Caste discrimination

Supreme Court Grants Protection To Journalist Booked For Tweet On Caste Bias In UP

supreme court | Oct 24, 2024

The decision comes after Lucknow-based freelance journalist Abhishek Upadhyay recently moved the top court for quashing an FIR filed..

RSS-Linked Weekly Defends Caste System As "Unifying Factor"

India | Aug 12, 2024

This defence of the caste system comes amid a political controversy over BJP leader Anurag Thakur asking about the caste of Congress..

Justice Chandru Committee Recommends Removal Of Caste Prefixes From Tamil Nadu’s Educational Institutions

Caste discrimination | Jun 19, 2024

Tamil Nadu government last year constituted a committee to frame recommendations to prevent violence based on caste and community amo..

ThePrint Warns To Report Trolling Against Its Journalist For Her Article On 'Upper-caste Men'

Media | May 21, 2024

ThePrint responds to the vicious trolling and online abuse targeted against their photojournalist Manisha Mondal, from the alleged up..

Ex-DU Lecturer Detained Amid Protest Against Caste Atrocities

India | Feb 07, 2024

Former Delhi University professor Dr. Ritu Singh, alongside a group of her supporters, protesting against al..

After IIT Bombay, IIT-Hyderabad Introduces ‘Pure Veg’ Section

Education | Oct 06, 2023

The decision to mark separate tables for vegetarian students in IIT Bombay has invited criticism from students and teachers across th..

Suicides in IIT Delhi: Students Issue Charter Demanding End To Caste Discrimination

Education | Sep 06, 2023

Days after a student, who belongs to the Scheduled Caste, died by suicide, second incident in two months, De..