Racism
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This TV actress reveals she lost roles due to her dark skin
Bollywood | Mar 15, 2017, 06:52 PM ISTThe obsession with fair skin is widely prevalent all over the nation and sadly, our glamour industry too practices this inhuman activity. Recently, popular TV actress Ulka Gupta, who is best known as Manu of
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‘Go back to your country’: Another Indian becomes victim of ‘hate crime’ in NZ
World | Mar 07, 2017, 01:04 PM ISTAmid the rising incidents of Indians becoming victims of “hate crimes” in the President Trump-ruled United States, another similar incident has come into light in New Zealand.
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Racial discrimination is more deep-rooted in our brains than we think, suggests study
Lifestyle | Nov 04, 2016, 12:17 PM ISTThe human brain responds more strongly to negative depiction of ethnic or religious minorities, finds a new study that analyses the beginning and the spread of racial bias. “When you look at Islam, for example,
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Meet Rafaela Silva, a victim of racism who won the first Olympic gold medal for Brazil
Other Sports | Aug 13, 2016, 01:45 PM ISTTears of joy shed off Rafaela Silva’s eyes, as she earned the first-ever gold medal for Brazil of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. But only a few people know that the 22-year-old gold medallist was
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Sushma Swaraj apologises to Manipur woman who was asked ‘whether she was Indian’ at Delhi airport
India | Jul 11, 2016, 11:24 AM ISTExternal Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday apologised to Manipuri girl Monika Khangembam, who alleged that an immigration officer at the Delhi’s IGI Airport had hurled racist remarks at her.
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With racial abuse on the rise post-Brexit, man flashes British passport for ‘safety reasons'
World | Jun 30, 2016, 05:42 PM ISTEuropean Union: In a chilling account of the aftermath of Britain being voted out of the EU, a British man has issued a set of 'safety precautions' for the ethnic minorities post-Brexit in a video. The video shows Nalin Dissanayake walking along the
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This detergent ad takes racism to new level, washes black man into white
Life | May 27, 2016, 10:17 PM ISTNew Delhi: At a time when the advertising world is achieving new heights, a Chinese advertisement has gone into the opposite direction to hit an all time low. In a commercial for 'Qiaobi' detergent, a
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Tanzanian woman attack: 2 cops suspended, 4 more held
India | Feb 06, 2016, 07:59 AM ISTBengaluru: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked Karnataka government to take stringent action against the attackers who have allegedly stripped and paraded naked a young Tanzanian woman in sburban Bengaluru, triggering a nationwide
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Racist slur on Sikh Defence Minister's accent rocks Canadian parliament
World | Feb 04, 2016, 11:34 PM ISTToronto: Canada's first Sikh Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan became a victim of racism inside the Parliament during a questioning session when an opposition member interrupted him in the middle of his speech shouting that an
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Tanzanian student beaten, stripped, paraded naked in B'luru
India | Feb 04, 2016, 01:34 PM ISTBengaluru: A young Tanzanian woman was today stripped, beaten up and paraded naked for apparently no fault of hers. She was travelling in a car with three of her friends when she was dragged out
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Deboarded for 'Muslim appearance', Sikh man sues US airline for $9m
World | Jan 19, 2016, 08:19 PM ISTNew York: A Sikh man and three of his friends from Brooklyn were allegedly deplaned from an American Airlines flight because their appearance made the captain uneasy. The four have now filed a $9 million lawsuit
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Obama delivers race lecture at church shooting eulogy
World | Jun 27, 2015, 09:57 AM ISTCharleston (South Carolina): President Barack Obama delivered a passionate discourse on America's racial history Friday and then broke into song during a eulogy for a state legislator and pastor, slain along with eight other black
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US not yet cured of racism: Barack Obama
World | Jun 23, 2015, 01:44 PM ISTWashington: President Barack Obama used the politically incorrect n-word during an interview to assert that racism persists in the US, including many forms that are not overt, and the nation was not "cured of it"."Racism,
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Racial quotas controversy re-emerges in South African sport
Cricket | Mar 31, 2015, 06:41 AM ISTCape Town, South Africa: Did South Africa's cricket team drop a white player and replace him with an injured black player for a World Cup semifinal match to make its lineup more racially acceptable?The question
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Chelsea fans accused of racism to appear in court
Football | Mar 12, 2015, 07:45 AM ISTLondon: Five fans of the English football club Chelsea who have been accused of involvement in a racist incident in Paris have been ordered to appear in court, media reported on Wednesday.The fans sang racist
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Barack Obama was mistaken for waiter, Michelle for a shop assistant
World | Dec 18, 2014, 12:48 PM ISTWashington: He may be President now, but Barack Obama says he's a black man who has been mistaken for the valet."There's no black male my age, who's a professional, who hasn't come out of a
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We have zero tolerance for racism, government tells African diplomats
India | Oct 03, 2014, 10:52 AM ISTNew Delhi: Condemning attack on three African students who were assaulted by a mob four days back, the government has clearly stated that it ‘has zero tolerance for racism'.The government took this stand as diplomats
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London arts center closes show amid protests
World | Sep 25, 2014, 07:13 AM ISTLONDON: London arts center the Barbican has cancelled a show called “Exhibit B” amid protests over it featuring black artists in chains and in cages.Protesters demonstrated outside The Vaults, the show venue, and police were
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After racist slur, Sikh man urges to create a world without hate
World | Aug 05, 2014, 12:01 PM ISTNew York: A 29-year old Sikh man, critically injured after he was hit by a truck driver, who allegedly used racist slur against him, is demanding justice to ensure such crimes are not repeated and
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Racism in Japanese soccer ignites concerns
Football | Mar 15, 2014, 01:55 PM ISTTokyo: The J-League has handed down its harshest punishment in the football league's 20-year history following one of the nation's biggest clubs' fans being accused of racist behaviour in a saga that has blighted the