Br Ambedkar
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No reservation for 'affluent sections', says RSS
National | Mar 13, 2016, 04:39 PM ISTRSS today disapproved of reservation demands by the "affluent" sections and favoured a study to ascertain whether the deserving backward classes are actually getting the quota benefits.
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PM Modi likely to launch portal with works of B R Ambedkar
India | Feb 14, 2016, 03:10 PM ISTNew Delhi: As part of its efforts to make the works of B R Ambedkar, architect of the Constitution, accessible to masses, the Ministry of Social justice and Empowerment has created a web portal which
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Ambedkar's economic thought, vision not fully understood: PM Modi
India | Dec 06, 2015, 07:55 PM ISTNew Delhi: Describing B R Ambedkar as a great visionary, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said his economic thought and vision is still not fully understood, even though his contribution towards social justice have been
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PM Modi releases commemorative coins on B.R. Ambedkar
India | Dec 06, 2015, 01:01 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today released two commemorative coins of Rs 125 and Rs 10 denomination as part of the 125th birth anniversary year celebrations of B R Ambedkar.The coins were issued on
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VHP plans big show in Ayodhya
India | Dec 06, 2015, 10:29 AM ISTVHP plans big show in AyodhyaLucknow: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) is all set to make December 6 in Ayodhya a 'big show' to mark the demolition of the disputed site in 1992. It has
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Ambedkar's bust unveiled at Canada's York University
India | Dec 06, 2015, 08:23 AM ISTToronto: A bust of B R Ambedkar, the architect of the Indian Constitution, has been unveiled at the York University here."Dr Ambedakar was as a great son of India and the architect of the Indian
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If Patel was made first PM, India would have gone on the lines of Pak
India | Nov 30, 2015, 01:15 PM ISTNew Delhi: Activist for Dalit rights and writer, Kancha Ilaiah, has said that if Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was made the first Prime Minister, India would have gone on the lines of Pakistan and democracy would
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Belgium's oldest university KU Leuven honours BR Ambedkar
World | Nov 29, 2015, 09:36 PM ISTBrussels: Belgium's most prestigious and oldest university, KU Leuven (KUL) marked India's Constitution Day as an honour to BR Ambedkar with a big audience of international relations and law students on federalism in India.The event
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PM Modi inaugurates Ambedkar memorial in London
World | Nov 14, 2015, 11:48 PM ISTLondon: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated a memorial here dedicated to Dr B R Ambedkar over two months after India acquired the bungalow where the Dalit icon and architect of India's Constitution lived as
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Parliament's Winter Session to begin from Nov 26
National | Nov 09, 2015, 02:08 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Winter Session of Parliament will commence from November 26 and conclude on December 23.The decision was taken by Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs (CCPA) chaired by Home Minister Rajnath Singh that met
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Govt releases stamp on Dr Ambedkar; to release coin
India | Sep 30, 2015, 06:18 PM ISTNew Delhi : Government today released a commemorative postal stamp on Dr B R Ambedkar and said it will come out with a coin in his honour. Communications and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad released the
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India completes acquisition of B R Ambedkar's house in London
World | Sep 25, 2015, 05:01 PM ISTLondon: India has completed the acquisition of a 3.1-million pound three-storey house in London where Dr B R Ambedkar, architect of the Indian Constitution, lived as a student in the 1920s and steps will be
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Government discontinues postal stamps featuring Indira and Rajiv
National | Sep 15, 2015, 09:48 AM ISTNew Delhi: In a move that is bound to create fresh political controversy, the government has discontinued stamps launched by the Department of Posts (DoP) in December 2008 dedicated to Congress party icons and former
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India acquires BR Ambedkar's house in London
India | Aug 28, 2015, 02:51 AM ISTEnding months of uncertainty, India on Thursday sealed the deal to acquire the ownership of a three- storey bungalow here, where Dalit icon and architect of Indian Constitution Dr B R Ambedkar lived as a
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At Ambedkar birth anniversary, Rahul Gandhi takes a dig at BJP
National | Jun 02, 2015, 09:02 PM ISTMhow: Invoking Dalit icon B R Ambedkar's idea of “annihilation of caste”, Rahul Gandhi today made a strong pitch to end social discrimination and took a veiled dig at BJP cautioning against the “ideology that
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Sonia Gandhi asks Congressmen to vigorously mark Ambedkar's anniversary
National | May 30, 2015, 10:45 PM ISTNew Delhi: In an attempt to reclaim lost ground among Dalits ahead of crucial Bihar and UP polls, Congress president Sonia Gandhi today asked partymen to undertake year-round vigorous programmes to mark the 125th birth
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Dalit man killed in Shirdi for keeping Ambedkar song as ringtone
India | May 23, 2015, 08:11 AM ISTShirdi: A 21-year-old Dalit man in Maharashtra's temple town Shirdi was brutally killed by upper caste and OBC men for allegedly having a song on BR Ambedkar as his mobile ringtone.On May 16 at around
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Rahul likely to visit Ambedkar's birthplace, meet Dalits
National | May 01, 2015, 08:21 PM ISTIndore: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi is expected to visit Mhow, the birth place of B R Ambedkar, and interact with Dalits on May 29 during his one-day visit to Madhya Pradesh.The visit is being
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BJP, RSS using Ambedkar's ideas to justify Ghar Wapsi: Arundhati Roy
India | Apr 30, 2015, 07:07 AM ISTNew Delhi: Booker Prize-winning author Arundhati Roy has accused BJP and RSS of using the ideas of B R Ambedkar to justify 'ghar wapsi' campaign, which she claimed was based on politics rather than religion.Roy
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'Holiday politics' - a new trend in Uttar Pradesh ahead of polls
National | Apr 21, 2015, 05:32 PM ISTLucknow: Known to witness use of money and muscle power for political gains, Uttar Pradesh is now observing a new trend ahead of Assembly elections, that of ‘holiday politics'.In an apparent bid to woo the