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For the by-elections to be held on 10 assembly seats in Balrampur (UP), Uttar Pradesh, BJP-led NDA's constituent Nishad Party has claimed two seats.Claiming Katehri and Majhwan assembly seats, Nishad Party chief and Uttar Pradesh Fisheries Minister Sanjay Nishad told reporters on Tuesday, "In...

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi chief Prakash Ambedkar on Sunday said that VBA's alliance with Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena has broken.VBA was part of the India group before its exit from the opposition faction due to disagreements over the number of seats allotted in the...

The finance officer of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Technical University in Thane, Raigarh, was arrested on Friday for allegedly demanding and accepting bribe, an Anti-Corruption Bureau official said.Deputy Superintendent of Police (ACB) Shashikant Padve said Omkar Ambparkar (55), a finance officer...

In New Delhi, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Friday accused BJP chief J. P. Nadda of making "false" claims in Rajya Sabha that the grand party was responsible for B. R. Ambedkar's defeat in the Lok elections. 1952 Sabha.The Congress leader cited a book to claim that Ambedkar had blamed...

Ambedkar, along with other VBA leaders, met Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Friday and sought to spare those allegedly involved in the protests around Deekshabhoomi that day and the violence that followed.Ambedkar claimed after the meeting, "No protestor will be arrested...The Chief Minister...

In New Delhi [India], Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge said on Wednesday that opposition MPs staged a Rajya Sabha walkout because Prime Minister Narendra Modi was lying and claimed that the BJP-RSS, Jan Sangh, and his "political forefathers" had strongly opposed the Indian Constitution...

He also accused Congress of spreading misinformation about reservation policies. Furthermore, the Prime Minister presented several factual points in the Lower House to support his claims on these issues.Prime Minister Modi recounted a historical incident to illustrate why Dr Babasaheb...

New Delhi [India], Congress MP KC Venugopal launched a scathing attack on the NDA government for multiple infrastructure failures and said that under BJP rule, "every building is at risk of collapse."Speaking during the debate on the motion of thanks on President Draupadi Murmu's address, the...

New Delhi: Launching a scathing attack on the Congress, Shiv Sena leader Shrikant Shinde on Monday said that if B R Ambedkar had not been there, India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru would have ended reservations .Participating in the debate on the Motion of Thanks to the President's...

Nagpur: Several followers of BR Ambedkar on Monday protested against the construction of underground parking facility in the premises of Deekshabhoomi memorial in Nagpur and tried to dismantle the infrastructure.Police Commissioner Ravindra Singhal said that the situation is under control...

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Thursday said Baba Saheb Ambedkar stated that those who forget history cannot create history and added that we should not forget the legacy of Kempegowda.Speaking at the 515th Jayanthi of Kempegowda at the...

New Delhi: Confederation of Dalits, OBCs and Minorities (DOM Confederation) and Samata Sainik Dal, among other organisations, protested at Jantar Mantar here on Wednesday against the removal of statues of Ambedkar and Gandhi from the Parliament complex.In a statement, former MP and national...

At an interaction program titled 'Emergency is an insult to the Constitution' organized by Citizens for Social Justice in Bengaluru, Annamalai said: "Why did B.R. Ambedkar resign from late former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's cabinet? We should read his letter of resignation. Congress...

Nagpur: Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport received a bomb threat on Tuesday morning, the second time in 24 hours, but nothing suspicious was found during a search. A senior officer gave this information.Airport officials said that shortly after midnight, an email was received about a...

Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday said the state government will set up memorials of famous social icons Shahu Maharaj and Babasaheb Ambedkar at Mangaon in Raigad district.Speaking at a state-level gathering for social justice here, Shinde said his government idolizes...

Kota: Police have registered a case against unidentified persons for allegedly damaging the statue of India's first Law Minister BR Ambedkar in a village here. An official gave this information on Sunday.Circle Officer Beni Prasad said villagers found the statue, built on government land in...

Jalna, the two activists whose indefinite fast over OBC quota entered the eighth day on Thursday have alleged that Maratha youth are ending their lives due to the confusion created by activist Manoj Jarange.They also accused Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde of ignoring his protest...

Pilibhit, Ayodhya, Ambedkar Nagar, Barabanki and Gonda are the top five districts in terms of mandatory installation of rain water harvesting systems (RTRWH) on government and semi-government buildings, whose work has been 100 percent completed.Along with this, Gorakhpur, Maharajganj...

New Delhi, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has written to the Lok Sabha Speaker and Rajya Sabha Chairman on shifting of the statues of Mahatma Gandhi, BR Ambedkar and other national leaders to a new place in the Parliament complex and demanded that they be restored to their original place...

New Delhi [India], Congress on Sunday criticized the BJP-led government at the Center over its decision to shift statues within the Parliament complex and said removing these statues arbitrarily, without any consultation, is at the core of our democracy. Violation of sentiments, while BJP...