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 ...
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 ...
Former minister AK Sai J Saravanankumar resigned from BJP after being denied a poll ticket for the upcoming Assembly elections. He cited internal party hostility and alleged caste-based discrimination ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 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, ...
Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Friday announced that the state will enact a Rohith Vemula Bill aimed at preventing ...