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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

Karnataka will soon enact the Rohith Vemula Bill to protect students from caste-based discrimination in all universities.

The Supreme Court of India on Thursday stayed a new regulation for the University Grants Commission (UGC), which was meant to tackle the surge in caste-based discrimination on university campuses, ...

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