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Transgender social worker Priti Kinnar to take on Bihar minister in Bhorey

Priti Kinnar, a transgender social worker who is set to take on Bihar's Education Minister and sitting Janata Dal-United MLA Sunil Kumar in Bhorey assembly seat in Gopalganj district on a Jan......

Oscar winner Keeravani to lead music for R-Day mega cultural show

Representing different dance forms of India, a mega group of nearly 2,500 artistes is set to perform on the Kartavya Path in New Delhi during the 77th Republic Day parade, whose main theme will be......

77th Republic Day parade to witness many firsts

The sesquicentenary of 'Vande Mataram' will be the dominant theme of this year's Republic Day Parade, with enclosure backdrops along the Kartavya Path displaying old paintings illustrating the......

Sexual assault: Absconding Kerala Cong MLA's flat searched

A search was carried out at the apartment of suspended Congress MLA Rahul Mamkoottathil in Palakkad on Sunday in connection with the sexual assault case registered against him, the police said.......

Fresh rape complaint against absconding Kerala Cong MLA Mamkootathil

With the police continuing their intensive search for absconding Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil, another woman has filed a fresh sexual assault complaint against the legislator. IMAGE: File image......

India Leads World In Real-Time Payments

In its June 2025 review, the International Monetary Fund spotlighted India's Unified Payments Interface as the world's most dominant retail instant-payment network, moving more transactions than......

Modi 3.0's Plans For Ayushman Bharat

The Centre is considering a proposal on increasing coverage under the Ayushman Bharat scheme to Rs 10 lakh from the current Rs 5 lakh. IMAGE: Narendra D Modi interacts with beneficiaries of......

In Transit Review: Compassionate Take

In Transit attempts to correct the misconceptions about transgenders, notes Deepa Gahlot. Those who have never suffered from gender dysmorphia would probably not be able to understand what trans......

'I'm Grateful I'm Indian'

'Thankfully, as Indians, we have a long history of trans people in our culture, in our religions, in our mythology.''It's not a fad which has suddenly come into existence, the way that a lot of......

Mamta Kulkarni Gets Into Trouble Again

IMAGE: Mamta Kulkarni with Kinnar Akhada President Laxmi Narayan Tripathi at the Mahakumbh. Photograph: ANI Photo Rishi Ajay Das, the founder of the Kinnar Akhada, has expelled both Mamta Kulkarni......

'Everything Cannot Just Be Box Office'

'Failure teaches you far more than your successes do you.''Like they say, success has many fathers and failure is a bastard.' IMAGE: Aaman Devgn, Rasha Thadani and Abhishek Kapoor. Photograph:......

The Curious Case Of Miley's Missing Eyebrows

Hollywood's biggest night was high on glitz and glamour but lacked the edge and excitement of the movies it was celebrating, observes Sukanya Verma. IMAGE: Mikey Madison won the Best Actress Oscar......

Sabalenka opposes transgender athletes in women's tennis

'The woman has been working her whole life to reach her limit and then she has to face a man, who is biologically much stronger.' IMAGE: World number one Aryna Sabalenka said it would be unfair......

Historic! Transgender Teams Debut in Jamshedpur League

'Football is such a beautiful sport, and for the first time, I felt like I wasn't being seen for my gender, but for my game.' IMAGE: The Transgender League is made up of 70 players who come from......

US govt restricts sports visas for transgender women

IMAGE: Los Angeles will host the 2028 Olympic Games. Photograph: /Daniel Cole/Reuters The US Citizenship and Immigration Services announced on Monday it has updated its immigration policy to......

ECB bars transgenders from women's and girls' cricket

IMAGE: The ECB said only those whose biological sex is female will be eligible to play in women's and girls' cricket matches. Photograph: Dan Mullan/Getty Images from the Rediff Archives......

Day after Trump's order, NCAA bans transgender women from sports

The NCAA previously allowed transgender women to compete as long as they met testosterone limits on a sport-by-sport basis. IMAGE: US President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning......