Prof.Noboru Karashima, a prominent Japanese Tamil scholar, left an indelible mark on the global stage by dedicating himself to the study of South Indian, especially the Tamil history. Serving as ...

Chennai: Following intervention of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) after aid was halted for victims of caste crimes in Tamil Nadu, the state govt has resumed the release of ...

The suspected honour killing of a Dalit man Shankar in Tamil Nadu may have caused uproar in India, but this is only the latest case of caste-based violence in a state with a history of Dalit ...

More than 240 million people in South Asia live a precarious existence, shunned by much of society because of their ranks as untouchables or Dalits at the bottom of a rigid caste system.

Their boycott was part of a protest demanding action against a woman faculty member, who allegedly uttered remarks justifying the caste system during her lecture to MA Tamil students in July.

He spoke to the press post a screening of his recent directorial Kavundampalayam in Salem, Tamil Nadu on August 9 and said ...

The Tamil Nadu Labour Department is confident of resolving the issue of striking workers at the Samsung Electronics Plant management. Udhayanidhi Stalin - son of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK ...

MADURAI: Hundreds of Dalit families, whose relatives were killed in caste atrocity cases, have not got the Rs 7,500 monthly pension for the past five months. The Tamil Nadu government started ...

Around 80 per cent of India’s population belongs to Other Backward Classes (OBC), Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities, who were excluded and discriminated against by ...

A committee consituted by the Tamil Nadu government to suggest measures to prevent caste-based discrimination and violence in ...

Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) president K. Selvaperunthagai on Monday endorsed the demand of senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to the Centre for a caste census along with the decadal census.