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Real question in IIT-Bombay student suicide case: Was a crime committed?
September 25, 2026 6:42 pm
If not, this could be one more tragic episode in the broader conversation about student suicides. But if so, the focus needs to shift to casteism at elite institutes
Jagjivan Ram to Kharge, the distance not covered
August 15, 2026 12:58 am
The Haldwani purification rite, after Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge had left the stage, has a personal resonance
Love, with a caste filter: When dating apps turn arranged marriage-coded
July 14, 2026 3:21 pm
From caste filters on dating apps to Instagram meet-ups and surname politics, why is one of India's oldest social hierarchies finding a new language among young people?
No offence under SC/ST Act if caste abuse not in ‘public view’: Supreme Court
May 12, 2026 11:21 am
The Supreme Court made the observation while quashing a ‘caste abuse’ case arising from a dispute at a private residence. The 2021 FIR was lodged at Kirti Nagar Police Station in Delhi.
Rajasthan BJP chief apologises after MLA Balaknath's 'casteist' remarks spark backlash
May 06, 2026 8:56 pm
After outrage from the Saini community over alleged casteist remarks by BJP MLA Mahant Balaknath, Rajasthan BJP chief Madan Rathore issued a public apology, calling such comments unacceptable for any community
FIR against 8 for ‘using casteist slurs’ against Dalit deputy sarpanch of Gujarat village
March 02, 2026 1:57 pm
Issue stems from gram panchayat’s decision to remove a dilapidated bird feeder tower at village in Sabarkantha district
From agitation against UGC regulations, an affirmation of Ambedkar’s warning: Caste protects privilege
February 14, 2026 7:27 am
Hindutva, far from annihilating caste, reproduces this graded hierarchy by freezing social relations into rigid, unequal structures
Punjab and Haryana High Court says caste-based hate speech hurts people, damages nation, refuses lawyer relief
December 27, 2025 6:32 pm
Caste Hate Speech Case: During a speech a a public meeting in July the lawyer allegedly used repeated references to “caste” and described certain people as “casteist gundas” (casteist goons), while also making allegations of bribery against police officers.
‘Dhadak 2’ and ‘Saiyyara’: Two romances, miles apart
August 09, 2025 11:30 am
While ‘Saiyyara’ is a somewhat traditional film, where masculine self-pity disguises itself as a romance, ‘Dhadak 2’ dares to challenge its audience by making visible the violence at the heart of a caste-based society
Principal supervisor, two others accused of using casteist language, abusing assistant teacher, acquitted
May 20, 2025 9:48 pm
The principal again in March 2013 entered a classroom where the complainant was teaching and abused her, using casteist slurs.
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