United Nations: Adding yet another feather to its cap, India has been re-elected to a key UN committee on the elimination of racial discrimination, more than a week after securing membership of the powerful Joint Inspection Unit, the only external oversight body of the United Nations. India's nominee Ambassador Dilip Lahiri was re-elected to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), a body under the UN Human Rights...
09:55 AM, Dec 01, 2011
Washington: Six years after he was denied prison guard's job in California as he refused to shave off his beard required by his Sikh religion, an Indian-American has finally been appointed as a correctional officer in the prison and won $ 295,000 in damages. Trilochan Singh Oberoi, 63, has reached a settlement in this regard with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) as a result of which he...
05:13 PM, Oct 28, 2011
New Delhi: A Dalit MLA was allegedly discriminated against because of caste identity in Orissa. The MLA Kashinath Mallik has alleged that he was not allowed to eat food along with others at an official meeting. He said that he was segregated and served in a separate room. "What happened was wrong. The other MLAs were seated and served lunch in the refreshment room. We were sitting in the other...
07:19 AM, Jul 23, 2011
London: Many call centre employees in India take on western names while interacting with callers, but now a Leicester-based telesales company has been found guilty of racial discrimination for forcing Indian-origin employees to adopt English names. Employee Rahul Jain, 28, was made to change his name to Rob Matthews, by the Teachares 2 Parents company, which offers 'effortless communication' between teachers and parents. His white colleagues could retain their original...
09:36 AM, Jul 03, 2011
Puri: The chairman of the National Commission for Schedule Castes was denied entry at a temple in Puri. PL Punia, who is a Dalit himself, was allowed entry just till the compound, but found the main temple doors shut. The Congress MP has said that he will take up the matter. It seemed more like a police raid than a temple worship escorted by a police force and Dalits from...
09:10 AM, Jun 25, 2011
New Delhi: Over 300 people have been arrested in Tamil Nadu's Thondamutur town for caste discrimination. All those arrested are members of a higher caste Gounder community and were trying to stop a bus from entering a low caste village, that houses about 500 Dalit families. One of the villagers from the minority community said, "When we travel in buses we are forced to get up from our seats and...
12:18 PM, Jun 24, 2011
New York: Women saw little advancement in corporate boardrooms and compensation in 2010, extending a 5-year trend in which companies have lagged in promoting and mentoring of women to their own detriment, according to a new study released on Monday. "Corporate America needs to get 'unstuck' when it comes to advancing women to leadership," said Ilene Lang, president and chief executive of Catalyst, a non-profit organization that advocates greater opportunities...
03:39 PM, Dec 14, 2010
In addition to the numerous controversies surrounding the Games, African diplomats have now complained that Australia and New Zealand have been provided with better accommodation arrangements. ...
12:11 PM, Sep 26, 2010
Get the day's top news with CNN-IBN Editor-in-Chief Rajdeep Sardesai on India at 9. ...
11:27 PM, Sep 16, 2010
On India at 9, CNN-IBN Editor-in-Chief Rajdeep Sardesai speaks to a panel of experts on the issue. ...
11:20 PM, Sep 16, 2010
Los Angeles: It's not always the case when bosses favour attractive women. Beauty has an ugly side too, at least for some women who look for jobs considered "masculine" by society. Attractive women were discriminated against when applying for jobs considered "masculine", and for which appearance was not seen as important to the job, according to a study conducted by the University of Colorado's Denver Business School. Positions such as...
11:10 AM, Aug 08, 2010
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Even though the fire was extinguished quickly, both vans were destroyed. ...
05:45 PM, Jul 19, 2010
![Indian tenants racially abused in US, suit filed]( "Indian tenants racially abused in US, suit filed")
The suit alleges that the defendants steered Indian tenants away from one of the five buildings at Summerhill. ...
01:02 PM, Jul 17, 2010
We speak to young professionals and try to find out where does one draw the line as afar as sexual harassment is concerned. ...
03:08 PM, Jun 27, 2010
In this week's episode, we try to find out why even in the 21st century women face discrimination in society. ...
11:20 PM, Apr 25, 2010
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