For millions across India, a rigid caste system thousands of years old still dictates much of daily life – from social circles to dating pools to job opportunities and schooling. The Indian government ...

Murray is a Forbes news reporter covering entertainment trends. Seattle City Council outlawed caste-based discrimination this week, a centuries-old form of social stratification with roots in South ...

Feb 21 (Reuters) - Seattle became the first U.S. city to outlaw caste discrimination on Tuesday, after its local council voted to add caste to the city's anti-discrimination laws. The move addresses ...

Oct 7 (Reuters) - California Governor Gavin Newsom on Saturday vetoed, opens new tab a bill passed recently by the state legislature to explicitly ban caste discrimination, citing existing laws that ...

Nirmal Singh, 42, has been on a hunger strike for 18 days. Only drinking liquids, he says he can’t run with his children anymore; even climbing stairs is hard. But as an Indian American who identifies ...

Demonstrations erupted across India over the attack on a woman from the country's most marginalized caste. The woman died in a hospital, and four men from a dominant caste are under arrest. Next, to ...

California State University has become the first university system in the country to add caste to its anti-discrimination policy. On the system's 23 campuses across California, caste-oppressed ...

State Senator Aisha Wahab seen here with Mayor Todd Gloria introduced and authored the anti-caste discrimination bill. Photo via @aishabbwahab X California moved closer to becoming the first U.S.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Saturday that would have explicitly banned caste discrimination in the state. The measure, which passed the California legislature last month, specified ...