Thanya Nathan, 24, has secured first rank in Kerala Judicial Service Examination for civil judge (junior division) in PwD category—a feat she achieved after a landmark ruling by SC in 2025.
Citing RPwD Act, Court of Chief Commissioner for PwDs has directed full compliance with accommodations suggested in medical certificate & law, asked to ‘sensitise officials’.
Without accurate enumeration, policy remains incomplete and India continues to make millions of its own citizens disappear, not by neglect, but by design.
A doctor affected by childhood polio, who now serves as a respected faculty member and walks with a visible caliper, was instructed to report to the neurology OPD for ‘re-evaluation’.
The white paper, released by NCPEDP, stated that families with disabled members spend nearly one-fifth of their monthly income on disability-related needs.
The one-day tour from Delhi to Agra was organised by Rising Star: Khilte Chehre, an NGO empowering persons with disabilities through inclusive travel experiences. Launched in 2019, this initiative marked the 12th edition of their accessible tours.
The guidelines ask whether a student can climb stairs, but not whether the college has a ramp. They ask whether a student can bear weight, but not whether the system can bear the weight of its own prejudice.
While the Russia-Ukraine war saw the BJP projecting PM Modi as a ‘vishwaguru’ who could end international conflicts, the party has made a nuanced shift in its electoral strategy vis-à-vis the West Asia war.
Report on impact of AI emergence—drawing upon depositions from several ministries—confirms that the developments come in the absence of AI laws or considerations over them.
It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.
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