A request by New York’s Nassau County to prevent women’s and girls' teams with transgender players from using county-run parks and sports facilities without legal consequences was denied by a federal judge on Thursday, per Reuters. Judge Nusrat Choudhury said Thursday that the Constitution’s 11th Amendment prevents a local government …...Read More
NY county faces legal setback over order restricting transgender players in women's sports
Liquor, raw materials worth ₹98.52 crore seized by Excise Department
April 05, 2024 01:15 am | Updated 01:15 am IST - MYSURU Excise Department authorities have raided a private liquor manufacturing unit in Nanjangud, under the Chamarajanagar parliamentary constituency, and seized liquor and raw materials worth ₹98.52 crore. A case has been registered against the brewery unit which was raided …...Read More
Anna Paquin walks red carpet with a cane as health problems cause mobility issues: 'Hasn't been easy'
Anna Paquin used a cane while walking the red carpet with husband Stephen Moyer for a New York film premiere. Paquin, who was at the premiere of her new film, "A Bit of Light," Wednesday, revealed to People magazine her undisclosed health struggle "hasn’t been easy." In addition to needing …...Read More
Single-window guidance system to fast-track clearances for companies manufacturing EVs in Tamil Nadu
April 05, 2024 01:08 am | Updated 01:08 am IST - CHENNAI The International Forum for Environment, Sustainability and Technology (iFOREST), a non-profit environmental think tank, released the first comprehensive study titled “ICE to EV: Just Transition Roadmap for India’s Automobile Sector” in association with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) …...Read More
Chennai’s office space absorption witnesses good momentum
April 05, 2024 01:06 am | Updated 01:06 am IST - CHENNAI Two different reports – One done by Knight Frank India and the other by CBRE South Asia - have indicated that Chennai has retained its momentum when it comes to office space absorption. According to Knight Frank India’s …...Read More
PIL in Madras High Court insists on reviving the 2001 flyover construction scam case
April 05, 2024 01:06 am | Updated 01:06 am IST - CHENNAI A public interest litigation petition has been filed in the Madras High Court challenging Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Speaker’s November 7, 2006 order withdrawing the sanction, granted in 2005, to prosecute incumbent Chief Minister M.K. Stalin in the …...Read More
‘All persons with disabilities must vote’
April 05, 2024 01:04 am | Updated 01:04 am IST - CHENNAI Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) can no longer be kept out of the development discourse, said Arman Ali, Executive Director, National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP), on Thursday. Addressing PwDs, their caregivers, and various organisations …...Read More
IIT-M to build global mobility digital infrastructure
April 05, 2024 01:03 am | Updated 01:03 am IST - CHENNAI The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) on Thursday launched the Mobility and Intelligent Transportation (MInT) initiative. MInT is a global initiative to build mobility digital infrastructure and a research and development portfolio. It also aims to create …...Read More
One person was killed and two people were hospitalized after the crane fell
A construction worker is dead, and two others are injured after a piece of a construction crane plummeted down on a busy bridge in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Thursday afternoon. According to the Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue, first responders were called to the Southeast 3rd Avenue Bridge, which spans the …...Read More
US Army Corps of Engineers plans to reopen Port of Baltimore by end of April after Key Bridge collapse
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced a tentative timeline to open a limited access channel that would restore safe navigation in and out of the Port of Baltimore after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed, blocking the vital waterway. The USACE said it plans to open a 280-foot-wide …...Read More
