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TopicReligious discrimination

Topic: religious discrimination

7 in 10 Indians believe religious & caste discrimination is a big problem in India—Pew Research

In survey spanning 36 countries, Pew Research tried to ascertain what people thought were major causes of inequality. In India, more people blamed automation than in most other countries.

How US vets, Muslim & Jewish groups are backing Sikhs’ bid to keep ‘kesh’ during Marine training

Three prospective Sikh recruits had moved court to seek exemption from rule mandating them to cut their hair and trim their beards to attend basic training for US Marines.

33% Muslims, 20% Dalits & Adivasis ‘faced discrimination at hospitals’, Oxfam survey finds

According to the Oxfam survey, 9% of respondents said they had to lose a day’s wage to get themselves vaccinated against Covid-19.

SubscriberWrites: Pluralism in India will not sustain without mutual reciprocity

Lack of mutual pluralistic reciprocity between Hindus and Muslims will further intensify the fault lines, writes Wg Cdr (Rtd) DK Sharma.

Who is your neighbour? What we are not seeing in Pew study on India

The missing heterogeneity of our neighbourhoods should be viewed as a cultural, emotional and intellectual loss — a kind of social poverty.

1 out of 2 Indian Americans faces discrimination, most due to skin colour, US survey finds

The survey was conducted from 1-20 Sept 2020 — in the final year of former US President Donald Trump's term and right in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Segregation in rural Karnataka greater than local Black-White division in US south: Study

Researchers mapped residents from over 26,000 villages to find that nearly 70 years on, little has changed in caste-religion-based spatial organisation in rural Karnataka.

Discrimination against our moral fabric: India to its citizens in UAE after anti-Muslim posts

The tweet by Pavan Kapoor, ambassador of India to the UAE, comes a day after PM Modi said Covid-19 pandemic 'does not see race, religion, colour... before striking'.

Muslim school kids called names and told to ‘go to Pakistan’, mothers blame TV hate

Nazia Erum, author of the book Mothering a Muslim, says parents are scared of the psychological impact of such bullying and physical harm the kids may face.

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AI Is hastening the résumé’s demise. Good riddance

The résumé’s usefulness was short-lived at best and should have been replaced with a better way to evaluate job seekers long ago.

Billionaire Peter Thiel’s capital firm backs AI cow collar startup at $2 billion valuation

The technology, designed by start-up Halter, creates a virtual fence for cattle and enables farmers to monitor the animals’ location & health through an app.

Iran launches missile at US and UK’s Diego Garcia base, reveals new striking capability

New Delhi: In a dramatic escalation that has surprised the world, Iran attempted two missile strikes on a US-UK joint military base in the...

The Vishwaguru delusion, mine vs yours, is ruining our view of the world

One side thinks India is punching way above its weight. The other thinks Modi has undermined India and it punches below its strength. Both are wrong.