Paris: Women’s boxing at the Paris Olympics has highlighted the complexity of drafting and enforcing sex eligibility rules for women’s sports and how athletes like Imane Khelif of Algeria and Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan are left vulnerable in the fallout. When eligibility for women’s events has come into question, it often has been a legally … Read more
Bangladesh: Bangladesh’s military chief said Wednesday that an interim government headed by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus would be sworn in on Thursday night as he returns from Paris to take over the administration and try to restore stability in the country, after an uprising forced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to step down and flee … Read more
New Delhi: Political leaders console Vinesh Phogat after her disqualification Shortly after India received a huge setback at the Paris Olympics with the disqualification of Vinesh Phogat from the 50 kg women’s wrestling final, the political leaders on Wednesday extended their support to the grappler and said that the whole country is proud of Vinesh … Read more
Are you dreaming of trading your couch for a front-row seat at the Olympics or the F1 Grand Prix? You’re not alone! India’s sports fever is reaching new heights, fuelled by a growing passion among fans to witness global sporting events live. Imagine yourself soaking up the electric atmosphere of a global sporting event, cheering … Read more
To grasp the fashion choices of the much-debated Gen Z, it is imperative to empathise with this unique cohorts’ sentiments and participate in the dialogues that tend to rule their mind space. With over 100 million GenZ consumers in India, this demographic wields considerable influence over the country’s consumer landscape. As pioneers of societal change, … Read more
Philadelphia: Kamala Harris introduced Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to the nation at a raucous rally Tuesday in battleground Pennsylvania that was aimed at building momentum for the newly minted Democratic presidential ticket in the sprint toward Election Day. “He’s the kind of person who makes people feel like they belong and then inspires them to … Read more
Though climate change significantly affects those working in the natural resource sectors, such as agriculture, its impact is not the same on men and women. Women happen to be more vulnerable due to various socioeconomic and cultural factors. Climate change also compounds the issues faced by underserved women and girls by deepening existing inequalities, disrupting … Read more
Bangladesh was simmering ever since the country’s high court had in June reinstated a 30 per cent reservation in government jobs for the descendants of freedom fighters who fought in the 1971 liberation war, that was subsequently cut down by the Bangladesh Supreme Court to five per cent on July 21. (This quota, first introduced … Read more
Vinesh Phogat was disqualified from the women’s freestyle 50kg wrestling competition at the Paris Olympics 2024 due to being overweight during the morning weigh-in. In a devastating turn of events just hours before her highly anticipated gold medal bout, Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat was disqualified from the women’s freestyle 50kg wrestling competition at the Paris … Read more
PARIS: Boxer Imane Khelif of Algeria advanced to the gold-medal bout in the women’s welterweight division at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday night, moving one win away from what she calls the best response to the worldwide scrutiny she has faced over misconceptions about her gender . With one more victory, Khelif would win Algeria’s … Read more