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Saba Rahman
Saba is a Deputy Associate Editor based in New Delhi. Follow her on Twitter @sabarahman8
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‘Young people as vaccine buddies, fake news police can help India fight Covid-19’: UNICEF India Representative Dr Yasmin HaqueSubscriber Only
June 07, 2021 14:02 IST
Unicef, with its partners, has launched a pan-India movement called 'Young Warrior Movement; that aims at engaging five million young people to help the country recover from the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.
Mon, Jun 07, 2021
Covid-19 vaccination: ‘Scrap age bar for the disabled, include all categories of disabilities’Subscriber Only
March 02, 2021 17:48 IST
In a statement, the Disability Rights Alliance (DRA) has said though coverage of some disabilities in phase II vaccination is welcome from the inclusion point of view, "it is still not enough".
Tue, Mar 02, 2021
Glued to TV, ‘not anxious’, RJD chief Lalu Prasad waits for two verdicts: court, electionsSubscriber Only
October 29, 2020 04:53 IST
Lalu has been serving consecutive jail terms since December 2017 since his conviction in cases of fodder scam dating back to his term as CM of undivided Bihar in 1990s.
Thu, Oct 29, 2020
BJP doesn’t like strong Muslim voices: Congress candidate Maskoor UsmaniSubscriber Only
October 19, 2020 15:23 IST
Usmani has also written to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, calling out the “unwarranted” campaign against him and stating that the NDA government will be responsible if he is “attacked” during the course of election.
Tue, Oct 20, 2020
When lockdown Eid broke a long-held taboo in Muslim homesSubscriber Only
May 26, 2020 18:43 IST
The Covid-19 pandemic has beautifully dispelled the taboo, the myth, the common practice — that women do not and cannot pray with men.
Tue, May 26, 2020
Aarogya Setu remains inaccessible for disabled despite push from activistsSubscriber Only
May 18, 2020 19:23 IST
The government launched the Aarogya Setu application more than six weeks ago. With the use of a phone‘s bluetooth and location data, it lets users know if they were near a person with Covid-19 after scanning a database of reported cases of infection.
Wed, May 27, 2020
‘Nikah halala distorted into a game of lust’: A new book looks at a marriage that isn’tSubscriber Only
May 11, 2020 15:49 IST
Author and journalist Ziya Us Salam's latest book, Nikah Halala, Sleeping with a Stranger, elaborates, with real examples, how the concept of nikah halala is being abused.
Wed, May 27, 2020
Offer prayers at home this Ramzan, like the Prophet would do: Maulana WahiduddinSubscriber Only
April 24, 2020 09:10 IST
While tarawih prayers are considered optional — sunnah — they are strongly recommended during Ramadan because they become a source of deep reflection on the Quran and contemplating on its wisdom.
Sat, Apr 25, 2020
Why Shaheen Bagh matters: It offers protest template, rejects clergy, challenges patriarchySubscriber Only
February 17, 2020 11:09 IST
Shaheen Bagh has become a source of untiring energy for a community, which had silently watched a spate of lynchings, harassment and systematic political exclusion over the past several years, and whose defence mechanism had despairingly become ways to invisibilise itself in public.
Wed, Feb 19, 2020
Mr Kejriwal, Delhi is done and dusted, shouldn’t you visit Shaheen Bagh now?Subscriber Only
February 13, 2020 11:01 IST
When Shaheen Bagh says kaghaz nahin dikhaenge, aren't you reminded of your spirited agitations against the Congress government, one of them in 2012, when you had launched a bijli-paani satyagraha in Delhi, exhorting people not to pay their bills?
Fri, Feb 14, 2020
On Gandhi’s death anniversary, Shaheen Bagh sings his bhajans and a Jamia student is shot atSubscriber Only
January 31, 2020 01:25 IST
The women of Shaheen Bagh, who are staging a protest on a Noida-Delhi road against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) for close to 45 days now, have been marking days of national importance there.
Fri, Jan 31, 2020
Money in my account, but still can’t pay: Winner of ‘best accessible website’Subscriber Only
January 20, 2020 17:15 IST
Nidhi Goyal, whose website Rising Flame won the national award for the 'Best Accessible Website 2019', talks about inaccessible technology and why it still isn't a priority.
