The Supreme Court on Tuesday (March 24, 2026) held in a judgment that a person professing any religion other than Hinduism, Buddhism, or Sikhism should not be considered a member of a Schedule Caste ...

Upholds an order of Andhra Pradesh High Court, which held that once an individual converts to Christianity and actively professes and practices the faith, he cannot be regarded as a member of Schedule ...

MUMBAI, India (AP) -- About 2,000 low-caste Hindu Indians bowed before orange-robed monks and recited prayers as they converted to Buddhism in a mass ceremony Sunday that they said would bring them ...

Supreme Court rules that conversion from Hinduism, Sikhism, or Buddhism to other religions results in immediate loss of ...

In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court of India has clarified that individuals who convert from Hinduism, Sikhism, or Buddhism are no longer eligible for Scheduled Caste status, reinforcing the ...

Caste is an ancient system of social hierarchy based on one’s birth that is tied to concepts of purity and social status. Its history, evolution and current state are complicated. A move to outlaw ...

Caste is an ancient system of social hierarchy based on one’s birth that is tied to concepts of purity and social status. Its history, evolution and current state are complicated. A move to outlaw ...

Supreme Court rules Dalits converting to Christianity or other non-Hindu/Sikh/Buddhist faiths lose SC status and protections.

FILE - Members of the audience listen to a speaker at a rally organized by National Conference of Dalit Organisations in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Dec. 5, 2005. Dalits, who belong to the lowest of ...