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When everyday bias shapes a community’s life, how much can internal reform really accomplish?

January 31, 2026 10:28 pm

No one can argue against the idea of reform. But Najeeb Jung and Hilal Ahmed overlook the impact of structural discrimination

'It will lead to very dangerous impacts': Supreme Court stays new UGC Regulations on caste-based discrimination

January 30, 2026 9:16 am

Seeking a reply from the Centre, the Supreme Court also told Solicitor General Tushar Mehta that the government must constitute a committee comprising eminent jurists to address the issue of the UGC Regulation.

Sandeep Singh Sidhu, a veteran Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) Superintendent, recently filed a $9 Million lawsuit against the Indian Government, accusing them of orchestrating a malicious misinformation drive.

Canadian border officer sues Indian govt, seeks $9 million in damages

December 04, 2025 8:12 am

Sandeep Singh Sidhu, a British Columbia native known as Sunny, filed the suit in the Ontario Superior Court on Tuesday.

caste According to Nikhil Singh, who directed the documentary, he interviewed priests from temples in Odisha, Hyderabad, Coimbatore and Rajasthan and shot across India. (Screenshot: YouTube/ Indic Dialogue)

US-based right-wing body to release documentary to debunk 'myth of caste discrimination'

April 26, 2025 11:34 am

Titled The Caste Rush, the documentary claims to fight the “false narrative” on the issue in India as well as the US, through testimonies of temple priests across the country.

Saleem urged grocery delivery companies like Zepto and Blinkit to take the lead in addressing how their delivery partners are treated

Delhi man works as a Blinkit partner for a day, highlights everyday discrimination: ‘Untouchability is not only limited to caste’

April 22, 2025 1:35 pm

Salman Saleem often takes on a variety of roles to understand the lives of those often overlooked.

After each choice or coin flip, participants had to assign money to another person (the same person each time).

Heads vs tails? A simple coin flip can be enough to change how we treat others

February 16, 2025 11:29 am

Historically, many psychological theories that aim to explain discrimination have focused on group processes, rather than on how we respond to individual people.

Bajpayee attributed this stereotyping to filmmakers' preconceived notions about his appearance (file)

Manoj Bajpayee on being stereotyped as 'middle class': 'No director could think of me as a rich guy...'; experts share ways to deal with rejection

September 27, 2024 2:27 pm

“The only film before Gulmohar (2023) where I played a rich guy was Zubeidaa (2001). That was Shyam Benegal’s conviction. He was the one who felt that real maharajas were not Greek gods.," Manoj Bajpayee said

Vietnamese university bars admissions for students who are 'too short'; understanding psychological impact of height discrimination

July 07, 2024 3:34 pm

The school announced specific height requirements for male and female students

US judge blocks Biden administration rule against gender identity discrimination in healthcare

July 04, 2024 1:28 am

The rule was finalized in May by the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and was set to take effect on Friday.

Employee claims she was ‘ethnically humiliated’ at workplace: 'Ek chamaat maarenge, Bihar pahuch jaogi'

June 06, 2024 4:41 pm

How does workplace discrimination affect a person’s emotional and mental health? Expert elucidates

DISCRIMINATION PHOTOS

Art exhibition explores discriminative practices, and idea of seeking new identities

June 20, 2022 9:17 am

The solo exhibition at Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai is by artist and ace photographer Ayesha Taleyarkhan

Transgender Day of Visibility 2022: People step out to raise awareness and fight discrimination

March 31, 2022 6:24 pm

The International Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV) is observed on March 31 every year

DISCRIMINATION VIDEOS

‘On the Basis of Sex’ Review: How Ruth Bader Ginsburg Became ‘Notorious’

June 22, 2020 6:05 pm

“On the Basis of Sex” does a brisk, coherent job of articulating what Ginsburg accomplished and why it mattered, dramatizing both her personal stake in feminist legal activism and the intellectual discipline with which she approached it.

Irani slams Rahul Gandhi over Rohith Vemula case

February 24, 2016 4:49 pm

New Delhi, Feb 24 (ANI): Accusing the main opposition of practicing "political opportunism" Union Human Resource and Development Minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday sought to know as to where was Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi when more than 600 students died during the Telangana movement. Irani said "Today I am being accused of discrimination. One student dies and there is political battle over it. In my 20 months as minister, I have served my country, people without any prejudice. I did my duty, and I won't apologise for it," said Irani in response to Vemula's suicide in Parliament's Budget Session. She added "I have been accused that with which authority, do I to write letters Universities? Just because I contested from Amethi, you would crucify me."