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CGI helps empower the livelihoods of 300 transgender individuals
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka)/ Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], February 19: CGI (NYSE: GIB) (TSX: GIB.A) takes another significant step towards breaking barriers for underrepresented and marginalized communities. CGI has partnered with Sahodaran, a non-profit organisation, to develop a program that ca
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Delhi CM announces free bus travel for transgender community
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Taking to his 'X' account, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said that this scheme is aimed at giving equal rights and dignity to transgender people, who are often ignored and discriminated against in society.
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CM Arvind Kejriwal announces free travel for transgender community in Delh
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The Delhi government has decided that now travel in Delhi buses will be free for the transgender community, said Kejriwal in a post on X.
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PM SVANIDHI has provided credit assistance to 78 lakh street vendors: FM N
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
"PM SVANIDHI has provided credit assistance to 78 lakh street vendors, from that total, 2.3 lakh have received credit for the third time PM JANMAN Yojana reaches out Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups PM Vishakarma Yojana provides end to end support to artisans and craftspeople Scheme
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Uttar Pradesh: Transgender sadhus take holy dip at Prayagraj, leave for Ay
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
As the country celebrates the festival of Makar Sankranti which holds great significance for the Hindu community, transgender saints take holy dip at Prayagraj sangam. Lakhs of devotees took a holy dip at Magh Mela on the occasion of Makar Sankranti. The group of transgender saints partici
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"Filled with excitement", says Mahamandaleshwar of Kinnar Akhara on invita
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
After receiving the invitation for the Ram Mandir 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony to be held in Ayodhya, Mahamandaleshwar of Kinnar Akhara and a member of the UP Kinnar Welfare Board, Kaushalya Nand Giri said that the transgender community is filled with excitement.
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LGBTQ community not entitled to vertical reservations like SC, ST, OBC: Fo
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Former Chief Justice of India (CJI), Justice UU Lalit, on Thrusday said the LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer) community is not entitled to claim "vertical' sort of constitutional reservations like those given to the Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), Other B
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Bangladesh's first transgender candidate Anowara Islam Rani leads way to i
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
With 849 registered transgender voters in the country, Anowara Islam Rani's candidature from Rangpur-3, the northern party in the country, marks a significant stride towards inclusivity.
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SC seeks response from Centre, UP, Gujarat over removal of transgender tea
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought responses from the Centre, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat on a plea filed by a transgender woman whose services as a teacher were terminated by two private schools in these states after her gender identity was revealed.
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Meera Chopra talks about being part of 'Safed'
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Actor Meera Chopra, who is known for working in '1920 London' got candid about being part of Sandeep Singh's directorial 'Safed', which brings out the lives of a transgender and a widow, who are isolated by society. She said that the movie deals with reality and she loves to do this kind of
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'LGBTQ Fashion Show' in Siliguri to spread awareness about issues faced by
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The show was organised to make the stakeholders, especially the people holding important positions in society, aware of the problems and issues faced by the LGBTQ community.
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"Feel honoured": Abhishek Kapoor celebrates 2 years of 'Chandigarh Kare Aa
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
As the movie has completed two years since its release in December 2021, Kapoor, also known as Gattu said, "It has been two years since the film's release. I feel honoured to have shared this narrative, shedding light on the plight of the transgender community."
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