Members of India's Banjara community demand reservation benefits in Mumbai [Praful Gangurde/Hindustan Times via Getty Images] Counting castes in India has always been about more than numbers - it is ...

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 ...

Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, made several costly miscalculations in this year’s general election. He overestimated his own popularity. He underestimated the extent of economic angst, ...

ON GANDHI JAYANTI, a national holiday, Nitish Kumar caused a stir. The chief minister of Bihar, a big and poor north Indian state, chose a day that honours Mohandas Gandhi (who fought against caste ...

Information Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw didn’t say when the census would begin when he announced it would include caste information Wednesday. He said the decision demonstrated New Delhi’s commitment to ...

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar (second from left) inaugurates the caste-based census in his ancestral village of Bakhtiarpur in Bihar, India, April 15, 2023. Credit: Wikipedia/Information and ...

India is set to conduct its first caste-based census in years, and for the first time, Muslim communities will also be asked about their caste. This new development has sparked political discussions, ...

Mangaluru: The Parishishta Pangadagala Olameesalathi Horata Samithi (Scheduled Tribes Internal Reservation Action Committee) ...