caste discrimination
- 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…
- India
SC intervenes on Orissa HC orders linking bail to police station cleaning
The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognisance of the Orissa High Court and a trial court’s orders directing Dalit and Adivasi activists to sweep police stations as a condition for bail.…
- India
Dalit protesters ordered to sweep police stations as bail condition in Odisha
For nearly two months after he walked out of jail, 26-year-old Kumeswar Naik had to travel 20 kilometres every morning to sweep and mop the Kashipur Police Station – the very station…
- Top Stories
Dalits asked to bring their own plates, water for temple event in Gujarat
Junagadh: A group of Dalit individuals was allegedly abused and shown blatant caste discrimination after being told to bring their own plates, bowls, and drinking water from home during Pran Pratishtha Mahotsav…
- Hate Crime
MP caste brutality: Handicapped Dalit groom dragged off horse, beaten up
Bhopal: A 23-year-old physically handicapped Dalit groom was dragged off a horse and assaulted during his baraat in Madhya Pradesh’s Damoh on Tuesday, April 21, raising concerns about the shocking realities of…
- Hate Crime
UP: Dalit youth set himself ablaze over casteist abuse, accused held
Agra: A Dalit youth set himself on fire in the Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh after he was allegedly assaulted by a local farmer who used casteist slurs against him in public…
- Telangana
Telangana constitutes committee to draft Rohith Vemula legislation
Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Friday, April 17, constituted a Cabinet Sub-Committee to draft recommendations for the proposed Rohith Vemula legislation aimed at preventing identity-based discrimination in higher educational institutions. The panel…
- India
Karnataka Cabinet clears Rohith Vemula Bill against campus caste bias
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Cabinet on Thursday, April 16, approved the Karnataka Rohith Vemula (Prevention of Exclusion or Injustice) (Right to Education and Dignity) Bill, along with a series of major infrastructure and…
- Hate Crime
Kerala Dalit student death: Family raises suspicion on hospital treatment
Thiruvananthapuram: The family of a BDS student who died after falling from a building at a dental college in Kannur in a suspected suicide case on Wednesday, April 15, alleged that he…
