An Indian court has denied Christians of Dalit origin legal protections meant for lower caste people, saying a person who converted to Christianity cannot claim to be a member of a lower caste group.

The top court in southern Indian Tamil Nadu state has ruled that persons marrying under the Christian personal law should be considered to have converted to Christianity and abandoned their ...

How an investigative report forced the Supreme Court to confront entrenched caste discrimination in India’s prisons—and why change remains elusive ...

IIT Delhi’s caste-and-race conference triggered backlash after a programme screenshot highlighting a Dalit–Palestinian ...

Why do people defend social systems that oppress them? Why do the marginalized sometimes work to uphold structures and arrangements that limit their potential? These questions are not just ...

As India debates caste discrimination once again aftert the new UGC (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulation 2026, in courts, campuses, and politics, a large-scale Pew ...

NEW DELHI (AP) — India will include caste details in its next census, in a move likely to have sweeping socio-economic and political ramifications for the world's most populous country. Information ...

Vivek Ramaswamy's social media departure follows a resurfaced excerpt from his book, sparking accusations of casteism. The original text, however, aimed to explain social hierarchy using personal ...

NEW DELHI (AP) — India will include caste details in its next census, in a move likely to have sweeping socio-economic and political ramifications for the world’s most populous country. Information ...