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Kinnar akhara opens doors for transgenders to Kumbh Mela

Having faced stiff resistance when they tried to register an 'akhara' for transgender persons 10 years ago, the tent of their sect at the ongoing Maha Kumbh is now flooded with pilgrims queuing up......

Pune bus rape: Search for accused intensified; encounter squad revival urged

The police on Thursday announced a reward of Rs 1 lakh for information about the history-sheeter who allegedly raped a 26-year-old woman inside a bus at Pune's Swargate bus station and deployed......

Rest In Peace, Voice Of America

What despots and dictators, jammers and competitors, had not managed to do in 83 years -- what the Soviet Union had failed to counter during the Cold War; what China had failed to crush during the......

Son decides to marry transgender, parents end life

A middle-aged couple allegedly died by suicide in Nandyal district of Andhra Pradesh after their 24-year-old son expressed his desire to marry a transgender person. Image only for representation.......

Social justice and empowerment budget expanded by 35%

The Department of Social Justice and Empowerment has received Rs 13,611 crore in the Union Budget announced on Saturday, while the allocation for disability welfare now stands at Rs 1,275 crore.......

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......

'Preity Was Natural, Vulnerable'

'My mantra on set to actors has always been, 'Feel... feel'.''And Preity would say, 'Feeling... feeling'.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Preity Zinta/Instagram She's pretty, she's chatty and she......

A Maharashtrian Haunts Bollywood

Munjya is the most wildly entertaining ghost I have encountered at the movies recently.But he has the added advantage of being a Maharashtrian ghost, of possessing rhythms of speech and behaviour......

Call Me Bae Review: Ananya Is Quite A Riot!

Call Me Bae is a spirited new addition in guilty pleasures for the fashion-loving, rom-com starved soul, applauds Sukanya Verma. If the DNAs of Elle Woods, Cher Horowitz, Blair Waldorf and Rachel......

Love Storiyaan Review: Ode To The Power Of Love

Love Storiyaan comes alive in the courageous and fearless voice of six spirited romantics speaking direct dil se, applauds Sukanya Verma. Six real-life couples share the story of their coming......

IOC blames Russia for Paris Olympics gender row

'These two female focuses were born as women, they were raised as women, they have been competing as women, they have been winning and losing as every other person.' IMAGE: Imane Khelif, who won......

Olympic champ Khelif fights back

IMAGE: Imane Khelif, who has always competed as a woman, was banned by the IBA from the 2023 world championships after a sex chromosome test that the IBA said rendered her ineligible. Photograph:......

Transgender athlete overcomes harassment, finds acceptance in Paralympics

IMAGE: Valentina Petrillo of Italy in action during heat 3. Photograph: Umit Bektas/Reuters Visually impaired transgender sprinter Valentina Petrillo said she felt welcomed by her fellow......

PIX: Spain's first transgender football team

IMAGE: P.R. Sant Feliu Llobregat C - Fenix (Spain's first federated transgender soccer team to achieve federated status) captain Luck Ibanez speaks to his players before their first official......

Asian Games: Swapna tenders 'unconditional apology'

IMAGE: After her shocking claim against Nandini Agasara, Swapna Barman apologised for her comments. Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters India's Swapna Barman on Thursday tendered an......

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