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Dalit goons in Latur demolish Hindu temple to build Ambedkarite temple, assault a girl and slap SC/ST act against her for protesting: Report

OpIndia Staff - 20 March, 2021

Dalits in Kingaon Kopra village in Latur demolished a Hindu temple to build their own Ambedkarite temple, assaulted a girl for opposing it

Crime

Gruesome murder of 14-year-old Hindu boy Mahesh Kolli by the family of his Muslim friend: All you need to know

OpIndia Staff - 10 March, 2021

The incident was first reported on February 27 after the villagers recovered a dead body in the Bhima river a few kilometres away from the village. Mahesh Kolli was missing from February 22.

Politics

Shiv Sena inducts out-on-bail convicted murderers Rahatmulla Khan, Indin Shaikh and Anawar Shaikh into the party: Read details

OpIndia Staff - 20 February, 2021

Three people convicted for the murder of senior RPI leader Naresh Gaikwad have been inducted into Shiv Sena by senior party leaders on Tuesday.

Crime

Why did India Today’s anchor contradict their own report? Unnao incident has the usual suspects peddling the same agenda

Sanghamitra - 18 February, 2021

A coordinated campaign to peddle casteist, political angles in the Unnao case is already afoot. Even India Today's anchor peddled the same narrative, and pure speculations, contradicting their own published report.

News Reports

Unnao: Three Dalit girls found unconscious in their family field, two dead, one’s condition critical

OpIndia Staff - 18 February, 2021

The three girls had gone to their field to collect fodder for cattle yesterday. They were found lying unconscious.

News Reports

Dalit converting to Christianity and Islam not eligible for reservation benefits: Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad

OpIndia Staff - 12 February, 2021

The Union Law Minister was responding to a question in Rajya Sabha when he asserted that only Dalits from Indic faiths will be eligible to receive reservation benefits. The Supreme Court had upheld the same in 2015.

Politics

David vs Goliath: When Baby Kumari, a Dalit woman from Bihar, took on billionaire Rihanna

OpIndia Staff - 3 February, 2021

While most 'liberals' cheered Rihanna, Mia Khalifa, Greta Thunberg and others, there were some who questioned her locus standi. Amongst them was Baby Kumari from Bihar.

Crime

Barabanki: Family wanted to get rid of mentally disabled girl, so killed her and created the story of rape and murder

OpIndia Staff - 26 January, 2021

The brother of the victim had strangulated her while the mother held her legs down. The brother had also hit her on the private parts to make it look like rape, the police said.

Crime