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

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 ...

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

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

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

(CNN) — 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 ...

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

Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Friday announced that the state will enact a Rohith Vemula Bill aimed at preventing ...

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

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 ...