Racism
- World
British Sikh MP gets threatening email saying ‘watch your back’
London: Britain’s first female Sikh MP Preet Kaur Gill has said she was forced to contact police after receiving a threatening email message saying: “watch your back”. The senior Labour MP for…
- World
In a racist tirade, Nikki Haley asked to go back to ‘her own country’
New York: Calling Indian-American Nikki Haley a ‘bimbo’ and ‘preposterous creature’, conservative pundit and author Ann Coutler asked the Republican presidential candidate to return to India. “Why don’t you go back to…
- World
Surrey proclaims day in memory of Sikh victim of racist attack
Surrey: On the 25th anniversary of the brutal killing of Nirmal Singh Gill by the white supremacists, one of the fastest growing municipalities of Canada made a proclamation to recognize the incident.…
- Delhi
‘Racist’: Delhi HC rejects PIL seeking deportation of Africans
New Delhi: Terming it “racist”, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday rejected a a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking police verification of passports of all people from Africa as well as Bangladeshis…
- World
UK bizman apologises after Indian-origin doc slams his ‘racist joke’
London: British businessman Charlie Mullins has apologised for a “racist joke” he made at 2022 British Curry Awards, which was slammed by Indian-origin TV presenter Ranj Singh, and drew sharp reactions from…
- World
Racism, discrimination against kids rife worldwide: UNICEF
United Nations: Racism and discrimination against children based on their ethnicity, language, and religion are rife in countries across the world, according to a new report by Unicef. Children from marginalised ethnic,…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Absolutely unacceptable, says KTR on IKEA incident
Hyderabad: Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) working president KT Rama Rao asked the Swedish furniture manufacturer IKEA to apologise after one of their customers who hails from Manipur allegedly faced discriminatory behaviour from…
- World
Guterres calls for end to racism, discrimination
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for efforts to eliminate racism and discrimination. “Over the next 100 days and beyond, let us work to safeguard the human rights of all…
- Sports
Former South Africa batter Graeme Smith cleared of racism allegations
Johannesburg: Former South Africa captain and director of cricket Graeme Smith has been cleared of allegations of racism, Cricket South Africa announced. Smith and current head coach Mark Boucher were among a…
- World
UN chief calls for end to slavery’s legacy of racism
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for an end to the legacy of the transatlantic slave trade, racism. The transatlantic trade in enslaved Africans was instrumental in shaping modern conceptions…
- Technology
Twitter, Google blocked ads from medical journal about health, racism
San Francisco: Tech giants Twitter and Google blocked advertisements of a special issue of medical journal Health Affairs that focused on racism and health, the companies have claimed. The peer-reviewed journal’s latest…
- World
Japan to watch WHO probe of director’s alleged racism, abuse
Tokyo: Japan’s government said Friday it will watch the World Health Organization’s investigation into staff complaints over racism and abuse by a top Japanese official at the agency but denied it inappropriately…
- Technology
Reddit is now valued at over $10bn: Report
San Francisco: Online discussion forum Reddit said that it is now valued at more than $10 billion after raising an additional $410 million in funding, with the final round expected to grow…
- World
UN creates permanent body to address challenges of racism
United Nations: The UN General Assembly approved a resolution Monday establishing a Permanent Forum of People of African Descent to provide expert advice on addressing the challenges of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia…
- Sports
UK to ban online racists from games after Euro 2020 uproar
London: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the government plans to ban anyone guilty of online racist abuse from soccer matches as authorities continue to respond to the lawlessness connected to England’s…
