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Bidar student alleges discrimination over sacred thread at Karnataka CET centre, principal suspended
Karnataka | April 20, 2025 10:18 ISTA student in Bidar, Karnataka, was allegedly barred from writing the CET exam after he refused to remove his Janeu (sacred thread). The incident took place on April 17 at Sai Spoorthi PU College. Following the student's complaint, the principal and a staff member were suspended.
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World Day of Social Justice 2024: Date, theme, history and significance
Lifestyle | February 20, 2024 10:32 ISTDiscover the significance of World Day of Social Justice 2024, celebrated on February 20, with the theme 'Bridging Gaps, Building Alliances'. Learn about its history and how it promotes awareness and action towards addressing global inequalities.
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Supreme Court notice to Centre, 11 states on PIL alleging caste-based discrimination in jails
India | January 03, 2024 13:27 ISTSC on caste-based discrimination in jails: “I have not heard of discrimination on caste. The segregation is usually based on undertrial prisoners and the convicts,” the solicitor general said.
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US: California Governor vetoes landmark anti-caste discrimination bill, Indian community lauds move
World | October 08, 2023 20:22 ISTThe SB403 bill was introduced by California Senator Aisha Wahab in March to include caste as a protected category. Newsom said that it was "unnecessary" since laws to protect against caste-discrimination already existed in California.
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US: California Senate passes Bill to ban caste discrimination
World | May 12, 2023 9:03 ISTThe Bill would give people legal options to address claims of caste bias and discrimination in housing, employment, education and other areas.
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NCM urge NTA to ensure no discrimination against Sikh students
Education | September 28, 2021 14:46 ISTNCM Urged the National Testing Agency to ensure there is no discrimination.
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Bank accounts of over 40 crore poor opened without any discrimination: PM Modi
News | December 22, 2020 13:13 ISTThe last time a PM attended an event at AMU was Lal Bahadur Shastri in 1964. Before him, prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru had visited AMU four times.
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We Are One: A song that raises voice against racism and discrimination
August 28, 2020 19:57 ISTA lot of artists have joined hands together for a very special song titled 'We Are One' that raises its voice and says NO to all kinds of 'Racism & Discrimination.' The video is available on the video-surfing platform YouTube and features artists such as Shaan, Salim Merchant, Namit Das, Jaideep Ahlawat, Abhishek Banerjee, Shalmali, Rakesh Bedi, Zoya Hussain, Vivek Agnihotri amongst others.
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Nurses from Imphal quit jobs in Kolkata over alleged discrimination
News | May 20, 2020 18:14 ISTAround 185 nurses have quit their job from hospitals in Kolkata and returned to their native place Manipur's Imphal.
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AI tool can detect discrimination on basis of race, gender
Technology | July 11, 2019 12:14 ISTArtificial Intelligence tool for detecting unfair discrimination on the basis of gender or race, has been developed by a team of US based researchers
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YouTube tightens policy to remove hateful, supremacist content
India | June 06, 2019 17:04 ISTYouTube Thursday tightened its policies to combat hateful and supremacist content, as it resolved to protect the platform from being used to incite hatred, harassment, discrimination and violence.
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1 in 5 Muslim Canadians say they face discrimination
Lifestyle | March 20, 2018 6:45 ISTIt also found that among the general adult population in each Canadian region, Muslims were the least liked group when compared to caucasians, catholics, Indigenous people, members of the LGBTQ community and racial minorities.
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Centre denies discrimination against women in Army recruitment
India | February 10, 2018 19:19 ISTA bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal was told that the allegation of discrimination against women in Indian Army with respect to their recruitment in the force is "baseless, unfounded and devoid of merit".
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No discrimination on the basis of religion, says Rajnath Singh
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Did You Know: 5 places in India where Indians are not allowed
Trending | November 01, 2017 12:52 ISTHere are few places in India where 'Indians' are turned away at the entry itself.
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Maldives quits Commonwealth, alleges discrimination
World | October 13, 2016 22:01 ISTAlleging the Commonwealth group unjustly and unfairly, Maldives government has decided to leave the Commonwealth claiming that the 53-nation inter-governmental organisation was discriminatory against it. The statement by the Foreign Ministry came wee
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Discrimination leads to heavy drinking, say experts
Lifestyle | July 01, 2016 13:58 ISTPeople who face discrimination because of their identities - whether based on race, sexual orientation or gender - are at increased risk of alcohol abuse, says a new study.
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Shame! Two sisters carry body of mother in Odisha, villagers stay away
India | April 05, 2016 22:47 ISTA village in Western Odisha on Monday was a mute spectator to a shameful incident in which two sisters had to carry the body of their 70-year-old mother to the cremation ground for the funeral rites.
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Muslim family asked to get off United Airlines flight over dressing style
World | April 02, 2016 19:01 ISTNew York: In what is being labelled as a ‘discriminatory’ act by many, a Muslim family was asked to de-board a United Airlines flight after just before it was going to take-off citing ‘safety’ issues.
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Sabarimala entry curbs a 'matter of religion', Kerala govt tells SC
India | February 06, 2016 19:08 ISTNew Delhi: The Kerala government today defended the ban on the entry of women of menstrual age into the Sabarimala temple in the state, saying that the restrictions are a "matter of religion" and that
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