"We went so far to hold untouchability as unconstitutional. I do not think any other Constitution says that. Traditions are there to the ex...

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot had recently announced this in the 2023-24 Budget after which a notification was issued by the Department of So...

The beneficiary may undertake a business or income generation venture. Under the inter-caste marriage scheme, Rs 10,000 to Rs 5 lakh would ...

In the case in question, Shaista Parveen alias Sangeeta had converted to Islam before marriage and the couple claimed they were both living...

Take the case of a 24-year old Hindu girl who has a live-in relationship with a Muslim boy for four months and has denied that there was an...

The scheme has been in place in both states for several years now. The Uttar Pradesh government had allocated Rs 10 lakh under this in its ...

The cash incentives are given to all legally registered inter-faith Indian couples, said officials of the state Social Welfare Department.

Answering wide-ranging questions on issues like inter-caste marriages, education as well as the caste system, Bhagwat also said.

"As of now, there is no plan to extend the scheme (Dr Ambedkar Scheme for Social Integration) to inter-religion marriages," Vijay Sampla sa...

Speaking to journalists the Minister said, “The state could give Rs 20-25 crore as an award to those districts that have high incidence of ...

Law alone will not ensure that there is no crime against dalits, he said and suggested that promotion of inter-caste marriages can help.

The social recognition or acceptance by the society has emerged as the determining factor for the caste status of a child born out of inter...

Since 2013, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has funded the Dr. Ambedkar Scheme for Social Integration through Inter-caste Ma...

Amending over 600-year-old norms, a khap phanchayat allowed inter-caste marriages. The panchayat allowed marriages within 42 villages under...

The petitioner had contended that the step would help create a casteless society.

The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to make its stand clear on a plea seeking action against the diktats of 'Khap Panchayts'.

Actor-turned-politician Chiranjeevi is caught in a controversy after he attended an inter-caste wedding that triggered objections from the ...