Discrimination in IIT campuses | Sunshine in my eyes can make me cry

Discrimination in IIT campuses | Sunshine in my eyes can make me cry

Trigger warning: The following article has references to suicide. Please avoid reading if you feel distressed by the subject. To reach the Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, (IIT-H) from a village close to Odisha’s Mahanadi river, in Subarnapur district, D. Subarna (name changed to protect identity), 23, travelled by bus, train, and a cab. When … Read more

HC directs HR&CE Dept. to ensure worship at Droupadi Amman temple festival without caste discrimination

HC directs HR&CE Dept. to ensure worship at Droupadi Amman temple festival without caste discrimination

Though it was a public temple and not a denominational temple, rampant discrimination was being practised unabashedly, petitioner tells the court. The Madras High Court on Thursday directed Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Department to ensure that all devotees, without any caste discrimination whatsoever, are allowed to participate in the ongoing Chithirai-Vaigasi festival at … Read more

Ramakka, only third gender candidate in fray, keen to fight discrimination

Ramakka, only third gender candidate in fray, keen to fight discrimination

Ramakka T | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Ramakka T., a candidate of the Desh Prem Party who has filed her nomination papers for the Kampli Assembly constituency in Ballari district, is the only third gender candidate contesting in the Karnataka Assembly elections this time. Ms. Ramakka, 59, a native of Badanahatti village in Kurugod taluk … Read more

Silicon Valley Bank collapse renews calls to address disparities impacting entrepreneurs of color | CNN Business

Silicon Valley Bank collapse renews calls to address disparities impacting entrepreneurs of color | CNN Business

CNN  —  When customers at Silicon Valley Bank rushed to withdraw billions of dollars last month, venture capitalist Arlan Hamilton stepped in to help some of the founders of color who panicked about losing access to payroll funds. As a Black woman with nearly 10 years of business experience, Hamilton knew the options for those … Read more

US intel chiefs say China likely to press Taiwan and seek to undercut US | CNN Politics

US intel chiefs say China likely to press Taiwan and seek to undercut US | CNN Politics

CNN  —  US Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines told Congress Wednesday that Chinese President Xi Jinping is likely to press Taiwan and try to undercut US influence in the coming years as he begins a third term as president. While Beijing has stepped up its public criticism of the US, Haines told the Senate … Read more

Ensured equitable development of all Assembly constituencies without discrimination: Haryana CM

Ensured equitable development of all Assembly constituencies without discrimination: Haryana CM

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar. File | Photo Credit: ANI The BJP Government in Haryana has ensured equitable development of all Assembly constituencies without any discrimination, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said on Thursday. After inaugurating three projects worth ₹39.70 crore in Ballabhgarh, he said that because of the government’s investment-friendly policies, Haryana is … Read more

This fan has shaped anti-discrimination policy in Australian cricket after alleging racial abuse at a match | CNN

This fan has shaped anti-discrimination policy in Australian cricket after alleging racial abuse at a match | CNN

CNN  —  Two years after alleging he was racially abused at a cricket match, an Indian fan has had a hand in shaping how the sport tackles discrimination in Australia. Krishna Kumar was attending the third day of the 2021 test match between Australia and India at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) when he heard … Read more

Two wounded in shooting in Jerusalem, police say, after synagogue attack leaves seven dead | CNN

Two wounded in shooting in Jerusalem, police say, after synagogue attack leaves seven dead | CNN

CNN  —  Two people were wounded in a shooting attack in Jerusalem on Saturday, emergency services say, the day after a gunman killed at least seven people near a synagogue in the city. The two men injured in the City of David area of Jerusalem on Saturday, one aged 22 and one in his 40s, … Read more

At least seven dead in Jerusalem synagogue attack, Israeli police say | CNN

At least seven dead in Jerusalem synagogue attack, Israeli police say | CNN

CNN  —  Tensions in Israel and the Palestinian territories remain high after Friday’s shooting, which police chief Yaakov Shabtai described as “one of the worst terror attacks in the past few years.” The shooter in that attack was also later killed by police forces, according to police. Two people were wounded in a separate shooting … Read more

Police fire teargas to quell protesters at site of deadly Paris shooting | CNN

Police fire teargas to quell protesters at site of deadly Paris shooting | CNN

CNN  —  French police on Friday fired teargas amid clashes with agitated protesters outside a Kurdish community center in the heart of Paris, where a gunman earlier killed three people and injured four others in an attack with possible racist underpinnings. All three people killed inside and near the Kurdish Cultural Center Ahmet-Kaya on Rue … Read more