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Time of India
a day ago
- Business
- Time of India
UK-based Dazn expands sports tech GCC in Hyderabad
HYDERABAD: Marking an expansion of its centre of excellence in Hyderabad, UK-based sports streaming player Dazn on Friday announced the setting up of its first global sports tech operations in India outside the United Kingdom. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now With the setting up of the new operations centre, which was inaugurated by Telangana IT & industries minister Duddilla Sridhar Babu, Dazn will employ over 3,000 by the end of 2026 and invest Rs 500 crore over the next three years. Dazn already invested Rs 500 crore in the existing CoE that scaled up to over 1,500 employees over the past couple of years since it was set up in 2023. It employs highly skilled engineers, data scientists, and developers, making Hyderabad one of its key global tech and operations hubs, the company said. Inaugurating the new expansion, Sridhar Babu said Hyderabad is adding one new GCC every week, which is a testament to the city's skilled workforce, policy stability, and quality of life.
Time of India
3 days ago
- Sport
- Time of India
BCCI introduces e-learning coaching course for differently-abled ex-players
BCCI Mumbai : In a move that could provide a significant boost to the sporting community of the differently-abled in India, the Board of Control for Cricket in India's ( BCCI ) Centre of Excellence (CoE) has introduced a Level '0' e-learning course for differently-abled former cricketers, both men and women. TOI has learnt that in a letter to the Differently Abled Cricket Council of India (DCCI) general secretary Ravi Chauhan, VVS Laxman, India's batting great and currently the head of cricket of BCCI's CoE, informed that the BCCI was starting a Level '0' e-learning course for coaches from the DCCI. This coaching course will be conducted online, and after its completion, candidates can qualify for the BCCI CoE Level 1 coach certification program. Laxman asked Chauhan to nominate 50 candidates from around the country for the coaching program. 'This is a golden opportunity for our cricketers to enhance their coaching skills and qualifications. Like able-bodied former cricketers, our differently-abled former cricketers will also now enjoy the benefits of completing a BCCI-certified coaching course. I'm glad that the differently-abled cricketers of India are getting due recognition by the BCCI. Our aim is to ensure that all differently-abled former cricketers can undertake this course if they wish to enhance their coaching skills and qualifications,' Differently Abled Cricket Council of India (DCCI) general secretary Ravi Chauhan told TOI on Wednesday. Poll Do you support the introduction of a Level '0' e-learning course for differently-abled cricketers? Yes, it's a great initiative No, there are better ways to support them In a major step that reflects the growth and recognition of differently-abled cricket in India, many state cricket associations of the BCCI have started forming their own differently-abled cricket committees. The Mumbai Cricket Association invited applications for the committee, with only former differently-abled cricketers from Mumbai eligible for it. Catch Rani Rampal's inspiring story on Game On, Episode 4. Watch Here!
AsiaOne
4 days ago
- Politics
- AsiaOne
Church of England votes to remove outdated document on sexuality from clergy selection, World News
LONDON — The Church of England's governing body voted on Tuesday (July 15) to do away with requiring those who want to become clergy to agree to a 1991 document on sexuality, saying some of the assumptions in the paper now appeared prejudicial and offencive. The document, titled "Issues in Human Sexuality," described "homosexual practice as especially dishonourable" and called on homosexual Christians to lead a life of abstinence. The mother church of 85 million Anglicans worldwide said the decision, which marks another step towards making the Anglican faith more inclusive for the LGBTQ+ community, was independent of the ongoing "Living in Love and Faith" process that is exploring sexuality and marriage. The CoE's decision to allow blessings for same-sex couples in 2023 deepened divisions both at home, where it is the established church, and in Anglican strongholds in Africa and Asia, where homosexuality remains illegal in some countries. The motion to change the vocations process was passed overwhelmingly at a meeting of the General Synod, made up of bishops, clergy and laity, the CoE said. It added that the move does not alter the Church's doctrine. The paper was originally intended as a teaching document, but had assumed a more definitive role to set out expected conduct within the Church's discernment and vocations process. The 48-page document states that "homophile orientation and its expression in sexual activity do not constitute a parallel and alternative form of human sexuality as complete within the terms of the created order as the heterosexual." "A paper introducing the item to Synod members noted that the tone, language, and some of the assumptions in 'Issues' are now contextually inappropriate, and appear prejudicial and offensive to many people," the CoE statement said. Charles Bączyk-Bell, an openly gay Anglican priest from London, said the document was dated even at the time of publication, and that it had been used to screen people out of the ordination pathway. "Now it has gone... it opens the way for liberalisation of the church's policy on same sex relationships and means we can stop using it as a kind of reference text," he told Reuters. [[nid:719634]]
