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Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

Latest news and events in the press about Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

official designations given to various groups of indigenous people in India

4 hoursPower lust, caste pride, and electoral sabotage at the centre of Imayam’s Nammalu

8 hoursCase registered against six for abducting Dalit woman five days before her wedding in UP’s…

a dayMinister launches PM Surya Ghar Utsav in Banganapalle

a dayA.P. records weakest MGNREGA performance since bifurcation; work, income, workforce shrink…

a dayBanchhada community: How a caste certificate can become catalyst for change

Scheduled Castes - Latest events

Lokesh elevated to TDP working president amid politburo reshuffle

4 daysAndhra Pradesh

Odisha raises quota for STs, SCs; introduces reservation for OBCs in medical and technical education

15 daysOdisha

Supreme Court concludes only Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists can claim Scheduled Caste status

a monthSupreme Court

20 dead, most of them women, in Andhra Pradesh's worst firecracker unit explosion

2 monthsAndhra Pradesh

Statements

“ The existing allocation of seats... is based on the population figures published as per 1971 census and division of territorial constituencies is based on the population figures published as per 2001…

Arjun Ram Meghwal

Arjun Ram Meghwal, 5 days

Delimitation reset to redraw India’s electoral contours

Latest events

7.5 magnitude earthquake strikes Japan, triggers tsunami alert

2 hoursJapan

CBI arrests senior executive of major corporate group in drone import bribery case

4 hoursPrevention of Corruption Act,…

PM Modi Holds Bilateral Meeting With South Korean President Lee At Hyderbad House

4 hoursSouth Korea

Breaking News: Iran US Talks Update Delegations Expected in Islamabad Amid Rising Tensions

6 hoursIslamabad