A study of 2,000 voters across 10 Bihar districts finds that caste and religion continue to influence voting behaviour. The ...

Traditional leaders in Oguta, Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State, have abolished the age-long outcaste (Ohu) system, ...

BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad, while speaking at NDTV's Bihar Power Play Conclave on Saturday, downplayed caste-based politics ...

Across South Asia, class and caste shape the violence we experience. From Pakistan to India to Bangladesh and beyond, caste-oppressed people, especially women and queer folks, have been assaulted, ...

The caste system was founded on principles of social harmony, equality and fraternity during the Vedic period, but was gradually altered due to contact with foreign powers, the Madhya Pradesh ...

Czech checks: Non-Schengen arrivals area at Prague airport on day one of the EU entry-exit system (Simon Calder) The system collects or checks biometrics from all third-country nationals when they ...

Muluki Ain, or National Code of 1854, codified a rigid hierarchy, placing Bahuns (Brahmins) and Chhetris (warriors) at the top. For instance, Nepal’s interim PM, former Supreme Court judge Sushila ...

Infosys shares rose 0.5 percent to Rs 1,500.40 on Tuesday after the IT major announced a landmark GBP 1.2 billion (over Rs 14,000 crore) contract from the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) to ...

Police in Madhya Pradesh have begun investigating an alleged incident of caste-based humiliation in Damoh district, where a young man was allegedly forced to wash another man’s feet and publicly ...

The naming of the side was the culmination of months of talks between the PNG and Australian governments, as well as the ARL Commission. It was finally rubber-stamped at a board meeting on Sunday ...

Without the Constitution and its unequivocal prohibition of caste-based discrimination, my journey would have faced far greater obstacles, the CJI has said. The Chief Justice of India recently said ...

Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape, who has been labelled the "chief Chief", used the catchcry when he attended a board meeting of the PNG NRL franchise seeking endorsement for the name of ...