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Alankar Agnihotri says withdraw SC/ST Act by February 6 or the Central govt will be uprooted
India | Feb 02, 2026, 09:26 AM ISTAlankar Agnihotri says that while the new guidelines of the University Grants Commission (UGC) have been stayed, the bigger issue is the abolition of the SC/ST Act, adding that if it is not withdrawn by February 6, the government at the Centre will be uprooted.
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Shimla: Dalit boy dies by suicide after being locked in cowshed for entering upper caste home
India | Oct 01, 2025, 07:16 PM ISTThe incident has sparked outrage in the region. The Dalit Shoshan Mukti Manch (DSMM) has condemned the act and called for immediate arrests of the accused under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The group has warned of a mass protest if action is not taken.
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FIR filed against Vijay Deverakonda under SC/ST Act for hurting sentiments of the tribal community
Entertainment | Jun 22, 2025, 05:03 PM ISTVijay Deverakonda is embroiled in controversies over one of his statements. A complaint has been filed against the actor under the SC/ST Act.
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Infosys co-founder Kris Gopalakrishnan booked under SC/ST Atrocities Act
Karnataka | Jan 28, 2025, 07:58 AM ISTSC/ST Atrocities Act: The case was registered at the Sadashiva Nagar police station in Bengaluru based on the directions of the 71st city civil and session court (CCH).
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Delhi Police to issue notice to social media handles on Amit Shah's 'tampered' video case
India | Apr 29, 2024, 01:26 PM ISTThe video was shared by various social media accounts, including official handles of Congress state units, asserting that the BJP intends to terminate SC/ST reservation.
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Maharashtra: Adivasi woman stripped, assaulted in Beed, BJP MLA's wife accused among three accused
Maharashtra | Oct 22, 2023, 12:01 PM ISTA video related to the incident has surfaced, showing the accused individuals attempting to flee the scene on a motorcycle while the disrobed woman chases after them in distress.
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Hattee community in Himachal gets ST status: What does it mean?
India | Jul 27, 2023, 04:52 PM ISTPeople of the Hattee community are mainly three lakh people in about 150 panchayats in the Sirmaur district who reside in the trans-Giri area of Himachal Pradesh.
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No under-reporting of crimes against SCs/STs, police should play more proactive role, says MHA
India | Jun 18, 2022, 12:52 PM ISTThe trial of cases of crimes against SCs/STs may be reviewed on a regular basis in the monitoring committee and monthly meetings chaired by the district and sessions judge attended by the district magistrate, superintendent of police and public prosecutor of the district, said the advisory.
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Four more police officers arrested under SC/ST act in Tamil Nadu custodial death case
India | May 08, 2022, 12:04 AM ISTVignesh and his friend Suresh, both habitual offenders, were taken into custody by the Secretariat police in Chennai on April 18.
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UP: SC students asked to wash MDM utensils, keep them separate; principal suspended, cooks sacked
India | Sep 26, 2021, 02:47 PM ISTTaking cognisance of the matter, the CDO terminated the services of the cooks on the spot and suspended principal Garima Singh Rajput.
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Repeated inquiries for verification of caste certificates would be detrimental to SC/STs: SC
India | Sep 02, 2021, 09:42 PM ISTRepeated inquiries for verification of caste certificates would be detrimental to the members of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, the Supreme Court said on Thursday.
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Andhra to provide jobs to families of SC/ST rape, murder victims
India | Feb 05, 2021, 01:29 PM ISTAndhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday directed officials to provide jobs to the family members of rape and murder victims from the scheduled caste and scheduled tribe (SC & ST) communities.
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All insults against SC/STs can't be termed as offence under SC/ST Act: Supreme Court
India | Nov 06, 2020, 07:03 AM ISTThe Supreme Court on Thursday said that an offence under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act is not made out on the fact that the complainant is a member of SC or ST.
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SC upholds constitutional validity of SC/ST Amendment Act, 2018
India | Feb 10, 2020, 11:07 AM ISTSupreme Court has upheld the constitutional validity of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2018 that ruled out any provision for anticipatory bail for a person accused of atrocities against SC/STs.
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SC/ST Act: Supreme Court recalls directions of March 2018 verdict
India | Oct 01, 2019, 01:31 PM ISTA bench of justices Arun Mishra, M R Shah and B R Gavai said the struggle of SC/ST people for equality is still not over in the country.The bench said SC/ST people still face untouchability, abuse and are being socially outcast.
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3-judge Bench to hear SC/ST Act order review plea on Wednesday
India | Sep 17, 2019, 03:51 PM ISTA three-judge bench will on Wednesday hear the Centre's plea seeking recall of its 2018 judgment, which virtually diluted the stringent provisions of immediate arrest and no anticipatory bail for the accused on a complaint filed under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
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SC again refuses to stay amendments to SC/ST Act
India | Jan 30, 2019, 07:57 PM ISTThe Supreme Court had earlier also refused to stay the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2018.
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Supreme Court seeks Centre’s response on pleas against amendments in SC/ST Act
India | Oct 22, 2018, 11:35 PM ISTOn September 7, the apex court had said the new amendments to the law passed by Parliament cannot be stayed at this stage.
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Allahabad High Court orders UP govt to set up speed trial courts for SC/ST Act cases
India | Oct 10, 2018, 11:01 PM ISTThe direction was given by the full bench of the high court, which asked the government to start forthwith a consultative process to set up the special courts.
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Supreme Court hears pleas challenging new amendments in SC/ST law, seeks response from Centre in six weeks
India | Sep 07, 2018, 02:19 PM ISTA bench of justices AK Sikri and Ashok Bhushan issued notice to the Centre and sought its reply within six weeks.