In a ruling that comes with steep legal and political ramifications, the British Supreme Court has declared that the legal definition of “woman” under the Equality Act 2010 refers strictly to biological sex, which excludes transgender women, even though they have gender recognition certificates (GRCs). This five-bench unanimous ruling came from a case filed by…
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An immigration judge in Louisiana found on Friday that the Trump administration could deport Mahmoud Khalil, granting the government an early victory in its efforts to crack down on pro-Palestinian demonstrations on U.S. college campuses. The ruling is far from the final word on whether Mr. Khalil, a Columbia University graduate and legal permanent resident,…
NEW DELHI: With India generating about 150-500 million tonne of construction & demolition waste every year which poses serious challenges including air and water pollution, the Centre has notified rules to manage and recycle it under an extended producer responsibility (EPR) framework that makes it mandatory for every producer to dispose and manage such waste…
The British government eased rules on carmakers requiring them to shift toward selling electric vehicles, as officials sought to blunt some of the pain caused by new auto tariffs on foreign cars sold in the United States. British officials said on Sunday that they would keep the requirement to stop the sale of new gasoline…
A federal judge has directed the Trump administration to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident, who was mistakenly deported to a high-security prison in El Salvador. US Immigration and Customs Enforcement expelled Abrego Garcia last month despite an immigration judge’s 2019 ruling that shielded him from deportation to his native El…
A Kenyan court has ruled that Facebook’s parent company Meta can be sued in the East African country over its alleged role in promoting content that led to ethnic violence in neighbouring Ethiopia, a plaintiff in the case said. The landmark case, which stems from alleged hate speech on the platform during the 2020-2022 civil…
People of Italian descent have for decades been able to dig through their family trees, find an Italian ancestor and apply for citizenship to Italy, securing a powerful passport that allows them to enter more countries without a visa than travelers of almost any other nationality. But so many have tried to claim the benefit…
NEW DELHI: Those who do not pay their traffic e-challan (fine) amount within three months could soon find their driving licences suspended by law enforcement agencies, while those who have accumulated three challans – for jumping red signal or dangerous driving – in a financial year, could see their licences confiscated for at least three…
In the United States, the affordability of eggs has prompted a national discussion — underscoring anxieties about the economy and the government’s role in addressing them. In Japan, there’s an equivalent: rice. Over the past year, Japan has grappled with a more than 200,000-ton shortage of its staple grain. Rice prices have skyrocketed, and supermarkets…