California state senator Aisha Wahab talks to TIME about the threats her office has received after introducing the bill.

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 ...

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 ...

On January 29, the Supreme Court bench led by CJI Surya Kant stayed the Regulations, 2026, asking the UGC to continue with the Regulations, 2012, till further orders and directing the UGC to get the ...

In recent years, a number of colleges and universities have added caste to their list of prohibited classifications under their anti-discrimination policies. Two Hindu professors at a public ...

Discrimination against individuals based on caste would seem to be a relic of the past. Even in India, where the caste system was most rigid, the practice has been officially banned since 1950.

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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 ...

The idea that the same spaces can be used both by the upper middle class and the working class they employ, for just simple resting, or eating a meal before they move on to the next house for their ...

Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Friday announced that the state will enact a Rohith Vemula Bill aimed at preventing ...

Karnataka will enact the Rohith Vemula Act to prevent caste-based discrimination in universities, as announced in the 2026-27 ...