caste discrimination
- India
Education, corruption top issues on Rahul’s ‘Satyagraha’ portal
Hyderabad: Within days of its launch, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Satyagraha’, a digital platform to map resistance movements across states and Union Territories, has recorded nearly…
- India
IIT Bombay student had told friend he regretted copying in exam
Mumbai: IIT Bombay student Sahil Wakode phoned a female friend shortly after being caught allegedly copying in an exam on September 18, expressing regret over it before taking his own life, police…
- Telangana
Telangana NSUI chief alleges caste bias within Congress setup
Hyderabad: The president of the Telangana unit of the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI), Yadavalli Venkataswamy, has accused members of the Congress of caste-based discrimination and of working against him, alleging…
- Hate Crime
IIT Bombay sets up panel to probe suicide, Prof sent on leave
Mumbai: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay on Wednesday, September 23, set up a 10-member high-level committee to probe the circumstances surrounding the alleged suicide of B Tech student Sahil Wakode, an…
- Telangana
Seven BRS leaders arrested over ‘purification ritual’ in Siddipet
Hyderabad: Seven people associated with the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) have been arrested under the ST/ST Act in connection with the alleged “purification ritual” at Varadarajpur Junction, Markook Police said on Tuesday,…
- Books
Book review: Kancha Ilaiah’s autobiography is a lesson on dissent
“In the school, I became a being with a name that was written on a paper with a future of my own.” Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd is one of the most prolific writers…
- Telangana
Congress making fake posts to stir up Dalit purification row: BRS
Hyderabad: After Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy alleged that Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) workers performed “purification rituals” near former chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao’s residence in Siddipet after Dalits protested there, BRS…
- Telangana
Congress alleges BRS ‘purified’ roads after Dalit protest
Hyderabad: The Congress has alleged that Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) workers performed a “purification ritual” on the roads of Siddipet after Dalit Congress workers staged a protest there on Tuesday, September 8.…
- India
IIT Mandi probes casteist ‘Shudras serve higher classes’ poster
New Delhi: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi has ordered an inquiry into a controversial Bhagavad Gita-themed poster on its campus that said Shudras should “serve higher classes,” with Director Laxmidhar Behera…
- Hate Crime
Haryana official found dead, note cites caste-based harassment
Chandigarh: A suspended Superintending Engineer in Haryana was found dead with a suicide note inside his car on Monday, August 31, with his family alleging prolonged caste-based harassment. The deceased, identified as…
- India
Dalit PhD scholar alleges caste discrimination at Kerala university
Keralam: A Dalit research scholar at Thunchath Ezhuthachan Malayalam University (TEMU) has accused an Assistant Professor of caste-based discrimination, harassment and obstructing her doctoral research. Anagha Sasi has been protesting at the…
- India
UGC equity regulations 2026 under reconsideration: Centre to SC
New Delhi: The Centre on Thursday, August 20, told the Supreme Court that the 2026 University Grants Commission equity regulations on preventing caste-based discrimination on campuses are under reconsideration. On January 29,…
- India
Congress protests venue ‘purification’ after Kharge’s event
Bengaluru: Congress workers took out a protest march in Karnataka’s Kalaburagi on Sunday, August 16, against the purification ritual performed in Haldwani, where Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge held a public meeting. The…
- Hate Crime
Tortured with pliers, nails driven into feet: Dalit teen killed
Dehradun: His nails were pulled out with pliers, iron nails were driven into his feet, and severe wounds were dealt to his genitals, the father of a Dalit boy who was allegedly…
- Hyderabad
Casteist assault, Rs 5K fine: ASA calls out UoH’s ‘tokenism’ with hunger strike
Hyderabad: Accusing the University of Hyderabad (UoH) administration of apathy over a caste discrimination incident against a Dalit postgraduate student on campus, the Ambedkar Students Association (ASA) has announced a relay hunger strike…
