The family of IPS officer Y Puran Kumar, who died by suicide in Chandigarh, consented to his autopsy nine days later. His note accused senior officers of caste-based bias. Political leaders demand justice and action against those responsible
Rahul Gandhi met the family of Haryana police officer Y Puran Kumar, who was found dead last week, alleging caste-based discrimination behind his death. He urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini to act and arrest the accused officers
Dalit literature faces a new threat — biased algorithms, poor digitisation, and academic neglect are pushing this powerful movement rooted in resistance and equality to the margins again
Senior Advocate V. Raghunath, appearing for the petitioner, contended that despite submitting a formal complaint to the police on the same day, no protection was granted.
An IndiGo employee has accused senior colleagues of casteist abuse during a company meeting in Gurugram. An FIR has been filed, and the airline has denied the allegations, asserting its commitment to a zero-tolerance policy against workplace discrimination
The top court directed the formation of a National Task Force, which will be headed by former top court judge Justice S Ravindra Bhat, to address the mental health concerns of students and prevent suicides in higher educational institutions
A study conducted by Oxfam suggests that 20 percent of respondents in scheduled castes reported suffering discrimination in hospitals or by health-care professionals.
Brown University announced this month that it was explicitly adding caste to categories like religion, sexual orientation and colour in its institution-wide non-discrimination policy.
By Arun Sinha Moving in upper caste circles, you cannot escape that nauseous grimace with a crackling ‘Tch! Tch!’ whenever the subject of SC-ST-OBC reservations comes up. If a highly placed bureaucrat happens to be around, he will most likely have a wallet of hilarious gems about the idiocy of a junior colleague from quota […]
The Assistant Professor in his mail has encouraged people in the institution to step up and raise complaints with the grievances committee at the institute and even with the courts.
The Chief Minister said the Telangana government was inspired by Mahatma Phule's idea that the socio-economic development could be achieved only through education and equality
