London: A British priest has apologised for some unholy language on his Facebook page, his bishop says. Canon Paul Shackerley, Vicar of the Minster Church of St George in Doncaster in northern England, raised eyebrows by using the f--- word and remarking that "alas, I have religion tomorrow" in some Saturday evening postings. Peter Burrows, the bishop of Doncaster, met with Shackerley on Friday and later said the priest regretted...
11:13 AM, May 28, 2012
Kalyani: Eighteen-year-old Kajal is one of the few girls of her community to have studied till class 10. But that hasn't stopped her and other boys and girls of the Harijan community in Kalyani to take a giant leap of faith - fight the evils of discrimination through theatre. "In spite of being from a low caste, I feel wonderful that we could change things and make them better not...
10:37 AM, May 18, 2012
New Delhi: The capital is set to receive a residential school for students belonging to the Scheduled Castes (SC), the Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Other Backward Castes (OBC), the Delhi government announced on Monday. "The cabinet has decided to set up a residential school for the SC, ST, OBC and Muslim students in order to provide them adequate opportunities to excel in studies," Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said in...
10:10 PM, May 14, 2012
THOOTHUKUDI: A total of 50 families from K Kumarettiahpuram in the Vilathikulam panchayat union have allegedly been ostracised from their community, reportedly over their support to a particular candidate during the recent civic polls. These families and the candidate, who was subsequently elected the panchayat president, have allegedly been barred from entering temples, sitting at public places and taking part in local functions. During the local body elections held in...
10:26 AM, May 08, 2012
Narnaul: The government-run Industrial Training Institute in Narnaul, Haryana, found itself in the centre of a controversy on Saturday. The institute has allegedly created a separate wing for SC/STs, calling it "special privileges". The students, however, call it discriminatory. The institute was set up by the government with the aim of providing technical skill training to students of all categories. The institute has now built two buildings. While one of...
07:28 AM, May 06, 2012
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Friday held that over 35 lakh persons belonging to various reserved categories across Maharashtra will have to get their caste claims revalidated, as certificates issued to them were "null and void" in the absence of vigilance reports. As a result, the validity of election of many candidates from reserved categories in the recent civic polls too may be in doubt. The division bench headed...
07:40 PM, May 04, 2012
New Delhi: An association of leading news channels has stoutly opposed the telecom regulator's decision to allow Multi System Operators (MSOs) to collect carriage fees from broadcasters and has asked the Government to review it. Reacting to the new regulations set by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), the News Broadcasters Association (NBA) said that it is "shocked and dismayed at TRAI's new Notification dated 30.4.12 on digitising cable...
07:44 PM, May 01, 2012
Mumbai: In a fit of rage, a man killed his 19-year-old daughter in Govandi on Sunday, for having slighted his honour by involving herself in a romantic affair with a paying guest who hailed from a lower caste. Cops said that soon after the murder, the accused tried to mislead investigators by misinforming doctors and cops that the girl had succumbed to tuberculosis. According to the police, the deceased, 19-year-old...
12:44 PM, Apr 25, 2012
Bangalore: The Congress is going all out to woo a powerful caste group in Karnataka that is generally perceived to be a strong supporter of the rival Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) even as the latter dithers in setting its house in order. State Congress leaders are set for a major score as they have succeeded in roping in party president Sonia Gandhi to be present at a birthday function of...
12:33 PM, Apr 23, 2012
The Parayan caste tells how they are treated as untouchable by others. ...
11:20 PM, Apr 15, 2012
New Delhi: The BJP on Saturday took a dig at Rahul Gandhi for his reported comment that he is a Brahmin, saying it shows that he and Congress have lost patience after failing to get the mandate in the Uttar Pradesh elections. "Now this is crossing all limits that Rahul Gandhi has started informing what his caste is...that he is a Brahmin. Congress has lost all patience after losing the...
09:01 PM, Apr 14, 2012
New Delhi: The government on Thursday decided to include some communities in the list of Scheduled Castes in Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Tripura. In Kerala, Pulluvan and Thachar communities will be included in the list of Scheduled Caste, an official release said in New Delhi. The carpenters in the Thachar community will not be included in the SC list. The Dahiya community of Madhya Pradesh and Amata, Amath, Bajia,...
05:33 PM, Apr 12, 2012
Jalgaon: In a suspected case of honour killing, a 19-year-old girl was allegedly strangled to death by her father, uncle and grandmother, in Jalgaon, Maharashtra, for reportedly having a relationship with a neighbour who, the family says, belonged to a different caste. Manisha, the victim, was strangled to death on the night of March 12, as she lay asleep. Her body was dumped around 30 km away. The incident came...
09:29 AM, Apr 09, 2012
This week is Holi, the festival of colours. On Tuesday we also celebrate the culmination of another colourful festival - elections. On Holi you will ...
09:36 PM, Mar 05, 2012
In it's special series on people who brought a change in the lives of the needy, CNN-IBN brings to you ordinary citizens with extraordinary will, this time from the northeast. ...
02:03 PM, Mar 03, 2012
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