Maya's elephant-ine effort to trample BJP in Guj Kolkata: The West Bengal PWD on Monday set up a five-member committee to assist the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) in getting the Eden Gardens ready ahead of the ICC team's visit here on February 7. Announcing this here on Monday, state PWD minister Kshiti Goswami said the committee, comprising of experts, would ensure that the CAB complete all pending works in the stadium to get the venue ready for...  
01:38 PM, Dec 06, 2007

Song row gets shriller, panel summons lyricists Rajkot: Experienced Mithali Raj's unbeaten 109 and fine bowling display by Indian spinners Diana David, Gouhar Sultana and Priyanka Roy helped India beat West Indies by ten runs in the fourth ODI and also level the five-match series. Batting first, India made 216, losing only four wickets and then restricted West Indies to 206 in 49.5 overs. Mithali Raj played the anchor role, making 109 off 106 balls with twelve...  
04:12 PM, Dec 01, 2007

Aaja Nachle 'derogatory' to Dalits, banned in UP It seems that Madhuri Dixit may not dance into UP's theatres after all. ...  
01:54 AM, Dec 01, 2007

Scavenging, a spiritual experience for Dalits: Modi Karmayog, the book which contains the quote is yet to hit the stands. ...  
08:35 AM, Nov 26, 2007

India's landless reach Delhi to demand their rights New Delhi: After the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) set a 30-day deadline for Kochi's Indian Premier League (IPL) team to sort out its internal differences, joint team owner Rendezvous Sports World said it will not back down from 25 per cent stake in the franchise. Rendezvous' chief executive Satyajit Gaekwad said: Rendezvous is clear that we will never come down from 25 per cent equity. But...  
12:02 AM, Oct 29, 2007

Mayawati wows Punjab with SUVs, gold crown, jet
by IANS
New Delhi: Opposition spinners giving the home team sleepless nights is not really the norm when it comes to Test cricket in India, and it's unlikely that things are going to be any different this time around when New Zealand and Team India clash in the first of two Tests at Ahmedabad in a week from now. Black Caps captain and left arm orthodox bowler Daniel Vettori along with off...  
01:26 PM, Oct 28, 2007

25,000 Dalits march towards Delhi, demand land rights In this long journey through five states, seven have died and some are missing. ...  
11:17 AM, Oct 28, 2007

Rural India streams into Delhi after 340-km marathon They are coming to remind the govt of their deprivation and rights. ...  
11:09 PM, Oct 27, 2007

25,000 Dalits, tribals march to Delhi for dignity Kochi: With just eleven days to go for the first one day international match between India and Australia, every cricket lover here is hoping for the rains to go away. But with heavy rains lashing Kochi since the past two days and more rainfall predicted for the week, it is unlikely that cricket lovers will get to see the full quota of 100 overs. However, TC Mathew, secretary of the...  
10:44 AM, Oct 22, 2007

Debate: Maya powerful but does she remember roots

Don’t forgot your ideals, says Dalit scholar Kancha Ilaiah. ...
02:45 AM, Oct 17, 2007

Gohana simmers, Dalits call for Haryana bandh The flashpoint was the murder of a Dalit man allegedly by three Jats. ...  
12:11 PM, Aug 29, 2007

Maya 'gifts' BSP office worth crores to brother Mayawati has donated her Lucknow party office worth crores to her bother. ...  
01:05 AM, Aug 23, 2007

Med student claims examiners failed him for being Dalit Ajay was quizzed about his involvement in Thorat Committee in the viva. ...  
08:21 AM, Jul 06, 2007

Mass conversion: Dalits shift faith Thousands of Dalit Hindus are to embrace Buddhist faith at a huge gathering in Mumbai on Sunday. ...  
07:54 AM, May 27, 2007

Now, Muslim Dalits may get quota A report submitted to the PM recommends that Muslim, Christian Dalits should be considered for reservation too. ...  
08:51 AM, May 22, 2007

Mad scramble for Mayawati ringtone The ringtone is called Behen Kumari Mayawati Zindabad (long live Mayawati) and all BSP supporters have it. ...  
01:06 PM, May 12, 2007

Mayawati's social remix a hit in UP BSP supremo Mayawati sewed UP's social fabric together, going out of her way to woo Brahmins and upper castes. ...  
02:11 PM, May 11, 2007

Education for all, NA for Dalits Education for all may be a govt policy, but there's no denying that there is a "conditions apply" factor as well. ...  
10:53 PM, May 10, 2007

Dalits still easy prey in Maharashtra The shocking truth remains that atrocities against Dalits continue unabated in B R Ambedkar's home state. ...  
12:31 PM, Apr 30, 2007

Barred from temple, dalits convert The Dalits shunned Hinduism in protest as they weren't allowed inside the Jagannath temple located in the area. ...  
01:41 PM, Apr 16, 2007