FILE - Members of the audience listen to a speaker at a rally organized by National Conference of Dalit Organisations in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Dec. 5, 2005. Dalits, who belong to the lowest of ...

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 ...

Current Ohio gubernatorial candidate and former Republican presidential candidate, Vivek Ramaswamy recently went into a ...

Follow TNM's WhatsApp channel for news updates and story links.The University Grants Commission (UGC), on January 13, ...

Rajasthan’s politics remains locked between the two major national parties even after repeated waves of localised social ...

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 ...

Opposition Leader V.D. Satheeshan has emerged as the primary target of caste-based organisations such as the SNDP and the NSS ...

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 ...

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A census official collects information from a household in Bonda, on the outskirts of Gauhati, India, during the 2011 national ...