A High Court judge has been removed from overseeing a case involving an alleged rape victim because he is a member of the male-only Garrick Club. Sir Jonathan Cohen was due to hear a family court case involving a dispute between a mother and father over their son's care, with …...Read More
Judge removed from case over Garrick Club membership
Muslim student loses legal challenge against Michaela Community School's 'prayer ban'
A Muslim student has lost a legal challenge against a school previously dubbed Britain's strictest over its ban on "prayer rituals". The pupil, who cannot be named for legal reasons, took the action against Michaela Community School in Brent, north London, claiming the policy "uniquely" affects her faith, with prayer …...Read More
Lok Sabha polls | T.N. STC to operate 275 special buses from Vellore, for voters to reach hometowns on polling day
April 16, 2024 02:10 pm | Updated 02:10 pm IST - VELLORE The Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) will operate 275 special buses from Vellore, Ranipet, Tirupattur and Tiruvannamalai starting from 2 p.m. on April 17, 2024 (Wednesday) onwards to facilitate easy travel for voters to cast their vote …...Read More
Black voters reportedly souring on Biden, consider 3rd-party candidates: 'The economy sucks'
A Georgia news reporter observed that while voting for former President Trump may be out of the question for some Black voters, the Republican nominee may nonetheless benefit from them losing enthusiasm for President Biden and his ailing economy. Casey Quinlan, the economy reporter for States Newsroom, wrote a piece …...Read More
Minor boy drowns in Sanathnagar GMHC swimming pool
April 16, 2024 02:08 pm | Updated 02:13 pm IST - HYDERABAD A minor died after drowning in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) swimming pool in Sanathnagar on Monday evening. Kartikeya, 12, a resident of Subhash Nagar in Sanathnagar, was playing cricket with his friends between 4-6 pm on …...Read More
Greece proposes 2 marine parks as part of $830M environmental protection program
Greece plans to establish two large marine parks aiming to safeguard biodiversity and marine ecosystems. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said the expansion of marine protected areas by 80 percent will involve banning harmful fishing practices and implementing new monitoring technologies. Greece intends to build marine parks in the Ionian and …...Read More
Rupala files nomination papers, protests by Rajputs continue
April 16, 2024 02:02 pm | Updated 02:02 pm IST - AHMEDABAD Amidst protests by Rajputs over his controversial remarks, the Union Minister Parshottam Rupala on April 16 filed his nomination papers as the BJP candidate from Rajkot parliamentary constituency. Mr. Rupala was accompanied by several leaders including Kesridevsinh Jhala, …...Read More
£67k in cash clawed back from 'explicit' arts project that planned to include real sex performances
Creative Scotland has clawed back more than £67,000 from an explicit arts project that planned to include real sex performances. A total of £84,555 was awarded to director Leonie Rae Gasson for the development of Rein in the January round of the art body's National Lottery Open Fund. The project …...Read More
Superdry warns of administration if rescue plans fail
Struggling Superdry has revealed plans for a fundraising and restructuring, warning that failure will mean it faces administration. The fashion retailer, which has 94 shops and is run by co-founder Julian Dunkerton, confirmed a story by Sky News on Monday when it said that the three-year restructuring deal would result …...Read More
Russian deserters of Ukraine war hide abroad, but as asylum claims surge, foreign countries are suspicious
If the choice was death or a bullet to the leg, Yevgeny would take the bullet. A decorated hero of Russia’s war in Ukraine, Yevgeny told his friend and fellow soldier to please aim carefully and avoid bone. The tourniquets were ready. The pain that followed was the price Yevgeny …...Read More
