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India Gets New President From Bottom of Hindu Caste System
Ram Nath Kovind was elected India's new president Thursday, the second time since independence a head of state has been...
India Votes For Next President From Lowest Dalit Caste
Indian lawmakers voted Monday to pick the country's president, who is certain to come from the lowest Dalit caste, in...
India To Get Head of State From Lowest Caste
India's next president will emerge from the Dalit caste -- a community so marginalised they were once known as...
India Mob Kills Muslim Teen In Beef Row, One Arrested
Indian police on Saturday said one person has been arrested after a mob stabbed a Muslim teenager to death on suspicion...
India’s Opposition Pitch Dalit For President
Opposition parties Thursday picked a former parliament speaker from India's lowest Dalit caste as their presidential...
Indian District Blocks Internet After Deadly Caste Clashes
Authorities in north India have blocked mobile internet services, arrested 24 people and suspended senior officials...
Five Men Beaten, Arrested, In India Over Alleged Cow Killing
Indian police Friday arrested five men for "animal cruelty" after they were caught skinning a buffalo and beaten on...
Indian Singers Rising Above Caste
For young Indians from disadvantaged, low-caste backgrounds, singer Ginni Mahi was an inspiration, one of their own...
Granddaughter To ‘Gandhi Must Fall’ Campaigners
Mahatma Gandhi wasn’t racist, communal or casteist, says his granddaughter Ela Gandhi. The defence may seem...