Michael Vaughan apologises for racist tweets and 'hurting' Azeem Rafiq
Former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan has apologized "for the hurt" that whistleblower Azeem Rafiq experienced but he again denied making racist comments while at county club Yorkshire.
Nov 27, 2021, 20:08 PM IST
Jahid Ahmed, the Essex player who was asked by teammates 'are you going to bomb?'
Former Essex County Cricket Club player Jahid Ahmed spoke out about his dreadful experience at the club, in an interview he told everything about his teammates making jokes about him "going to bomb". This is the third time a former Essex player has spoken out about Racism.
Nov 24, 2021, 11:29 AM IST
Bollywood Breaking: Raghav Juyal, who has been accused of racism, apologizes
Dance Deewane 3 host Raghav Juyal has landed into trouble after his remarks for a six-year-contestant drew widespread criticism, including from Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, for being "racist”.
Nov 17, 2021, 17:20 PM IST
Tim Bresnan apologises to Azeem Rafiq for bullying but denies racist accusations
Former England bowler Tim Bresnan has apologised to Azeem Rafiq in a post on Twitter for bullying but denied that he made racist comments on his ex-teammate during their time at the Yorkshire Cricket Team.
Nov 17, 2021, 13:36 PM IST
Dance Deewane 3 host Raghav Juyal slammed for being a 'racist' on show, anchor issues clarification
Raghav's act, where he was seen talking in "gibberish Chinese" with a contestant from Assam has invited the wrath of netizens, including Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma. Raghav, however, said that his comments were taken out of context.
Nov 16, 2021, 13:53 PM IST
Joe Root on Yorkshire racism episode: 'These events have fractured our game'
England's Test captain Joe Root on Thursday said the "intolerable" Yorkshire racism episode has "fractured our game and torn lives apart" and pledged his support in a bid to bring about a change at his childhood club.
Nov 11, 2021, 17:23 PM IST
Hate graffiti on road leading to Gurdwara in Canada draws fire
The incident occurred a day after a Sikh woman Jyoti Gondek was sworn in as the first female mayor of the city.
Oct 27, 2021, 18:58 PM IST
Dalit family fined Rs 23,000 after toddler enters Hanuman temple in Karnataka
The members of the upper castes said that the temple was desecrated by the Dalit boy’s entry and sought Rs 23,000 from the parents of the boy to perform purification rituals.
Sep 21, 2021, 15:37 PM IST
Milind Soman’s wife Ankita Konwar on racism: If you’re from Northeast, you are an Indian ONLY when you win a medal for the country
Ankita Konwar said that Indians consider Northeastern people ass part of the country only when they recieve medals at events like Tokyo Olympics 2020, otherwise they are adressed with racist slurs like 'chinki', 'Chinese' and 'Nepali'.
Jul 28, 2021, 08:08 AM IST
Instagram in trouble again, accused of promoting racism with THIS filter
Meanwhile, some of the videos also showed that creators are disgusted by the fact that their skin tone is dark and they are doing everything possible to wipe out that colour as if it is some kind of dirt that immediately needs to get removed.
Jul 24, 2021, 17:42 PM IST
Google looks for new measure of skin tones to curb bias in products
Companies know their products can be faulty for groups that are under-represented in research and testing data. The concern over FST is that its limited scale for darker skin could lead to technology that, for instance, works for golden brown skin but fails for espresso red tones.
Jun 19, 2021, 20:11 PM IST
'EastEnders' actress Gurlaine Kaur Garcha opens up on racist attack
The 27-year-old actress, born in Luton, England, said the incident "came from nowhere" and left her in tears and feeling "ashamed" because she was unable to "brush off" the unnamed woman's tirade, reports dailymail.co.uk on Tuesday.
Jun 08, 2021, 23:54 PM IST
England Cricket racism row: After suspending Ollie Robinson, ECB investigates another player for 'offensive' tweet
Another England cricketer is being investigated for historical "offensive" social media posts by the ECB.
Jun 08, 2021, 15:59 PM IST
Five new racial, gender bias lawsuits against Amazon.com
Giant online retailer Amazon has been accused by its women worker of gender and racial biases. Women filed five lawsuits against Amazon for favouring men over women in career growth and several other factors.
May 20, 2021, 16:15 PM IST
Black Brazilians protest against racism, police violence on National Day Against Racism
Around 1,000 people marched through downtown Rio de Janeiro in the evening holding candles and signs saying, "Don`t kill me, kill racism," and accusing far-right President Jair Bolsonaro of genocide through police violence.
May 14, 2021, 11:57 AM IST
Chris Rock: Success does not erase trauma
Hollywood actor and comedian Chris Rock says he used his time during the COVID-19 induced lockdown to have lots of therapy to tackle issues from his past, as success does not erase trauma.
May 11, 2021, 09:20 AM IST
Google updates YouTube ad targeting terms to remove hate speech
At the same time, the report found, Google was blocking advertisers from using terms such as "Black Lives Matter" to find videos and channels to run ads against. After The Markup reached out to YouTube parent company Google for comment, it said the company actually blocked more racial and social justice terms, including "Black excellence" and "civil rights."
Apr 10, 2021, 15:33 PM IST
Asian-American veteran shows battle scars, asks 'is this patriot enough?'
69-year-old Lee Wong, who has served the US military for nearly 20 years, has been receiving arm applauds from all over the world for making a bold statement and raising the problem of racial discrimination being faced by Asian-Americans recently. It may be recalled that six Asian women were killed in Atlanta alongside two other victims in rising hate crimes last week.
Apr 01, 2021, 07:56 AM IST
Anusha Dandekar reveals she was called ‘chocolate milk’ and other racist slurs in Australia!
Anusha has recently launched a beauty brand Brownskin Beauty along with Gaurav Kumar. The beauty brand seeks to promote inclusiveness and diversity in beauty products through its inclusive range. Anusha previously hosted MTV Love School Season 2, 3 and 4 along with ex-boyfriend and actor Karan Kundra.
Feb 28, 2021, 19:23 PM IST
THIS country has widespread racism in cricket, players to attend anti-racism course
In the survey, done by the Professional Cricketers' Association, 45 per cent of more than 600 respondents claimed that racism had come from a fellow player, 10 per cent said it was from a coach, and around 30 per cent had experienced it on social media or from fans.
Jan 28, 2021, 10:45 AM IST
