A gender-critical teacher was sacked for refusing to use a student's preferred pronouns, an employment tribunal has heard. Kevin Lister refused to refer to a 17-year-old biologically female student by their preferred male name and he/him pronouns in A-level lessons. The 60-year-old is claiming unfair dismissal by New College Swindon …...Read More
Teacher sacked for 'refusing to use transgender student's chosen pronouns'
Painful to see temples approaching courts to get funds from U.P. government, says Allahabad HC
March 19, 2024 11:26 pm | Updated 11:26 pm IST - New Delhi A petition in the Allahabad High Court said that the annuity of nine temples in Vrindavan town in Uttar Pradesh had been withheld for the last four years by District Magistrate and Senior Treasury Officer, Mathura. Responding …...Read More
Report on water bodies in Hyderabad presents grim picture: HC
March 19, 2024 11:11 pm | Updated 11:11 pm IST - HYDERABAD The Telangana High Court on Tuesday observed that the report, presented by a committee of two advocates constituted by it to examine 13 lakes in Hyderabad, presents a grim picture of the condition of water bodies. A bench …...Read More
Congress CEC clears three names from TS, official announcement awaited
March 19, 2024 10:53 pm | Updated 11:24 pm IST - HYDERABAD The Central Election Committee of the Congress which met in New Delhi on Tuesday evening under the chairmanship of AICC chief Mallikarjun Kharge to finalise the candidates for the Lok Sabha elections is believed to have cleared names …...Read More
Surendran flays LDF govt’s refusal to withdraw cases against Sabarimala protesters
March 19, 2024 10:48 pm | Updated 10:48 pm IST The Pinarayi government’s refusal to withdraw cases against Sabarimala protesters even when all cases against CAA protesters were withdrawn, just goes to show the government’s double standards and bias, BJP State president, K. Surendran, has said. It was the Chief …...Read More
Congress poll panel clears Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Kharge’s son-in-law as Lok Sabha candidates
March 19, 2024 10:47 pm | Updated 11:14 pm IST - NEW DELHI Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Congress leader and member from Baharampur in the outgoing Lok Sabha, is among the candidates whose names were cleared by the party’s central election committee (CEC) on Tuesday. The CEC also cleared the name …...Read More
FA urged by government to consider banning transgender women from playing women's football to prevent 'unfair advantage'
The Football Association should consider banning transgender women from playing women's football to remove any "unfair" competitive advantage, Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer has told Sky News. The policy has been under review by the FA which is trying to balance out the sport being inclusive but also fair and safe. …...Read More
Memories of a long lost garden bungalow on Luz Church Road
March 19, 2024 10:42 pm | Updated 10:42 pm IST Conducting a heritage walk in January dedicated to S. Ambujammal the patriot, I decided to pay a visit to Luz Church 2nd Street and found there was no way of accessing it. This is due to the ongoing Metro Rail …...Read More
It’s time for the city to romance yellow, again
March 19, 2024 10:42 pm | Updated 10:42 pm IST A yellow fever of a different kind is rippling through the streets of Chennai. This annual summer feature, since 2008, coincides with the Indian Premier League while the city roots for its favourite team, the Chennai Super Kings (CSK). This …...Read More
Lure of lucre: when lottery ticket trade flourished in Tamil Nadu
March 19, 2024 10:41 pm | Updated 10:42 pm IST With the electoral bonds making the headlines, the name of the influential lottery magnate Santiago Martin of Future Gaming and Hotel Services PR has come to the fore. Called the ‘Lottery King’, Mr. Martin is said to have built his …...Read More
