Republican Party of India

Outsiders can't meddle in Maharashtra's affairs, says governor

Maharashtra Governor S C Jamir has said that maintaining law and order is the responsibility of the state government and outsiders have no reason to interfere in the internal matters of the state and have no right to defame...

The Audacity of Hope

Hope is a tricky word. But, they aren’t the only ones who look up to him; the Dalits of India, too, see Obama as a symbol of Black Power, a phenomenon they closely identify with. So impressed was Ambedkar with Lincoln that when...

54 file nominations in Delhi Friday

New Delhi, Nov 7(IANS) Fifty-four candidates of various parties, including the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Friday filed their nominations for the Nov 29 Delhi assembly election. Four candidates of the Samajwadi Party, 23...

Chhath celebration peaceful amid tight security in Mumbai

Nearly a million people, mostly from north Indian states, took part in the Chhath Puja celebrations Tuesday in Mumbai, where heavy security arrangements were in place in the wake of recent outrage against non-Marashtrians.

Peaceful start to Chhat Puja in Mumbai amid heavy security

Police, paramilitary forces and CCTVs kept a close watch over scores of Chhat Puja venues here Tuesday despite Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray's assurance about not disrupting celebrations.

Paswan forms dalit front to counter Maya

By Our Special Correspondent New Delhi Nov. 3: LJP chief Ram Vilas Paswan on Monday announced the formation of a National Dalit Front (NDF), a move apparently aimed at clipping the wings of BSP supremo Mayawati ahead of...

Untouchables strive to get their hands on India's wealth

Stepping on to the factory floor of Suryatech Solar Systems is a test of faith. A welded patchwork of rusting scrap has been used to make a second mezzanine floor in a crumbling warehouse on the outskirts of Pune, south-east of...