Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A census official collects information from a household in Bonda, on the outskirts of Gauhati, India, during the 2011 national ...

Mysuru (Karnataka), Apr 20 (PTI) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said the principles of the 12th-century social reformer Basavanna will remain relevant as long as the rigid caste ...

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California lawmakers have cleared a bill that would explicitly ban caste discrimination in the state, sending it to the governor’s desk for signature. State senators passed a bill on Tuesday that ...

Oct 7 (Reuters) - State Senator Aisha Wahab authored the bill vetoed, opens new tab by Governor Gavin Newsom that would have made California the first U.S. state to explicitly ban caste discrimination ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill earlier this month that would have made California the first state to ban caste-based discrimination. Senate Bill No. 403 would have expanded the definition of ...

Why do people defend social systems that oppress them? Why do the marginalized sometimes work to uphold structures and arrangements that limit their potential? These questions are not just ...

Oct 8 (Reuters) - California Governor Gavin Newsom's veto of a bill, opens new tab that would have banned caste discrimination was seen as "heartbreaking" by the legislation's advocates while being ...

When a close relative came of marriageable age, his parents enrolled him on a matrimonial phone application to arrange a suitable match (read: same caste), using technology to follow an ancient Indian ...

Editor’s Note: Keith Magee is senior fellow and visiting professor in cultural justice at University College London Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose. He is the author of “Prophetic Justice: ...