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'Not counting caste is as political an act as counting it'

'The upper caste elite's belief that they are casteless is a belief that is available only to the upper castes. Because all the lower castes are reminded by society every day what their caste is.'......

'Make caste discrimination in schools and colleges a crime'

'The government should immediately enact an Act to make caste discrimination a criminal offence and lay down a procedure similar to that of the Anti-Ragging Act.' 'Ragging has nearly been......

Deshpande to be pro-tem Speaker in 3-day Karnataka assembly session from Monday

The first Karnataka legislative assembly session, after the formation of the new government will be held on starting Monday next week in Bengaluru. IMAGE: Senior Congress MLA from Haliyal RV......

As Sidda-DKS take guard, Lingayats, Dalits jostle for key posts

Multiple challenges, particularly with regard to cabinet formation, stare at Siddaramaiah as he takes over as the new chief minister of Karnataka, nudging out party colleague and state Congress......

Lingayats hold key for 50 seats in Kittur Karnataka region

The Bharatiya Janata Party had won 30 of the total 50 seats in the region in the 2018 assembly polls, followed by Congress 17, Janata Dal-Secular 2, and others (KPJP-Shankar) 1. IMAGE: Prime......

11 PIOs in Forbes's list of best venture capitalists

Eleven influential Indian-American investors feature in Forbes magazine's annual list of the 100 best venture capitalists with the ‘Midas’ touch who are making big and early bets on the......

10 Gangster Shows On OTT

The Web series Bambai Meri Jaan has put the spotlight back to the dark days when the underworld overran Mumbai. The gangster saga is a popular subject with film and serial makers, particularly when......

An RRR Sequel? Rajamouli Reveals!

Has RRR made Rs 1,000 crore at the box office? The makers certainly think so, and they held a grand event to celebrate the big feat. But it wasn't just S S Rajamouli, Ram Charan Teja, NTR Jr and......

Veteran actor Shriram Lagoo passes away

Veteran actor Dr Shriram Lagoo, a stalwart in Marathi theatre and cinema and a prolific character artiste in numerous Bollywood movies, passed away on Tuesday evening. He was 92. Dr Lagoo died of......

Goodbye, Shashi Kapoor

Even the heavens shed tears at the Eternal Charmer's passing. Bollywood folk turned up in large numbers to bid Shashi Kapoor farewell at the Santa Cruz crematorium, north west Mumbai. Shashiji was......

Bollywood bids farewell to Kundan Shah

Director Kundan Shah, who made cult cinema like Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro and Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa, succumbed to a heart attack on October 7. He would have turned 70 this month. His funeral was held......

Ranji Trophy: Pujara slams century; Mumbai thrash Assam

A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Saturday.Another century for Pujara IMAGE: Saurashtra's centurions Prerak Mankad, Cheteshwar Pujara and Arpit Vasavada pose after stumps on Day 2 of......

Ranji: Badoni hits century; Saxena destroys Bengal

IMAGE: Three wickets from Gujarat's P N Jadeja reduces Punjab to 40/4 in the second innings. Photograph: BCCI/X Badoni hits century as Delhi set Himachal target of 327 Ayush Badoni smashed a......

Vijay Hazare Trophy: Tripura shock defending champs Saurashtra

IMAGE: Jaydev Unadkat led Saurashtra's bowling with a five-wicket haul. Photograph: Kind courtesy Sussex Cricket/Twitter Experienced Indian batsman Cheteshwar Pujara's presence did not help......

Vijay Hazare: Ishant, Dhawan help Delhi drub Vidharba

IMAGE: Tilak Verma remained unbeaten to help Hyderabad win. Photograph: ANI Photo Rohit Rayudu and Tilak Varma slammed impressive centuries to set up Hyderabad's 17-run win over Himachal Pradesh......

Ranji Trophy: UP stun Maharashtra; Bengal, Karnataka in quarters

A round-up of results from the Ranji Trophy matches played on Sunday. Mumbai, Bengal, Karnataka qualify for quarters directly Seven elite group toppers -- Bengal, Mumbai, Karnataka, Punjab, Madhya......

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