Prakash Yashwant Ambedkar, the grandson of Dr BR Ambedkar, the father of the Indian Constitution and Dalit rights activist, has criticised sociologist Ashis Nandy for his remarks on the Other Backward Castes and Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes at the Jaipur Literature Festival. ...
09:32 AM, Jan 27, 2013
Sociologist and political psychologist Ashis Nandy kicked up a storm at the Jaipur Literature Festival on Saturday when he claimed Dalits and other backward castes are responsible for corruption in the country. Nandy is now facing up to 10 years imprisonment for his controversial remarks, after an FIR was filed against him under the SC/ST Act. ...
09:30 PM, Jan 26, 2013
A First Information Report (FIR) has been registered against Ashis Nandy under the SC/ST Act for his offensive remarks against Dalits and other backward castes. The sociologist and political psychologist could face up to 10 years imprisonment, if convicted. ...
07:29 PM, Jan 26, 2013
Defending his controversial remarks that claimed corruption is perpetuated by Dalits and other backward castes, sociologist and political psychologist Ashis Nandy on Saturday said he is being "misquoted". "I agree that corruption is an equalising force in our country. What I meant was that when poor people, SC/ST people do corruption, it is more apparent," Nandy, who made the comments at Jaipur Literature Festival, said. ...
05:30 PM, Jan 26, 2013
Sociologist Ashis Nandy stood defiant in face of criticism and said on Saturday that he stood by his statement blaming the OBCs, the SCs and the STs for the menace of corruption in the country. "I stand by my statement. Let the police take action against me," he said in Jaipur where he is attending the Literature Festival. ...
02:49 PM, Jan 26, 2013
Sociologist and political psychologist Ashis Nandy on Saturday made a controversial statement at the Jaipur Literature Festival claiming that Dalits and other backward castes were responsible for the corruption in the Indian society today. ...
01:32 PM, Jan 26, 2013
A three-day special session of the Andhra Pradesh legislature began on Friday to give statutory status to the scheduled castes, scheduled tribe sub-plan. ...
11:11 AM, Nov 30, 2012
New Delhi: Facing heat on various fronts ahead of the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the Congress has played the quota card for both its voters and allies. After an all-party meeting on Tuesday, the Congress announced that it is open to bringing amendments to ensure reservation in job promotions for STs and SCs. But will the Congress be able to win over both the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Bharatiya...
11:36 PM, Aug 22, 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
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
New Delhi: The National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) claims that seven women of Bhatta and Parsaul villages of Greater Noida were raped by policemen during the agitation against land acquisition in May 2011. NCSC Chairman PL Punia says that the women have claimed in an affidavit and also in a statement to the Commission tyaht they were raped. Punia says that all the seven women belong to the Other...
11:15 AM, Aug 22, 2011
New Delhi: Emphasising his government's commitment to the welfare of women and children, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday underlined the need for improving the sex ratio in the country. "We have strived for reducing inequalities in the country. In the last seven years, we have taken special care of the needs of our brothers and sisters from the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, minorities, women and children," Singh said...
11:11 AM, Aug 15, 2011
New Delhi: The Chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes PL Punia criticised Prakash Jha's forthcoming film 'Aarakshan' and called it 'anti-dalit'. Filmmaker Prakash Jha has defended his soon to be released film which stars Amitabh Bachchan. He had asked the Film Censor Board for permission to watch the film before its release. He will meet the board on Monday to discuss the issue. Jha said, "I will not...
03:29 PM, Jul 23, 2011
Mumbai: Filmmaker Prakash Jha wants to have a discussion and dispel the doubts of the National Commission of Scheduled Castes (NCSC), which has sought to see his film Aarakshan even before the censor board watches it. The panel wants to confirm that the film has not misinterpreted the constitutional provision for reservations of the socially backward classes. Jha said, having high regard for the commission, he is ready to have...
03:34 PM, Jul 15, 2011
New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission has asked the Tamil Nadu government to submit a report within four weeks on the alleged thrashing of a Dalit boy for fetching water from a public tap. It has also asked the government what steps are being taken to prevent "such acts of discrimination against Dalits". The NHRC said it has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report alleging that the...
10:05 PM, Jun 17, 2011
Note asking security personnel to bar entry of public till 1400 hrs pasted on gate. ...
05:45 PM, Sep 10, 2009
Lakhs of people have allegedly enjoy quota benefits even after converting. ...
04:46 PM, Jan 01, 2009
The court's order came on a petition filed by a SC student. ...
09:35 PM, Nov 04, 2008
Melbourne: Former Australian Test captain Kim Hughes feels former skipper and current national selector Greg Chappell forced Ricky Ponting to step down as Australia captain. Ponting though, after stepping down from captaincy, made it clear that Australia's World Cup ouster had prompted his decision and insisted that he was not pressurised by Cricket Australia to give up the leadership role. But Hughes, who was compelled to resign as Australian captain...
10:58 PM, Jan 09, 2008
Ahmedabad: The use of the much-debated Decision Review System in the World Cup has improved the incidence of correct decisions by five per cent, International Cricket Council chief executive Haroon Lorgat said today. "To date, we have more than a five per cent improvement in correct decisions and I think we all want fundamentally for umpires to make the correct decisions. We don't want the game to hinge on something...
12:39 AM, Jan 06, 2008
