The population count, which was delayed by five years, will include caste enumeration for the first time in a century.

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 ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Saturday that would have made California the first U.S. state to outlaw caste-based discrimination. Caste is a division of people related to birth or descent. Those at ...

Barring Muslims and Christians from acquiring Scheduled Caste status violates the doctrine of equal treatment, discriminates ...

Nepal, March 31 -- Marginalised groups in Nepal, including Dalits, have faced decades of systemic exclusion from the ...

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 Supreme Court recently ruled that only Dalit Hindus, Sikhs, and Buddhists are eligible for protections accorded to SCs under the Indian Constitution. The judgment overlooks the 'undesirable' ...

Mass Line state secretary Potu Ranga Rao has called on the Supreme Court to reconsider its ruling that denies SC/ST caste ...