Citing Pakistan’s National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR) findings titled 'Risk of Sanitation Work in Pakistan', the report documented “widespread injuries, deaths, and unsafe conditions”, ...

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 ...

A youth's death in judicial custody has ignited tension in Madurai, with allegations of police brutality and caste ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Sharmila Thakurii, president of Nepal’s Female Economic Journalist Association, reports on co-op efforts to tackle the country's caste system ...

Karnataka will enact the Rohith Vemula Act to prevent caste-based discrimination in universities, as announced in the 2026-27 ...

Karnataka will soon enact the Rohith Vemula Bill to protect students from caste-based discrimination in all universities.

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