The draft rules, which are expected to be notified soon, introduce a slew of healthcare reforms aimed at transgender persons. Under the draft rules for the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019, transgender persons will now be able to opt for gender reassignment surgeries at state hospitals free of cost. The Transgender Persons (Protection ...

The Supreme Court has stepped in to help with the state of migrant workers in India. They have been considered the worst hit by the pandemic. According to the Supreme Court ruling, the Centre has to now ensure it registers all the migrant workers, and give them the facility to board any train or bus ...

Top courts to sit together to see how inter-state movement has to happen. Maharashtra is already experiencing a spike in numbers. Delhi numbers have suddenly gone up as well. According to a recent conversation between industrialist Rajiv Bajaj and Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi, “India seems to have flattened the wrong curve.” They are both ...

Amidst the pandemic lockdown and revival of a slow economy, India is moving closer to strengthening its trade ties with Australia. From now on, both nations have decided to elevate their levels of seniority at office when discussing ties ahead. The fact that dialogue will graduate from defense and foreign secretaries to minister level shows ...

The swarm of locusts that had been moving from Pakistan into India went unchecked by the Indian authorities, leading to a possibility of major destruction of the kharif crop, sources have confirmed. Locusts, it is known, can travel as much as 150 km in a day and a small swarm can devour as much food ...

The standoff between India and Chinese troops at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) has taken different proportions back home. The well known innovator and educationist Sonam Wangchuk has requested Indians to boycott Chinese goods, very much in tune with PM Narendra Modi’s initiative of self reliance and Made in India first. In a video ...

On Saturday, Congress described the primary year of the Modi government’s second term as a “year of dissatisfaction, terribly bad administration”. Congress leaders also questioned the Central government’s handling of the Covid-19 crisis, saying that the administration didn’t strategize accurately to combat the pandemic, especially on how to address the issues related to migrant workers ...

Reports have been pouring in on social media that the Covid-19 situation has shown the darkest side of India. Economic disparity cannot be ruled out and favoritism (though unintentional) cannot be missed either. A recent survey shows that more than 50percent of the nation is now getting worried about the exorbitant treatment charges that come ...

After the sudden popularity of a copycat app, Tik Tok now has to contend with fresh competition from Facebook’s Collab. Facebook’s Collab app is heavily inspired by Tik Tok, allowing users to mix and match original videos and music to produce and share short videos. Collab is currently available on iOS in the US and ...

As India gets done with lockdown 4.0 on May 31, the government is set to announce Lockdown 5.0 for two weeks. This new phase of lockdown is supposed to be implemented strictly in 13 cities which account for 70% of total cases of coronavirus in the country. This would be the fifth phase of lockdown ...