Dollar General to send checks from $8.5 million settlement — don’t miss these key datesDollar General is giving money to customers after an $8.5 million settlement for overcharging at checkout. Eligible shoppers can claim $10 ...
20 Mar, 2026, 06.52 PM IST
UGC rules stayed by Supreme Court; setback for govt, relief for protestersNew UGC regulations: In a stern obversation, the SC said it hoped that India was not going to have segregated schools. Is India becoming a ...
29 Jan, 2026, 07.59 PM IST
Supreme Court agrees to list for hearing plea against UGC regulationThe Supreme Court will hear a challenge to new UGC rules. These rules define caste discrimination narrowly. The plea argues this excludes i...
28 Jan, 2026, 12.56 PM IST
Plea in SC challenges definition of caste discrimination in 2026 UGC regulationsA Supreme Court plea challenges a new UGC rule. The rule defines caste discrimination narrowly, excluding students and faculty from general...
27 Jan, 2026, 01.51 PM IST
'Kursi Bachao budget' punished middle-class, farmers and workers: Congress' Manickam TagoreOn the INDIA bloc protest against Union Budget 2024 in Parliament, Tagore said that this budget is discriminatory and that it is a 'Kursi B...
24 Jul, 2024, 02.07 PM IST
Congress promises to legalise LGBTQ+ couples, plans to enact law for civil unionsThe party unveils its election manifesto, vowing to legalize civil unions for LGBTQ+ couples if elected. Chief Justice Chandrachud asserts ...
08 Apr, 2024, 06.36 PM IST
Child labour, caste-based discrimination, poverty closely interlinked in India: UN Special RapporteurIn Asia and the Pacific, the Middle East, the Americas and Europe, between 4 and 6 per cent of children are said to be in child labour, and...
18 Aug, 2022, 12.09 PM IST
Judge rules in favour of Oracle in Labor Department’s $400 million pay bias lawsuitThe matter dates back to 2014, when the US Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) audited the Califor...
24 Sep, 2020, 05.32 PM IST
Five former employees file class action suit against Wipro over discriminationAccording to the suit, the former employees have alleged “discrimination” against staff who are not of South Asian and Indian origin. The e...
28 Apr, 2020, 01.56 PM IST
TCS looks to settle US discrimination suits by ex-staffersTCS as well as those filing the suit have made a joint filing with the court, stating they are in talks for settlement.
10 Apr, 2019, 07.27 PM IST
SC says quotas in promotions okayA five-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra, however, clarified that the concept of creamy layer would apply to SCs ...
26 Sep, 2018, 11.01 PM IST
Promotion quota without data to be excessive, Supreme Court toldGovt has asked SC to revisit an earlier ruling that made it mandatory for the state to justify reservations in promotions.
24 Aug, 2018, 08.44 AM IST
No homework for CBSE kids till Class II: NCERTAs to the practice followed by schools of dividing students into different categories such as elegant, and amazing, the council has said th...
20 Apr, 2018, 12.14 PM IST
Dalit kids face bias in schools too: StudyThe study, conducted by National Dalit Movement for Justice and shared exclusively with ET, reveals a shocking picture of discrimination an...
10 Aug, 2017, 01.29 AM IST
No reservation for affluent sections, says RSSRSS general secretary Suresh Bhaiyyaji Joshi said the provisions of reservation made by Bhimrao Ambedkar were for social justice.
13 Mar, 2016, 04.29 PM IST
Goldman Sachs denies any workplace sex biasIn reply to a lawsuit alleging a boys' club atmosphere, the firm states its opposition to gender discrimination.
31 Jul, 2014, 04.22 PM IST
- Scholarship to minorities: HC judgement likely on Feb 15
The Gujarat High Court today concluded hearing on a set of PILs concerning a central scheme providing pre-matriculation scholarships to stu...
07 Feb, 2013, 10.04 PM IST