Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A census official collects information from a household in Bonda, on the outskirts of Gauhati, India, during the 2011 national ...

A socio-economic survey initiated by Karnataka state in southern India has become controversial after the state prevented Christians from entering their caste, following opposition from Hindu groups.

The top court in southern Indian Tamil Nadu state has ruled that persons marrying under the Christian personal law should be considered to have converted to Christianity and abandoned their ...

Christian leaders and the Archbishop of Bengaluru today clarified their position on the ongoing social and educational survey, commonly called caste survey, being conducted by the Karnataka government ...

Publicly identifying their faith can lead to consequences for lower-caste Christians and those in religiously hostile states. Ravi Kishore, a third-generation Christian from the southern Indian state ...

Grandsons of Dalit leader Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar are appealing to the community to mention their original caste in the caste ...

(CNN) — For millions across India, a rigid caste system thousands of years old still dictates much of daily life – from social circles to dating pools to job opportunities and schooling. CNN — (CNN) — ...