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Activists hopeful as Canada’s largest school district takes first step towards banning caste discrimination

New Delhi revives the Village Defence Guards in southern Jammu area after seven Hindus are killed by suspected rebels.

Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair has received a fresh flurry of online threats from several pro-Hindutva influencers, with some even inciting violence against the journalist. The threats range from those demanding lone wolf attacks against Zubair to seeking “extrajudicial steps" against him.

It isn’t just artists and teachers who are losing sleep over advances in automation and artificial intelligence. Robots are being brought into Hinduism’s holiest rituals – and not all worshippers are happy about it.

Millions of Indians on Wednesday celebrated the Holi festival, dancing to the beat of drums, smearing each other with green, yellow and red colors and exchanging sweets in homes, parks and streets.

Today marks the start of Holi, the festival of colours, a Hindu celebration where partygoers throw brightly coloured powders and water balloons at each other.

Seattle became the first city in the U.S. to outlaw caste-based discrimination against immigrants from stigmatized groups in South Asia’s traditional social hierarchy.

The holiday is usually celebrated over the course of two days

Caste-based discrimination happens in the U.S. too. A new Seattle ordinance galvanizes the South Asian community