Wed, Jan 22, 2020
Protest enters 32nd day: At Shaheen Bagh protest, roza, with GandhiSubscriber Only
January 15, 2020 02:17 IST
“The importance of roza in Islam cannot be overemphasised. It is true for other religions as well. It is a protest, prayer, to reclaim our secular India,” said Nizam Pasha, a Supreme Court lawyer. Pasha is planning another "collective" roza, most likely on January 18, to mark the end of Mahatama Gandhi’s six-day fast — days later, he was killed.
Wed, Jan 22, 2020
Habib Jalib, his Dastoor — Why the people’s poet and his verse are inspiring India’s youthSubscriber Only
January 01, 2020 17:41 IST
It is ironic but it is mostly Pakistani poets – Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Jalib, and Allama Iqbal — whose language of resistance and dissent are inspiring the youth protesting against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill across the country.
Thu, Jan 02, 2020
When a small dive turned into a giant leap for India’s disabledSubscriber Only
October 03, 2019 16:52 IST
Operation Blue Freedom, part of a recently formed adventure sports initiative called Special Forces Adventure (SFA), focuses on the disabled, both civilians and soldiers. SFA is participating in the Asian Dive Expo 2019 being held in Mumbai on October 4-7.
Fri, Oct 04, 2019
Manasi Joshi’s demand for GST waiver reopens debate on tax on disability aidsSubscriber Only
September 13, 2019 19:09 IST
When the GST regime came into effect in July 2017, the tax on disability aids and devices were decided at a whopping 18 per cent. A public outcry forced the government to scale it down to 5 per cent but not drop it entirely.
Fri, Sep 13, 2019
AirAsia airline deboards visually and hearing impaired activist at Pune airportSubscriber Only
September 02, 2019 18:04 IST
The incident happened on August 30 evening when Zamir Dhale, 44, was on his way to Delhi from Pune to catch a flight to Geneva where he had to address a meeting of disability experts organised by the United Nations.
Tue, Sep 03, 2019
Ramzan has always been the time to look inwards, build bridgesSubscriber Only
June 03, 2019 01:15 IST
Ramzan has always been the time to look inwards, build bridges
Mon, Jun 03, 2019
Peppa Pig’s Mandy Mouse, in wheelchair, welcomed by parentsSubscriber Only
April 23, 2019 17:19 IST
“Mandy just wheels in and joins the gang. It has to be that simple in everyday life. I don't think it's necessary to sugarcoat everything for children.”
Tue, Apr 23, 2019
Chennai’s mental health institute scripts history, its 159 inmates vote for first timeSubscriber Only
April 18, 2019 13:37 IST
Dr P Poorna Chandrika, the director at IMH, Chennai, said over the phone: “The residents who have voted are very happy. There is a festive atmosphere here today. It is a historic moment for us, we have all become part of history.”
Thu, Apr 18, 2019
Gauhati HC penalises private gym for discrimination against disabled activistSubscriber Only
April 07, 2019 15:56 IST
The court has directed a high-end gym and the Assam government to pay Rs 50,000 each to the NGO run by Arman Ali, who terms the verdict a wake-up call for the private sector
Sun, Apr 07, 2019
Your name missing from voters’ list? This app can helpSubscriber Only
March 26, 2019 18:43 IST
Since the launch of Missing Voters app earlier this year, thousands of eligible voters have been added to the rolls, most of them aided by hundreds of volunteers who downloaded the app to lend their help to the project.
Wed, Mar 27, 2019
A Muslim can choose not to participate in Holi and still remain secularSubscriber Only
March 14, 2019 00:08 IST
It would have been more progressive had the boy playing a Muslim in a recent detergent brand commercial said he doesn’t want to play Holi, and the other children had happily let him be. It would have sent out a stronger message of inclusivity and harmony.
Thu, Mar 14, 2019
Leprosy hasn’t made a comeback in India, new cases due to proactive detection: WHO Goodwill AmbassadorSubscriber Only
January 30, 2019 10:56 IST
'Early detection and early cure remain a challenge. It is with this that the eradication goal can be achieved,' says Yohei Sasakawa, who is the recipient of Gandhi Peace Prize 2018 for his role in tackling leprosy.
Wed, Jan 30, 2019
NEET 2019: Time running out, disabled medical aspirants remain in dark over eligibility criteriaSubscriber Only
January 22, 2019 17:24 IST
NEET 2019: While the draft MCI guidelines state that hearing-impaired equal to or more than 40 per cent disability are not eligible, a Delhi High Court judgment has allowed a 70 per cent hearing impaired girl to pursue MBBS at a medical college in Delhi.
Wed, Jan 23, 2019Journalism of Courage
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