Autocracy rarely storms in with tanks, it usually begins with a government list that expands over time. Under Donald Trump, ...

A Scheduled Caste man was assaulted and his thatched hut was vandalised in an act of alleged caste-based violence at Mela Manganallur in Mayiladuthurai district. The attack stemmed from the ...

On Wednesday, the Union Home Ministry announced that India's 16th Census with caste enumeration will be carried out in 2027 with the reference date of October 1, 2026 in snow-bound areas like ...

The OBC Complication Unlike the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe categories—defined by constitutionally notified lists—the OBC category lacks a single unified list.

As many as 15 families belonging to the Scheduled Caste community in Kerala’s Kodungallur reaped a bumper harvest of mussels with the support of Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute The ...

The petitioner argued that “it is a settled position of law that once a person converts to any religion other than Hinduism, Sikhism, and Buddhism, he or she cannot claim the benefits of reservation ...

His complaint said that during an altercation, they used his caste name to denigrate and abuse him, a punishable crime under the law, enacted in 1989. The court’s April 30 ruling dismissed the ...

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said the enumeration of Scheduled Castes (SC) started on Monday, which will go on till May 17. The second phase of the exercise will be held between May 19 ...

The 2nd respondent has ceased to be a Member of the Scheduled Caste Community, the day he had converted into Christianity.” Most rationally, the Bench then observes in para 41 that, “On these grounds, ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has agreed to conduct a caste census to enumerate the proportional share of different castes in India’s population. This marks a significant shift in the position of ...

Members of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes who convert to Christianity cannot invoke provisions of the Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe Prevention of Atrocities Act as the caste system is ...

Following the contentious caste census, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has announced a statewide survey to gather empirical data on Scheduled Caste (SC) sub-castes.