Despite constitutional promises of equality, Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) face persistent caste-based violence and exclusion. The National Crime ...

Following Allahabad High Court's directive against caste glorification, Uttar Pradesh government acts. It orders immediate removal of caste references from police records and public spaces.

The idea of social justice has shaped politics in Tamil Nadu for over a century. Political parties that subscribe to E V “Periyar” Ramasamy’s anti-caste ideology have had an uninterrupted run in ...

People from the lower rungs of India's strict social hierarchy say they're trapped doing jobs like cleaning sewers because of historical discrimination. https://p.dw ...

Almost eighty years after Independence, Dalits in India remain shackled by caste-based violence and systemic oppression. From brutal murders and sexual violence to everyday humiliations, the ...

The Census is being carried out after a gap of 16 years as the last one was held in 2011. Caste, and not class, will be taken into consideration during the exhaustive count of the population of the ...

Despite multiple opportunities over the years, a comprehensive caste census has remained elusive. The last full enumeration of caste was conducted in 1931, and the population estimates from that ...

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 ...

Caste Census: Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA), on 30 April approved the enumeration of castes in the upcoming Census — a surprising decision that the ...

India is set to include caste enumeration in its upcoming census, a practice discontinued post-independence except for SCs and STs. This decision, driven by political and social demands, aims to ...

Caste enumeration will be included in the upcoming national census. Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced this decision in a briefing. The BJP criticised Congress for historically opposing the ...