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Indian Railways to hike penalties: Ticketless travel, women's coach entry, misuse of facilities to attract higher finesNew Railway Act amendments, effective July 2026, significantly hike penalties for common travel offenses. Travelling without a ticket now i...
US Supreme Court nears the end of its term with momentous cases about Trump's power to be decidedThe Supreme Court is concluding a term dominated by President Trump's assertions of executive authority. Key decisions this week involve bi...
As Supreme Court's term nears its end, three major Trump rulings dueThe U.S. Supreme Court is nearing the end of its term with crucial decisions pending. Key cases involve President Trump's authority to fire...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom says Trump's DoJ is investigating him and his wifeCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom accused the Justice Department of a politically motivated investigation targeting him and his wife, allegi...
Top cases on the United States Supreme Court's docketThe U.S. Supreme Court is reviewing significant cases. These cases cover voting rights, presidential authority, immigration policies, and g...
Rajasthan HC calls transgender policy ‘eyewash’, orders 3% extra weightageRajasthan High Court has slammed the state's transgender reservation policy as a mere facade. The court has ordered a 3% weightage in marks...
SC defers plea over reservation of transgenders in PG medical coursesThe Supreme Court has postponed the hearing on a plea advocating for transgender reservation in postgraduate medical courses until next wee...
Calcutta HC directs WB govt to ensure 1 pc reservation for transgender persons in public employmentThe Calcutta High Court has instructed the West Bengal government to implement a one percent reservation for transgender persons in all pub...
Kerala govt announces reservation for transgender students in nursing coursesThe Kerala government on Wednesday announced its decision to grant reservations to transgender students pursuing nursing courses in the sta...
Difficult to grant separate reservation for transgenders in education, govt jobs: Maharashtra govt to HCAdvocate General Birendra Saraf told a division bench of acting Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice Sandeep Marne that creating addition...
First transgender judge seeks reservation in government jobs for her communityIndia's first transgender Judge Joyita Mondal on Friday underlined the need for reservation in government jobs for her community members, s...
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. "...
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...
Railway forms will now carry `T' option for transgendersIn a letter to all zonal railways, the board has said that ticket booking and cancellation forms will be modified from the current option o...
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...
Third gender: Railways, IRCTC include transgender in reservation formsThe decision which was taken on a representation made by a lawyer will include the facility for both online as well offline.
Railways, IRCTC include transgender as third genderThe ministry in its circular referred to the direction of the apex court of April 2014, which had said that hijras, eunuchs, apart from bin...
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...
Government to bring policy for transgenders: Thawaar Chand Gehlot"Based on the report, we have prepared an action plan. An inter-ministerial panel has been constituted to look into the issue," he said.
National Commission for Backward Classes recommends transgenders for reservationThe NCBC's decision follows a SC order, which has directed the Centre and state govts to treat transgenders as socially and educationally b...