Ambedkar
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Excited about UK visit, will go to 'Ambedkar House': PM Modi
National | Oct 25, 2015, 06:38 PM ISTNew Delhi: In an effort to reach out to the Dalits, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today invoked B R Ambedkar in the context of his upcoming trip to Britain,saying he was excited about it as
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Maharashtra government invites PM to dedicate Ambedkar's London House to people
India | Oct 17, 2015, 05:15 PM ISTNagpur: The Maharashtra government has extended an invitation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to dedicate the house of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar in London to people, Chief Minister Devendra Fadanvis said here today.The State government has
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Gujarat recalls book on Ambedkar referring to mass conversion of Hindus
India | Aug 12, 2015, 09:17 PM ISTAhmedabad: The Gujarat government has withdrawn a school book on Dalit icon B R Ambedkar that contains vows he prescribed during the mass conversion programme of 1956 for not conforming to the prescribed format.The book
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India set to acquire Ambedkar's home in London
World | Jun 14, 2015, 01:59 PM ISTLondon: India is set to acquire a prime property here for an estimated 4 million pounds where B R Ambedkar, the architect of the Indian Constitution and dalit rights activist, lived during his student days
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NCSC chief targets Centre, sends notice to IIT-Madras
India | May 31, 2015, 07:47 PM ISTChennai: The National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) has sent a notice to IIT-Madras over the controversial ban of a students group whose members are mainly Dalits.IIT-M is in the eye of a storm over
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Modi govt. to observe Ambedkar's 125th birth anniversary in a big way
National | May 30, 2015, 04:37 PM ISTNew Delhi: Amid a race between BJP and Congress to claim the legacy of Dalit icon B R Ambedkar, the Union Cabinet today decided to observe in a big way the 125th birth anniversary of
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Tension in parts of Thane over Facebook post on Ambedkar
India | Nov 08, 2014, 11:04 PM ISTThane: Tension prevailed in few localities in Thane, nearly 35 km away from Mumbai, after Republican Party of India (RPI) activists took to streets over an allegedly defamatory post of dalit icon Babasaheb Ambedkar on
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Facebook post on Ambedkar sparks violence in Pune
India | Jun 09, 2014, 11:41 AM ISTNew Delhi: The posting of allegedly objectionable images of Dalit leader Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar on Facebook on Saturday night, sparked stray incidents of arson in Pune, Aurangabad and Solapur on Sunday, the police said.Even though
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President, PM pay tribute to Ambedkar
India | Apr 14, 2014, 01:56 PM ISTNew Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Vice President Hamid Ansari Monday paid tribute to B.R. Ambedkar on his 123rd birth anniversary.With several other leaders present, the dignitaries paid floral tributes to
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Ambedkar Mahakumbh in MP on April 14
India | Apr 09, 2013, 01:47 PM ISTBhopal, Apr 9: The Madhya Pradesh Government will hold a grand Ambedkar Mahakumbh at Ambedkar Nagar in Mhow on April 14 to mark the birth anniversary of Babasaheb.Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan reviewed preparations for
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Mayawati Not A True Follower Of Ambedkar : Mulayam
National | Oct 02, 2011, 08:06 PM ISTLucknow, Oct 2: Taking a dig at Mayawati, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav today said although the UP chief minister claims herself to be an Ambedkar follower, she is allowing government land to be
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Cong, BJP, SP Anti-Ambedkar, Says Mayawati
National | Mar 27, 2010, 07:36 PM ISTUttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Saturday accused Congress, BJP and Samajwadi Party of being anti-Ambedkar. She alleged the Women's Reservation Bill would not benefit SC/ST, other backwards, religious minorities and poor women of upper