Mumbai: Transgenders in Maharashtra are becoming more aware of their electoral rights with Thane district registering the maximum voters from the community in the state this year. In January 2014, there were only 261 voters enrolled in the ‘Others’ category in the state. In January 2015, the figure rose to 1,000Continue Reading

Incidents of communal violence were up by nearly 17% in 2015 over the previous year with Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka reporting highest number of incidents. Contradicting claims that communal violence got arrested during NDA government, the data compiled by the union home ministry says that 751 incidents of communalContinue Reading

Palghar: Eighty-six students fell ill after allegedly eating the mid-day meal served at a government school in Palghar district. The students were rushed to local hospital after they developed symptoms of food poisoning, Hindustan Times reported. Dr Rajendra Kelkar, additional civil surgeon, who was present at the hospital, said, “AllContinue Reading

Shillong: The Hynniewtrep Youth Council today urged the Meghalaya government to request the Centre and the Supreme Court to consider appointment of competent advocates from among the indigenous communities as judges of Meghalaya High Court. Leaders of the youth council, however, stopped short of pinpointing any shortcomings in the rulingsContinue Reading

Guwahati: A group of professors engaged in teaching engineering and technology has come up with ideas for using technology for enhancing human development. To facilitate this interface, a two-day national conference on ‘Emerging Global Trends in Engineering and Technology’ (EGTET) started on February 26 at Assam Don Bosco University (ADBU)Continue Reading