The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that no person professing a religion other than Hinduism, Sikhism or Buddhism can be regarded as a member of a Scheduled Caste. A bench of Justices Prashant Kumar ...

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 ...

The Supreme Court has ruled that Scheduled Caste status is reserved for Hindus, Sikhs, and Buddhists only. Upholding an AP High Court decision, it held that a person who converts to Christianity loses ...

Twice-impeached former president Donald Trump apparently thinks that the U.S. government should be a caste system, rather than a democracy — but that doesn’t mean he can explain how a caste system ...

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 ...

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 ...

The bench headed by Justice PK Mishra cited the Constitution (Scheduled Caste) Order, 1950, which mandates that “no person ...

The verdict came in a case involving a man who had converted to Christianity and was working as a pastor, but had filed a ...

The Origins of Our Discontents offers one of the most compelling reframings of inequality in recent public discourse. Rather ...

The Supreme Court ruled that individuals converting from Hinduism, Sikhism, or Buddhism to other religions lose their ...

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 ...