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Former Uber chief executive officer Travis Kalanick is trying to get back control of company. (Photo: AP)

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3 women sue Uber over unequal pay, claim the company practices sexual,...

Uber spokesman Matthew Wing declined to comment.

26 Oct 2017 5:42 PM IST

The video shot by customers is very hard to watch and the actions in it are not representative of our Starbucks mission and values, Johnson said in a statement. (Photo: AP)

World

Starbucks CEO apologises for arresting 2 black men for waiting inside...

The men were accused of trespassing but have said they were waiting for a friend before ordering.

15 April 2018 1:31 PM IST

Research results showed that racial discrimination appears to trigger an inflammatory response among African Americans at the cellular level. (Photo: Representational/Pexels)

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Racism can increase inflammation in African-Americans

Racial discrimination raises risks of disease among African Americans: Study.

3 Jun 2019 8:00 PM IST

Video starts recording if one tells their iPhone Hey Siri, Im getting pulled over, so if police misbehaves, it would be caught on camera. (Photo | Flickr - Mark Guim)

Technology

Hey Siri' tech trick lets people pulled over by cops in US record...

Siri police shortcut was getting traction on social media after software developer Robert Peterson tweeted a link to...

19 Jun 2020 10:06 PM IST

YouTube uses metadata and other signals from videos to make decisions about filtering content or placing money-making advertising based on race, according to the suit. (Photo | Wikimedia Commons - Ajay Suresh)

Technology

Youtube accused of racial discrimination, sued by black video artists

The suit says the company uses racial, identity and viewpoint profiling and filtering tools to restrict, censor, and...

19 Jun 2020 8:16 PM IST

Aboriginal protesters perform a traditional smoking ceremony before the start of a Black Lives Matter demonstration to express solidarity with US protestors in Sydney. (AFP)

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Protesters worldwide internalise US's Black Lives Matter movement

The global protests reflect rising anger over similar mistreatment by police towards ethnic minorities in different...

7 Jun 2020 3:51 PM IST

$A protester holds a poster reading \Let them breath\ during a demonstration Tuesday, June 2, 2020 in Marseille, southern France. (AP)$ World

Protests over George Floyd's death expose raw race relations in many...

Anti-police-brutality activists gathered in various European and African cities in support of the protests in US

3 Jun 2020 10:00 AM IST

Zachary Greene wears a face mask while protesting in front of the Lifsey residence where the USF President Steven Currall lives on campus on July 2, 2020 in Tampa, Florida. Tampa Bay Students for Democratic Society protest at the University of South Florida demanding an increase in Black student enrollment, employ more Black faculty and staff, more financial aid, and make direct connections with the surrounding community. Black workers account for 3.8% of all U.S. Facebook employees and 1.5% of all U.S. technical workers at the company. Those numbers have barely budged over the past several years, a common pattern across large Silicon Valley firms. (Photo | AFP)

Technology

Black lives don't matter at Facebook, only on their posters, staffer...

This isn't the first criticism a Black employee has levelled at Facebook.

3 July 2020 6:22 PM IST

Black former franchisees sue McDonalds for discrimination. (AP Photo)

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52 Black ex-franchisees sue McDonald's for racial discrimination

The 52 plaintiffs are seeking compensation of USD 4 million to USD 5 million per store, according to the lawsuit

1 Sept 2020 5:54 PM IST

The 388-year-old institution is being sued by Students for Fair Admissions, an action group, for discriminating against Asian applicants. (Photo: AP)

World

Harvard University accused of racially discriminating Asian-American...

An admission data analysis of more than 160,000 applicants from 2000 to 2015 showed Asians were given lower scores on...

17 Jun 2018 4:46 PM IST

World

Harvard, Asian American group spar over facts in ongoing bias case

Harvard and the group Students for Fair Admissions filed dulling reports from outside economists, each reaching...

16 Jun 2018 6:27 PM IST

British Airways planes are parked at Heathrow Airport during a 48hr cabin crew strike in London. Air travelers faced delays Saturday, May 27, 2017 because of a worldwide computer systems failure at British Airways, the airline said. (Photo: AFP)

India

British Airways offloads Indian family as their 3-yr-old son was...

The Indian passenger has written to Suresh Prabhu, Sushma Swaraj alleging 'humiliation and racial discrimination' by...

9 Aug 2018 1:21 PM IST