The devotees rushed to collect soil from the ground the man had just walked on, thousands thronging to the front of a venue densely crammed with a quarter of a million people, under stifling heat. But ...

Benchmarks reveal how artificial-intelligence systems reinforce discriminatory social hierarchies.

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. The Indian government ...

America's tech giants are taking a modern-day crash course in India's ancient caste system, with Apple emerging as an early leader in policies to rid Silicon Valley of a rigid hierarchy that's ...

One word that still thrives in India and continues to challenge society is caste. The word originated in Spain and was later used by Portuguese, and it was the British who institutionalised it within ...

Distinguished Professor of Political Science and the Tagore Chair in Indian Cultures and Civilizations, Indiana University Long before the outbreak of COVID-19, a more pernicious form of social ...

The man in the crowd -- Part one. Toxins in the permafrost and heat rising all around. The afterlife of pathogens -- An old house and an infrared light -- An American untouchable -- Part two. The ...