In the past few weeks, monsoon fury has topped news headlines across different parts of India. If you google rain+news, the search throws updates of orange and red alerts in parts of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka and more. Then there’s the frightful, shrieky voices of television anchors warning us about the dangerously rising levels of Yamuna and Ganga. Not to miss the conspiracy theories and political buck-passing between neighbouring states on releasing excess water.

COIMBATORE: Sureshkumar, 32, picks up a mixie that a man  brought to his repair shop in Coimbatore, identifies the  problem and has it running again, all in 15 minutes. What's   the big deal? Suresh is completely blind.

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday asked the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to consider suggestions of an expert committee appointed by Delhi High Court to make visually- challenged friendly currency notes and coins.

A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Nitin M Jamdar and Justice Arif S Doctor was hearing a PIL filed by the National Association of the Blind (NAB), through advocate Uday Warunjikar, who raised the issue that people with visual impairment cannot identify the new currency notes and coins issued by the RBI.

MADURAI:  An alumnus of Thiagarajar Arts and Science College, S Maharaja has been selected to the Indian men’s cricket team, who will participate in the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) World Games in Birmingham 2023, which will be held from August 18 to 27. 

Addressing a public meeting in Mancherial district headquarters on Friday, Rao said the BRS government in the state stands for people's welfare and is aiming to expand mining activity in Singareni Collieries.

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao has announced an increase of Rs 1,000 per month in pension for persons with disabilities, taking the monthly payment to Rs 4,116.