caste discrimination

New Delhi, April 11 Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi paid tributes to social reformer Jyotirao Phule on his 199th birth anniversary and said his struggle against discrimination and inequality showed the nation the path towards equality and justice.Phule was born on April...

Amaravati, April 11 Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday said social reformer Jyotirao Phule, who fought against casteism and other social evils, remains a lasting inspiration.The CM paid tribute to Phule on the occasion of his 199th birth anniversary.Phule was born...

Hyderabad, April 11 Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, Union Ministers G Kishan Reddy and Bandi Sanjay Kumar, and several other leaders paid tributes to the renowned social reformer Jyotirao Phule on the occasion of his birth anniversary on Saturday.Reddy, who was on a visit to Delhi...

New Delhi, April 11 – Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, and Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, led the party in paying heartfelt tributes to Jyotiba Phule on his 200th birth anniversary, stating that his ideals and thoughts will continue to inspire generations in the...

Washington, April 9 – The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) has approached a US appeals court, arguing that California’s civil rights regulator has wrongly linked caste discrimination to Hinduism and targeted Indian and South Asian communities, in a case that could shape how caste is addressed in...

Hathras (UP), April 5 The Aam Aadmi Party's "Rozgar Do, Samajik Nyay Do" foot march reached Hathras on Sunday, where it accused the central government of diverting attention from core issues such as employment, education, and social justice.The fourth leg of the statewide protest march, led by...

Hyderabad, April 5 – The Chief Ministers and Governors of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh paid rich tributes to freedom fighter and former Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Babu Jagjivan Ram on the occasion of his 119th birth anniversary.Telangana CM Revanth Reddy paid tributes to the leader's portrait...

New Delhi, April 5 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to Babu Jagjivan Ram on his birth anniversary, honoring the former Deputy Prime Minister for dedicating his life to equality and social justice.Jagjivan Ram, born on April 5, 1908, was a Dalit leader, freedom fighter, and key...

Varanasi (UP), April 2 Police in Varanasi on Thursday arrested Himanshu Yadav, president of the Samajwadi Chhatra Sabha's BHU unit, for allegedly assaulting a student after asking about his caste at Banaras Hindu University, officials said.The Samajwadi Chhatra Sabha is the student wing of the...

New Delhi, April 1 Senior Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh on Wednesday alleged in the Rajya Sabha that Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) was systematically undermining its social justice mandate, citing a 25 per cent decline in SC/ST enrolment...

New Delhi, March 25 A student from Delhi University and another from Jawaharlal Nehru University have claimed that they have filed complaints at the Vasant Kunj (North) police station against the JNU Vice-Chancellor, alleging that she made remarks directed against the Dalit community in February...

March 24, New Delhi – The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday upheld a ruling by the Andhra Pradesh High Court, stating that once an individual converts to Christianity and actively professes and practices the faith, they can no longer be considered a member of the Scheduled Caste community.The...

Hyderabad, March 23 The Telangana Cabinet on Monday decided to appoint a ministerial subcommittee to draft the framework for the 'Rohith Vemula Act', aimed at addressing caste discrimination in educational institutions, sources said.In a move to ensure social security for senior citizens, the...

New Delhi, March 20 – The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain a petition seeking recognition of alleged hate speech targeting the Brahmin community, described as "Brahmophobia," as a punishable form of caste-based discrimination.A bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan...

New Delhi, March 20 The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea seeking recognition of hate speech targeting the Brahmin community as an offense, describing the tendency as "Brahmophobia".A bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan, initially inclined to dismiss the plea...

Ranchi, March 18 CPI(ML) leader and general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya alleged on Wednesday that the Centre has weakened the job prospects of people through the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin), or VB-GRAM-G, and said his party would launch a nationwide...

New Delhi, March 17 Ahead of the March 19 Supreme Court hearing on the stayed University Grants Commission (UGC) equity regulations, activists here on Tuesday called for the immediate implementation of the norms, citing the need to address caste-based discrimination in higher education...

Chandigarh, March 16 The Punjab Assembly on Monday unanimously passed a resolution, seeking the Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civilian award, for the late Kanshi Ram, the Dalit icon and founder of the BSP.On the concluding day of the budget session in the assembly, Finance Minister...

Chandigarh, March 15 – The three-day meeting of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s (RSS) Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha (all-India representatives’ assembly) concluded on Sunday with a call to eradicate caste-based discrimination and stop the practice of providing caste-based analyses of voter...

New Delhi, March 15 – National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) member, Priyank Kanoongo, on Sunday said that action is being initiated following a complaint regarding a controversial question in the Uttar Pradesh Police Sub-Inspector recruitment examination, which allegedly portrayed the word...