Discrimination based on birth was outlawed in India in 1950 but the legacy of the caste system continues to be felt around ...

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In what ways would Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship enforce a caste system in the United States? The 14th Amendment makes everyone born here equal. It is a non-caste-based ...

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

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah omitted the Socio-Economic Survey from the 2025-26 budget, sparking speculation that the caste census could be shelved. The report, facing opposition from dominant caste ...

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

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 ...

Of the rest, Vijay Kumar Mandal is from the extremely backward class (EBC) community, Raj Kumar Singh is a Rajput and Jibesh Kumar is a Bhumihar, both upper caste communities. “Since political ...

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The Telangana government has set up an independent committee to review the accuracy of the caste survey data. The panel will be led by former Supreme Court judge Justice Sudarshan Reddy.

The Bench went on to write: “The practice of listing specific caste names in the temple invitation solely on the basis of financial contributions is unwarranted, especially when the exclusion of ...