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BAMS student injured in ‘suicide bid’ over teachers’ ‘caste bias’, police launch probe
17 Feb 2026 03:54 GMT
… teachers at the college of “discriminating” against him.
The student, who … suicide “due to torture and discrimination by two professors” of the … two resident professors for discrimination based on caste. The complainant states in …
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Caste determined at birth remains unchanged by marriage or religious conversion, Indian court says
17 Feb 2026 02:41 GMT
… record.
On the question of caste, the court was unequivocal: “ … change religion, his or her caste remains the same despite conversion … established legal precedent holding that caste, acquired at birth, is not … .
Originally published by Christian Today India
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Northeast India, China echo in Yunus’ farewell speech as Bangladesh turns a fresh page
17 Feb 2026 04:37 GMT
… amid frayed relations with India and heightened geopolitical balancing … of party, creed, religion, caste and gender, to continue the … founder appointed Cabinet Secretary
India ties at low ebb, … must recalibrate relations with India while navigating Bangladesh’s …
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India News | "Turning Blind Eye to This Injustice:" LoP Rahul Gandhi Accuses BJP of Ignoring Gig Workers' Hardships
17 Feb 2026 01:45 GMT
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"Class and caste-based discrimination are deeply ingrained in … Earlier, the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) welcomed the … with over 100 bureaus in India, South Asia and across … Politics and Current Affairs in India & around the World, …
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Indian Court Rules on Caste System Case
16 Feb 2026 21:04 GMT
… religious conversion or inter-caste marriage.
This ruling was … occupations and customs.
This caste system plays an important … occur within the same caste.
Governed by customs, … socio-economically disadvantaged groups in India, identified under Articles 341 …
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Bishops condemn ‘unconstitutional’ anti-conversion laws across India
16 Feb 2026 20:12 GMT
… deputy secretary generall
CBCI
India’s Catholic bishops made a … The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) and the National … India, the CBCI said it was an indirect form of discrimination … for all individuals, regardless of caste, creed or language, as …
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Karnataka’s Rohith Vemula Act stuck in red tape while proposed UGC regulations on caste discrimination on college campus stayed by Supreme Court
16 Feb 2026 04:48 GMT
… SC/STs from Caste Discrimination in Higher Educational Institutions) … the Supreme Court of India stayed the University Grants … 17, 2016, due to caste-based discrimination, there was a clamour … many differences between the discrimination faced by OBC and …
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‘Cannot allow India to be maligned’: Delhi HC on cancellation of activist Amrit Wilson’s OCI card
16 Feb 2026 15:28 GMT
… being involved in several “anti-India activities” and “detrimental propaganda”. Subsequently … February 2025, Indian-origin anti-caste activist Kshama Sawant alleged that … was blacklisted from visiting India because his documentary India Burning presented a …
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Caste no longer sacred. 29 is the new 27. How India is rewriting the marriage rulebook
16 Feb 2026 14:45 GMT
For decades, caste sat at the top of … titled “The Big Shift: How India Is Rewriting the Rules of … over 30,000 singles, suggests India’s partner-search landscape is …
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Marriage at 29, shared salaries and second chances mark India's matrimony reset
16 Feb 2026 14:27 GMT
… changing perception around caste, divorcees and financial stability, India is rewriting the … has to feel right first.
Caste, cities and the new … most telling shifts is around caste. In 2016, 91 per … platform's users selected caste as a strict preference. …