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Nawazuddin Siddiqui, who is currently making his presence felt at the 54th edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Panaji, Goa,

California lawmakers approved a bill Tuesday to outlaw discrimination based on caste, a centuries-old system that assigns social status based on one’s birth. The first-of-its-kind bill, now headed to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) desk, adds protection for those of South Asian descent who say they have not received the same fairness in employment and housing…

Doctor Babasaheb Ambedkar, a great leader and creator of the constitution, must be studied with the proper perspective in order to comprehend his tallness

The following are links to reports from MEMRI's Special Dispatch Series and Inquiry and Analysis Series, as well as to transcripts from the MEMRI TV Project, released during the past week. MEMRI REPORTS Special Dispatch No. 10472 – WARNING – GRAPHIC: Anti-Regime Demonstrations In Baluchestan, Iran; Regime Security Opens Fire On Demonstrators, Arrest Citizens, Publicly Flog

Veteran Indian politician Mulayam Singh Yadav has died at the age of 82.

Police said that a group of Scheduled Caste children approached Maheswaran for buying snacks and candies on Saturday. He refused to sell them and told them that they wont get snacks and candies or for that matter anything from his shop. �� Tamil Nadu: Shopkeeper in Tenkasi Arrested for Refusing to Sell Candies to Scheduled Caste Children.

America's tech giants are taking a modern-day crash course in India's ancient caste system, with Apple (AAPL.O) emerging as an early leader in policies to rid Silicon Valley of a rigid hierarchy that's segregated Indians for generations.

The question paper and how the caste-related question was listed in it will be investigated, informed the Vice Chancellor.

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A question paper in the Periyar University in Tamil Nadu has stoked controversy after a caste-related question was asked in the first-year exam conducted on Thursday. India News | Caste-related Question in Periyar University Exam Stokes Row, VC Orders Probe.

Speaking on the issue, the Vice Chancellor said that another university had prepared the question and he did not get any information regarding the paper.