'TMC goons tried to attack me, threatened me over May 4': BJP’s Ratna Debnath amid West Bengal Phase 2 pollingVoting in West Bengal's Panihati constituency saw heightened political tension. BJP candidate Ratna Debnath alleged intimidation by TMC wor...
29 Apr, 2026, 02.51 PM IST
TMC-BJP workers reportedly clash in Hooghly, CRPF resumes peaceful polling after 'minor incident'West Bengal's second phase polling saw clashes between BJP and TMC agents in Khanakul and Nadia districts. Voting resumed peacefully in Kha...
29 Apr, 2026, 01.09 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee alleges ‘attempt to bulldoze democracy’, accuses ECI and CRPF of harassing party workers as Bengal Phase 2 polls beginsWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee claims the Election Commission and CRPF are harassing Trinamool Congress workers. She alleges in...
29 Apr, 2026, 12.13 PM IST
'TMC gundagiri everywhere': BJP candidate Bikash Sardar alleges attack on vehicle in BasantiPhase 2 polling in West Bengal saw BJP candidates alleging Trinamool Congress "gundagiri". Bikash Sardar from Basanti constituency reported...
29 Apr, 2026, 12.05 PM IST
West Bengal voter intimidation: EC directs police chief to ensure strict preventive measures against 800 individualsWest Bengal polls: The Election Commission of India has issued a strong directive to the West Bengal Director General of Police, mandating ...
22 Apr, 2026, 01.42 PM IST
Transgressionary state: Transgender Amendment Act is a step back on freedom, democracy and growthIndia's Transgender Act faces criticism for undermining individual rights and autonomy. This law's restrictions on self-determination and t...
31 Mar, 2026, 11.17 PM IST
Trump fires two Democratic commissioners of agency that enforces civil rights laws in the workplacePresident Donald Trump has fired two Democratic commissioners from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and a National Labor Relatio...
29 Jan, 2025, 07.26 AM IST
Transgender community members, sanitation workers, labourers to attend Modi's oath ceremonyTransgender community, labourers, and sanitation workers who contributed to the new parliament building are invited to PM-designate Narendr...
10 Jun, 2024, 01.08 PM IST
Big companies in India Inc ramp up hiring of transgender workersSeveral companies have begun hiring and revising their policies as they look to be more inclusive. Some are also skilling trans employees, ...
29 Mar, 2024, 09.35 AM IST
Atlanta trans woman Koko Da Doll, documentary subject, slainAtlanta police on Friday released surveillance video of a person in a sports jersey walking up to the entrance of an apartment building. Au...
22 Apr, 2023, 11.59 PM IST
Bette Midler faces ire for her transphobic statements saying women being deprived of basic rightsActor and singer Bette Midler has sparked a controversy by saying that trans-inclusive words and terminology deprive women of their rightfu...
06 Jul, 2022, 12.29 PM IST
NCUI and India HIV/AIDS Alliance sign MoU to enhance livelihood opportunities of transgender community“It's a historic step in the direction of empowerment of transgender community in India that aims to fulfill the economic, social and cultu...
23 Feb, 2022, 07.33 PM IST
SC notice to Centre on plea against guidelines excluding transgenders from being blood donorsThe plea has also sought striking down of the clause of general criteria under blood donor selection criteria of the guidelines for blood d...
05 Mar, 2021, 07.30 PM IST
SC asks states, UTs to provide dry rations to all sex workers without insisting on identification proofA bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao and Ajay Rastogi said that it would later deal with the aspect of whether financial assistance ...
29 Sep, 2020, 09.59 PM IST
Transgender transits from begging to national Lok AdalatAs a transgender forced to beg for a living to a social worker chosen to be on the bench for a National Lok Adalat, it is a new beginning f...
10 Jul, 2017, 11.12 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
People most at risk of HIV not getting required treatment, warns World Health Organisation“In many countries they are left out of national HIV plans, and discriminatory laws and policies are major barriers to access,” the WHO sai...
11 Jul, 2014, 04.22 PM IST