Caste
- Telangana
Telangana replaces derogatory caste names, notifies 51 nomadic communities
Hyderabad: The Telangana State Cabinet has approved a set of reforms aimed at removing historically offensive caste names from official records and replacing them with more dignified alternatives, acting on the recommendations…
- India
PM Modi wants to delay caste census; details of exercise still awaited: Congress
New Delhi: Attacking the government over the caste census issue, the Congress on Thursday, April 30, said it is yet to come out with any details of how this enumeration will be…
- Telangana
Telangana caste survey: Where you are born still determines how far you study
Hyderabad: A Brahmin child in Telangana is nearly seven times more likely to be studying in an English-medium school than a child from the Kolam tribe. A Goldsmith’s or Padmasali’s child is almost…
- Hate Crime
UP: Dalit youth set himself ablaze over casteist abuse, accused held
Agra: A Dalit youth set himself on fire in the Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh after he was allegedly assaulted by a local farmer who used casteist slurs against him in public…
- India
EWS can’t seek age relaxation, enhanced attempts: Delhi HC
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has held that aspirants belonging to the economically weaker section (EWS) cannot claim parity with the SC/ST/OBC categories for seeking age relaxation or enhanced attempts in…
- India
Jharkhand mehendi artists denied entry to venue, asked to remove hijab
Hazaribagh: A mehendi artist and her team were asked to remove their hijab before applying mehendi and were allegedly insulted in Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh. Following the altercation, the artists refused and left the…
- Lifestyle
Did you know about this ‘100% caste free’ village in India?
In a country where caste and religion divisions have existed for centuries, a small village in Maharashtra is quietly showing how a different way of living is possible. Saundala village in Ahilyanagar…
- India
Untouchability in Karnataka: Shops shut amid last rites of Dalit armyman
Bagalkot: Relatives of a retired Dalit army serviceman have alleged untouchability after shops and hotels in a Karnataka village closed their shutters when they arrived for his last rites on February 25. Hanumantappa…
- Hate Crime
UP: 14-year-old Dalit girl dies by suicide after molester released on bail
Meerut: A 14-year-old Dalit girl allegedly died by suicide on February 18 in Uttar Pradesh after her 25-year-old molester was released on bail and then threatened to kill her. A First Information…
- India
Humanity the only religion: Maharashtra sarpanch declares village caste-free
Mumbai: Soundala village in Maharashtra‘s Ahilyanagar district convened together and declared itself “caste-free,” claiming to live as per the Preamble of the Constitution. At a special Gram Sabha on February 5, sarpanch…
- Telangana
Case booked over caste boycott in Telangana
Hyderabad: A case was registered against an unspecified number of persons for allegedly imposing a caste boycott on a 45-year-old man, who also belongs to their community, in Jagtial district of Telangana,…
- India
Mehboob and Noor conduct adopted son’s wedding as per Hindu customs
Hyderabad: In times of communal tensions across India, a Muslim couple, Mehboob Hasan Naikwadi and Noor Jahan, organised the wedding of their son Somashekar Pujeri with Poonam as per Hindu rituals, in…
- India
I am Thakur, I am Mishra: HDFC Bank employees’ verbal spat continues
Kanpur: The verbal spat between two HDFC Bank employees in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur continues, with both parties now issuing statements explaining their sides of the story and why caste was mentioned during…
- Telangana
BC commission to collect students’ caste data across Telangana
Hyderabad: Telangana Backwards Classes Commission has asked the education department to collect data on students’ caste to recognise which sub-castes within the BC population are being left behind. A high-level meeting was…
- India
SC refuses PIL on caste recording procedure in 2027 census
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a PIL questioning the procedure to be adopted to record, classify and verify the caste data of citizens in the 2027 general…
