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Renewed anti-government protests leave nearly 100 dead, hundreds more injured in BangladeshIntense anti-government protests in Bangladesh saw nearly 100 people killed and hundreds injured. Protesters called for Prime Minister Shei...04 Aug, 2024, 11.05 PM IST- Bangladesh crawls back to normalcy after violent clashes that killed nearly 200 peopleSince July 16, at least 197 people have been killed in violence, the leading Bengali-language Prothom Alo daily reported Wednesday. The Ass...24 Jul, 2024, 01.30 PM IST
- Last straw breaking Bangladesh's backBangladesh has scaled back a controversial job quota proposal, which reserved 30% of government jobs for descendants of those who fought fo...21 Jul, 2024, 11.15 PM IST
- Karnataka introduces 'male third gender' quota in police constable recruitmentState Home Minister Araga Jnanendra said the process to recruit constables to fill 3,484 posts in the Karnataka Armed Forces has started. "...13 Sep, 2022, 03.26 PM IST
- Centre likely to treat transgenders as OBCs to give them education quotaThe Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment also recently sought NCBC’s advice on the issue of including transgenders in the list of OBC...18 Nov, 2020, 11.59 PM IST
- Haryana bans sale of firecrackers ahead of DiwaliHaryana on Friday banned the sale and bursting of firecrackers across the state, said Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, adding that the n...07 Nov, 2020, 08.58 AM IST
- DU took in no transgender students in 2017Taunts from teachers and fellow students, as well as possible obstacles in the admission process itself, are seen as reasons for the low nu...11 Apr, 2018, 11.03 AM IST
- Government may not give transgenders exemption from Section 377 of IPCThe parliamentary standing committee on social justice and empowerment noted, "Transgender persons remain at risk of criminalisation under ...17 Aug, 2017, 11.01 AM IST
- Parliamentary panel favours reservations for transgendersThe committee is examining the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2016, which seeks to define the term "transgender" and proh...26 Apr, 2017, 08.20 PM IST
- Lesbians, gays, bisexuals are not third gender, SC clarifiesThe Supreme Court on Thursday clarified that only transgenders will be included in the category of 'third gender' - and not gays, lesbians ...01 Jul, 2016, 04.53 AM IST
- Government to list Right of Transgender Persons Bill for winter sessionIndia is readying to officially recognise transgenders and accord benefits of reservation in education and jobs to this marginalised commun...22 Sep, 2015, 08.11 AM IST
- Delhi University working on policy for transgender admissionsThe team will propose a draft to DU's admission committee, which will give its final nod to the policy.19 Apr, 2015, 11.00 AM IST
- SC quashes Centre's decision to include Jats in OBC quotaIt also said that the inclusion of politically organised class like Jat would adversely impact the welfare of the other backward classes.18 Mar, 2015, 02.01 AM IST
- UGC opens all its scholarships for third gender candidatesThe UGC notification follows the April 2014 SC judgment that carved out an independent status for the third gender.03 Aug, 2014, 11.06 AM IST
- Corporates need to give more attention to training the transgender communitySupreme Court recognised transgenders as people falling under a third gender, granting them legal rights to identify themselves as neither ...18 Apr, 2014, 04.31 AM IST
- It’s official, Transgenders finally get formal identity from Supreme CourtIn a landmark judgement, the SC today recognised transgenders or eunuchs as 3rd category of gender and directed Centre to grant them all fa...16 Apr, 2014, 02.51 AM IST
- Over 30,000 transgenders in Tamil Nadu, yet only 2,996 are votersReflecting woes of transgenders who have remained social 'untouchables' with restricted access to education & jobs, only a minuscule 2,996 ...28 Feb, 2014, 10.08 AM IST
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