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‘Get off our roads, Mr Singh’: DHS ad draws backlash from Sikh, Hindu groupsA Department of Homeland Security advertisement featuring "Mr Singh" has ignited controversy. Advocacy groups have labeled the campaign as ...
Knot possible: Even as law denies same-sex couples the right to marry in India, art is imagining and celebrating such unionsIndian artists are using their work to advance marriage equality discussions. Aksh Diwan Garg's paintings depict wedding guests, highlighti...
Quote of the Day by Chris Rock: 'Only dumb people try to impress smart people. Smart people just...'- Inspiring lessons on authenticity, self-worth, humility, and staying true to yourself from the greatest living comedian who turned honesty into his greatest strengthChris Rock's quote emphasizes genuine success comes from mastering one's craft. Smart people focus on their work rather than seeking extern...
‘Kaala actor nahi chahiye’: Akshay Kumar’s co-actor makes shocking claims of racism in Bollywood. He says he was replaced just three days before the shootActor Dibyendu Bhattacharya recently revealed he was allegedly removed from an advertisement due to his skin colour, highlighting a deep-ro...
Guardian quits X social media platform, citing racism and conspiracy theoriesCritics say Musk's hands-off approach has allowed lies and hate speech to spread on the platform formerly known as Twitter.
IBM and EU pull ads from Elon Musk's X as concerns about antisemitism fuel backlashIBM said this week that it stopped advertising on X after a report said its ads were appearing alongside material praising Nazis — a fresh ...
Meta rolls out long-sought tools to separate ads from harmful contentMeta also will provide a report via advertising measurement firm Zefr showing Facebook advertisers the precise content that appeared near t...
Former South Africa skipper Graeme Smith cleared of racism allegationsIn a report, it was alleged that former SA skipper Graeme Smith had discriminated against the black players by not selecting them in the na...
Auto giant Ford bids adieu to social media ads, presses to 'clean up' the digital ecosystemStarbucks, Coca-Cola and consumer products giant Unilever have made similar announcements.
MNC arms yet to take a call on Facebook adsUnilever’s India subsidiary, Hindustan Unilever, hasn’t taken a call on the matter yet. HUL has consistently ranked at top spot among India...
ASCI flags 50 ad campaigns by Ayurveda, homeopathic drug makers offering COVID-19 cure in AprilThe disclosure from ASCI for April comes a day after the government issued a gag order against Baba Ramdev's company Patanjali Ayurved from...
YouTube hit with discrimination suit by black video artists"Under the pretext of finding that videos violate some vague, ambiguous, and non- specific video content rule, defendants use computer driv...
H&M condemns racism after `monkey' ad sparks protestsThe Swedish clothes retailer closed its South African shops after some outlets were trashed in an anti-racism protest.
After sacking vlogger Logan Paul, Google to now screen premium YouTube videosYouTube recently snapped ties with controversial star Logan Paul after 'suicide forest' video.
Supreme Court gives nod to new outdoor advertisement policy in DelhiUnder the 2017 policy, advertisements will not be allowed in the national parks, historical monuments, world heritage areas and religious p...
Western media magnifying racism in China over racial Ad: ExpertsAfter the release of the advertisement that caused outrage on social media, legal experts have called for more awareness of racial sensitiv...
Oxford University in 'colonial' cocktail rowThe debate, titled 'This House Believes Britain Owes Reparations to her Former Colonies', involved Congress MP Shashi Tharoor and John Mack...
New guidelines for fairness advertisements: Don't show bias on basis of skin colour, say ASCIThe new rules propose, among other things, that ads should not show darker skinned people as unhappy, depressed, or disadvantaged in any wa...
- ASCI pulls up leading cos for misleading ads
Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) on Tuesday said some television commercials by leading corporates have been withdrawn or modi...
- Hero Honda, LG, Neo Sports in hot soup
Leading corporates Hero Honda, LG Electronics, Dabur India, Neo Sports and General Motors figure among the top firms which have been pulled...