Tag: Discrimination

Young filmmakers from Bhubaneswar win Dadasaheb Phalke award

Bhubaneswar: Raising their voice against discrimination through a short film, students of the city based Sai International School have won the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke award. Their short film ‘Labels’ that won the award highlights how stereotypes in the society are posing hurdles for individual growth. The team behind the film won the award in the […]

  • Thursday, 22 July 2021
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Spread awareness on curability of leprosy, end discrimination: SC

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday ordered that awareness be spread about the free treatment available to cure leprosy and directed the central and state governments to formulate rehabilitation schemes for those suffering from the disease. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud issued a slew of […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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US House passes bill to address sexual harassment in Congress

Washington: The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a legislation that would reform the way lawmakers’ offices handle sexual harassment cases, the media reported. The bill passed on Tuesday evening, born in the wake of the #MeToo movement, would overhaul aspects of the Congressional Accountability Act, the decades-old law that put in place the system […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
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Discrimination strains relationship, harms health

New York: Facing discrimination of any kind — whether because of race, age, gender or other factors — is bad not for your health but it can also strain the relationship you are in, affecting the health of your partner or spouse as well in the process. “We found that when an individual experiences discrimination, […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Google sued for discrimination against women at workplace

San Francisco: Three former Google employees have filed a class-action lawsuit against the tech giant accusing it of discriminating against women when it came to pay and promotions. According to a report in Fortune late Thursday, the three former employees who served as software engineer, communications specialist and manager, filed the lawsuit that said: “Google […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Nawazuddin shares message about discrimination over appearance

Mumbai: Bollywood actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui has shared a cryptic message about the discrimination he has faced in the Hindi film industry over appearance. Taking to Twitter on Monday night, Nawazuddin, whose performance has been lauded by critics and audience alike, wrote: “Thank you for making me realise that I cannot be paired along with the […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Medico suicide: Absconding woman doctor nabbed

Mumbai: In a breakthrough, the Mumbai Police has arrested one of the three absconding doctors wanted in connection with the suicide case of medical student Payal Tadvi, here on Tuesday. “Yes, we have arrested one – Bhakti Mehere. The Agripada police and local DCP office have carried out the operation,” Mumbai Police spokesperson and Deputy […]

  • Friday, 30 April 2021
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