The population count, which was delayed by five years, will include caste enumeration for the first time in a century.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A census official collects information from a household in Bonda, on the outskirts of Gauhati, India, during the 2011 national ...

In India, caste discrimination remains one of the most sensitive and widely debated social issues. It shapes conversations in classrooms, courtrooms, and public policy, and often resurfaces during ...

Nepal’s decision to offer an official apology to Dalits has prompted similar calls from India, where the community faces ...

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 ...

Nepal has banned caste discrimination, yet many Dalits still live in poverty. Can a formal state apology inspire change?

This post was updated June 11 at 7:49 p.m. UC community members are calling for a ban on caste-based discrimination and further support for caste-oppressed students and faculty following similar ...

Mass Line state secretary Potu Ranga Rao has called on the Supreme Court to reconsider its ruling that denies SC/ST caste ...

The court’s reasoning on conversion and Scheduled Caste status rests on a set of constitutional and statutory rules that tie caste identity to the religion a person professes.

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 ...