Congress leader Rahul Gandhi asked the Narendra Modi government to conduct a caste census and release the caste data collected during the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government.
The incident comes weeks after a man urinated on a tribal man in Madhya Pradesh’s Sidhi district, triggering massive outrage.
Despite the common belief that caste does not exist in Islam, the use of caste slurs in derogatory contexts and the prevalence of endogamy among Muslims in Kashmir suggest the presence of a systemic discriminatory caste...
Kerala Devaswom Minister K Radhakrishnan said that compared to many northern states, Kerala has come a long way in eliminating caste-based discrimination and the society in the southern state would not accept such evils at...
The specific details of these crimes were not disclosed, but Sampla criticized the Bihar government for its ineffective measures in addressing the issue, as revealed during a state-level review meeting where the...
Enough investments have been made to use the caste census as a fulcrum of forthcoming political discourse ahead of 2024 general elections. The issue may be Bihar-centric but the answer has national implications, at least at...
In what is seen as a big move for the upcoming election season, the top decision-making body of Congress has a total of six OBC leaders now against just one in the previous committee, nine Scheduled Caste leaders and one...
Khatri's bail plea stated that he was targeted and implicated in the case, and there was no evidence to support the allegations made against him.
In India, Dalit communities, which consist of over 20 crore people as per the 2011 Census, have not only faced oppression but also erasure from the pages of...
On Tuesday, The BJP released its first list of 189 candidates for the May 10 Karnataka assembly polls, fielding Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai from his...
A man in Uttar Pradesh has been booked for allegedly threatening to kill BJP MLA Dinanath Bhaskar and using abusive language against him. The accused, Dilip...
The family of deceased IIT Bombay student Darshan Solanki has accused the police of harassment and refusal to register an FIR into his death, alleging...
The Union Minister pointed out that Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai-led BJP government also tried to do away the injustice to the Scheduled Castes by...
Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister Nand Gopal Gupta 'Nandi' has been released on bail after the Allahabad High Court suspended the one-year sentence awarded to him...
Participating in a discussion on the Union Budget for 2023-24, G S Damor, the MP from Ratlam in Madhya Pradesh, said Prime Minister Modi is working for all...
As per reports, many children in the village had successively fallen ill after consuming water from the tank. After doctors noted that contaminated water could...
Gujjars and Bakerwals are among the major tribes in J&K including Dard Shin, Gaddi and Sippi tribes who were declared Scheduled Tribes (ST) by the Centre in...
This is only the third time since 1995 that the BJP's tally in the Scheduled Tribe reserved constituencies has surpassed that of Congress.
The children's parents have filed a complaint with the police. A case has been registered under the provisions of the Juvenile Justice Act, besides invoking...
On Wednesday, police said a statue of B R Ambedkar was damaged by unidentified persons at a village in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj district.
Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot announced the approval to form three boards - Rajasthan State Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Board, Rajasthan State Rajak Welfare Board and...
Even amid outrage against the Lakhimpur rape-murder of two sisters, a Dalit man was allegedly beaten up with iron rods and sticks by a group of men for...
According to the 'India Discrimination Report 2022', which highlights bias in accessing jobs, livelihoods and agricultural credits among others, 15.6 per cent...
The Union minister of state for social justice and empowerment noted that Odisha recorded 2,828 cases of crime against people belonging to Scheduled Castes or...
Bhagwant Mann said Punjab will be the first state in the country to have such a provision for SC lawyers.
