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.
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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”.
Virat Kohli, Narendra Modi among six Indians in list of world’s top 50 social media influencers
Six Indian celebrities were listed among the top 50 social media influencers of the world, according to a survey.
Singapore should not allow racism, xenophobia to become prevalent: Law Minister Shanmugam
Singapore will fail if it allows racism and xenophobia to become prevalent, Minister for Law and Home Affairs K Shanmugam said in response to an apparent hate crime incident involving a 55-year-old Indian-origin woman who was kicked and subjected to racial slurs allegedly by a Chinese man.
Trending on Twitter in India #JoeBidenIsNotMyPresident, here’s why
Trending on Twitter in India #JoeBidenIsNotMyPresident. Biden had tweeted that it is a new day in America. To this, Twitter user from India, Prayag Tiwari, replied that Biden is not his president and Trump supporter make it viral.
Indian restaurant in Florida receives USD 2020 tip, social media post goes viral
The restaurant shared a photo of the invoice of the tip which showed the order total to be USD 269.51 plus a tip of USD 2020.
Indonesian dancers recreate hit song from Bollywood film Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, video goes viral
The dancers from Indonesia impressed viewers not only with their dancing but also their costumes, expressions and the lip-syncing that went perfectly with the Hindi lyrics.
