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WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Donald Trump's comments asserting that Black voters were more drawn to him after his multiple indictments on criminal charges drew sharp rebukes over the weekend from his Republican challenger for the presidential nomination, civil rights activists and others.

US Elections 2024, found his comments distasteful. “It's disgusting. But, that's what happens when he goes off the teleprompter.

Trump completed a sweep of the first four major nominating contests, converting a year of blockbuster polls into a likely insurmountable lead going into the "Super Tuesday" 15-state voting bonanza in 10 days. Haley had vowed to fight on regardless of the outcome but Trump, seeking to move quickly from the primary to the election proper, didn't mention her once during a victory speech in which he turned his fire on Biden.

Congress MLA and Baba Siddique's son Zeeshan Siddique on Thursday said he will remain with the Congress party but will keep his options open. This comes after the President of Mumbai Pradesh Youth Congress, Zeeshan Siddique said communalism in Congress and youth Congress was more than outside. He said Muslims were discriminated within the party. Zeeshan Siddique was elected to the assembly in 2019. He defeated Shiv Sena leader and former mayor Vishwanath Mahadeshwar. Earlier this month, Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique quit Congress and joined NCP in the presence of party chief and Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar.

The nation’s labor board ruled on Wednesday that Home Depot violated federal labor law when it fired an employee for refusing to remove the hand-drawn “BLM” acronym for “Black Lives Matter” from a work apron

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click here Rahul Gandhi accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of discriminating against Dalits, and other backward classes. The former Congress president and Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi took a Ram Rajya jibe and said the Centre has failed to generate enough employment opportunities for the downtrodden constituting "90 per cent of the population," in the country. For full story click here Congress Uttar Pradesh in-charge Avinash Pande announced on Wednesday that the party will contest on 17 of the 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh.

Karnataka government’s latest direction, asking multinationals to declare the number of Kannadigas they employ, has surprised sections of industry in the state. Calling the policy “intrusive” and “discriminatory”, former Infosys board member TV Mohandas Pai told ET that it could leave companies open to the risk of vandalism in the name of linguistic pride. “IT companies require talent. They hire people on the basis of open tests and don’t discriminate. If a Kannadiga candidate passes the test, they too get selected,” Pai, who is the chairman of venture capital fund Aarin Capital Partners, said. Karnataka, he added, has historically had a very open culture, especially in Bengaluru, and policies like this — which can cause hooliganism — create a perception of a government that is unable to protect its people.

The Indian Express, Janneke Schopman said, I come from a culture where women are respected and valued. I don't feel like that here. I think it's very difficult.

When the World Trade Organization meets this month in Abu Dhabi, will anyone from the Biden Administration stand up for U.S. economic interests? It’s a fair question now that Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan and leftwing groups are hijacking U.S. trade policy.

will not become «party to communalise the political situation». Both Houses of Parliament — the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha — are holding a discussion on «the construction of historic Shri Ram Temple and Pran Pratishtha of Shri Ramlala». Members of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) were among those who walked out over the white paper brought by the government in Parliament to compare the state of the economy during the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) and BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) regimes.

Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi on Saturday attacked the BJP saying the chants of 'Jai Shri Ram' by its members reflect anger and hatred, and urged it to shun the tradition of worshipping Nathuram Godse, Mahatma Gandhi's assassin. Participating in the debate in the Lok Sabha on the construction of historic Ram Temple and Pran Pratishtha of Shri Ram Lala, Gogoi said Lord Ram belongs to everyone and is with everyone all the time. «He is in every part of us every moment,» Gogoi said. The deputy leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha said the definition of «Ram Rajya» means an era when everyone is happy and no one is unhappy.

Read more The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on Thursday decided to keep its key policy rates unchanged for a sixth straight meeting. Shaktikanta Das-headed six-member MPC maintained the repo rate at 6.5% with five out of six members voting in favour of the rate decision. Read more The RBI projects a 7% real GDP growth for the upcoming financial year 2024–25 from the previous projection of 6.6%.

A former TikTok executive is alleging she was retaliated against and fired from her position because the company’s China-based owners determined she “lacked the docility and meekness” required of female employees

While Canadian companies have made some progress in making the workplace more diverse and inclusive, eight in 10 Black Canadians say they still face some form of discrimination at work, a new report by KPMG has found.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann Friday again hit out at the Centre over the non-inclusion of the state's tableau in the Republic Day parade in Delhi, saying the occasion cannot be imagined without a state that has made countless sacrifices for the motherland. Addressing a Republic Day function in Ludhiana, Mann said the tableaus which were «rejected» by the Centre were on Friday included as part of the parade in the state.

Narendra Modi launched several projects in Uttar Pradesh before the Lok Sabha elections. He emphasized that he initiates development, and it is the people who support him. Speaking at a gathering in Bulandshahr, he inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for development projects worth over Rs 19,100 crore.

Education is a basic right, and making it available to everyone is a responsibility we all share. It's like a tool that can help us tackle many of the world's problems, such as poverty and inequality. Every year, we celebrate the International Day of Education on January 24 to remind us why education is so important. As we get ready for this special day, let's take a closer look at some important details. Date

An Associated Press review has found businessman and Trump-backed Ohio U.S. Senate candidate Bernie Moreno faced lawsuits alleging discrimination against employees before he sold his high-end Cleveland car dealership

As we noted yesterday, Citi still has quite a few of its 5,000 managerial job cuts still to go. It wants to complete these by the end of the first quarter. And it hasn't even started the 15,000 supplementary job cuts that will take it to its 20,000 target. 

Opponents of diversity programs are increasingly banking on an 1866 civil rights law meant to protect Black people from economic exclusion as a way to challenge corporate diversity and equity policies as well as funding to Black-owned businesses