhla barrage across the river Yamuna more than 30 years ago. Slowly, this became a stopover for migratory birds during winters. And somebody got the idea of converting it into a bird sanctuary.

'Ideologies against the BJP should unify as an anti-communal force'

'Ideologies against the BJP should unify as an anti-communal force': There is no forgetting the image of the resolute foot. Calloused. Caked with earth and awash with blood. The skin torn in one place, flesh exposed - raw and red, screaming. It was one among 50,000, probably many more, pairs that covered 180 kilometres from Nashik to Mumbai for rights - the rights of the farmers of Maharashtra.