The Supreme Court has directed the UGC to compile data on caste discrimination complaints under its 2012 regulations and report on Equal Opportunity Cells in universities. Hearing a PIL by the ...

Terming it as a sensitive issue, the Supreme Court on Friday said it will devise an effective mechanism to combat caste-based discrimination in educational institutions in the country.

"Forgive us our trespasses: grant us your peace" is Pope Francis' theme for the World Day of Peace, today, Jan. 1, 2025. His plea is for a year blessed by forgiveness — forgiveness between ...

Atul Kumar, the son of a daily wage worker and from the Scheduled Caste community, lost his seat at IIT Dhanbad after he was unable to pay the seat booking fee of ₹17,500 that was required to ...

The judicial system has not been left untouched in a world increasingly defined by digital transparency. Courtroom live-streaming, once unthinkable due to its perceived threat to the sanctity of ...

Analysis by the writers of this article based on household surveys by the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) unravels stark caste-based disparities in employment probabilities and wage earnings ...

In contrast, there are no professors belonging to the Scheduled Caste (SC) or Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Similarly, over 91 percent of the faculty strength at the Indian Institute of ...