Who is Parag Agrawal? This Indian-American CEO, fired by Elon Musk, is now leading a Rs 16,000 crore companyParag Agarwal has raised $100 million for his new AI startup called Parallel Web Systems and the worth of the company is around Rs 19,020 c...
01 May, 2026, 02.34 PM IST
'Feels like crossing Strait of Hormuz': Noida Sector 51–52 Metro route becomes daily nightmare for commuters. Watch viral videoThe narrow pathway between Noida Sector 51 Metro Station and Noida Sector 52 Metro Station has become a daily challenge for commuters in th...
01 May, 2026, 01.42 PM IST
This Uber ride between a blind passenger and deaf driver is winning the internet: Here’s whyA blind passenger and a deaf cab driver found a way to communicate without words. They used a phone to share information and ensure a smoot...
07 Apr, 2026, 09.30 PM IST
Tiger that killed 10 in UP likely deaf due to long-term exposure to firecrackers, horns: OfficialsA male tiger believed to have killed 10 people in Pilibhit Tiger Reserve has been found to be deaf. Forest officials suspect the hearing im...
25 Sep, 2024, 05.19 PM IST
Star announces sign language commentary for India matches at the ICC Men’s T20 World CupDisney Star has joined hands with India Signing Hands (ISH), a Mumbai-based broadcast company, to add Indian Sign Language (ISL) interpreta...
16 May, 2024, 11.13 AM IST
IPL 2024 smashes viewership records: 40 crore tune in on Star Sports for first 18 IPL matchesThe broadcaster also recorded a staggering 12,380 crore minutes of watch time, indicating a notable 15% growth compared to the 2023 edition...
12 Apr, 2024, 07.22 PM IST
Record 35 cr tuned in to watch first 10 IPL matches on TVAs per Broadcast Audience Research Council data for 2+ age groups across urban and rural markets, the overall watch time for the tournament...
05 Apr, 2024, 12.24 AM IST
Making content more accessible for disabled: OTTsThe OTT service providers were responding to a letter sent by the ministry of information & broadcasting (MIB) last month. The ministry had...
26 Oct, 2023, 06.00 AM IST
ICMR releases National List of Essential Assistive ProductsThe NLEAP is a list of 21 assistive products and technologies that are deemed essential for individuals with functional impairments to impr...
16 Sep, 2023, 08.49 PM IST
AirAsia India introduces in-flight safety manual for visually impaired guests"Different types of wheelchair facilities are available to pre-book for persons with disabilities to access the ramp up to the ladder point...
03 Dec, 2021, 11.43 AM IST
Google celebrates 306th birth anniversary of Charles-Michel de l'Epee, father of the deaf with doodleHe devoted his life to developing the world's first sign alphabet for the deaf.
24 Nov, 2018, 11.10 AM IST
Railways replaces 'viklang' with 'divyang' in concession formsThe terms "blind", "deaf and dumb" and "physically challenged" will also be replaced with less derogatory alternatives.
27 Jan, 2018, 12.45 PM IST
Aamir Khan’s ‘Dangal’ to be available for the visually and hearing impaired on TVThe film will be aired as a part of a move to provide audiences with a sensory handicap access to entertainment.
09 Aug, 2017, 10.59 AM IST
This app plans to hook visually impaired to Rio ParalympicsNewz Hook is the first ever mobile news application designed to provide easy access to news for the deaf and the blind. From current affair...
26 Aug, 2016, 09.21 AM IST
Delhi University training nurses on use of sign language in hospitalsIn the first phase of the project, DU had trained over 2,000 police personnel in order to sensitise them about the problems faced by deaf i...
14 Dec, 2014, 12.18 PM IST
How entrepreneurs like Shilpi Kapoor, Ferdinand Rodricks are making technology, information more accessible to differently-abledBarrierBreak runs a website signntalk.com, which helps the hearing impaired communicate with the rest of the world using sign language.
21 Feb, 2012, 01.32 AM IST
- Gokak to recruit 400 hearing and speech impaired personnel
As part of its corporate social responsibility agenda, Gokak Textiles Limited today announced its plan to recruit 400 hearing and speech im...
18 Apr, 2008, 07.44 PM IST