US to recognise only two genders – male, female: President Donald Trump
Washington: Shortly after taking the oath of office, US President Donald Trump announced plans to sign an executive order that would end gender diversity policies in the country.
He declared that the American federal government will only recognise two sexes: male and female. "As of today, it will henceforth be the official policy of the United States government that there are only two genders - male and female," Trump said during his inauguration speech.
"I will also end the government policy of trying to socially engineer race and gender into every aspect of public and private life," Trump remarked, calling the new moves a "revolution of common sense."
Once the executive orders are signed, reports indicate that government identification documents, such as passports, will only allow individuals to select their gender based on biological sex, rather than self-identified gender.
During a pre-inauguration rally a day ahead of taking the oath as US President, Trump asserted that he will take action to "keep all men out of women's sports". He further pledged to restrict gender-affirming care.
Citing an official of Trump's upcoming administration, news agency Reuters reported that more actions on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs are expected "very soon".
On the campaign trail, Trump criticised DEI policies in both the federal government and the corporate sector, claiming they discriminated against white people, especially white men.
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RR beat RCB by six wickets in IPL
Guwahati (PTI): Blistering fifties by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Dhruv Jurel powered Rajasthan Royals to a six-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their IPL match here on Friday.
Sent in to bat, RCB rode on a fighting half-century by skipper Rajat Patidar (63) to post 201 for 8.
Virat Kohli (32), Romario Shepherd (22) and Venkatesh Iyer (29) also chipped in with useful contributions.
In reply, Sooryavanshi (78 off 26 balls) and Dhruv Jurel (81 not out off 43 balls) shared a 37-ball 108-run partnership for the second wicket to set the platform. Krunal Pandya (2/30) tried to bring them back with back-to-back wickets.
But Jurel, in the company of Ravindra Jadeja (24), completed the task with another 68-run stand, with two overs to spare.
For RR, Jofra Archer (2/33), Ravi Bishnoi (2/32) and Brijesh Sharma (2/37) took two wickets.
Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 201 for 8 in 20 overs (Rajat Patidar 63; Jofra Archer 2/33, Ravi Bishnoi 2/32, Brijesh Sharma 2/37).
Rajasthan Royals: 202 for 4 in 18 overs (Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 78, Dhruv Jurel 80 not out; Krunal Pandya 2/30, Josh Hazlewood 2/44).
