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"Misleading": TCS Denies Bias Towards Indian Staff In US During Layoffs
The allegations have been levelled by former employees largely of non-South Asian descent, who say the company targeted them for layoffs.
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Diwali Is Reminder That Americans Of South Asian Descent Have Enriched US: Blinken
Diwali is a reminder of the many ways Americans of South Asian descent have enriched the United States, Secretary of State Tony Blinken said Friday as he hosted the annual reception of the festival of lights.
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Sunny Singh Gill Set To Become First Referee Of Indian Descent In Premier League
Sunny Singh Gill will script history at Selhurst Park on Saturday when he becomes the first Indian-origin and British South Asian to referee in an English Premier League fixture.
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''Mom, I Just Won An Oscar": Ke Huy Quan Becomes Emotional As He Wins Best Supporting Actor
Oscars 2023: With this win, Ke Huy Quan became just the second performer of Asian descent to win Best Supporting Actor at the Academy Awards.
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Dance Moves Of Bride And Her Father Amaze Netizens, Old Video Goes Viral Again
After a video of their dance routine at her wedding went viral, a bride and her father have won the hearts of the internet.
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SpiceJet Flight Hits Turbulence During Descent, Some Passengers Injured
SpiceJet expressed its regret at this unfortunate incident and is providing all possible medical help to the injured.
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6 Asian Women Among 8 Shot Dead At Three US Spas, Suspect Arrested
Eight people, six of them women of Asian descent, were shot dead in a string of attacks on Atlanta-area day spas on Tuesday, and a man suspected of carrying out all of the shootings was arrested hours later in southern Georgia, police said.
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Sean Desai Becomes First NFL Coordinator Of Indian Descent
Sean Desai was named the new defensive coordinator for Chicago Bears, making him the first National Football League (NFL) Coordinator of South Asian and Indian descent.
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Kamala Harris Reminds Indian-Americans Of Her South Asian Descent
Democratic vice-presidential nominee Senator Kamala Harris, during her maiden address to the Indian-American community, reflected on her proud Indian heritage and recalled how her mother always wanted to instill in her a "love for good idli".
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Sri Srinivasan Becomes First Indian-American To Lead Powerful Federal Circuit Court
Sri Srinivasan, a prominent Indian-American judge, has created history by becoming the first person of South Asian descent to lead a powerful federal circuit court considered next only to the US Supreme Court.
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CNN Host Assumed An Indian-American Spelling-Bee Champion Could Read Sanskrit
A CNN anchor became the target of rebuke for assuming that the 2017 national spelling champion, a California resident who's of South Asian descent, is "used to using" Sanskrit.
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Passport Robot Tells Applicant Of Asian Descent To Open Eyes
A New Zealand man of Asian descent had his passport photograph rejected when facial recognition software mistakenly registered his eyes as being closed.
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Asian Shares, Oil Skid as Global Growth Concerns Dominate
Asian shares retreated and oil prices resumed their descent on Tuesday as investors took profits on rebounds over the last two days as fears of a global economic slowdown showed no sign of abating.
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Asian Shares Gain on Hopes of China Slowing Yuan Descent
Losses for the currency early Thursday were slight after the central bank set a midpoint that was again lower than the previous day's, but not as weak as some feared.
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TCS Accused in US Lawsuit of South Asian Bias
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd has been sued by an American information technology worker who accused India's largest software services exporter of overwhelming favoritism towards workers of South Asian descent in the United States.
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"Misleading": TCS Denies Bias Towards Indian Staff In US During Layoffs
The allegations have been levelled by former employees largely of non-South Asian descent, who say the company targeted them for layoffs.
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Diwali Is Reminder That Americans Of South Asian Descent Have Enriched US: Blinken
Diwali is a reminder of the many ways Americans of South Asian descent have enriched the United States, Secretary of State Tony Blinken said Friday as he hosted the annual reception of the festival of lights.
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Sunny Singh Gill Set To Become First Referee Of Indian Descent In Premier League
Sunny Singh Gill will script history at Selhurst Park on Saturday when he becomes the first Indian-origin and British South Asian to referee in an English Premier League fixture.
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''Mom, I Just Won An Oscar": Ke Huy Quan Becomes Emotional As He Wins Best Supporting Actor
Oscars 2023: With this win, Ke Huy Quan became just the second performer of Asian descent to win Best Supporting Actor at the Academy Awards.
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Dance Moves Of Bride And Her Father Amaze Netizens, Old Video Goes Viral Again
After a video of their dance routine at her wedding went viral, a bride and her father have won the hearts of the internet.
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SpiceJet Flight Hits Turbulence During Descent, Some Passengers Injured
SpiceJet expressed its regret at this unfortunate incident and is providing all possible medical help to the injured.
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6 Asian Women Among 8 Shot Dead At Three US Spas, Suspect Arrested
Eight people, six of them women of Asian descent, were shot dead in a string of attacks on Atlanta-area day spas on Tuesday, and a man suspected of carrying out all of the shootings was arrested hours later in southern Georgia, police said.
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Sean Desai Becomes First NFL Coordinator Of Indian Descent
Sean Desai was named the new defensive coordinator for Chicago Bears, making him the first National Football League (NFL) Coordinator of South Asian and Indian descent.
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Kamala Harris Reminds Indian-Americans Of Her South Asian Descent
Democratic vice-presidential nominee Senator Kamala Harris, during her maiden address to the Indian-American community, reflected on her proud Indian heritage and recalled how her mother always wanted to instill in her a "love for good idli".
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Sri Srinivasan Becomes First Indian-American To Lead Powerful Federal Circuit Court
Sri Srinivasan, a prominent Indian-American judge, has created history by becoming the first person of South Asian descent to lead a powerful federal circuit court considered next only to the US Supreme Court.
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CNN Host Assumed An Indian-American Spelling-Bee Champion Could Read Sanskrit
A CNN anchor became the target of rebuke for assuming that the 2017 national spelling champion, a California resident who's of South Asian descent, is "used to using" Sanskrit.
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Passport Robot Tells Applicant Of Asian Descent To Open Eyes
A New Zealand man of Asian descent had his passport photograph rejected when facial recognition software mistakenly registered his eyes as being closed.
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Asian Shares, Oil Skid as Global Growth Concerns Dominate
Asian shares retreated and oil prices resumed their descent on Tuesday as investors took profits on rebounds over the last two days as fears of a global economic slowdown showed no sign of abating.
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Asian Shares Gain on Hopes of China Slowing Yuan Descent
Losses for the currency early Thursday were slight after the central bank set a midpoint that was again lower than the previous day's, but not as weak as some feared.
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TCS Accused in US Lawsuit of South Asian Bias
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd has been sued by an American information technology worker who accused India's largest software services exporter of overwhelming favoritism towards workers of South Asian descent in the United States.
