Author: Priya Saha

The unicorn scene in the UK includes a hearty number of startups founded by ethnic minorities, but there’s a long way to go to reach true diversity across the board in British business — according to a new report from think-tank OPEN for business diversity non-profit MSDUK.  Eight of the UK’s 23 unicorns are founded by ethnic minorities, and while it’s a promising statistic, it only tells half the story. Of those eight, none are founded by women or Black people — and the issue runs deeper than the startup scene. In the report’s list of the top 100 ethnic…

Amir Mehmood avoids wishing “Assalamo Alaikum,” the Islamic greeting of peace, while addressing audiences in consultations on human rights. “I apologize. I may end up in prison for three years if someone complains about it. Such practices have led to a brain drain. Many Ahmadis have left the country in the past two decades,” he said. “Anti-Shia stickers, similar to those targeting our community, are now appearing on multiple shops. Tomorrow it will be Christians or Hindus. The fire that destroys us will reach you as well. I request you to counter this trend in your own interest.” Subscribe to…

Shooting started for ‘Jahaan Chaar Yaar’ in Lucknow No amount of whistle blowing by International or Indian media seems to have had an impact on the forced conversions in Pakistan. While the dust over kidnapping, abduction and forced conversion of 12-year-old Christian girl Farah is yet to settle down, the incident of abduction of four Hindu girls from the Sindh province comes to light. Yet again. So frequent and repetitive are the incidents of minor girls being kidnapped and forcibly converted that it becomes difficult to segregate the month or even the year. The case of 13-year-old Kavita Odh Andy…

The Enforcement Directorate has attached immovable property of Trinamool Congress youth wing leader Vinay Mishra and his brother Vikas Mishra in connection with the cross-border cattle smuggling case.The move came days after the agency arrested Vikas in the alleged illegal coal mining and theft case in West Bengal. The attached property, located in Kolkata, was acquired by the Mishras in May 2017 by buying the shares of a company named Anant Tradecom Private Limited for a consideration of ₹3.5 crore. The Central Bureau of Investigation is probing the case. Among those under the scanner are officers of the Border Security…

Affected Hindu community people on Thursday named about 50 suspected attackers for Wednesday’s fierce attack on the religious minority at Noagaon village of Shalla upazila in Sunamganj as protests by political parties and socio-cultural groups continued against the attack. Until 7:30pm on Thursday, Habibpur union council chairman Bibekananda Majumdar Bakul, whose house also came under attack on Wednesday, along with other affected family members, was compiling the names of attackers to put those on the first information report to be filed with the Sulla police station. Naogaon resident Paritash Talukdar Habul said they identified about 50 people of nearby three…

Bangladesh celebrated the 101st anniversary of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s birth. Christians also held a solemn liturgy in honour of the “friend of Bengal”. Independence Day will be celebrated in a few days’ time. Pope Francis is expected to send a video message while Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit. Dhaka (AsiaNews) – Bangladesh yesterday celebrated the 101st anniversary of the birth of the country’s founder, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, marking also the start of a ten-day celebration of the 50th anniversary of its independence. Known as Bangabandhu (friend of Bengal), Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was the country’s undisputed leader, architect of…

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Amazon is diving into Bollywood with its first Hindi-language movie, starring India’s highest-paid actor, as it fights for viewers in the huge but crowded market. Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar will be the lead in the action-adventure flick “Ram Setu”, which will be released in cinemas before its streaming debut on Amazon Prime Video, the American tech giant said in a statement Wednesday. Global streaming platforms, including Netflix, Amazon and Disney’s Hotstar, have expanded their presence in the country of 1.3 billion in recent years, including by commissioning local productions featuring Bollywood stars. Streaming services have surged in popularity due to the…

A new study published by a bishops’ commission highlights the psychological impact of hate speech on religious and sectarian minorities in Pakistan’s Punjab province.  “Hate speech in Pakistan is accepted as a norm. One of its immediate effects is that people experience a loss of self-esteem. There is a constant fear among minority community members regarding their security and survival. A Hindu student reported losing her interest in studies, claims the study titled “The cost of hate speech.” It was based on 12 focus group discussions, held between February 2020 and February 2021, with about 200 individuals including Christians, Hindus, Sikhs,…

Lawmakers are far more likely to recommend White students to attend the military’s service academies than minorities, a report released Wednesday found. According to the study from the Connecticut Veterans Legal Center’s Veterans Inclusion Project, members of Congress have nominated White students disproportionately more than Black, Hispanic or Asian and Pacific Islander students. “As a result, underrepresented students across the nation do not have equitable access to the service academies, and are denied the lifelong opportunities that an appointment can provide,” the report states. Read Next: A Lawmaker Didn’t Know Where Guam Is, So Its National Guard Went to Visit…