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TopicTransgender women

Topic: transgender women

International Chess Federation bans transgender players from women’s events

Transgender players can still compete in the 'open' categories of tournaments, the International Chess Federation said in a statement.

Trans dating, surgery, house-hunting, pronouns—influencer Trinetra Haldar speaks bold

Trinetra Haldar Gummaraju says respect is not just about pronouns. It is about attitude.

Australia recommends testosterone limits for transgender athletes in elite female competitions

Non-compulsory guidelines allow for national federations to determine that testosterone suppression is required for eligibility to compete in female categories.

How Karnataka’s Jogathis find feminine power, dignity through Goddess Yellama

In Manjunath to Manjamma, transgender folk artiste Manjamma Jogathi recalls her arduous transformation with remarkable honesty.

World governing body bans transgender women from female athletics events

World Athletics president said that the decision to exclude transgender women who had gone through male puberty was based 'on the overarching need to protect the female category'.

On Camera

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.