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Meet the first visually impaired Indian to finish Boston Marathon |
Sagar Baheti
BENGALURU: Bengalurean Sagar Baheti, had a point to prove. By becoming the first visually impaired Indian to compete and finish in the prestigious Boston Marathon on Sunday, he has... |
General, Adventure and Sports |
19/Apr/2017 |
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Respect for national flag, anthem non-negotiable, Centre tells SC |
Court exempts more categories of persons with disabilities
Even as the Centre asserted that respect for the national anthem and flag is “a matter of national pride and non-negotiable”, the Supreme... |
General, Policy News |
19/Apr/2017 |
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Supreme Court exempts disable people from standing during national anthem |
The Supreme Court on Tuesday exempted the categories of disabled persons from standing during national anthem before screening of a film.
In its earlier order, the apex court had ordered that every... |
General, Policy News |
19/Apr/2017 |
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BHIM remains inaccesible to 150M visually-impaired |
HYDERABAD: The Bharat Interface for Money (BHIM) app, the bedrock of the central governments push for a digital India remains inaccessible to the 150 million visually impaired Indian citizens, a... |
Accessibility, General |
19/Apr/2017 |
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UPSC IAS Exam preparation tips for visually impaired aspirants |
The UPSC Civil services exam is conducted by Union Public Services Commission. This is considered as the most prestigious and difficult competitive examination. It allows all the Indian citizens can... |
General, Education and Employment |
17/Apr/2017 |
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Blind lawyer laments life in Nigeria |
He is brilliant, outspoken and handsome. But Joseph Bulugbe, a lawyer, is unhappy not because he not sighted but because of his inability to secure a job five years after bagging a second degree in... |
Discrimination, General, Education and Employment |
13/Apr/2017 |
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RESPECT! Gujarat girl with 80% vision loss makes it to prestigious IIM |
Even her 80% vision loss could not refrain her from achieving dreams as her rock solid willpower and determination stood far above her partial disability.
21-year-old Prachi Sukhwani, who lost 80... |
Achievements, General, Education and Employment |
12/Apr/2017 |
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Prachi Sukhwani, with 80% vision loss, makes it to IIM-A! |
Prachi Sukhwani, with 80% vision loss, makes it to IIM-A!
21-year-old Prachi Sukhwani of Vadodara, who suffers 80% vision loss, is making headlines for her inspiring achievement: she has cracked the... |
Achievements, General, Education and Employment |
12/Apr/2017 |
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Blind Cricket World Cup final 2018 to be held in Pakistan |
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Blind Cricket Council (PBCC) on Monday said the final and some matches of the fifth edition of the Blind Cricket World Cup 2018 would be played in Pakistan.
Talking to APP, PBCC... |
General, Adventure and Sports |
11/Apr/2017 |
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Frame policy for allowance to hearing impaired, says HC |
In a major embarrassment to the Punjab Government, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has virtually rapped it for discriminating between victims of disabilities and told it to frame a policy for... |
General |
11/Apr/2017 |
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