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On Monday afternoon, Ola posted a tweet: 'Ola, like India, believes in secularity & will never allow any sort of discrimination.' Representational Image (Photo: PTI)

Weird people live there: Ola sacks driver for refusing to drop man in 'Muslim area'

Asad Ashraf took the cab to return to his home at South Delhi’s Jamia Nagar after celebrating Eid on Sunday.

19 Jun 2018 5:26 PM

While the women initially thought the man was joking, they soon realised that he meant what he was saying. (Photo: Pixabay)

Lesbian couple kicked out of Uber by driver for sharing small peck on lips

Iovine and Pichl had ordered an Uber to ferry them from a friend’s birthday party in Brooklyn to another party in East Village.

12 Jun 2018 5:12 PM

Naseeruddin Shah on age discrimination in the industry

The older actors who have years of experience in the industry and great acting calibre are not given as much attention anymore.

04 May 2018 12:20 AM

She was bullied by classmates, and her parents forced her to leave home after graduating high school. (Photo: AP)

Pakistan's first trans TV anchor hopes to change perceptions

Marvia Malik has made history in Pakistan by becoming the first transgender newscaster in a conservative Muslim country.

28 Mar 2018 5:57 PM

American Dream fails generations of blacks: study

While white men who grew up wealthy tend to stay that way, black boys raised in affluent families are more likely to become poor.

20 Mar 2018 1:55 PM

Diverse gender identities are more prevalent than people would expect. (Photo: Pixabay)

Not just boy and girl; more teens identify as transgender

That advice echoes American Academy of Pediatrics policy that says pediatricians should use gender-neutral terms.

05 Feb 2018 1:28 PM

The festival will take to the road later this year to proudly spread the word, the partying and the glitter across the country. (Photo: AFP)

Myanmar LGBT festival goes public for first time

The race and other games including handbag throwing were some of the highlights of the "&Proud" festival.

29 Jan 2018 4:41 PM

Why changes in passports?

The proposal to do away with the address page in passports would mean the little book will lose its pride of place as an accepted identity marker.

15 Jan 2018 12:24 AM

Since people are embedded in relationships, what happens in those relationships affects our health and well-being. (Photo: Pixabay)

Discrimination has 'spillover effects' on partner's health

Discrimination experiences of both people in a relationship are associated with their health.

09 Dec 2017 2:11 PM

Mohammad Suleiman was born with Down Syndrome and he has intellectual difficulties, according to his father. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

6-year-old says 'Allah', 'boom' in class, feared as terrorist by teacher

Mohammad Suleiman's father says his son did not speak at all and had the mental capacity of a one-year-old.

04 Dec 2017 1:05 PM

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Wednesday that no politics should be seen behind his government's efforts to develop this temple town. (Photo: PTI)

Ram Rajya means home for all, no poverty, discrimination: Adityanath

Adityanath hit out at critics claiming that there were some who opposed and questioned his actions regardless of what he did.

18 Oct 2017 8:37 PM

The survey further stressed on the fact that even the travel industry shows discriminatory attitude when it came to LGBT couples. (Photo: AFP)

Find out why so many LGBT couples do not go on vacations

According to survey, one in 3 LGBT couples experience discrimination on holidays, including being laughed at or even being verbally abused.

07 Oct 2017 2:48 PM

EU survey finds Muslims willing to embrace non-Muslims

Although more than half said they had felt discriminated against when they looked for housing because of their names.

21 Sep 2017 9:50 AM

Picture for representational purposes only. (Photo: Rajesh Jadhav)

A casteist reality check

The constitution says that untouchability is abolished and this is a blatant disregard of that fact: Alok Prasanna Kumar

10 Sep 2017 12:14 AM

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee

Mamata Banerjee attacks Centre for delaying relief funds

CM visits three flood-affected districts in Bengal.

22 Aug 2017 12:51 AM

According to experts efforts to prevent child abuse and neglect might benefit from reducing gender inequity (Photo: Pixabay)

Child abuse and neglect linked to gender inequality, says study

Researchers found rates of discrimination against women substantially influence levels of child physical abuse.

31 Jul 2017 7:48 AM

Women are now elbowing their way into political and civil society, and universities. Despite present cultural and political obstacles, they are finding opportunities to rise — and to bring their societies up with them.

Muslim women: Crafting a new identity

Islam anticipates the demands of Western feminists by more than 1,000 years.

10 Jul 2017 1:20 AM

Maid in India: Stories of Inequality and Opportunity Inside Our Homes by Tripti Lahiri Aleph, Rs 599.

Book review: An incisive account of a complex relationship

Read it to know about the way we were, the way we are and the way we will be unless we drastically revise our notion of borders.

09 Jul 2017 2:26 AM

Transgenders during a Pride walk. (Representational image)

A right step forward?

In a progressive step, IGNOU recently announced free education for transgenders.

05 Jul 2017 12:47 AM

Finance Ministry ruled out rumours about GST being a tax based on religion (Representational Image).

No religious disirimination in GST, says Finance Ministry

Finance Ministry's statement came amid rumours hat temples had to pay GST while mosques and churches were exempt from it.

04 Jul 2017 9:58 AM

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