The UGC's new 2026 Equity Regulations aim to combat caste discrimination in higher education, mandating compliance and ...

As a young girl growing up in Ajmer, a small town in the Western Indian state of Rajasthan, journalist and author, Yashica Dutt, 38, says that she was painfully aware of the many sacrifices her mother ...

Oct 7 (Reuters) - State Senator Aisha Wahab authored the bill vetoed, opens new tab by Governor Gavin Newsom that would have made California the first U.S. state to explicitly ban caste discrimination ...

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Shailaja Paik was born into India’s Dalit community — one of the millions who belong to historically marginalized and oppressed castes due to their professions. They’re so scorned that they were for ...

The Supreme Court’s interim return to the 2012 UGC rules reveals a deeper discomfort with caste-based remedies. The pause ...

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 earlier this month that would have made California the first state to ban caste-based discrimination. Senate Bill No. 403 would have expanded the definition of ...

Rutgers University, after a more than yearlong review, has declined to create a separate prohibition against caste-based discrimination, bucking a nationwide trend among colleges and universities. The ...

Indian cities promise freedom, but caste segregation persists in housing, jobs, and neighborhoods. An economist explains ...

In recent weeks, there have been efforts to outlaw what's known as "caste discrimination" in the U.S. Seattle became the first city to ban caste discrimination in February. Now California may add ...

(Reuters) - State Senator Aisha Wahab authored the bill vetoed by Governor Gavin Newsom that would have made California the first U.S. state to explicitly ban caste discrimination. Wahab had called ...