Tag: Dalit

Ram Nath Kovind will be sworn in as India's president Tuesday, becoming just the second leader from the oppressed Dalit ...

Ram Nath Kovind was elected India's new president Thursday, the second time since independence a head of state has been ...

Indian lawmakers voted Monday to pick the country's president, who is certain to come from the lowest Dalit caste, in ...

India's next president will emerge from the Dalit caste -- a community so marginalised they were once known as "untouchables" ...

Indian police on Saturday said one person has been arrested after a mob stabbed a Muslim teenager to death on ...

Opposition parties Thursday picked a former parliament speaker from India's lowest Dalit caste as their presidential candidate, pitting her against ...

Authorities in north India have blocked mobile internet services, arrested 24 people and suspended senior officials after clashes between castes ...

Indian police Friday arrested five men for "animal cruelty" after they were caught skinning a buffalo and beaten on suspicion ...

For young Indians from disadvantaged, low-caste backgrounds, singer Ginni Mahi was an inspiration, one of their own defying ancient prejudices ...

Mahatma Gandhi wasn’t racist, communal or casteist, says his granddaughter Ela Gandhi. The defence may seem startling, given that few ...