RSS leader Indresh Kumar describes the organization as an effort to end caste discrimination. Speaking at a Hindu Sammelan, ...

Discrimination against individuals based on caste would seem to be a relic of the past. Even in India, where the caste system was most rigid, the practice has been officially banned since 1950.

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 ...

Villagers in Nabarangapur refused to carry a man’s body to the cremation ground due to his daughters’ inter-caste marriages.

The Karnataka cabinet approved 56,000 job recruitments, legislation against caste killings, and the Rohith Vemula Act to combat caste discrimination.

Vijayendra Prasad acknowledged his own social background, stating that he belongs to an upper caste and was born into a ...

Nepal, May 12 -- based discrimination is so entrenched in Nepal, even the country's legal system fails to see it as a crime. Recently, in the infamous Soti lynchings-in which Nabaraj BK and his five ...

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The Karnataka Cabinet decided to defer the tabling of the Bills to obtain certain clarifications from the home department.

Young priest says false complaints and hostile environment forced exit while officials record statement and unions promise ...