Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A census official collects information from a household in Bonda, on the outskirts of Gauhati, India, during the 2011 national ...

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NEW DELHI (AP) — India will include caste details in its next census, in a move likely to have sweeping socio-economic and political ramifications for the world's most populous country. Information ...

The Supreme Court of India declined to entertain a petition seeking to declare the country’s traditional caste system unconstitutional on Tuesday. The petition, filed under Article 32 of the ...

Delivering the keynote address on the topic “The Caste System in Indian History”, Prof Sharma, a former sectional president ...

Celebrating the legacy of historian Prof Surendra Gopal, Patna Museum hosted the third memorial lecture to honor what would ...

(CNN) — For millions across India, a rigid caste system thousands of years old still dictates much of daily life – from social circles to dating pools to job opportunities and schooling. (CNN) — For ...

For millions across India, a rigid caste system thousands of years old still dictates much of daily life – from social circles to dating pools to job opportunities and schooling. The Indian government ...