DISCRIMINATION

State-sponsored terrorism leads to increase in discrimination against minorities: India
"The scourge of terrorism has emerged as a major source of discrimination in our societies today. State-sponsored terrorism targeted against specific communities lead to increase in discrimination against minorities and their further marginalisation in society," India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador T S Tirumurti said.

AIMPLB moves SC opposing plea seeking uniform grounds of maintenance and alimony
The AIMPLB opposed advocate and BJP leader Ashwini Kumar Upa...
Google to pay $2.6 million to settle allegations of discrimination against women, Asians
The settlement announced Monday closes a 4-year-old case that the Labour Department brought as part its periodic reviews of the pay practices at federal governmen...
How EPF discriminates against those who need it the most
For a vast number of the salaried, the employee provident fund (EPF) is the only social security net they have. But the EPF rules are such that they tend to discriminate against the young and vulnerable — those who have not yet worked for five years without a break. It took a pandemic to expose how this hurts the private-sector salaried workers most when they were hit hard.
How EPF discriminates against those who need it the most
The government is in the process of implementing the new Labour Codes, likely to be effective from April 1, 2021. One of the important aspects of the code is to provide ‘social security for all’. In keeping with this spirit, there is a need to amend the tax laws also, to no longer subject EPF withdrawals to tax.
RSS is fascist, male chauvinist organisation: Rahul Gandhi
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on January 23 said that current government is a fasci...
Racism row in Sydney: Acts of discrimination will not be tolerated, says BCCI secretary
"Racism has no place in our great sport or in any walk of society. I've spoken to @CricketAus and they have ensured strict action against the offenders. @BCCI and Cricket Australia stand together. These acts of discrimination will not be tolerated," Shah tweeted.
Equalisation levy does not discriminate against US firms: India
In a statement, the commerce and industry ministry said there is no retrospective element as the levy was enacted before the 1st day of April, 2020, which is the effective date of the levy.
India moving on a path where nobody stays behind because of one's religion: PM Modi at AMU
India is moving on a path where nobody stays behind because of his religion and the schemes made today for the poor are reaching them without any religious discrimination, PM Narendra Modi said at the Aligarh Muslim University.
No religious discrimination in development, nobody to be left behind: PM at AMU centenary
Without naming anyone, he said development should not be seen through the political prism. "People spreading negativity can be seen everywhere," he said without elaborating. His remarks assume significance in the background of the nearly month-long farmers' protest against three farm laws enacted by the Centre.
For years, the Pentagon sits on racial discrimination survey data
However, the Defense Department denied repeated requests from Reuters to release the 2017 survey data, including through a Freedom of Information Act request. It has also not released a separate report about the 2017 survey data or clearly explained why the data has been withheld for so long.
Pinterest to pay $22.5 million to settle gender discrimination suit
Pinterest is investing $2.5 million to increase the presence of women and other under-represented groups in the tech industry.
Working to make India free of discrimination only truthful way to pay homage to Ambedkar: Rahul Gandhi
"Today we remember Dr Ambedkar's contribution to nation-building. Working to make India free from all forms of discrimination is the only truthful way to pay homage to him," Rahul Gandhi said in a tweet.
Christian priests to take out march against 'discrimination' in Kerala
The members of the Kerala Council of Churches (KCC), an ecumenical body of churches in the southern state, will conduct the protest march from the Martyr's Column to the Secretariat, the administrative hub here.
NC, PDP responsible for discriminating against Jammu region: Jitendra Singh
This, Singh alleged, was done intentionally to eliminate the written test merit of Jammu candidates by giving them poor marks in the interview and denying them jobs.