Benchmarks reveal how artificial-intelligence systems reinforce discriminatory social hierarchies.

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 ...

UGC enforces new regulations against caste discrimination in higher education, mandating equity committees and compliance to prevent penalties.

Seattle City Council outlawed caste-based discrimination this week, a centuries-old form of social stratification with roots in South Asia, following years of activist organizing and similar bans at ...

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that women candidates who were originally residents of another State and later shifted ...

The Art of Living founder has put caste reconciliation on his public agenda. He organised the "Truth and Reconciliation" Conference in New Delhi to reconcile Dalits with upper caste Hindus and end ...

Caste is an ancient system of social hierarchy based on one’s birth that is tied to concepts of purity and social status. Its history, evolution and current state are complicated. A move to outlaw ...

Being born in India means inheriting a place in an ancient social system which will dominate much of your life, from where you can live to who you can marry. Now, the government wants to know more ...

The UGC has introduced new regulations to combat caste-based discrimination in Indian Higher Education Institutions. These ...

Belagavi, vice-chancellor Prof CM Thyagaraja once again came under scrutiny following allegations of caste-based ...

CM Siddaramaiah has promised speedy trial, anti-honour killing law after the murder of Manya Patil, 20, allegedly by her ...