The HC did not issue directions to ban caste-based political rallies, but the UP govt has prohibited them. The HC directions ...

Karnataka has rolled out its caste census beginning September 22, with 1.75 lakh enumerators covering 7 crore people across 2 crore households. The exercise comes amid controversy over caste names ...

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 ...

Beneath the anger of youth uprising lies an older, rigid and unbreakable social order, one that continues to shape the ...

Kumarasamy Thangaraj traveled 840 miles (1,350 km) off of the eastern coast of India by plane, then ship, then six hours by car, then ship again to collect blood samples from an isolated tribe of ...

Lucknow: The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on Friday expressed displeasure that despite the court's earlier order, the state government did not furnish a clear reply as to what it would do ...