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Topic: Racism

Advisory issued over racial remarks against Northeast Indians in wake of coronavirus

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said the racial remarks are a consequences of cultural ignorance, prejudice & lack of understanding.

Cancelled sex parties, quarantine porn, kissing ban — how coronavirus is killing sex life

NBA season is off, IPL and Olympics are under a cloud, govts are urging against physical contact — thanks to coronavirus pandemic. But here’s what happens when COVID-19 enters the bedroom.

Guardian’s cartoon of Priti Patel shows the West’s duplicity on racism

Western media is woke on everything under the sun, but remains deaf, dumb and blind to other cultures, especially the Eastern countries’ sensibilities.

How mathematics can be an anti-racist, feminist enterprise

If we can agree that mathematics can operate as whiteness, then we have a moral duty to ask how mathematics might be otherwise.

Neil Basu, UK top cop who killed London Bridge attack suspect, was a victim of racism too

The assistant commissioner of the London Metropolitan Police, or Scotland Yard, Basu’s roots can be traced back to Kolkata, from where his father – Pankaj Kumar Basu – hailed.

US author says Indian food is terrible, leaves Twitter with a bitter taste in the mouth

Prompted to post most controversial food opinion, US author & academician Tom Nichols shares his negative opinion on Indian food, triggering a massive debate.

How a carefully built ‘brand Trudeau’ unravelled ahead of Canadian elections

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau was seen as the leader of the 21st century with his multiculturalism & liberalism. But a series of scandals have dented his re-election bid.

Gandhi statue proposal sees Indian, Pakistani students go head-to-head in Manchester

A student protest led by Pakistani American has opposed the unveiling of a Mahatma Gandhi statue saying he was racist. Indian students have countered the stand.

PM Justin Trudeau is sorry for his 2001 ‘brownface’ appearance, as Canada election looms

Justin Trudeau was accused of racism after a photograph from 2001 emerged in which he's seen at an Arabian themed event, wearing brown face paint.

‘Saturday Night Live’ fires cast member Shane Gillis for offensive remarks

A video showing Shane Gillis making a racial slur and mocking Chinese accents was circulated the day he was announced as the new SNL cast member.

On Camera

In Great Game for Kabul, India plays a patient hand. Multi-alignment to compartmentalisation

Pakistan’s reported air strikes on Kabul last night, coinciding with Acting Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi’s visit to India, seem intended to send...

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.