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Coldplay steals hearts by bringing music to life for the differently-abled
January 21, 2025 2:22 pm
Coldplay reserved a space in their Mumbai concert for an interpreter and differently abled concertgoers.
LS polls: Home voting facility for senior citizens and differently-abled voters
March 20, 2024 5:49 pm
According to an official statement, presently, the registration of eligible voters willing for home voting is being done by the Booth Level Officers (BLO) and this process will continue till March 26 for the first phase of Lok Sabha polling in the state.
Inspiring story of Syrian student raised by father with Down syndrome melts hearts online
February 29, 2024 8:47 am
Netizens also praise Sader Issa's mother, who had the 'courage' to marry his father.
Netizens react after specially-abled Zomato delivery person converts wheelchair into electric motorbike
February 25, 2024 9:14 am
The inspiring story of this delivery agent has garnered widespread attention and praise on social media platforms, with users expressing admiration for his determination and innovative spirit.
Young girl helps specially-abled child as reader-writer, mother’s post goes viral
February 24, 2024 8:53 am
Despite her own ongoing school exams, the girl dedicated her time as a reader/writer, accompanied by her mother, to assist another child during the exams.
SC allowing specially-abled advocate to argue case through interpreter a welcome step, says bar body
September 26, 2023 9:01 pm
Senior advocate Vikas Singh welcomed the move by CJI Chandrachud to allow a hearing impaired lawyer to argue his case in sign language.
Winners of 10th International Abilympics share their success stories: 'People with disability should not be considered weak'
April 07, 2023 3:54 pm
India recorded its best ever performance after many years at the International Abilympics with one Gold, two Silver, three Bronze and a Medal of Excellence
Differently-abled boy's murder: police report says accused caretaker was 'disturbed' by work
January 18, 2023 7:06 am
The incident took place on August 31 afternoon. The victim's family, who run jewellery stores in Delhi and Mumbai, had left the victim alone with the accused when they went out for puja celebrations.
SC to Consortium of NLUs: Ensure no differently-abled student is denied access to CLAT exam
December 17, 2022 9:30 am
A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice P S Narasimha said no deserving student shall be stopped from getting scribe in the examination.
NIIFT experts share challenges of creating an ensemble for specially-abled
October 19, 2022 8:34 am
The experts of NIIFT also discussed the challenges they face while creating ensembles for specially-abled people.
DIFFERENTLY ABLED VIDEOS
Tax proposals to provide relief to taxpayers: Arun Jaitley (Part 3)
February 29, 2016 4:47 pm
New Delhi, Feb 29 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that tax proposals will provide relief to small taxpayers through rebates. People who do not have any house of their own and don't get any house rent allowance from their employer will get a reduction of Rs.24000 per annum. There would be an increase in limit of deduction in respect of rent paid from Rs 24000 pa to Rs 60000 pa. Jaitley also said that service tax would be exempted for general insurance schemes under Niramayi Swasthya Bima Yojna. He said that to lessen burden on individuals with income not exceeding Rs. 5 lakh, a proposed ceiling of tax rebate under sec 87A from Rs 2000 to Rs 5000 has been announced. The minister also said that a limited tax compliance window from Jun 1 - Sep 30 will be given for declaring undisclosed income at 45% inclusive of surcharge and penalties. He further added that excise duty on tobacco products would be raised by 10-15%. He also proposed to abolish 13 different taxes levied by various Ministries in which revenue collection is less than Rs 50 crores per year. Arun Jaitley even said that relief would be provided to differently-abled people on braille paper by exempting the duty levied on it. He also said that there would be no change in Income Tax slab.
Tax proposals to provide relief to taxpayers: Arun Jaitley (Part 1)
February 29, 2016 4:45 pm
New Delhi, Feb 29 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that tax proposals will provide relief to small taxpayers through rebates. People who do not have any house of their own and don't get any house rent allowance from their employer will get a reduction of Rs.24000 per annum. There would be an increase in limit of deduction in respect of rent paid from Rs 24000 pa to Rs 60000 pa. Jaitley also said that service tax would be exempted for general insurance schemes under Niramayi Swasthya Bima Yojna. He said that to lessen burden on individuals with income not exceeding Rs. 5 lakh, a proposed ceiling of tax rebate under sec 87A from Rs 2000 to Rs 5000 has been announced. The minister also said that a limited tax compliance window from Jun 1 - Sep 30 will be given for declaring undisclosed income at 45% inclusive of surcharge and penalties. He further added that excise duty on tobacco products would be raised by 10-15%. He also proposed to abolish 13 different taxes levied by various Ministries in which revenue collection is less than Rs 50 crores per year. Arun Jaitley even said that relief would be provided to differently-abled people on braille paper by exempting the duty levied on it. He also said that there would be no change in Income Tax slab.
J&K para-cricket team captain inspiration for disabled
February 12, 2016 9:27 am
Jammu and Kashmir, Feb 12 (ANI): Amir Hussain, a differently-abled boy from Anantnag district in Jammu and Kashmir is an inspiration for all specially challenged people. He lost both his arms at an early age in a mishap at a sawmill. Accounting to his extraordinary bowling and batting skills, he has been appointed as the captain of state’s para-cricket team. Despite losing both his arms, Amir is one of the finest bowlers and batsman of his locality. He has a unique style of holding the bat between his neck and shoulder, and bowls while holding the ball in his toes. Amir, who has so far played cricket in Jammu, Delhi and Lucknow wishes to join International Para-Cricket team of India.
Differently-abled protest against PWD in Chennai
February 08, 2016 10:30 am
Chennai, Feb 08 (ANI): More than 300 differently-abled people protested outside the Public Work Department (PWD) office in Chennai on Monday, demanding better amenities and pension for people with 40% disability. They also demanded probe into the misuse 3% reservations, which was given to the differently-abled people. They have decided to carry on the protest till their pleas are heard.
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