Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, has stoked a fresh row after claiming that India's education system ...

Rahul Gandhi has criticised India's merit system, calling it unfair to Dalits, OBCs, and tribals. He highlights how the ...

More than 240 million people in South Asia live a precarious existence, shunned by much of society because of their ranks as untouchables or Dalits at the bottom of a rigid caste system.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

This year, the UK selected a Hindi-language crime drama set in India, as its submission in the Oscars international feature film category. It was written and directed by Sandhya Suri, who’s from ...

A recent wealth distribution survey revealed that just 22% of upper caste hindus own almost 41% of the total wealth in India. According to the survey, the Scheduled Tribes accounted for the lowest ...