Dr Gargi has filed plea in Delhi HC against AIIMS admission notification, the latest in string of petitions in high courts for quota for transgender persons in different professions.
Restrictions on transgender individuals joining army is in line with US President Trump's broader campaign against diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.
US President signed 'Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports' order Wednesday. He also vowed to withhold federal funding from high schools, colleges that fail to comply with the directive.
Patients say they face a slow, frustrating process, having to buy hormone injections from outside & with hospital lacking equipment. Doctors say it can't be rushed since it can't be undone.
‘System is forcing me into an impossible situation. Setting standards I couldn’t have met even if I’d wanted to,’ wrote Anaya Bangar who lives in Manchester and transitioned recently.
2014 SC ruling recognised right to self-identified gender & ordered govts to offer reservation. 2019 law prohibits discrimination, requires govt to introduce adequate healthcare facilities.
Assam has 414 third gender voters, including the highest in Nagaon with 86, followed by Tinsukia (36), Kamrup (Metro) at 34, Kamrup (Rural) at 29, according to official data.
We're used to framing the issue as one of deterrence, 'if you do X, then we will do Y and Z'. We should be moving toward compellence— 'if you do not abandon X, then we will do Y and Z'.
Diving into workings of Gurugram fulfilment centre, Abhinav Singh, V-P (Ops) at Amazon India, offers insights into how company manages logistics, in conversation with ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta.
India used multiple types of aircraft, air to surface missiles & air defence systems to inflict damage to PAF. Almost all strikes were covered by high-res recon UAVs & satellites.
Pakistani establishments and their proxies are prone to severe, predictable 7-year-itch. Each step up the escalation ladder buys India about this many years of deterrence on average.
Gender, caste, and religion should not be the basis of reservation. The deserving poor in the merit list should be given 100% scholarships. Such people should be allowed to emigrate only after repaying the scholarships with interest. Reservation should be abolished.
Gender, caste, and religion should not be the basis of reservation. The deserving poor in the merit list should be given 100% scholarships. Such people should be allowed to emigrate only after repaying the scholarships with interest. Reservation should be abolished.