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Karnataka approves policy to safeguard rights of transgenders
The Karnataka policy states that the community should be called transgenders and not third gender
1 min read26 Oct 2017Third gender, first priority
The landmark Nalsa judgement held that transgender communities have the right to avail of state benefits and the option to identify themselves as a ‘third gender’
4 min read7 Jan 2017Delhi HC: A glimpse of the top ten interesting cases
Among the cases the court handled were the National Herald misappropriation case, air pollution cases, the political tussle between centre and state
6 min read1 Jan 2016In Kolkata, smashing the sex barrier
How the city is leading the way in bringing transgender people into the mainstream
12 min read24 Oct 2015Transgender category in UPSC exam only after SC clarifies: Govt to Delhi HC
Govt says transgenders not yet clearly defined by SC and as per apex court verdict of 5 April 2014, the category also include bisexuals, gays and lesbians
2 min read17 Jun 2015First transgender mayor elected in Chhattisgarh
Madhu Kinnar, 35, won the mayoral election in Raigarh, beating her opponent from the governing BJP by more than 4,500 votes
1 min read5 Jan 2015Mona Ahmed | The outlier
Following the Supreme Court ruling on transgender people in India, we meet Mona Ahmed, the Capital's most famous third gender
6 min read26 Apr 2014Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared