What is caste and caste discrimination? “Caste” or a “caste system” is a social hierarchy passed down through families and can dictate an individual’s permissible professions as well as aspects of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A census official collects information from a household in Bonda, on the outskirts of Gauhati, India, during the 2011 national ...

In recent years, a number of colleges and universities have added caste to their list of prohibited classifications under their anti-discrimination policies. Two Hindu professors at a public ...

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: One hartal and 19 days after the suicide of Nithin Raj, the BDS student from Anjarakandy Dental College, ...

Rajkot: Five persons from Bhutdi village in Visavadar taluka have been booked under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes ...

Panchayat actor Vinod Suryavanshi has spoken about caste discrimination and poverty in Karnataka, saying his community is ...

Vinod Suryavanshi, who made a brief appearance in Panchayat, has now the harsh realities of his upbringing, speaking openly ...

The death of a Dalit dental student in Kerala ahead of Ambedkar Jayanti once again underscores the entrenched discrimination, exclusion, and violence faced by Dalits despite several decades of ...

The Supreme Court of India granted a final opportunity on Tuesday for states and union territories to comply with its directives to eradicate caste discrimination within prisons. This development ...

The Karnataka cabinet on Thursday, April 16, approved the draft of the Rohith Vemula Bill (Prevention of Discrimination, ...

UGC's Initiative for Fairness in Higher Education The University Grants Commission (UGC) has taken a significant step towards ...

For millions across India, a rigid caste system thousands of years old still dictates much of daily life – from social circles to dating pools to job opportunities and schooling. The Indian government ...