New Delhi: Seema, a husband and father of two, gets ready for another night of work on the streets of New Delhi, placing two halves of a yellow sponge ball into empty bra cups. The 33-year-old then plucks out the stubble on his chin, applies foundation from a pink heart-shaped make-up box and combs his chin-length black hair in front of a large mirror. Seema is transgender, one of hundreds...
11:58 AM, May 17, 2012
New Delhi: All the airports across the country have been put on a high alert following a threat of a possible sabotage attempt by a human bomb. The CISF and NSG teams have been alerted. Sources say the threat is not specific but general in nature. More security personnel have been deployed at the airports. ...
10:30 AM, May 08, 2012
BANGALORE: Men will be men. It is better if that was the case. In every city of the country, there are pretentious reasons to survive, especially for men... many work, some beg, some pray, some dress. Yes, dress to earn. Although, an unorganised group, the Hijras of Bangalore seem to be actually men, deliberately hiding behind a feminine fabric to escape from the daily grind of hard work. Now, whether...
09:22 AM, May 03, 2012
New Delhi: The Miss Universe pageant is changing its rules and will allow transgender women to take part in all of its competitions starting in 2013, the organization and gay rights group GLAAD said on Tuesday. Tuesday's decision follows a media outcry over the disqualification of Canadian contestant Jenna Talackova from the upcoming Miss Universe Canada contest because she was not a 'naturally born female.' Talackova 23, who underwent gender...
06:43 PM, Apr 10, 2012
New Delhi: I first spoke to Rose Venkatesan, India's first transgender television host and radio jockey, two years ago when she had just returned from Thailand after a sex change operation. On Tuesday, during a telephone call from Chennai, she said she was excited about the launch of her own political party with a dramatic agenda aimed at sensitizing people towards the plight of women and the lesbian, gay, bisexual...
07:43 PM, Mar 13, 2012
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday sought to turn the table on BJP on the issue of NCTC saying it was the opposition party which had pleaded for a "seamless response" to terror in the wake of the 26/11 Mumbai strikes. Party spokesman Manish Tewari today quoted extensively remarks of a BJP representative on December 18, 2008, to project that this was nothing but averment in favour of National Counter...
11:53 PM, Feb 22, 2012
Abhishek Manu Singhvi said that the Centre has never suggested that they are not open to consultations. ...
02:34 PM, Feb 22, 2012
Dehra Dun: Accusing the Centre of "infringing" on federal rights of the states, Uttarakhand Chief Minister BC Khanduri on Sunday opposed the proposed National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC). "Be it NCTC or any other issue, it is very sad that some of the important decisions are being taken by the Centre unilaterally. The states must be taken into confidence on all important decisions," he said. Expressing his anguish over Centre...
01:20 PM, Feb 19, 2012
New Delhi: After raising objections over the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC Chief Mamata Banerjee has written another letter to the Prime Minister objecting over the Farakka Barrage water-sharing with Bangladesh. In her letter, Mamata says that a majority of water from the Farakka barrage is going to Bangladesh instead of staying in India. The West Bengal Chief Minister also called it a 'man-made...
03:49 PM, Feb 18, 2012
Badu: Lauding the Mamata Banerjee-led government in West Bengal for bringing about considerable change in Maoist-hit areas, Home Minister P Chidambaram on Saturday said the Naxal problem affecting worst-hit Junglemahal has been substantially controlled. "I want to take the opportunity to warmly compliment the West Bengal government that they have accepted our advice, they have used our security forces and they have taken the help of central agencies and have...
01:07 PM, Feb 18, 2012
Home Minister P Chidambaram said that Centre's approach on issues like terrorism and Naxalism is uniform and not state-specific. ...
11:36 AM, Feb 18, 2012
Kolkata: The States vs Centre battle over the anti-terror body National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) has escalated. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee snubbed the UPA yet again and remained absent from the inauguration of a National Security Guards (NSG) hub in Kolkata on Saturday. The NSG hub was inaugurated by Home Minister P Chidambaram. Mamata's name was also deleted from the programme brochure prepared by the state government. This...
10:15 AM, Feb 18, 2012
New Delhi: Union Home Minister P Chidambaram is likely to visit West Bengal on Saturday to inaugurate a National Security Guards (NSG) hub. The visit comes amidst the controversy over Chidambaram's brainchild, National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), an anti-terror intelligence hub. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is among other chief ministers who have opposed the idea, saying it would infringe upon the powers of the state. The UPA faced...
08:24 AM, Feb 18, 2012
Ayodhya: A transgender, claiming to be a true disciple of Lord Rama, is giving sleepless nights to other candidates in the temple town of Ayodhya. While it's difficult to say how many votes Gulshan alias Bindu would be able to garner in the coming elections, 'she' has undoubtedly made the poll scene in the constituency exciting. Gulshan has roped in some of the most high-profile transgenders from across the country...
01:55 PM, Jan 18, 2012
New Delhi: The country's elite counter-terrorist force NSG is functioning without its top operations commander for almost six months as both the Home and Defence ministries have not been able to get a suitable Army officer for the job. The last incumbent of the post - Inspector General (Operations) Major General RS Pradhan was repatriated from the elite commando force on July 12 last year even before he completed his...
01:12 AM, Jan 01, 2012
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