Newswire
Dalit news, read closely
We comb the press so you don't have to, and keep the caste and anti-caste reporting that actually matters to Dalit lives — not what merely trends. We don't claim these stories as ours; we send you to the journalists doing the work, and only the pieces worth your time make the wire.
Top stories
Deccan Herald14 Jun 2026
UP: Dalit Man Beaten to Death by Three Co-workers After Refusing to Massage Their Feet at Liquor Party
A 33-year-old Dalit man, Rajkumar, was beaten to death in Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh by three men after refusing to massage their feet during a late-night drinking session; police have arrested all three under murder charges and the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act.
Economic and Political Weekly13 Jun 2026
SC Sub-classification Verdict
An EPW perspectives piece argues that dominant Scheduled Caste castes in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have disproportionately captured reservation benefits since the Supreme Court's 2024 sub-classification ruling, intensifying demands for equitable internal categorisation across states.
The Hans India11 Jun 2026
Thousands protest demanding CM post to MLA Mahadevappa
Dalit organisations from across Karnataka rallied at Bengaluru's Freedom Park to demand the Chief Minister's post for senior Dalit Congress leader H.C. Mahadevappa, accusing the state government of systematically sidelining Dalit political leadership.
UCA News11 Jun 2026
Indian Christians Criticize Delay on Dalit Special Status Review
Christian leaders in India have condemned the government's repeated extensions of the Balakrishnan Commission, which is examining SC status for Dalit converts to Christianity and Islam, calling the delays a "delay-and-deny tactic" after the commission's deadline was extended a third time to June 2026 without submitting a report.
Atrocities & Justice
UP: Dalit Man Beaten to Death by Three Co-workers After Refusing to Massage Their Feet at Liquor Party
Deccan Herald14 Jun 2026Dalit Youth Beaten To Death Over Inter-Caste Friendship In Uttarakhand
Outlook India9 Jun 2026No arrests after Dalit youths allegedly stripped, dragged, assaulted over mobile phone theft charge in Muktsar
The Tribune8 Jun 2026UP: Dalit Teen Killed by 'Upper Caste' Men After Entering a Temple
The Wire6 Jun 2026In Maharashtra, 'Upper' Caste Men Kill Youth Who Ensured Village Celebrated Ambedkar Jayanti
The Wire1 Jun 2026Caste-Based Atrocity and Assault Against a Dalit Father and Son
Countercurrents1 Jun 2026Leaders' Silence Questioned After Gujarat Dalit Man Allegedly Killed Over Addressing Teen as 'Beta'
The Wire23 May 2026Grave Injustice in Public View
Economic and Political Weekly23 May 2026UoH Student Mayukh Dies by Suicide, Mob Harassment and Assault Alleged
Newslaundry22 May 2026Tamil Nadu: Only 3.6% Conviction Rate in Caste Atrocity Cases Between 2015–2025
The News Minute16 May 2026Rajasthan: RSS workers grab temple, Dalit priest seeks Mohan Bhagwat's intervention
Forward Press15 May 2026No SC/ST Act Offence If Alleged Casteist Abuse Occurred Inside Private House: Supreme Court
LiveLaw11 May 2026In the last five years, Tamil Nadu saw a 67% jump in atrocities against Dalits: NCDHR
The News Minute6 May 2026'Cruel, Caste-Coloured': Supreme Court Invalidates Odisha Courts' Bail Conditions Asking Dalit-Adivasi Accused To Clean Police Station
LiveLaw4 May 2026High crime rate against SC and ST communities in 2024
The Quint4 May 2026How Long Will Dalits Bear Humiliating Words in the Name of Caste?
Forward Press1 May 2026Gujarat: Dalit groom attacked for riding horse in wedding procession
Siasat DailyMay 2026Atrocities against Dalits: Fading hope for justice
Forward PressApr 2026
Politics & Policy
SC Sub-classification Verdict
Economic and Political Weekly13 Jun 2026Over 71% Dalit Voters Fear Losing Their Vote in Bihar SIR: Survey
The Wire10 Jun 2026Caste as a Perilous Promise?
Economic and Political Weekly6 Jun 2026Why Not Delimitation After Census 2026? Is It Because It's a Caste Census?
