-Outlook Cuddalore (TN): A group of persons set ablaze eight huts and ransacked an equal number in a Dalit colony at Pacharapalayam village in the district following a clash between caste Hindus and Dalits triggered by the teasing of a non-Dalit girl. Seven Dalits suffered injuries-three in the clash and four burn injuries, officials said. Cuddalore Sub-Collector Lalitha told reporters that police were maintaining tight vigil. Vadalur Inspector T Balakrishnan said the clash occurred...

-Outlook Chennai: DMK today alleged that it was due to delay in taking proper action by police, Violence let lose by caste Hindus at Dalit colonies in Dharmapuri district protesting an inter-caste marriage, in which more than 250 huts were set on fire earlier this month. DMK had deputed a team headed by its Organising Secretary P V Kalyanasundaram to visit the three Dalit colonies that were attacked in the November seven...

-The Telegraph A Youth Congress member handpicked by Rahul Gandhi today sought an explanation from the party-led government in Maharashtra why Bal Thackeray was cremated with state honours. In his plea filed under the Right to Information Act, Abdul Hafiz Gandhi, who shares his surname with the Congress leader, also wanted to know how the Shiv Sena was given permission to hold their late patriarch’s funeral at Shivaji Park, a public place. The...

-Outlook Dharmapuri (TN): A caste-Hindu girl, whose father committed suicide after her marriage with a Dalit boy, which resulted in Violence here earlier this month, told a local court that nobody had forced her for the wedding and she did not want to join with her mother. Her mother had two days ago filed a police complaint that her daughter was kidnapped and forced to marry the boy. She had alleged that the...

-The United Nations The United Nations agency tasked with advancing gender equality today announced a new initiative that will spotlight countries’ commitments to end Violence against women and girls, seeking bold action and leadership to galvanize efforts to end the pandemic. “We all must do better to protect women and prevent this pervasive human rights violation,” said the Executive Director of the UN Entity for Gender Equity and the Empowerment of Women...