Gujjars traditionally belonged to the Kshatriya caste, and ruled over the Gurjara-Pratihara Kingdom -- an area comprising almost 60 per cent of South Asia during the 8th and 9th centuries -- claims ...

Leading Adivasi organizations like the All Adivasi Students' Association of Assam (Aasaa) and the Adivasi National Conference (ANC) on Saturday accused the state government of allegedly forcing five ...

Guwahati: Thousands of tea tribe and Adivasi community members on Monday took out a massive protest march in Assam’s Dibrugarh, demanding Scheduled Tribe (ST) status. The communities have been ...

In a rare instance, 28-year-old Saif Ali Khan is contesting the Bihar Assembly elections from Manihari in Katihar, a seat ...

The Adivasi Kurmi Samaj (AKS) has threatened to boycott the Ghatshila bypoll on November 11 if the Union government does not initiate dialogue by Nove ...

Since 1994, on August 9, the world has celebrated the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. Different national and international NGOs, aid/development organizations, and state agencies ...

Nearly 5,000 Adivasis staged a rail blockade at the Kokrajhar railway station in western Assam to demand their inclusion in the scheduled tribe (ST) category on Monday morning. Nearly 5,000 Adivasis ...

The police in Chhattisgarh’s Bilaspur district registered a case against former Chief Minister Ajit Jogi after a government-appointed panel concluded that he is not from the Adivasi community, the ...

Thousands from 125 tea estates seek ST status, land deeds and better wages; Leaders warn of poll boycott if BJP fails to fulfil decade-old promises The protest rally in Tinsukia on Wednesday. Rishu ...

Tai Ahoms stage a torch rally in Assam, demanding Scheduled Tribe status, following similar protests by other communities.

Tribal people continue to be deprived of access to basic amenities even after six decades of Independence. There are 35 tribes in the State and each tribe is restricted in the geographical area, ...

Hyderabad: A division bench comprising Chief Justice Kalyan Jyoti Sengupta and Justice P.V. Sanjay Kumar on Wednesday directed the Telangana state government to maintain status quo on construction of ...