Benchmarks reveal how artificial-intelligence systems reinforce discriminatory social hierarchies.

Members of India's Banjara community demand reservation benefits in Mumbai [Praful Gangurde/Hindustan Times via Getty Images] Counting castes in India has always been about more than numbers - it is ...

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 ...

* Study: high risk of recessive genetic diseases in India * DNA shows virtually all Indians a mix of backgrounds * Findings support history of caste system By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor ...

ON GANDHI JAYANTI, a national holiday, Nitish Kumar caused a stir. The chief minister of Bihar, a big and poor north Indian state, chose a day that honours Mohandas Gandhi (who fought against caste ...

Information Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw didn’t say when the census would begin when he announced it would include caste information Wednesday. He said the decision demonstrated New Delhi’s commitment to ...

Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, made several costly miscalculations in this year’s general election. He overestimated his own popularity. He underestimated the extent of economic angst, ...

Indian society rests on a graded hierarchy called caste, which Dr BR Ambedkar described as “an ascending scale of reverence ...

India is set to conduct its first caste-based census in years, and for the first time, Muslim communities will also be asked about their caste. This new development has sparked political discussions, ...

Mangaluru: The Parishishta Pangadagala Olameesalathi Horata Samithi (Scheduled Tribes Internal Reservation Action Committee) ...