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US cop who laughed after Indian student’s death fired
New York: A Seattle police officer, whose insensitive comments and laughter following the death of an Indian student had caused outrage, has been fired. Jaahnavi Kandula, 23, was struck by a police…
- India
India to open new consulate in Seattle
New Delhi: India is set to soon open a new consulate in Seattle in the US, around seven years after it first made an announcement on the initiative, people familiar with the…
- World
Fresno becomes 2nd US city to ban caste discrimination
New York: After Seattle, Fresno in California has become the second US city to ban caste discrimination following the city council’s unanimous 7-0 vote in favour of adding caste as a ‘protected…
- World
More rallies, prayer ceremony held for Andhra pupil killed in Seattle
New York: Members of the Hindu community in Seattle held a prayer ceremony for Jaahnavi Kandula, the 23-year-old Indian student who died after being hit by a police patrol vehicle in January…
- World
Probe launched after video shows US cop mocking Indian students death
Houston: A Seattle police watchdog agency has launched an investigation after bodycam footage emerged of a police officer joking about the death of a 23-year-old Indian student after she was struck by…
- World
Video shows US cop joking about Indian student killed by fellow officer
New York: An officer from Seattle Police Department has been under investigation after a newly-released bodycam footage showed him laughing and joking on a phone call about an Indian student who was…
- World
2 dead, 1 injured in shooting in Seattle
San Francisco: Two men were fatally shot and a third was critically wounded at Cal Anderson Park in Seattle, the US state of Washington. One person died at the spot and the…
- World
After Seattle, caste battle now reaches Toronto
Washington: After Seattle in the United States, the caste battle has now reached Toronto in Canada where the two sides — one favouring a ban on caste-based discrimination and the other opposing…
- Opinions
Caste bias exists in US, says Kshama Sawant
Washington: Kshama Sawant made history last month when Seattle adopted a resolution moved by her to ban caste-based discrimination, become the first US city to do so. She took and stared down…
- Business
Amazon to shut 8 Go stores to cut costs
San Francisco: As part of its cost-cutting effort, Amazon plans to shut eight of its Go convenience stores in the US. According to CNBC, the tech giant will close two Go stores…
- World
Seattle’s anti-caste ordinance ‘extraordinarily historic victory’: Kshama Sawant
Washington: The banning of caste discrimination by Seattle city despite tough resistance from several people is an “extraordinarily historic victory” of the oppressed caste across the world, Kshama Sawant, the Indian-American political…
- World
Seattle City Council votes to ban caste discrimination
Seattle: The Seattle City Council voted today to pass a landmark ordinance to ban caste discrimination in Seattle City. The legislation, introduced by Councilmember Kshama Sawant, outlaws caste-based discrimination. This historic decision…
- World
Ban caste discrimination: Ambedkar Intl Center to Seattle City Council
The Ambedkar International Center, Inc. (AIC), a US-based civil rights group that fights against caste oppression, and other groups have asked the Seattle City Council to ban caste-based discrimination. The proposed ordinance,…
