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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 on Jul 05, 2026 06:59 am IST

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

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The slim 50-page manifesto stands out for its lucidity and revolutionary invocation.
art culture
Updated on May 17, 2026 06:02 pm IST

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.
web series
Updated on Apr 22, 2026 11:59 pm IST

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

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Floral tributes being offered to Ambedkar on his birth anniversary. (PTI)
india news
Updated on Apr 20, 2026 03:13 pm IST

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 on Apr 19, 2026 11:32 am IST

Babasaheb in our times

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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 on Apr 13, 2026 08:55 pm IST

‘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 on Apr 12, 2026 04:19 pm IST

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

Jyotiba Phule was born on April 11, 1827.
art culture
Published on Apr 11, 2026 11:59 pm IST

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

Work for unity against divisive forces, says RSS' Dattareya Hosabale
india news
Published on Mar 14, 2026 06:43 pm IST

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 on Mar 05, 2026 02:49 pm IST

‘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)
patna news
Updated on Feb 20, 2026 10:21 pm IST

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 on Feb 17, 2026 03:40 pm IST

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)
lucknow news
Published on Jan 30, 2026 08:54 am IST

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 on Jan 30, 2026 08:24 am IST

Court draws the redline for UGC

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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 on Jan 29, 2026 09:37 pm IST

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

Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin. (X)
india news
Published on Jan 29, 2026 01:26 pm IST

Supreme Court stays UGC regulations on definition of caste discrimination

The Supreme Court passed the judgment on Thursday.
india news
Updated on Jan 29, 2026 05:59 pm IST

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)
lucknow news
Published on Jan 29, 2026 07:44 am IST

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 on Jan 28, 2026 09:13 pm IST

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 on Feb 02, 2026 07:55 pm IST

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 on Jan 18, 2026 06:34 am IST

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

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Rohith Vemula, a PHD student, died by suicide at the University of Hyderabad following months of caste discrimination. (Hindustan Times)
india news
Published on Jan 17, 2026 08:58 am IST

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 on Jan 07, 2026 09:27 am IST

Telangana Dalit intern doctor dies by suicide after marriage promise broken

The intern's suicide is linked to the withdrawal of a marriage proposal by a senior doctor.
india news
Published on Jan 06, 2026 12:14 pm IST

Lawyer father kills 17-year-old over ‘inter-caste’ relation in Bihar’s Banka

Lawyer father kills 17-year-old over ‘inter-caste’ relation in Bihar’s Banka
patna news
Published on Jan 05, 2026 03:58 am IST

‘This is Squid Game’: Indian H-1B visa holder sues US employer for forced labor

Amrutesh Vallabhaneni, an H-1B visa holder, sues Siri Software Solutions for forced labor and wage theft.
us news
Published on Nov 12, 2025 03:56 pm IST

The police have only one caste, Khaki, says Haryana DGP OP Singh

Haryana director general of police (DGP) OP Singh (File)
chandigarh news
Published on Oct 30, 2025 08:06 am IST

‘Struggle for social change is the DNA of Dalit literature’

Mumbai, India – 19, Oct 2025: Shri Arjun Dangle (Author), Dr. Raosaheb Kasbe (Author & Thinker) and other guests during the Dr. M. N. Wankhade Centenary Tribute Ceremony at the Ravindra Natya Mandir in Prabhadevi. (Photo by Bhushan Koyande/HT Photo)
mumbai news
Published on Oct 20, 2025 06:04 am IST

Dalit boy’s suicide:50- year-old woman arrested in Himachal’s Shimla

The arrest comes a day after the Himachal Pradesh high court had declined the pre arrest bail of the woman. (File)
chandigarh news
Published on Oct 17, 2025 08:18 am IST

Haryana ASI found dead, FIR names late IPS officer's wife: Twists after suicide

Haryana Police assistant of sub-inspector (ASI) Sandeep Lathar (left), IPS officer Y Puran Kumar (centre) and his wife Amneet P Kumar.
india news
Updated on Oct 16, 2025 03:02 pm IST
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