Dilip Kumar, who gave Hindi cinema some of its most enduring classics, died today in Mumbai’s PD Hinduja Hospital. He was 98.
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Singapore polytechnic to fire lecturer for his racist remarks against Indian-Chinese descent couple
Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP) in Singapore said it is planning to fire the senior lecturer who was recorded making racist remarks against an Indian-Chinese descent couple.
ECB may have overreacted, says Madan Lal; Ollie deserves a second chance, aver young cricket fans
Former Indian all-rounder Madan Lal, one of the stars of India’s first-ever ODI World Cup victory, says that England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) may have overreacted in the case of the suspension of Ollie Robinson.
Former student calls out Singapore professor for Islamophobia; teacher may face disciplinary action
Nurul Fatimah Iskandar, 22, said in an Instagram post that Tan began an offensive discussion about Islam in the classroom, when she was his student about four years ago.
Should English cricketer Ollie Robinson be rehabilitated or punished for discriminatory tweets he put out as a teenager?
England fast bowler Ollie Robinson has become the latest subject of the campaign against discrimination that has been sweeping across the world in recent years.
Ngee Ann Polytechnic suspends man over racist remarks made in viral video
Viral Story: Man who was caught on camera making racist remarks towards an interracial couple in Singapore has reportedly been suspended from teaching duties at Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP), where he worked.
Kannada ‘ugliest language’ controversy: The formation of knowledge through Google must be contested, says linguist Dr Ganesh Devy
The recent ‘ugliest language in India’ controversy highlights how humans are changing from seekers to helpless “consumers of knowledge”, says Dr Ganesh Devy, author and creator of the People’s Linguistic Survey of India.
Singapore Law Minister Shanmugam condemns viral video against interracial couple
Video of an argument between a young inter-ethnic couple and a Chinese Singaporean man which went viral on social media today has again underlined concerns about interracial tensions in the city-state.
Google apologises for search result showing Kannada as ‘ugliest language in India’
Tech giant Google was at the centre of a massive controversy after a search with the keywords “ugliest language in India” on the platform popped up “Kannada” in the results, with the Karnataka government saying it will issue a legal notice to the search engine.
Heartened by MEA’s response, looking to move past ‘new strain’ controversy, says Singapore High Commissioner
Simon Wong, Singapore High Commissioner to India, yesterday in a virtual press conference stated that Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s recent comment regarding the new variant reported in Singapore would have no impact on India-Singapore’s efforts to fight Covid-19 “hand-in-hand”.
