They were convicted based on witness statements for trying to influence members of the Dalit community to convert to ...

While Sheeja was sent to jail on the same day Jose was sent behind bars on Jan 22. According to Chandrika, the couple was active in the Dalit settlement of Shahpur Firoz of the district for the past ...

Lucknow: A special court in Ambedkar Nagar on Thursday awarded five-year jail term to Christian couple for forced religious conversions.

An official of the Hindu-leaning Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which runs the state government, filed a complaint against the ...

Bajrang Dal's former district convenor Ashish Singh claimed the accused lured and misled a Dalit family into conversion. According to a complaint filed by some Hindu right groups, a 'mazaar' was ...

Importantly, this incident coincides with a shifting electoral dynamic which suggests that the BJP’s Dalit voter base is eroding, especially during national elections. It remains to be seen ...

Though over the years Karnataka has seen Dalits holding significant portfolios, the chief minister’s chair has remained elusive for leaders from the community Excise minister RB Timmapur on ...