Caste based discrimination

Rahul urges K’taka govt to enact Rohith Vemula Act

Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday urged Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to enact Rohith Vemula Act to deal with caste-based discrimination in educational institutions.

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SC’s ‘no’ to caste-based discrimination in prisons

In an important judgment to put an end to the caste-based discrimination and allocation of work in jails across the country, the Supreme Court on Thursday said that there should not be any caste-based discrimination in the prisons and directed the deletion of caste column in the prison register relating to undertrials and convicts.

Patan collector transfers ration cards after villagers shun Dalit shop

In a significant development in Gujarat, residents of Kanosan village have chosen not to procure their monthly ration from a…