Dalit

About 240 million Dalits are confined to the bottom of India's hierarchical society.

India officially outlawed caste-based discrimination but it continues to be a fact of life for the estimated 200 million Dalit population.

Parwati Sunar hopes to become "literate enough" to be able to keep household accounts.

Choudhury says women, Dalits and indigenous people who are often prevented from owning land risk being shut out.

Local authorities barricaded the village after the cremation to block opposition politicians and media from meeting the victim's family.

The police faced criticism for cremating the woman's body in the middle of the night, against the wishes of her family.

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India's 200 million low-caste "untouchable" Dalits have long faced discrimination and abuse.

The 71-year-old's elevation also boosts the representation of his Dalit community, which ranks at the lower end of India's ancient caste hierarchy.

Mayawati is calling on minority groups to reject the BJP, whose roots are in Hindu nationalism that many Dalits and Muslims see as a threat to their way of life.

The middle-aged couple from the lowest Dalit caste in Uttar Pradesh state were on their way to work early Thursday when the grocery store owner asked them to pay their 15-rupee (22-cent) debt.

The student, who is still in hospital, has identified all five men -- two of whom are currently on bail awaiting trial for raping her in 2013.

The men were out on bail and allegedly wanted to punish the girl's family for not withdrawing the rape case against them.

The gruesome gang-rape and murder of a student in New Delhi on December 16 last year prompted nationwide protests and a public outcry over how police handle sexual assault cases.

Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.

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The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".

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