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Karnataka 'hate speech' bill unnecessary, existing framework adequate: Home MinistryThe Union Home Ministry has informed Karnataka that its proposed bill to curb hate speech might be unnecessary. Existing laws are deemed su...
Boss denied you a deserving salary hike despite good performance? Check your rights under new Labour CodePrivate sector employees in India face limited legal recourse against appraisal discrimination, especially when it's not gender-based. Whil...
Can you be fired from job despite achieving your annual target? Know what the labour law saysMeeting annual targets doesn't guarantee job security in the private sector. Labour laws, particularly the Industrial Disputes Act, offer p...
- Shiv & Shakti
Shaivism followers revere Shiv as the Supreme Being, but traditional beliefs often restrict menstruating women from temples, deeming them i...
Racist, sexist, casteist: Is AI bad news for India?With a population of 1.4 billion powering the world's fifth-biggest economy, India is undergoing breakneck technological change, rolling ou...
Statue of Mahatma Gandhi defaced at Hindu temple in Canada, police probing it as hate crimeThe statue was vandalized at Vishnu Mandir in the area of Yonge Street and Garden Avenue, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) repor...
Pitney Bowes reworks leave policy for a more inclusive workplaceUnder the new leave policy, new mothers at Pitney Bowes will be eligible for six months of work from home (WFH) over and above the six mont...
View: Making the case for Uniform Civil Code as a secular propositionCreating a UCC cannot be rushed through. It will necessarily be a long and painstaking task involving the participation of all religious gr...
One in two Indian-Americans say they face bias, even as many import their own prejudices into USA new 2020 Indian American Attitudes Survey released on Wednesday reveals that one in two Indian Americans report being discriminated again...
View: Eight years since a quota for women on boards was mandated, has India Inc improved gender balance?Eight years on, media coverage on the consequences of the regulation has been rather pessimistic, pointing towards jugaad-like, symbolic fe...
Paris raps Pakistan over Alvi remarks on French MuslimsAddressing a conference on religion on Saturday, Alvi said: "When you see that laws are being changed in favour of a majority to isolate a ...
Army slams state-sponsored social media campaign from Pakistan to defame it"Over the past few days, a state sponsored malicious social media disinformation campaign has been run by Pakistan against the Indian Army ...
PIL in SC seeks uniform law for succession and inheritanceThe petition filed by BJP leader Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay said gender and religion-neutral laws in succession and inheritance is necessary to...
Too young for senior position? Age-based bias becoming more prominent at workplacesAbout 33% of Indian employees face or have faced age-based bias at their workplace.
BJP MP accuses social media of algorithmic bias, proposes bill to make them accountableThe BJP MP said an algorithmic accountability bill can be passed to bar algorithmic discrimination based on gender, caste, religion, sexual...
ET Women's Forum: Should workplace diversity be a key deciding factor during hiring?The participation of women in India’s workforce stands at under 30%.
Tulsi Gabbard, First Hindu in the US House asks board to describe Hinduism accuratelyCalifornia State Board of Education is in final stages of revising and updating the K-12 History-Social Science Framework for public school...
Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev against discrimination of women in religion"There should not be any discrimination against any woman in any religion. This is against the spirit. This is wrong," he said.
Health, education neglected more in NDA regime: Amartya Sen"Education and healthcare were neglected by the UPA govt and it is more neglected by the present govt," the noted economist said at an even...
- One in five hate crimes in US due to religious bias
US law enforcement agencies reported 6,222 hate crime incidents involving 7,254 offenses, according to the Hate Crime Statistics, 2011.