Global cooperation is a necessity to tackle terrorism: NIA chief
Updated : 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 05 (ANI): Global cooperation is a necessity to tackle terrorism and radicalisation and the nations should share their experiences in tackling the global menace, Director General of National Investigation Agency (NIA) Yogesh Chander Modi said on Wednesday.
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Tamil Nadu: Transgender woman gets appointed as nurse
Updated : 1 week, 2 days ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Dec 2 (ANI): For the first time ever, a transgender woman was on Monday appointed as a nurse by Tamil Nadu Health and Family Welfare Department.
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Transgender students face more mental health issues than peers: St
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Dec 01 (ANI): Transgenders, gender nonconforming, genderqueer, and nonbinary students feel that they face more mental health disparities or problems as compared to their peers, reveals a recent study.
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Study says sexual orientation linked to eating disorders
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Dec 01 (ANI): A recent study suggests that children with an eating disorder might be facing the issue of being categorised in the transgender, non-transgender, lesbian, gay and bisexual categories.
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NSG DG calls on Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
Updated : 1 week, 6 days ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 28 (ANI): Director General of National Security Guard (NSG) AK Singh called on Defence Minister Rajnath Singh here on Thursday.
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No commonly delineated LAC between India and China, 1,025 incident
Updated : 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 27 (ANI): There is no commonly delineated Line of Actual Control (LAC) and there are areas along LAC where India and China have differing perception of LAC, while 1,025 incidents of transgression were reported during the past three years, the Lok Sabha was informed on
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Scarlett Johansson admits she 'mishandled' transgender casting con
Updated : 2 weeks ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Nov 27 (ANI): Actor Scarlett Johansson walked down the memory lane and reflected the hard time she experienced when she was widely criticized for defending her choice to play a transgender character.
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Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill passed in Rajya Sa
Updated : 2 weeks, 1 day ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 26 (ANI): Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed a bill which seeks to provide a mechanism for social, economic and educational empowerment of transgenders.
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University of Calcutta to have third gender option in admission fo
Updated : 2 weeks, 4 days ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Nov 23 (ANI): The University of Calcutta will have third gender option in admission forms from next academic session, Vice-Chancellor Sonali Chakraborty Banerjee has said.
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Kiran Bedi hits back at Narayanasamy for asking Centre to declare
Updated : 2 weeks, 5 days ago IST
Puducherry [India], Nov 22 (ANI): Snapping back at Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy for asking the Centre to declare the Union Territory as "transgender as the government treats it as per its convenience", Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi on Friday said that the central government is "
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Rajya Sabha: Jaya Bachchan requests revision of Transgender Person
Updated : 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 20 (ANI): Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Jaya Bachchan on Wednesday requested for the revision of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill while addressing the Rajya Sabha.
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Provide toilets for transgenders in public places: TMC MP in Lok S
Updated : 3 weeks, 1 day ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 19 (ANI): Trinamool Congress MP Pratima Mondal on Tuesday requested the central government to build gender-neutral toilets in the country, as it is not easy for transgenders to access the existing toilets.
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