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TopicSeattle caste ban

Topic: Seattle caste ban

Seattle, California caste ban votes same as BJP’s Project Pasmanda. For US ‘model minority’

'We’ve hit a nerve and exposed a form of discrimination many never even knew existed,' said Aisha Wahab, Democratic Party leader, who proposed the legislation.

Seattle caste ban not historic, it’s self-goal. After cows, curry, Indians will face this

Will South Asians be singled out and forced to check boxes, self-declare a caste for administrative expediency, many have asked.

George Soros funded farmers’ protests, embodies ‘evils’ of the West, says Hindu Right press

ThePrint’s round-up of how pro-Hindutva media covered and commented on news and topical issues over the last couple of weeks.

What dominant Hindus in US get wrong about Seattle caste ban

Seattle caste ban will apply to acts of discrimination. The American city won't be discussing or analysing religious texts and scriptures of Hindus.

India’s edtech ship is struggling to stay afloat as students flag litany of grievances

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

‘Victory of love’ or ‘vehicle of bigotry’? Seattle’s caste discrimination ban and debate on it

While supporters of the ban welcomed the ordinance, critics of the new protections argued that they were unnecessary and could lead to a rise in suspicion of people of South Asian descent.

On Camera

Air purifiers are the new water filters. Delhi has quietly accepted a crisis

The affluent in Delhi, armed with airtight windows, multiple purifiers, and humidifiers, have normalised a way of life that once seemed dystopian.

India’s factory data may get reality check in MoSPI’s new IIP plan, defunct factories to be dropped

MoSPI proposes to remove closed factories from IIP sample, aiming for truer picture of India’s industrial health in upcoming 2022–23 base series. Plan open to public feedback until 25 November.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.