Racism

South Africa head coach Mark Boucher's racism case postponed until May

Former spin bowler Paul Adams alleged Mark Boucher for racial discrimination when they were teammates during 1995 to 2004.

Feb 02, 2022, 12:48 PM IST

Cricket South Africa to launch formal inquiry into conduct of Graeme Smith, Mark Boucher following SJN report

Former South Africa captain Graeme Smith and Mark Boucher will be inquired following the SJN reports claiming that Smith and Boucher had acted in a prejudicial or discriminatory manner.

Dec 20, 2021, 14:08 PM IST

Yearender 2021: Top newsmakers from Virat Kohli's captaincy to Tim Paine's 'sexting' scandal

A look at all the top cricket controversies in the year 2021.

Dec 16, 2021, 13:19 PM IST

Cardi B yells at nightclub doorman after Black women denied entry: Video

Cardi B defended her fans who complained to her that black women were denied entry inside the club and only white women were allowed.

Dec 06, 2021, 11:07 AM IST

Michael Holding says important that sports celebrities speak up against racism

West Indies legend Michael Holding asks sports celebrities to step forward and speak out against racism.

Dec 02, 2021, 13:47 PM IST

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