California state senator Aisha Wahab talks to TIME about the threats her office has received after introducing the bill.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Activists are calling for the immediate implementation of the UGC's equity regulations aimed at tackling caste-based discrimination in higher education. The regulations, which have been stayed by the ...

Drawing a line between welfare and politics on caste data, RSS national publicity head Sunil Ambekar said the Sangh backs ...

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 ...

On January 29, the Supreme Court bench led by CJI Surya Kant stayed the Regulations, 2026, asking the UGC to continue with the Regulations, 2012, till further orders and directing the UGC to get the ...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to list for hearing a petition challenging the University Grants Commission’s controversial ‘Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Regulations, 2026’ — which ...

The Supreme Court of India on Thursday stayed a new regulation for the University Grants Commission (UGC), which was meant to tackle the surge in caste-based discrimination on university campuses, ...