Safe, unimpeded maritime passage through Strait of Hormuz should be restored at the earliest: India at UNSCIndia has called for immediate restoration of safe maritime passage through the Strait of Hormuz. The nation expressed deep concern over th...
28 Apr, 2026, 06.38 PM IST
Women’s employment rate rises to 39% in 2025 from 22% in 2017: Mansukh MandaviyaFemale employment in India has seen a substantial rise, reaching 39 percent in 2025 from 22 percent in 2017. This growth reflects increased...
28 Apr, 2026, 03.19 PM IST
SC refuses to entertain plea of Army veterans against current pay-fixation rulesThe Supreme Court declined to hear a plea from ex-servicemen challenging pay-fixation rules that penalize veterans joining civil services. ...
16 Apr, 2026, 04.40 PM IST
Mallikarjun Kharge raises workplace caste discrimination in Rajya SabhaDuring Zero Hour in the Rajya Sabha, Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge raised concerns over caste-based discrimination at workplaces,...
12 Feb, 2026, 11.30 PM IST
Mallikarjun Kharge brings up Odisha anganwadi Dalit worker case in Parliament, discusses caste discrimination at workplaceMallikarjun Kharge highlighted caste discrimination at workplaces. He cited an Odisha anganwadi where a Dalit worker faced boycott. Inciden...
12 Feb, 2026, 12.21 PM IST
Leaving palates in a pickle: Lack of familiarity is often behind food discriminationA recent incident at the University of Colorado, where Indian PhD scholars faced racist comments over the smell of palak paneer, highlights...
17 Jan, 2026, 12.20 AM IST
How a palak paneer smell led Indian students get nearly Rs 1.8 crore compensation from US universityAn Indian student and his partner received $200,000 (nearly Rs 1.8 crore) and Master's degrees in a settlement with the University of Color...
14 Jan, 2026, 03.54 PM IST
UCC unacceptable, staunchly oppose discrimination based on food choice: Shatrughan SinhaTrinamool Congress MP Shatrughan Sinha has affirmed his party's opposition to the Uniform Civil Code, rejecting any legislation that discri...
05 Feb, 2025, 09.46 PM IST
Meta must face lawsuit claiming it prefers foreign workers over US citizensThe legal landscape shifted with the Section 1981 ruling impacting tech giants like Meta Platforms and Apple. Cases against biased hiring p...
28 Jun, 2024, 07.29 AM IST
Zomato renames ‘pure veg’ mode to ‘veg only’ amid social media rowFood delivery platform Zomato faced a major social media backlash after its decision to use the term ‘pure veg’ and have delivery personnel...
21 Mar, 2024, 10.57 PM IST
IIT-B students complain of food discrimination after "vegetarians only" posters are put up on canteen wallsStudents have raised the issue of food discrimination at the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B) after "vegetarians only" posters...
30 Jul, 2023, 03.12 PM IST
Incitement to violence is antithesis of peace, tolerance and harmony, says India at UNSCSpeaking at the UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine 'Incitement to violence leading to atrocity crimes' on Tuesday, India's Deputy Perma...
22 Jun, 2022, 11.07 AM IST
Puttu and Kadala back on Indian Railways menu after protestsRail passengers from Kerala are elated to find the ethnic Malyalam dishes back in the railway's menu. Kerala's traditional food items such ...
22 Jan, 2020, 02.01 PM IST
No vendetta, Amethi food park project did not have requisite land: Union ministerCongress Vice President, Rahul Gandhi had earlier alleged that NDA government owing to political vendetta has scrapped Amethi food park pro...
17 Aug, 2017, 05.45 PM IST
- Goa government to crack down on racial discrimination at shacks
There have been some incidents in the past where Indians were debarred at beach shacks, or the foreign tourists were given preferential tre...
20 Sep, 2014, 05.13 PM IST
- Centre doing discrimination in foodgrain procurement: Nitish Kumar
Nitish Kumar accused the Centre of discriminating against Bihar with FCI going back on its promise of procuring foodgrain speedily.
21 Feb, 2013, 05.12 PM IST
- Global food packaging norms on anvil
Union health ministry plans to make it mandatory for all packed foods sold in the country to conform to stringent international packaging n...
18 Dec, 2004, 02.51 AM IST