CHENNAI/NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Hundreds of poor lower-caste families who lost their homes and jobs after devastating floods swept southern India have been neglected by government ...

In a truly remarkable display of community consensus and social reform, the village of Soundala in the Ahilyanagar district of Maharashtra has declared itself a caste-free village by adopting a ...

An Indian court has denied Christians of Dalit origin legal protections meant for lower caste people, saying a person who converted to Christianity cannot claim to be a member of a lower caste group.

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...