Apple CEO Tim Cook slams US 'dangerous discrimination' laws

Last Updated: Monday, March 30, 2015, 12:01

Apple chief Tim Cook slammed what he called a wave of "dangerous" laws in several US states that he said promote discrimination and erode equality, in an editorial published Sunday.

Priyanka Chopra tagged “an Arab terrorist” by Americans

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 12:31

In a recent interview to The Wall Street Journal, Bollywood`s leading actress Priyanka Chopra has revealed that she faced racist attacks and was even tagged as “an Arab terrorist” by fans of a football league in America sometimes back.

UK faces claims of border discrimination against Pakistanis

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 20:56

UK is working to address claims that people of Pakistani origin are 52 times more likely to be stopped at its borders compared to other South Asians.

Steve Martin apologises for racist tweet

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 04:53

Steve Martin has issued a public apology after posting a racially offensive joke on microblogging site Twitter.

Latin America minorities face discrimination: UN

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 4, 2013, 11:42

Despite a decade of economic growth across most of Latin America, people of African descent throughout the region still face discrimination and earn less, a UN agency has said.

Sikh man gets USD 50,000 in religious discrimination case

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 20:48

A Sikh man in the US has received USD 50,000 as compensation in an out-of-court settlement of a religious discrimination lawsuit against a car dealership in New Jersey for denying him a job for sporting a beard.

Sikh man to get USD 50,000 in?religious discrimination case

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 20, 2013, 16:02

A Sikh man in the US will receive USD 50,000 as compensation to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit against a car dealership in New Jersey for denying him a job for maintaining a beard.

No discrimination with states, says Azad

Last Updated: Friday, October 11, 2013, 00:27

The Government is committed to provide improved health facilities to the people and does not discriminate with any state in health matters, Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said on Thursday.

Sikh family alleges discrimination at US park

Last Updated: Saturday, August 10, 2013, 21:26

A Sikh family in California is contemplating a lawsuit against an amusement centre after it stopped them from using a go-kart track because of their turbans.

Tendulkar to recite Marathi poem promoting women`s rights

Last Updated: Friday, August 9, 2013, 12:43

Celebrated Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar is all set to lend his aura to the cause of women`s rights by reciting a Marathi poem for director-actor Farhan Akhtar`s Men against Rape and Discrimination (MARD) campaign.

US judge denies class certification sought by women suing Wal-Mart

Last Updated: Saturday, August 3, 2013, 12:15

In another setback for women suing Wal-Mart, a U.S. judge in San Francisco on Friday rejected an attempt to bring reformulated sex discrimination claims against the company as a class action.

Pakistani mosque wants end to Shia-Sunni discrimination

Last Updated: Friday, July 19, 2013, 21:25

A businessman in the Pakistani capital has built a mosque that is calling on its followers to stop discriminating along Shia-Sunni sectarian lines and start praying together, in whichever way they like, under the same roof.