US: California Senate passes Bill to ban caste discrimination

May 12, 2023

The California state Senate passed a Bill to ban caste-based discrimination in the state on Thursday.

Manual scavenging-- a caste-based discrimination that persists in Pakistan

May 05, 2020

Karachi [Pakistan], May 5 : It's a cultural, traditional inertia of sorts that the descendants of lower-caste Hindus who converted to Christianity centuries ago...

Siddeshwar Swami strove to end caste discrimination: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah

Jan 02, 2024

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said that Siddeshwar Swami strove for a society where there is no discrimination based on caste.

California Caste Bill vetoed by Governor Newsom

Oct 07, 2023

California Governor Gavin Newsom on Saturday vetoed the California Caste Bill, SB-403, on the grounds that discrimination based on caste was already prohibited under...

Supreme Court scraps caste based discrimination in prisons, terms it unconstitutional

Oct 03, 2024

A bench led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and also comprising justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra said that the manual, which discriminates against...

Students Grievance Regulations 2023 provides redressal against caste-based discrimination: UGC Chairman

Apr 14, 2023

These regulations do not replace other regulations/guidelines made/issued by the UGC from time to time to ensure that no student is discriminated against on...