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LIVE: Congress' Bharat Bandh evokes mixed response; BJP calls it 'failure'

Congress and 20 other Opposition parties hit the streets today to protest the recent space of hikes in fuel prices and a fall in the value of the rupee

Bharat Bandh: Odisha traders lose Rs 15 bn, Rs 240 bn bank deals impacted

Most shops, establishments and commercial centres down shutters in all major cities across state as Congress trains guns on both BJD and BJP

As BJP tries to woo Dalits, its vote bank of upper castes is under threat

Under pressure after a massive Dalit protest on April 2, and from the Opposition as well as its allies, the Modi government had brought in the amendments, upsetting members of the upper castes in much

Fuel prices on a high: Congress to organise Bharat Bandh on Sep 10

The Congress has also urged opposition parties to join the protest

Bharat Bandh against SC/ST Amendment Act, Sec 144 imposed in MP: Updates

The members, belonging to upper caste groups are protesting against Parliament passing an amendment to the SC/ST Act

Bharat Bandh largely peaceful except for minor hiccups; top 10 developments

Schools to remain shut today in Uttar Pradesh's Firozabad on account of Bharat Bandh, internet services will be suspended in Jaipur

Anti-quota bandh: Section 144 imposed in Rajasthan, internet out in MP

In Uttar Pradesh, life remained by and large normal and officials said there was no report of any untoward incident from anywhere in the state till around noon

Success of Bharat Bandh has left BJP scared of Dalits: BSP chief Mayawati

Mayawati had extended support to the protests against the alleged dilution of the SC/ST Act by SC

Another BJP MP protests 'harassment' of Dalits by police after Apr 2 stir

Udit Raj tweeted that people are informing that not only anti-reservationists but police are also beating up and slapping false cases against those who participated in the 'Bharat Bandh'

SC/ST protests: Amit Shah says Cong, Oppn to blame for Bharat Bandh deaths

In the wake of the Bharat Bandh protests, former Bihar minister and Dalit leader Ramai Ram on Wednesday threatened to raise the demand of 'Harijanistan'

Supreme Court declines to keep in abeyance March 20 SC/ST verdict

The SC said it has only reiterated settled law of arrest

Homes of dalit MLA, ex-MLA set afire in Rajasthan's Hinduan; curfew imposed

In Alwar district, where a man was killed yesterday, people staged a sit-in protest, refusing to cremate the body of the victim

Bharat bandh: Amit Shah snubs Oppn for making people suffer; seeks apology

The BJP President also assured to protect the rights of Dalits

Bharat Bandh: Dalit protest over SC/ST Act turns violent, nine dead

The bandh call, supported by nearly all opposition parties, was given to protest the Supreme Court order of March 20

Bharat Bandh: 9 dead, thousands arrested, 1,700 anti-riot personnel at work

Dalit groups around the country called Bhart Bandh after the Supreme Court recently diluted the Prevention of Atrocities against SC-ST Act. The apex court will hear a review petition today