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Tuesday, November 5, 2024
TopicJK Rowling

Topic: JK Rowling

JK Rowling & the biological definition of sex: Author backs Communist Party over trans rights stance

Rowling, a former Labour donor, accused party leader Keir Starmer of ‘abandoning women’ who are concerned about trans rights & said she does not trust his judgment.

Oxfam apologises for posting video of red-eyed cartoon woman wearing ‘Terf’ badge

The video also came under scanner after social media users alleged that the cartoon woman, wearing a 'Terf' badge, resembled Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling.

Schools to NUJS and IIT – 25 yrs on, how Harry Potter made it to Indian academics

From law school to literature classes and campus quizzes, Harry Potter has become quite the academic phenomenon in both Indian schools and colleges.

Adichie’s attack on ‘woke language’ is on point. But Right-wing cancel culture is real threat

Nigerian author Chimamanda Adichie's three-part essay is what millennials get to hear from Gen Z and boomers suffering with over generalisation of the new generation.

Obama, Chomsky called out the cancel culture. Are they baiting us to yell ‘OK, boomer’?

Over 150 prominent personalities, including J.K. Rowling and Salman Rushdie, among others have penned an open letter decrying the ‘intolerant climate’ in the US.

JK Rowling shares ‘memories of serious sexual assault’ as she defends her anti-trans tweets

In a 3,600-word essay, Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling talked about her experience as a sexual assault survivor, and how it shaped her views regarding transgender people.

JK Rowling, the world doesn’t need your breathing technique to cure coronavirus

JK Rowling’s well-meaning advice could inadvertently help spread the virus to your family, or to the person next to you.

J.K. Rowling sends boxful of gifts for young Jammu fan who wrote essay on her

In a video posted as part of a thread of tweets, a gushing Kulsum reads the note by Rowling: ‘It would be an honour to meet you one day. With Love.’

On Camera

What Trump-Harris result could mean for India in key areas, from geopolitics to trade & immigration

India cannot be blasé about change in any important capital in the world. Let's look at five key areas where US policy matters for India and how it may vary between Harris and Trump.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Rifles slung upside down, on ponies. Indian troops go on their 1st patrol in Depsang since 2020

Troops patrolled up to Patrolling Point (PP) 10 on Monday. Though there are PP 10, 11, 12, 12A & 13 in Depsang Plains, it was decided that only one or two PPs would be patrolled.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.