The Sun
4 days ago
- Politics
- The Sun
Church of England removes outdated sexuality document for clergy selection
LONDON: The Church of England's governing body voted on Tuesday to do away with requiring those who want to become clergy to agree to a 1991 document on sexuality, saying some of the assumptions in the paper now appeared prejudicial and offensive. The document, titled 'Issues in Human Sexuality,' described 'homosexual practice as especially dishonourable' and called on homosexual Christians to lead a life of abstinence. The mother church of 85 million Anglicans worldwide said the decision, which marks another step towards making the Anglican faith more inclusive for the LGBTQ+ community, was independent of the ongoing 'Living in Love and Faith' process that is exploring sexuality and marriage. The CoE's decision to allow blessings for same-sex couples in 2023 deepened divisions both at home, where it is the established church, and in Anglican strongholds in Africa and Asia, where homosexuality remains illegal in some countries. The motion to change the vocations process was passed overwhelmingly at a meeting of the General Synod, made up of bishops, clergy and laity, the CoE said. It added that the move does not alter the Church's doctrine. The paper was originally intended as a teaching document, but had assumed a more definitive role to set out expected conduct within the Church's discernment and vocations process. The 48-page document states that 'homophile orientation and its expression in sexual activity do not constitute a parallel and alternative form of human sexuality as complete within the terms of the created order as the heterosexual.' 'A paper introducing the item to Synod members noted that the tone, language, and some of the assumptions in 'Issues' are now contextually inappropriate, and appear prejudicial and offensive to many people,' the CoE statement said. Charles Bączyk-Bell, an openly gay Anglican priest from London, said the document was dated even at the time of publication, and that it had been used to screen people out of the ordination pathway. 'Now it has gone ... it opens the way for liberalisation of the church's policy on same sex relationships and means we can stop using it as a kind of reference text,' he told Reuters. - Reuters
The Star
5 days ago
- Politics
- The Star
Church of England votes to remove outdated document on sexuality from clergy selection
LONDON (Reuters) -The Church of England's governing body voted on Tuesday to do away with requiring those who want to become clergy to agree to a 1991 document on sexuality, saying some of the assumptions in the paper now appeared prejudicial and offensive. The document, titled "Issues in Human Sexuality," described "homosexual practice as especially dishonourable" and called on homosexual Christians to lead a life of abstinence. The mother church of 85 million Anglicans worldwide said the decision, which marks another step towards making the Anglican faith more inclusive for the LGBTQ+ community, was independent of the ongoing "Living in Love and Faith" process that is exploring sexuality and marriage. The CoE's decision to allow blessings for same-sex couples in 2023 deepened divisions both at home, where it is the established church, and in Anglican strongholds in Africa and Asia, where homosexuality remains illegal in some countries. The motion to change the vocations process was passed overwhelmingly at a meeting of the General Synod, made up of bishops, clergy and laity, the CoE said. It added that the move does not alter the Church's doctrine. The paper was originally intended as a teaching document, but had assumed a more definitive role to set out expected conduct within the Church's discernment and vocations process. The 48-page document states that "homophile orientation and its expression in sexual activity do not constitute a parallel and alternative form of human sexuality as complete within the terms of the created order as the heterosexual." "A paper introducing the item to Synod members noted that the tone, language, and some of the assumptions in 'Issues' are now contextually inappropriate, and appear prejudicial and offensive to many people," the CoE statement said. Charles Bączyk-Bell, an openly gay Anglican priest from London, said the document was dated even at the time of publication, and that it had been used to screen people out of the ordination pathway. "Now it has gone ... it opens the way for liberalisation of the church's policy on same sex relationships and means we can stop using it as a kind of reference text,' he told Reuters. (Reporting by Muvija M; Editing by Aidan Lewis)
