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Fight against caste-based discrimination not a battle to be won overnight: Supreme Court

Fight against caste-based discrimination not a battle to be won overnight: Supreme Court

New Delhi, Oct 3 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Thursday said the fight against caste-based discrimination is not a battle that can be won overnight and it requires sustained effort, dedication, and the willingness to confront and challenge societal norms that perpetuate inequality. The top court observed that the Constitution stands as a testament to the fight against historical injustices, and said the pervasive influence of caste necessitates continuous efforts to ensure equality and justice for all citizens. The observations came in the judgement in which the top court set aside caste-based discriminatory provisions of prison manuals of around 11

Former MP Ashok Tanwar rejoins Congress days ahead of Haryana polls

Former MP Ashok Tanwar rejoins Congress days ahead of Haryana polls

New Delhi [India], October 3 (ANI): In a setback for the Bharatiya Janata Party days before the Haryana Assembly polls, former Lok Sabha MP Ashok Tanwar joined the Congress on Thursday. Tanwar, who joined the BJP before the Lok Sabha elections 2024, joined the Congress in the presence of Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi at Mahendargarh. Ashok Tanwar was the Congress MP from Sirsa after he won in the 2009 general elections. He was appointed as Haryana Congress Chief from 2014 to 2019, when he left the party. In 2021, he joined the Trinamool Congress and switched to

BJP spreads hatred, oust it from Haryana: Rahul Gandhi

BJP spreads hatred, oust it from Haryana: Rahul Gandhi

Nuh, Oct 3 (PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said his party will not let the “hatred” being spread by the BJP on the basis of religion, language, and caste win and appealed to the people of Haryana to oust the ruling party in the Assembly polls. Gandhi was addressing a public meeting in Nuh that had witnessed incidents of violence last year after a Vishva Hindu Parishad procession was attacked by a mob, leading to the death of six people, including two home guards and a cleric. The fight is between ‘mohabbat’ (love) and ‘nafrat’ (hatred). The Congress

Yet to get justice from judiciary, so we decided to go to people’s court: Uddhav Thackeray

Yet to get justice from judiciary, so we decided to go to people’s court: Uddhav Thackeray

Mumbai, Oct 3 (PTI) Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday said his party has yet to get justice despite approaching courts, so it has decided to turn to people, referring to their petitions demanding disqualification of rebel Shiv Sena MLAs. Thackeray also launched his party’s theme song ‘mashaal geet’, ahead of the Maharashtra assembly polls, on the first day of Navaratra. In the song, an appeal is made to ‘Jagadamba’ (Goddess Durga) to give mashaal (flaming torch which is also the party’s symbol) to annihilate the demons. “We have been knocking on the doors of courts for the

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