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Usain Bolt headlines star-studded event at the official opening of the new
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Dec 23 (ANI): Eight-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt blazed his way around the brand-new track of the Olympic stadium last Saturday together with other star athletes like Marlou van Rhijn (Dutch Paralympian sprinter) and Hannah Cockroft (British Paralympian and wheelchair runn
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...Your job is not to trouble us: Video shows Pragya Thakur arguing with p
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Onboard, Dec 23 (ANI): An argument broke out between BJP MP Pragya Thakur and other people on board over the allotment of the seat during a Delhi to Bhopal Spicejet flight recently.
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Differently abled cricketers urge BCCI for support
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Mangaluru (Karnataka) [India], Dec 8 (ANI): Indian wheelchair cricketer Rahul Ramugade on Sunday urged the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to support the physically disabled cricket players and 'celebrate their abilities'.
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Tehseen Poonawalla protests with wheelchair, onion; detained by police
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 5 (ANI): Political analyst Tehseen Poonawalla detained by police at Vijay Chowk here on Thursday while he was protesting against Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman over the issue of onion prices.
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IIT Madras launches 'first indigenously' designed standing wheelchair, uni
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India] Nov 6 (ANI): In a laudable initiative, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras has launched country's 'first indigenously' designed standing wheelchair- 'Arise' for assisting the specially-abled person in day to day activities.
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Delhi: Gurdwara Bangla Sahib to ensure infrastructure for elderly, special
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi (India) October 20 (ANI): To mark the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, the iconic Gurdwara Bangla Sahib, the largest Sikh Shrine in the national capital will be made differently-abled and senior citizen-friendly by ensuring barrier-free access for cognitively, physically,
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Wheelchair-bound passenger alleges mistreatment by CISF officer at Delhi a
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Sept 10 (ANI): In an unfortunate incident, a wheelchair-bound woman on Tuesday alleged that she was asked to stand up by a lady CISF official at the Delhi airport.
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Ishrat Akhtar thanks Indian Army, J-K Police for sending to Chennai to att
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 5 (ANI): Ishrat Akhtar, a wheelchair basketball player from Baramula in the Kashmir valley on Thursday thanked Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police for sending her to Chennai to attend a training camp ahead of the Asia Oceania Wheelchair Basketball Championship.
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Kashmiri girl Ishrat Akhtar to represent India at Asia-Oceania Wheelchair
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 5 (ANI): Ishrat Akhtar, a resident of Baramulla in the Kashmir Valley, will be representing India at the Asia Oceania Wheelchair Basketball Championship, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Kiren Rijiju confirmed on Thursday.
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Does age add to bias towards people with disability?
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 21 (ANI): Whenever a person with a disability comes in one's sight, the latter tends to show compassion and empathy. But a new study has shed light on human behaviour and found that as people age, they are more likely to show bias and less compassion towards disab
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Maharashtra wins men's and women's title in National Wheelchair Basketball
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Mohali (Punjab) [India], June 30 (ANI): Maharashtra secured the top spot in the 6th National Wheelchair Basketball Championship in both men's and women's categories here at Multipurpose Stadium in Mohali on Saturday.
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Goa CM launches wheelchair accessible buses for students of special educat
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], June 25 (ANI): Goa Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant launched wheelchair accessible school buses for students of Sanjay Centre for Special Education in Porvorim on Tuesday.
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