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Kerala school headmistress booked for ‘casteist slurs’ against Class 4 students

Published on Aug 6, 2025 17:35 IST

Gracy, the headmistress, is the only permanent teacher in the institution and used to hurl casteist slurs at children belonging to Backward communities.

1 wife, 2 brothers as husbands in Himachal wedding: Rare tradition explained

Bride Sunita Chauhan with grooms Pradeep and Kapil Negi during their traditional polyandrous wedding ceremony in Himachal’s Shillai village, attended by members of the Hatti tribe.

Updated on Jul 20, 2025 04:44 IST

Case for diversity in higher courts

Data shows that despite the best intentions of the collegium, the higher judiciary remains mostly the preserve of upper caste Hindus. (Rahul Singh)

Updated on Jul 15, 2025 15:12 IST

Parliamentary committee reviews welfare measures for scheduled castes in Haryana

The committee, under the chairmanship of Lok Sabha MP Faggan Singh Kulaste, held discussions with Haryana chief secretary Anurag Rastogi and other senior officers of the state government regarding the socio-economic and educational condition of the SCs in the state (HT File)

chandigarh news

Published on Jun 12, 2025 24:08 IST

Parl panel flag violations in land acquisition

(Representative file photo)

Published on Jun 3, 2025 04:17 IST

‘SC-ST funds are never released in full by the finance department’

Sanjay Shirsat (HT Archives) (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT PHOTO)

Published on May 6, 2025 01:32 IST

Congress demands reservation in private educational institutions

Anil Jaihind, chairman of the OBC Department of the Congress.

Published on May 5, 2025 12:09 IST

Karnataka government prepares draft of Rohith Vemula Bill

State’s law and parliamentary affairs minister HK Patil said that he has sent the proposed legislation to the CM, adding the government could either table it in the next session of the legislature or bring an ordinance (Wikimedia Commons)

Published on Apr 23, 2025 03:56 IST

Par panel wants committee to study free edu for SCs, STs in Delhi pvt schools

Parliamentary panel wants expert committee to study free education for SCs, STs in Delhi private schools (Photo by Raj K Raj / Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)

Published on Mar 26, 2025 05:45 IST

HT Interview: No question of targeting anyone through UCC, says Dhami

Days before Uttarakhand rolls out its Uniform Civil Code, becoming the first state in the country to do so, chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said the idea is not to target any person or community. (HT Photo)

Updated on Jan 25, 2025 01:44 IST

Idea not to target any community, says Pushkar Singh Dhami on Uniform Civil Code

Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami during a roadshow in Dehradun. (X/@pushkardhami)

Updated on Jan 24, 2025 12:30 IST

CM Siddaramaiah rubbishes allegation of lack of funds for development

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah . (PTI Photo)

Published on Jan 23, 2025 10:43 IST

NHRC issues notice to Kerala government over ‘rise’ in suicide cases among tribals

The commission has issued a notice to the chief secretary and director general of police, Kerala calling for a detailed report on the matter within the next two weeks (File photo)

Updated on Dec 27, 2024 03:30 IST

Supreme Court calls for property rights parity for tribal women

Supreme Court of India. (ANI Photo)

Published on Dec 20, 2024 03:35 IST

‘Half-baked’ data, shortage of time hit caste survey in Telangana; officials doubt authenticity

Out of 11,614,349 houses marked for conducting the survey, as many as 5,124,542 houses were covered till November 15, which is 44.1% of the target. (PTI)

Updated on Nov 17, 2024 24:22 IST

Congress ‘royal family’ bent on breaking social unity: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Union minister Sanjay Seth during a rally in Ranchi, Jharkhand, on Sunday. (PTI)

Updated on Nov 10, 2024 22:32 IST

Telangana begins caste survey with house listing exercise

Officials conduct the caste survey in Hyderabad on Wednesday. (PTI)

Updated on Nov 7, 2024 24:36 IST

BJP draws plan to reach out to STs in battleground J’khand

Amit Shah said the BJP would keep tribal people out of the purview of the UCC wherever it is implemented and if voted to power in Jharkhand. (HT PHOTO)

Updated on Nov 6, 2024 22:54 IST

Jarange-Patil to field candidates in select seats, back those for quota cause

Jarange-Patil’s decision is likely to lead to the splitting for Maratha votes in at least 46 seats in Marathwada where he has maximum influence. (ANI)

Updated on Oct 21, 2024 03:25 IST

State-appointed panel favours inclusion of Dhangars in ST category

Days after the deputy speaker of the assembly and some other tribal MLAs jumped into a safety net in Mantralaya opposing the move to include Dhangars within the Scheduled Tribes quota, three Dhangar activists on Tuesday repeated the act seeking inclusion of the community within the ST quota.

Updated on Oct 9, 2024 02:26 IST

Top court junks review pleas against SC/ST subclassification order

The review petitions, considered in chambers by a seven-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, were dismissed as the bench found “no error apparent on the face of the record”. (HT Photo)

Updated on Oct 5, 2024 01:42 IST

Supreme Court junks review petitions against SC/ST subclassification verdict

While the batch of review petitions were considered on September 24, the court order was released on Friday. (HT file photo)

Updated on Oct 4, 2024 10:58 IST

Pir Panjal elections: ST status for Pahadis overshadows development issues

Poonch: Security officials leave for their designated polling stations ahead of the second phase of J & K Assembly polls, in Mendhar area of Poonch, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. (PTI Photo) (PTI09_24_2024_000037B)

Published on Sep 25, 2024 02:30 IST

IIM-A introduces quotas for admissions into PhD programme

In October 2023, the IIM Ahmedabad had told the Gujarat High Court that it was willing to implement reservations for SC, ST, and OBC candidates in its PhD program in due course. (file image)

Published on Sep 24, 2024 05:39 IST

Allahabad HC raises concerns on misuse of SC/ST Act for compensation

The Allahabad high court. (Sourced)

Published on Sep 23, 2024 16:17 IST

IITs fail to recruit mandated SC ST, OBC faculty, RTI data reveals

IITs fail to recruit mandated SC ST, OBC faculty, RTI data reveals

Updated on Sep 22, 2024 23:32 IST

Mahayuti fails to take decision on Dhangar reservation

File photo of the Dhangar community protest for reservation. The Dhangars come under nomadic tribe category within the larger OBC quota in Maharashtra, but were promised reservation under scheduled tribes in 2014.

Updated on Sep 21, 2024 04:02 IST

Will form new SC-ST-OBC front for assembly polls: VBA chief

Prakash Ambedkar, VBA chief

Updated on Sep 10, 2024 02:24 IST

Leaders across castes roped in as Congress holds 1st rejig after Lok Sabha elections

Leaders across castes roped in as Congress holds 1st rejig after Lok Sabha elections

Updated on Sep 3, 2024 02:52 IST

HT Explainer: Why the 2011 caste data was not made public?

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh-led government conducted SECC as it sought to expand social welfare. (HT PHOTO)

Published on Aug 30, 2024 05:21 IST

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