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...

SC notice to Centre, States on plea to curb caste-based discrimination in prisons

Jan 03, 2024

CJI Chandrachud told Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who was present in the courtroom, that this is a very important issue that has been raised.

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...