Quick Reads: Chris Hipkins To Replace Jacinda Ardern As New Zealand PM And More

It’s easy to miss important news in the hectic daily schedule, so we have compiled a list of recent women-centric news you may have missed.

In the latest news, New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern has announced to step down from her position citing many challenges in the job. Here are some more quick reads that will keep you up to date.

Jacinda Ardern resigns as New Zealand PM

New Zealand's former COVID-19 response minister Chris Hipkins will replace Jacinda Ardern as prime minister after receiving the only nomination from fellow MPs, the ruling Labour Party said Saturday.

Jacinda Ardern earlier this week announced she is resigning, in a shock announcement as she confirmed a national election in October later this year. “For me it’s time,” she said at a meeting of members of her Labour Party. “I just don’t have enough in the tank for another four years.”

Ardern choked up as she detailed how six “challenging” years in the job had taken a toll. She will step down as Labour Party leader no later than 7 February. There will be a vote in the coming days to determine her replacement and she will continue as an MP until the general election to be held on 14 October.

Girls in burqa denied entry to UP college

Students of the Hindu college in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad were denied entry to the college for wearing a burqa despite the prescribed uniform code, reports Asian News International. The girls have alleged that their college was not letting them enter the college campus wearing burqa and that they are being compelled to remove it at the gate.

Meanwhile, the college professor, Dr AP Singh, said that they have implemented a dress code for the students here and anybody who refuses to follow it will be barred from entering the college campus.

Wrestler Vinesh Phogat accuses WFI chief of sexual misconduct

Vinesh Phogat along with several other popular Indian woman wrestlers like Sakshi Malik, Sarita Mor, Sangeeta Phogat, Satyawart Malik, Jitender Kinha and Sumit Malik assembled at Delhi's Jantar Mantar to protest against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. The athletes have accused Bhushan, who's also a BJP MP, of sexually harassing women wrestlers for years. He has denied the allegations.

But Phogat and other women athletes said they will not compete in international tournaments unless Bhushan was removed from the post.

Kim Kardashian Buys Pendant Worn By Princess Diana

Kim Kardashian has purchased the Attallah Cross, the amethyst and diamond pendant famously worn on several occasions by Princess Diana, according to the auction house Sotheby's. The piece, made in the 1920s by the British jeweller Garrard, sold for 163,800 pounds during the auction house's Royal and Noble sale in London on Wednesday.

Last year, the 42-year-old made headlines for attending the Met Gala in a dress worn by Marilyn Monroe when she serenaded then-president John F Kennedy on his birthday in 1962.

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