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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Barring Muslims and Christians from acquiring Scheduled Caste status violates the doctrine of equal treatment, discriminates ...

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

YSRCP's Sudhakar Babu accused the AP coalition government of caste discrimination, alleging the Speaker assaulted a Dalit ...

The Supreme Court recently ruled that only Dalit Hindus, Sikhs, and Buddhists are eligible for protections accorded to SCs under the Indian Constitution. The judgment overlooks the 'undesirable' ...

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 ...