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NCERT books to be available in sign language; ISLRTC, NCERT to sign MoU fo
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 6 (ANI): The Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre (ISLRTC) and the NCERT will sign an MoU on Wednesday for converting educational materials into Indian sign language for the benefit of deaf students, announced the Union Ministry of Social Justice &
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International Sign Language Day: Ranveer Singh pledges to work for the dea
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 23 (ANI): As the global deaf community celebrates International Sign Language Day on Wednesday, to commemorate the occasion, actor Ranveer Singh released two sign language videos in a bid to raise more awareness in making Indian Sign Language (ISL) the
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Deaf community lauds Ranveer Singh's efforts to make Indian Sign Language
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 17 (ANI): In recognition of efforts by actor Ranveer Singh who has been constantly urging the authorities to consider and declare the Indian Sign Language (ISL) as the 23rd official language of India, a foundation working for the deaf community released a video t
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India must empower millions with hearing disability says deaf and mute ent
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Aug 17 (ANI/NewsVoir): In a fervent appeal to the Indian Government while participating in a country-wide webinar - "Winning Challenges" - Vaibhav Kothari, a deaf and mute entrepreneur, engineer and motivational speaker, called upon the Government to listen to
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Chennai: Five differently-abled friends start a unique sign-language only
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 15 (ANI): In a novel venture, five differently-abled friends have come together to start a restaurant in Chennai where sign language is the only mode of communication for the patrons as well as for the staff.
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Odisha: Sign language interpreters at police stations for hearing-impaired
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Oct 18 (ANI): In a first, Odisha Government will empanel sign language interpreters at the police stations to assist speech and hearing impaired persons.
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News channels to carry one news bulletin with sign language per day
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 11 (ANI): All news channels will carry at least one news bulletin with sign language interpretation per day while TV channels and service providers will run at least one show every week with subtitles, the government said on Wednesday.
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Police arrested 5 men for raping deaf, mute woman using sign language in C
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) [India], Aug 29 (ANI): The Chhattisgarh Police have arrested five persons for allegedly raping a 22-year-old deaf and mute woman with the help of sign language interpreter, the police said on Thursday.
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Telecast programme on Independence Day with sign language interpretation:
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Aug 14 (India): The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has asked private satellite news TV channels to telecast programme on Independence Day celebration with sign language interpretation. This will help in making Independence Day celebration programme on television
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Geeta, who was rescued from Pak, pays tribute to Sushma Swaraj in sign lan
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Aug 7 (ANI): Geeta, the hearing and speech impaired woman who returned to India in 2015 after being stranded in Pakistan for several years, paid a moving tribute to Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday.
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LS polls: Over 35,000 wheelchairs, 52,000 magnifying glasses arranged for
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Mar 21 (ANI): Over 35,000 wheelchairs, 52,000 magnifying glasses, and 2213 sign language interpreters have been arranged in Karnataka for voters belonging to the persons with disabilities (PwD) ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
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Arjun Kapoor's sweet gesture for a fan
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Aug 11(ANI): As a fan, one always wishes for a reply from their favorite actor, and sometimes, wishes do come true! Bollywood actor Arjun Kapoor after receiving an email from his fan, learnt sign language for expressing his love and gratitude.
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