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Quote of the day by Mother Teresa: 'If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to...' - inspiring life lessons on peace, unity, compassion and harmony by Nobel Peace Prize and Missionaries of Charity founder- Reply to plea seeking compliance with recommendations of disability commissions: Supreme Court notice to Centre
- SC seeks Centre, NCERT's response on plea against CBSE's 3-language rule for Class 9 students
- Supreme Court to hear plea against CBSE's policy making three-language study compulsory in Class 9 next weekThe Supreme Court will hear a plea next week challenging the CBSE's new policy. This policy makes studying three languages compulsory for C...22 May, 2026, 12.49 PM IST
- Autism Acceptance Month: Care, from beyond the spectrumFamilies raising autistic children face a daunting financial future. India's systems fall short in providing lifelong support and structure...09 Apr, 2026, 11.18 PM IST
- MIB’s OTT accessibility norms challenged in Delhi HC over alleged disability law breachNew OTT accessibility rules for visually and hearing-impaired individuals face a legal challenge. A visually impaired petitioner argues the...18 Mar, 2026, 09.21 AM IST
- Centre notifies appointment of two new Lok Sabha MPs in key disability empowerment committeeThe Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has updated a crucial committee under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act. Two Lok S...14 Nov, 2025, 02.29 PM IST
- Government employees with disabilities to get 4 per cent reservation in allotment of housingThe Centre has announced a 4% reservation for persons with disabilities in government housing allotments under the General Pool Residential...22 May, 2025, 07.51 PM IST
- Poor handwriting, lack of sense of direction, more: Delhi teachers receive directions to check for subtle signs of disability in studentsThe Directorate of Education mandates schools in Delhi to screen students for 21 disabilities using the Prashast app, aiming for early iden...27 Apr, 2025, 04.41 PM IST
- SC issues notice to Centre, others on PIL for effective implementation of disability lawThe Supreme Court is taking action after a PIL demanded better implementation of the 2016 Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act. The peti...04 Nov, 2024, 10.08 PM IST
- Airlines operating in India need to implement Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act provisions: RulingAll airlines, including foreign companies, operating in the country are responsible for implementing the provisions of the Rights of Person...10 Nov, 2023, 10.43 PM IST
- SC directs Centre to collect data from states, UTs on social security schemes for persons with disabilitySupreme Court has asked the Centre to collect data from all states and Union Territories on social security schemes launched for persons wi...30 Oct, 2023, 04.47 PM IST
- NHRC wants Irdai to ensure insurers offer hassle-free health products to the disabledThe National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has called on the insurance regulator, Irdai, to ensure that insurance companies provide hassle...25 Aug, 2023, 08.03 PM IST
- 4,798 persons with benchmark disabilities recruited in govt jobs from 2018 to 2021: Centre in Lok SabhaWith the enactment of 'The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016', 4 per cent of the total number of vacancies to be filled up by d...21 Dec, 2022, 04.47 PM IST
- Complaint filed against Aamir Khan's 'LSC' & Taapsee Pannu's 'Shabaash Mithu' for 'ridiculing' people with disabilitiesThe films allegedly violate sections of Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016.24 Aug, 2022, 08.38 AM IST
- Are petrol pumps being allocated to disabled under Disabilities Act,2016: Delhi HC asks CentreJustice Prathiba M Singh issued notice to the ministries of Petroleum and Social Justice and state-run oil company Hindustan Petroleum Corp...15 Apr, 2021, 11.59 AM IST
- HPCL following repealed law to make scheme for allotting dealerships to disabled: Plea in HCThe plea said that the oil-PSU was adhering to the older Persons with Disabilities Act of 1995 which has been repealed and replaced by the ...30 Mar, 2021, 03.43 PM IST
- Govt notifies over 3,500 jobs for persons with benchmark disabilitiesThe Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities notified 3,566 posts on January 4 in central government establishments as suitab...15 Jan, 2021, 09.00 PM IST
- Centre highlights protections for disabled govt employees seeking voluntary retirementThe ministry said no promotion shall be denied to a person merely on the ground of disability. It said no government establishment shall di...07 Sep, 2020, 05.46 PM IST
- Delhi High Court seeks Centre's reply on plea to quash Haj policy barring differently-abledA bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Hari Shankar issued notice to the Ministry of Minority Affairs, the Ministry of Soc...03 Jan, 2018, 02.45 PM IST
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