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 ...

Caste is an ancient system of social hierarchy based on one’s birth that is tied to concepts of purity and social status. Its history, evolution and current state are complicated. A move to outlaw ...

FILE - Members of the audience listen to a speaker at a rally organized by National Conference of Dalit Organisations in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Dec. 5, 2005. Dalits, who belong to the lowest of ...

Viewed from the lens of substantive equality, the Supreme Court order dated January 29, 2026, staying the UGC Regulations, 2026 [commonly called UGC caste regulations] is profoundly concerning.

A report today says that Apple is ahead of most large companies in tackling a form of discrimination which originates in India but has affected employee recruitment in Silicon Valley: the caste system ...

New Delhi, A plea was filed in the Supreme Court challenging a recently notified University Grants Commission regulation, alleging that it has adopted a non-inclusionary definition of caste-based ...

New Delhi [India], January 29 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, notified on January 23, ...

A bill that would outlaw caste discrimination in California has cleared its first big legislative hurdle. On Tuesday, the state's Senate Judiciary Committee voted in favor of the legislation, sending ...

After Supreme Court’s stay on UGC's new regulations, the debate on equity at central universities has emerged as a major ...