The Indian government has long insisted that the social hierarchy has no place in the country, which banned caste discrimination in 1950.

California lawmakers have cleared a bill that would explicitly ban caste discrimination in the state, sending it to the governor’s desk for signature.

B-27 defines caste as “a system of rigid social stratification characterized by hereditary status, endogamy, and social barriers sanctioned by custom, law, or religion” and caste ...

Seth Meyers mocked Donald Trump's attempt to explain what a caste system is during a Sean Hannity interview.

What is India’s long-awaited caste census and why has it sparked outcry from Modi’s followers? More than two-thirds of country’s 1.4 billion people estimated to be on lower rungs of archaic ...

NEW DELHI (AP) — India will start counting its vast population in a mammoth exercise starting next year. The first census in 16 years will be conducted digitally and include controversial ...

Caste is “a system of rigid social stratification characterized by hereditary status, endogamy, and social barriers sanctioned by custom, law, or religion,” according to the legislation.

A bill now pending in the California State Senate would amend that state’s anti-discrimination law to outlaw discrimination based upon a person's caste. The proposed law defines caste as “a ...

Seattle made history on Tuesday when it became the first U.S. city to outlaw caste discrimination. The ordinance, which the city council approved by a 6-1 vote, amended Seattle’s municipal code ...

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