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    Caste Discrimination News

    IIT Mandi probes 'Shudras serve higher classes' poster; director blames some students' interpretation

    IIT Mandi probes 'Shudras serve higher classes' poster; director blames some students' interpretation
    India News
    Published 1 day ago

    SIT probe ordered into suicide of Karnal engineer

    The police registered an FIR under charges of BNS and the SC/ST Act upon insistence of the local Dalit community.
    Cities
    Updated 5 days ago

    ‘Purification’ row: Congress stages protest over FIR against Rahul Gandhi

    Goa Pradesh Congress Committee leaders staged a protest demanding immediate withdrawal of FIR against Rahul Gandhi.
    India News
    Updated 6 days ago

    Guru, Ayyankali championed humanity, social justice: CM Satheesan

    Guru, Ayyankali championed humanity, social justice: CM Satheesan
    India News
    Published 10 days ago

    Rahul Gandhi suggests 4 steps for Cong-ruled states in education sector

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    India News
    Published 18 days ago

    Quote of the day by Aishwarya Rai: ‘There is only one caste, the caste of…’

    Aishwarya Rai reflected on the teachings of spiritual leader Sri Sathya Sai Baba.
    Lifestyle
    Updated 21 days ago

    Raising ‘creamy layer’ issue contrary to Constitution’s objectives: Mayawati

    Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati. (HT file)
    Cities
    Published 29 days ago

    Rohit Vemula to Payal Tadvi: Lessons in discrimination, from India’s classrooms

    To honour the promise BR Ambedkar made in the Constitution will require a new compact for our marginalised students, and an honest reckoning with their social realities.
    Opinion
    Published 65 days ago

    The economics of exclusion: How far have we come on caste?

    The slim 50-page manifesto stands out for its lucidity and revolutionary invocation.
    Lifestyle
    Updated 114 days ago

    Panchayat actor reveals jarring casteism in village: 'Still can't enter temple'

    Vinod Suryavanshi was noticed for a small but significant role in Panchayat season 4.
    Entertainment
    Updated 138 days ago

    Keeping up with UP: Dalit women take the lead in Ambedkarite movement

    Floral tributes being offered to Ambedkar on his birth anniversary. (PTI)
    India News
    Updated 140 days ago

    Kannur Dental College denies caste angle in BDS student death, cites loan app issue

    Kannur Dental College denies caste angle in BDS student death, cites loan app issue
    India News
    Published 141 days ago

    Babasaheb in our times

    A spectacle of symbolism, centred around empty eulogisation of Ambedkar, is standing in for a more radical, emancipatory vision of politics. (Santosh Kumar/HT Photo)
    Editorials
    Updated 147 days ago

    ‘Not isolated tragedy’: Tharoor on Kerala BDS student's death 'over caste abuse'

    Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said that Nithin Raj's family alleges that he was mocked for his caste, skin colour, and financial background.
    India News
    Updated 148 days ago

    Quote of the day by Jyotirao Phule: ‘Without education wisdom was lost…’

    Jyotiba Phule was born on April 11, 1827.
    Lifestyle
    Published 150 days ago

    Work for unity against divisive forces, says RSS' Dattareya Hosabale

    Work for unity against divisive forces, says RSS' Dattareya Hosabale
    India News
    Published 177 days ago

    Teachers' body seeks Centre's stand on 'casteist remarks' by JNU V-C; demands her removal

    Teachers' body seeks Centre's stand on 'casteist remarks' by JNU V-C; demands her removal
    India News
    Published 186 days ago

    ‘Caste oriented’ remarks spark war of words over UGC rules in Assembly

    RJD legislators demonstrate during the Budget Session outside the Bihar Assembly in Patna on Friday. (Santosh Kumar/HT)
    Cities
    Updated 199 days ago

    Protests, FIRs, now a ban at DU: Campus on the boil over UGC anti-casteism rules

    Students protesting against the UGC at the Arts Faculty of Delhi University.
    India News
    Updated 202 days ago

    Suspended Bareilly city magistrate welcomes Supreme Court observations, stay on UGC regulations

    2019-batch PCS officer Alankar Agnihotri publicly announced his resignation on Republic Day. Later, the Uttar Pradesh government suspended him. (FILE PHOTO)
    Cities
    Published 220 days ago

    Stalin backs new UGC regulations

    The UGC (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026 is a delayed but welcome step, Stalin said. (PTI)
    India News
    Published 221 days ago

    Court draws the redline for UGC

    Educational campuses hold exceptional importance in the national life of a developing country such as India because they’re de facto vehicles of modernity and prosperity. (HT Archive)
    Editorials
    Updated 221 days ago

    Tamil Nadu CM Stalin backs UGC regulations on equity in educational institutes

    Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin. (X)
    India News
    Published 221 days ago

    Supreme Court stays UGC regulations on definition of caste discrimination

    The Supreme Court passed the judgment on Thursday.
    India News
    Updated 221 days ago

    Kalraj, Brij Bhushan voice concern over new UGC rules, call for rollback

    Former governor Kalraj Mishra has said the grievance redressal committee should have representation from all sections of society. (FILE PH OTO)
    Cities
    Published 222 days ago

    UGC regulations against caste bigotry need tweaks

    It is hard to imagine that Equity Committees will possess adequate understanding of the discrimination embedded in untouchability. (HT Archive)
    Opinion
    Published 222 days ago

    Time to deliver on promise of equality

    Professor Shailaja Paik, during an Interview with Hindustan Times in New Delhi. (Raj K Raj/HT PHOTO)
    India News
    Updated 217 days ago

    Soon, bill to protect Dalit, ST students: T’gana DyCM

    Rohith Vemula’s mother and others present the draft bill to Telangana deputy chief minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka in Hyderabad on Saturday. (HT PHOTO)
    India News
    Published 233 days ago

    10 years on, how Vemula’s death forced policy shifts

    Rohith Vemula, a PHD student, died by suicide at the University of Hyderabad following months of caste discrimination. (Hindustan Times)
    India News
    Published 234 days ago

    SC orders release of Madhya Pradesh man held for ‘hate crime’ under NSA

    The SC order came against the backdrop of the incident occurred in Sataria village of Damoh district, which triggered judicial scrutiny last year. (HT Photo)
    India News
    Published 243 days ago
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