SSI Federal Payments 2026: Eligibility rules, Dates and COLA increase explainedSupplemental Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries in 2026 will receive a modest payment increase due to a 2.8% Cost-of-Living Adjustment. Ma...
10 Apr, 2026, 12.05 PM IST
When will your SSI check arrive in February 2026? Full SSI and Social Security payment scheduleSSI recipients will get February 2026 payments early on January 30. The shift happens because February 1 falls on Sunday. Nearly 7.4 millio...
28 Jan, 2026, 06.19 PM IST
Do Social Security benefits stop during prison sentences? Here’s exactly when payments pause, end, and restartSocial Security benefits can stop entirely if you are convicted and imprisoned over 30 days. SSDI and SSI payments pause or end depending o...
07 Jan, 2026, 12.30 AM IST
Planning for a lifetime care: Smart estate strategies for parents of children with special needsParents of children with special needs must plan for their future care and finances. Trusts and wills offer a secure framework. Experts adv...
01 Dec, 2025, 11.17 AM IST
When disability strikes, who controls your money? Essential tools to protect your financesAs discussions around aging and financial health gain momentum in India, it's alarming how many still sidestep the importance of planning f...
01 Dec, 2025, 11.12 AM IST
Over 6700 Indian students have returned to India from Bangladesh: MEAMore than 6700 Indian students returned from Bangladesh with the help of the Indian and Bangladeshi governments. The Ministry of External A...
25 Jul, 2024, 06.17 PM IST
Tripura: BSF assists return of Indian students amid violent protests in BangladeshProtests in Bangladesh against job quotas resulted in nationwide curfews, school closures, and deaths. Violent reactions included attacks o...
22 Jul, 2024, 11.48 AM IST
Disability activist & TED speaker narrates landing ordeal, says IndiGo staff made her wait for an hour before providing a wheelchairVirali Modi, a Mumbai-based activist, has narrated that she went through a harrowing time on an IndiGo flight. She has accused the carrier ...
06 Dec, 2023, 03.52 PM IST
B-schools push plans to attract more differently-abled studentsThough efforts to this end have been ongoing for some time, the pool of such persons with disabilities or PwD candidates is still limited w...
29 Jul, 2023, 10.33 PM IST
Karnataka’s ballot box comes to the doorstep for senior citizens and specially-abled votersThe Commission has released a set of guidelines, under which people over the age of 80, Covid patients and people with benchmark or above d...
29 Mar, 2023, 06.44 PM IST
Dearth of special teachers who alone can impart education & training to CwSN: Supreme Court"As of today, there is a dearth of rehabilitation professionals or special teachers recognized and registered by the council, who alone can...
28 Oct, 2021, 07.20 PM IST
Centre must forthwith notify norms of teacher-pupil ratio for special schools: Supreme CourtThe 2019 recommendations said that number of special education teachers in a particular disability should be determined based on the genera...
28 Oct, 2021, 06.55 PM IST
Assam to come up with skill university with an investment of Rs 1000 croreThis project is scheduled to be completed by September 2026. Government of Assam is also exploring partnership arrangements with countries ...
15 Feb, 2021, 09.22 PM IST
Rajasthan government considers banning social messaging apps around examination centres to prevent cheatingThe Rajasthan government is considering a ban on social messaging apps like WhatsApp around exam centres to prevent cheating, instead of th...
18 Oct, 2018, 04.17 PM IST
India Inc tailors training for differently-abled staffAn increasing number of companies are similarly tailoring their learning and development programmes to the needs of the differently-abled e...
23 Oct, 2017, 11.49 PM IST
Government clears air on air travel of differently-abled peopleSeeking to clear the air on physically challenged people undertaking air travel, the government has framed a detailed guideline which also ...
28 Mar, 2014, 10.17 PM IST
- Chandigarh administration takes cue from film
Taking cue from 'Tare Zamin Par', the Chandigarh Administration has decided to start a new course to sensitize and train the teachers for i...
24 Feb, 2008, 05.45 PM IST