scorecardresearch
Add as a preferred source on Google
Sunday, September 13, 2026
Celebrating 9 Years
Support Our Journalism

Support our Journalism

9th Anniversary: Free Tote & Mug

Subscribe
TopicScheduled Caste

Topic: Scheduled Caste

Scheduled Caste or Backward Class Hindu cannot claim reservation after embracing Islam: Madras HC

Striking down a state order that says converts must be treated as Backward Class Muslims, court reiterates 1952 ruling that says a Hindu ceases to be member of any caste on converting.

Why SC stand on Scheduled Caste conversion signals a structural reset in India

British Colonial censuses did not merely record caste, they froze it, standardised it, and permanently tied it to governance. Independent India inherited this mechanism.

SC aspirant in Haryana missed shot at civil judgeship by a hair. Top court gives her another chance

Aspirant's case drew attention for the unusual nature of her grievance. HC asked to consider relaxing the marks threshold for reserved category in state’s judicial branch exam for 2023–24.

SC scholarship scheme achieved just half its target this year; fellowship cap unchanged since 2005

House panel finds persistent underperformance across plethora of scholarship and support schemes designed to aid students from deprived sections of society.

A man should leave politics after 55 years: BR Ambedkar

On 27 October 1951, Dr BR Ambedkar addressed voters in Jalandhar during his campaign for the first Lok Sabha election, speaking about political power, safeguards, and the future of the SCs in independent India.

Can a converted Christian claim Scheduled Caste benefits? HC takes up question on religious identity

Dismissing a plea to quash a criminal case, Allahabad High Court judge issues a series of directions to UP govt to ensure that ‘fraud on Constitution' is not being carried out.

Senior Haryana IPS officer Y Puran Kumar found dead at Chandigarh residence, suicide suspected

Known as an upright officer, Kumar often had run-ins with his fellow colleagues in the police force and senior civil servants.

Why does Tamil Nadu have Adi Dravidar welfare dept instead of SC welfare dept? Debate reaches HC

A PIL has been filed in Madras High Court seeking to change the name of the Adi Dravidar & Tribal Welfare Department to Scheduled Caste & Scheduled Tribe Welfare Department.

Medical colleges set up for Schedule Caste can’t have general quota ceiling. HC misread it

The Allahabad High Court's misinterpretation lies in treating four special medical colleges in UP as ordinary educational establishments, when these colleges were conceived as instruments of constitutional justice.

Affirmative action beyond jobs: Why HC upheld 1994 quota for SC/ST bidders in PSU transport contracts

Some BPCL contractors challenged guidelines issued by Centre on 18 August 1994. Policy mandates reservation to SC/ST bidders in transport contracts by oil marketing companies.

On Camera

Srinagar’s cinemas may have gone dark. Kashmir’s love for films never did

It seemed like J&K's battered past had taken a backseat, even if it was for the four days of the international film festival.

Global funds sour on India stocks as some cut allocation to zero

Weak corporate earnings and the lack of an AI investment theme are prompting global investors to cut India exposure.

‘Society as battlefield’: NATO cites Indian military paper on cognitive warfare. What it says

In a seminal work, former military officers Lt. Gen. D.S. Hooda & Lt. Col. Pavithran Rajan put forth a framework to approach cognitive warfare, called Socio-Technical-Cognitive Battlespace.

The real BRICS story is what China, Russia want & India wishes

India, China and Russia share more contradictions than congruence. Each has a different worldview, as also a different adversary. The rude fact is that BRICS is the most irrelevant of all such groupings.