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Meghna has appealed to more members of the transgender community to look at driving as a viable career option to become self-reliant. (Photo: Twitter | @olacabs Screengrab)

Women feel safe, men don't treat me differently, says Ola's first transgender driver

Meghna Sahoo faced discrimination and rejection due to her gender identity and switched jobs in hopes of being treated at par with others.

01 Sep 2018 10:50 AM

From the hundreds of letters seized, the Pune police on Friday read the 'prominent' ones, which included a letter by Sudha Bharadwaj. (Photo: File)

Concocted, baseless: Sudha Bharadwaj's reply to police claims

Bhardwaj added that the letter is 'a mixture of innocuous and publicly available facts and baseless fabrication.'

01 Sep 2018 9:50 AM

The family received a call from her mother's employer on August 31 who told them that the woman died. (Representational Image)

Hyderabad woman dies in Saudi Arabia, kin suspect foul play

The woman's family alleged that she might have been murdered by her employer and have urged minister Sushma Swaraj to look into the matter.

01 Sep 2018 9:06 AM

On being asked if the Congress wanted an NIA probe, Singhvi said one can imagine if the charge was credible and serious. (Photo: File)

Top investigative agencies must probe PM Modi assassination plot: Congress

Congress' Abhishek Singhvi said the govt head is a possible target and 'you are talking through the Pune Police'.

01 Sep 2018 8:58 AM

The 27-year-old girl reportedly died following a complaint of weakness. (Representational image)

Another girl from Bihar's Aasra Shelter Home dies in hospital

This comes after the Patna police on Thursday confirmed that two women from the shelter home managed to run away despite tight security.

01 Sep 2018 8:45 AM

A local said that the farmers in the area have 'lost crops in the landslides'. (Photo: ANI)

Uttarakhand: Heavy rains, landslides create 100 m long, 50 m deep lake

After finding out about the lake, district administration issued an alert in the area and asked people living near the lake to leave.

01 Sep 2018 8:37 AM

Since a number of these issues such as polygamy, nikah halala, settlement of a Parsi wife’s property for benefit of children(Representational image)

Law panel paper suggests alimony provision changes

“The issue of uniform civil code is vast, and its potential repercussions, untested in India.,” the consultation paper said.

01 Sep 2018 6:53 AM

Congress president Rahul Gandhi (Photo: PTI/File)

Pilots blamed for near-crash of Rahul Gandhi's chartered plane in Karnataka

There were no injuries to those on board who included five passengers, the two pilots, one cabin crew and one engineer.

01 Sep 2018 6:35 AM

Shivpal Yadav to contest 80 Lok Sabha seats in UP

Yadav, according to sources, also has an eye on candidates who do not get tickets in BSP and the Congress.

01 Sep 2018 6:31 AM

Supreme Court quashes criminal case against Priya Varrier

The petitioner said this is her first movie and she is a student pursuing her B. Com from Vimala College at Trichur District Kerala.

01 Sep 2018 6:27 AM

A joint order signed by district magistrate Manvendra Singh and superintendent of police OP Singh said the administrators of all media WhatsApp groups should submit a registration form to the information department office.

Scribes asked to register their WhatsApp groups

Principal Secretary Information Avanish Awasthi, meanwhile, said that the order was ‘purely local’.

01 Sep 2018 6:03 AM

As a result, there is lack if uniformity in women-friendly provisions in marriage laws across the country. (Representational image)

On divorce, give women equal share in property: Law panel

The panel, on the last day of its term, suggested the measure as a step towards removal of discrimination against women across the country.

01 Sep 2018 3:01 AM

The end to the crisis came in reciprocation to the police releasing militants’ arrested relatives. (Representational Image/ Photo: PTI)

3 J&K policemen and 8 relatives released unharmed by militants

Makroo, Zubair Ahmad Bhat, Ghulam Mohammad Dar, Arif Hussain Shanker, Asif Rafiq, Nasir Ahmad and Yasir Arfat Bhat.

01 Sep 2018 2:42 AM

File photo of the Bhima Koregaon violence.

Activists held in June move SC seeking bail

They said their arrest has demonstrated to this court the manner in which dissent in our country has been suppressed.

01 Sep 2018 1:51 AM

A nomadic family travels in search of a new base in Jammu and Kashmir. (Photo: H.U. Naqash)

Exodus of J&K Bakarwal, Gujjar tribes alarming

The BJP and other political groups strongly deny the charge that Gujjars and Bakarwals are being harassed by the majority community.

01 Sep 2018 1:45 AM

Congress President Rahul Gandhi (Photo: File)

Rahul starts Kailash yatra, BJP questions Beijing link

The BJP leader sought to know about the Congress president’s “China connection”.

01 Sep 2018 1:44 AM

The speeding up of the process is likely to ensure that data on OBCs would be available before the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, sources said. (Representational Image)

In a first, Census 2021 to collect OBC data

In 2006, National Sample Survey Office said OBCs comprise 41% of India’s population.

01 Sep 2018 1:36 AM

RLSP chief Upendra Kushwaha (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Upendra Kushwaha-led RLSP’s threat to shock NDA

As per an assessment, Union minister Upendra Kushwaha has a significant voter base in around 20 Assembly constituencies.

01 Sep 2018 1:35 AM

Tripura government headed by chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb has issued a diktat to officials not to wear casual attire and avoid reading or sending messages on their mobile phones during high-level meetings.

No end to storm over Tripura govt’s dress code diktat

Casual attire like jeans, cargo pants should be avoided, says advisory.

01 Sep 2018 1:29 AM

Supreme Court of India (Photo: Asian Age)

Supreme Court hearing on Article 35A put off till January 2019

The bench said it cannot refer the matter to a Constitution Bench without examining the matter.

01 Sep 2018 1:27 AM

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