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Sunday, March 15, 2026
TopicPeople with disability

Topic: People with disability

‘Try and beat me in UPSC’ — IAS mentor to Telangana officer whose disability quota remark sparked uproar

Differently abled former civil servant Bala Latha Mallavarapu threatens indefinite fast if IAS Smita Sabharwal fails to retract her comments and apologise within 24 hours.

Rajya Sabha seats, budget allocation — disability rights groups issue unique manifesto

A a separate census, Ayushman Bharat-like scheme for people with disabilities & better sports facilities also among demands in manifesto released by rights groups.

Disability influencers on Instagram have one loud message. They don’t exist to inspire you

This club of influencers resides within very high walls, and not by their own choice. Even algorithms are not on their side.

AICTE wants to create model ‘disability-friendly’ institutes, orders accessibility audit

The initiative aims to establish at least one ‘disability-friendly’ technical institute in each state. Some institutes have already been identified for ‘accessibility audit’.

2019 is EC’s Year of Accessible Elections but what we want is a disabled MP in Parliament

We urge the President of India to nominate people with disabilities to the Rajya Sabha to bring about tangible change in our lives.

On Camera

Gulf conflict pushes Dubai diamond traders to eye Surat for rough stone auctions. But there are hurdles

Industry leaders say India’s complicated customs process and GST levies are deterrents for traders to come to Surat for auctions.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.