This year, on International Yoga Day, Charlotte Chopin won’t be speaking at a mega yoga camp or appearing on television panels. “I’ll be in my garden,” she laughed when asked. 101-year-old Charlotte ...

In the quiet town of Palakollu, nestled in Andhra Pradesh’s West Godavari district, a young girl once stared at the moon with wonder in her eyes. Today, that girl, 23-year-old Jahnavi Dangeti, is one ...

In a landmark moment for inclusivity in higher education, Loyola College in Chennai has appointed Dr. N Jency, a transwoman with a doctorate in English literature, as an assistant professor in its ...

In a historic first, Ethiraj College for Women has opened its doors to a transgender student. P. Shivin, a transwoman from Theni, was admitted to the BCom (Computer Science) programme on Wednesday, ...

Ajith Kumar, a 27-year-old temporary guard at the Madapuram Badrakaliamman Temple in Tamil Nadu’s Sivaganga district, died on Sunday, June 29, following alleged custodial torture by a police ‘special ...

A Bengaluru commuter’s social media post has stirred up a storm, shining a light on the simmering class tensions, cultural clashes, and frustrations within India’s tech capital, especially amid its ...

Ajith Kumar, a 27-year-old temple guard from Sivaganga, died of alleged custodial torture. A custodial death in Tamil Nadu has triggered widespread outrage after a post-mortem report revealed that the ...

Students of Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M), on Saturday, took to protests following the arrest of a food court staff who allegedly sexually harassed a 20-year-old intern on campus last ...

Though illegal for over six decades, dowry continues to be an entrenched part of Indian weddings, transcending religion, caste, and class. According to the National Crime Records Bureau, 6,450 ...

Following the widespread circulation of a video showing a police head constable in Tiruvallur district assaulting three women, including a pregnant lady, the Superintendent of Police ordered his ...

Teachers who have tried to speak up say they’ve been threatened with poor experience certificates, deliberate delays in relieving letters, and even blacklisting among private schools in the city, all ...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday suspended the 10-year jail sentence of Kiran Kumar, the man convicted in the high-profile dowry-related death of his 24-year-old wife, Vismaya V. Nair. The court also ...