Teacher fired for ‘refusing to use transgender student’s pronoun of choice’

A gender-critical teacher was sacked for refusing to use a student’s preferred pronouns, an employment tribunal heard. Kevin Lister refused to call a 17-year-old female student by her preferred male name and he/him pronouns during his A-level course. The 60-year-old was expelled from Swindon New College for gross misconduct in September 2022 after two students … Read more

US journalist found in civil contempt for refusing to reveal sources

Washington—— A federal judge on Thursday held veteran investigative reporter Catherine Herridge in civil contempt for refusing to reveal her sources for a Fox News series about a Chinese-American scientist who was The FBI investigated, but charges were never brought. U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper in Washington imposed an $800 daily fine until Herridge complied, … Read more

Palestinian woman says she was beaten for refusing to kiss Israeli flag

Israel does not reveal how many people it has detained in Gaza military operation Gaza: Tamam al-Aswad was captured by Israeli soldiers in December after the wall of a school in Gaza City where she was hiding was penetrated by Israeli soldiers, who then held her in custody in Israel for several weeks. She said … Read more

Kalaburagi student parades half-naked with Babasaheb’s portrait after refusing to attend ‘Ambedkar Puja’

Last updated: January 26, 2024, 14:20 IST In a shocking incident from Karnataka, a hostel student in Kalaburagi district was held with a portrait of Dr BR Ambedkar and paraded half-naked after he refused to attend the ‘Ambedkar Puja’ organized in the hostel. The incident is of Thursday. According to reports, the victim had refused … Read more

National Voters’ Day: Congress hits out at Election Commission for refusing to meet Indian block leaders on VVPAT issue

published by, Pragati Pal Last updated: 25 January 2024, 14:46 IST The Congress on Thursday criticized the Election Commission for refusing to meet leaders of the Indian bloc demanding greater use of VVPATs in elections on National Voters’ Day, calling it an “injustice” that attacks the foundation of democracy. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge also said … Read more

Delhi-NCR: Two men strangled housemate for refusing to fill water bucket on ‘apni turn’

A man was allegedly strangled to death by two members of his family following a fight over “his turn” to fill a water bucket. Police said one of the accused, a juvenile, tried to evade arrest by faking it as suicide and was caught in Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh. “On January 11, a PCR call was … Read more