In a shocking incident of hate crime, a Catholic priest from Kerala was stabbed by an Italian man at St Matthews Church in Melbourne. According to reports, Reverend Tomy Kalathoor Mathew was just about to begin the Sunday mass when an attacker shouted “You are Indian, a Hindu or Muslim,[Read More…]
Tag: Xenophobia
Hawaii federal judge blocks Trump’s new travel ban
A federal judge in Hawaii has placed a nationwide hold on the key aspects of US President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban after hearing arguments that the executive order discriminates on the basis of nationality. The executive order was put on hold just hours before the new restrictions were to[Read More…]
Five Republican-nominated judges support travel ban
Trump’s lawyer demands apology from Snoop Dogg
US President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Michael Cohen says rapper Snoop Dogg should apologise for his latest music video in which he parodies an assassination of Trump. In the video, a character named Ronald Clump gets shot with a prank gun. With his long, bright red tie and orange makeup,[Read More…]
Bengaluru: North-Eastern tenant beaten up, forced to lick shoes by landlord
A North-Eastern tenant was allegedly assaulted and forced to lick shoes by his landlord in Bengaluru. Higio Guntey, a fourth-semester student in the Christ University in Bengaluru, was allegedly abused by his landlord on Monday evening and was later beaten up for using extra water. Guntey alleged that the house[Read More…]
Racist video aimed at Indians surfaces on Internet
Days after the report of hate crimes against Indians, an anti-immigration website that features the video and photo of Indian families chilling in Ohio has Indian communities across the US worried. A report titled “Ohio – A Journey to Indian Park”, and an accompanying video, has been posted in the[Read More…]
Dos and don’ts for Indians on American soil
The murder of a Hyderabad-origin techie in a Kansas bar has triggered a fear pychosis in the mind of indians living in US soil. “Don’t talk to each other in Hindi or any other Indian language when you are at a public place in the US. It might land you[Read More…]