The Wire5 Jun 2026Census Gazette Notification With No Mention of Promised Caste Enumeration Raises Questions
The Wire4 Jun 2026BJP-RSS eyeing 'jal, jangal, zameen' of tribals, says Rahul Gandhi
Deccan Herald3 Jun 2026Supreme Court Introduces OBC Reservation for Its Own Staff Recruitment
Deccan Herald1 Jun 2026Why the Demand for Scheduled Tribe Status Sparked Manipur's Disastrous Ethnic Conflicts
Round Table India31 May 20262027 Assembly Polls: UP Cabinet Expansion Reveals BJP's Electoral Vulnerabilities
The Wire31 May 2026SC Upholds EC's Power to Conduct SIR, Asks it to Flag Voters Deleted Over 'Doubtful Citizenship'
The Wire27 May 2026VCK's Vanni Arasu, IUML's Shahjahan Joins Tamil Nadu Cabinet
The News Minute22 May 2026West Bengal Election 2026: The Many Firsts Emerging From Early Trends
The Federal20 May 2026Supreme Court Rejects PIL to Exclude Caste Enumeration From Population Census
Bar and Bench20 May 2026West Bengal reduces OBC reservation to 7%, 66 castes regularised in big revision of quota list
India TV News19 May 2026Bengal Elections 2026: Why Political Parties are Averse to the Dalit Question
The Wire16 May 2026Kerala's Climate Plan Speaks the Language of Justice — But Erases Caste
The Diplomat15 May 2026VCK: The Dalit party that reshaped Tamil Nadu politics
Newslaundry13 May 2026Representation vs Reservation in UP Politics: BJP, SP and the New Backward Caste Battle Before 2027
Outlook India12 May 2026Panel Report Recommending SC Quota for Dalit Christians, Muslims 'Flawed': Centre Tells SC
The Wire10 May 2026History's biggest census: Why India's new population count is controversial
Al Jazeera1 Apr 2026
Movements & Organising
Thousands protest demanding CM post to MLA Mahadevappa
The Hans India11 Jun 2026Dalit Rights Group Seeks NHRC Intervention In NSA Charge Against Bhim Army's Chandrashekhar
The Wire9 Jun 2026Cockroach Janta Party Dalit Founder Abhijeet Dipke Faces Caste Attacks on X
The Print26 May 2026Google, Microsoft India Data Center Projects Face Farmer Backlash
Rest of World19 May 2026Adivasis from Three States Meet After Decades to Assert Forest Rights at Nagarahole
The News Minute10 May 2026After State Crackdown On Anti-Mining Protests, Odisha Courts Order Adivasi & Dalit Protesters to Clean Police Stations
Article 14May 2026
Education
Rahul Gandhi Writes to PM Modi Over Poor Hostel Conditions, Scholarship Delays for Marginalised Students
Maktoob Media10 Jun 2026Odisha Raises SC, ST Quotas, Introduces OBC Reservation in Medical and Technical Education
Scroll.in3 Jun 2026'The other side' of IITs: Student suicides haunt India's top tech schools
Al Jazeera11 Mar 2026Supreme Court stays 2026 UGC equity regulations
Supreme Court Observer29 Jan 2026
Economy & Labour
Caste 'continues to influence' hiring, wages, migration patterns in India
Counterview20 May 2026Manual scavenging deaths: Activist slams govt denial, demands accountability
The FederalMay 20262 in 3 Rescued Bonded Workers Dalit: Survey Shows How India Fails the Oppressed
The QuintMay 2026315 sewer deaths in five years: John Brittas MP questions govt claims of eradicating manual scavenging
Maktoob MediaApr 2026
Land & Housing
Dalits Are Losing Land in Karnataka Despite PTCL Act Protections
The News Minute7 Jun 2026Proposed Eviction At Malayodamthuruthu: Kerala High Court Grants State 2 Weeks For Resolution, Restrains Munsiff Court From Passing Orders
LiveLaw4 Jun 2026Odisha Government Clears Road for Sijimali Mine
Odisha Plus1 Jun 2026Gauhati High Court to Hear Kaziranga Adivasi Farmers' Plea Against Luxury Hotels on Ancestral Land
Down To Earth1 Jun 2026How Data Centres Are Displacing Dalit Communities From Their Land
The Wire19 May 2026Chenchu Adivasis not willing to leave Amrabad Tiger Reserve: Fact-finding team
Siasat10 May 2026
Gender & Caste
Man attacks Dalit woman sarpanch with axe in Rajasthan
The Siasat Daily8 Jun 2026Muzaffarpur Rape Case: As Opposition, Activists Slam Nitish Kumar's Govt, What We Know So Far
The Wire28 May 2026Woman alleges gang-rape, forced marriage after conversion; four arrested in Jamia Nagar
Millennium Post23 May 2026Bihar made 6 Musahar women bus drivers. A man supervises them, of course
The Print19 May 2026
Religion & Conversion
Indian Christians Criticize Delay on Dalit Special Status Review
UCA News11 Jun 2026People's Tribunal Hears Evidence of Widespread Violence, Social Boycott and Institutional Complicity in Attacks on Christians Across India
Countercurrents1 Jun 2026YSRC Urges Justice Balakrishnan Commission to Grant SC Status to Dalit Christians
Deccan Chronicle31 May 2026Plates Apart: Junagadh Temple Feast Exposes Gujarat's Caste Fault Lines
The Wire1 May 2026Rethinking Scheduled Caste Recognition: The Case for Including Dalit Christians and Muslims
Maktoob Media20 Apr 2026Caste Identity After Religious Conversion: Who Counts as a Scheduled Caste Person?
Supreme Court Observer10 Apr 2026
Health
Culture
A Lived Sociology of Caste
The Wire6 Jun 2026Unmissable Irony: Celebrate the Killing of Adivasis' Ancestors and Then Hold an Adivasi Cultural Gathering
Forward Press24 May 2026Savarna directors' 'raw' anti-caste film in the making
Round Table India15 May 2026Dalits Belong in the News, and Also in the Newsroom
The WireApr 2026The Return of the Dalit in the New Cinema of South India
The Wire2026'Phule' movie review: Not as revolutionary as the couple
Deccan HeraldApr 2025Dalit Literature Festival focuses on power of literature in fostering global social change
CounterviewMar 2025
Media & Technology
History & Memory
Diaspora & Global
New York Legislature Declines To Advance "Caste" Protection Bills
India West9 Jun 2026Caste discrimination is barrier to democratic and civilized society: Minister Badi
Public Service Broadcasting, Radio Nepal4 Jun 2026IDSN Delegation Visits Brussels to Advocate for EU Action on Caste Discrimination
International Dalit Solidarity Network3 Jun 2026States urge Nepal to strengthen action against caste discrimination in 2026 UN rights review outcome
International Dalit Solidarity Network20 May 2026Newsom blocks a bill to ban caste discrimination in California
CalMattersOct 2023Big Tech's big problem is also its 'best-kept secret': Caste discrimination
NBC News2022