What is caste and caste discrimination? “Caste” or a “caste system” is a social hierarchy passed down through families and can dictate an individual’s permissible professions as well as aspects of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Viewed from the lens of substantive equality, the Supreme Court order dated January 29, 2026, staying the UGC Regulations, 2026 [commonly called UGC caste regulations] is profoundly concerning.

A report today says that Apple is ahead of most large companies in tackling a form of discrimination which originates in India but has affected employee recruitment in Silicon Valley: the caste system ...

New Delhi, A plea was filed in the Supreme Court challenging a recently notified University Grants Commission regulation, alleging that it has adopted a non-inclusionary definition of caste-based ...

New Delhi [India], January 29 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, notified on January 23, ...

Petition by Vineet Jindal assails UGC Regulation 3(c) of the 2026 Equity Regulations for defining caste-based discrimination only against SC, ST, and OBC, calling it exclusionary and unconstitutional.

NEW DELHI: A second plea challenging the recent UGC notification was filed in the Supreme Court, alleging that it uses a non-inclusive definition of caste-based discrimination and denies institutional ...