Veena Devi has been working with Zepto since June last year to support herself.

Blue Origin’s NS-37 mission is set to make history as Michi Benthaus, an ESA engineer and wheelchair user, becomes the first person with a mobility disability to travel to space. She will join Hans Koenigsmann and four other civilians on the suborbital flight. The mission underscores a growing push toward inclusive space tourism, as agencies and advocacy groups work...

International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2025: The day is observed to promote understanding of disability issues and mobilise support for their rights.

Highlighting the need for a stringent law to protect the dignity of the disabled, the Supreme Court asked the Centre to consider framing a statute to make derogatory remarks ridiculing persons with disabilities a penal offence.

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras on Wednesday launched India's lightest active wheelchair -- YD One -- weighing just 8.5 kgs.

Terming jokes made by standup comic Samay Raina and other comedians on persons with disabilities and those suffering from rare diseases "disturbing," the Supreme Court has said it will "scrutinise individual conduct minutely".

A draft framework has proposed sweeping changes to transport systems to make them more accessible for persons with disabilities, including mandatory wheelchair space, step-free toilets at stations, level boarding ramps, and trained staff.

At least two people, including a person with disabilities, were killed and 11 others injured after a sandstorm and heavy rain hit the national capital Delhi last night. Two people died in separate incidents in Ghaziabad.

Supreme Court said that any indirect discrimination that results in the exclusion of people with disabilities must be interdicted to maintain fundamental equality.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the construction and availability of separate toilet facilities for males, females, people with disabilities, and transgender persons in all court premises and tribunals across the country.

The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has decided to ease restrictions under Stage-III and IV of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) in NCR, allowing individuals with disabilities (PwDs) to continue driving their personal vehicles.

Para-badminton star Manasi Joshi was not amused by the Instagram video featuring Harbhajan Singh and Suresh Raina as she slammed the former cricketers for insulting people with physical disabilities.

Japanese eSports gamer Mashiro is blind and often relies on a companion to get around Tokyo -- but he hopes that artificial intelligence, hailed as a promising tool for people with disabilities, can help him travel alone.

For the first time in Lok Sabha elections, people above 85 years of age and those with more than 40 per cent disability will be able to cast their votes from home, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar announced on Saturday.

A total of 88.4 lakh people with disabilities have been registered in the electoral roll, the Election Commission said today.

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a PIL seeking a quota for persons with disability in the Lok Sabha, saying the judiciary cannot interfere with policy decisions.

The Usha Silai School initiative in Dholka, Gujarat, stands as a shining example of how environmental consciousness and women empowerment can go hand in hand

To mark the International Day for Persons with Disabilities (December 3), the Adani Group on Monday organised the Green X Talks where individuals with disabilities sh

The vote-from-home facility for those above the age of 80 and people with disabilities has begun in Bhopal to help them exercise their franchise when Madhya Pradesh goes to polls on November 17.

Altogether 10,585 senior citizens, people with disabilities (PwDs) and government officials exercised their franchise for the November 7 Mizoram polls through home voting and postal ballots till Saturday, an official said.

More than 6,400 voters in Chhattisgarh have decided to avail the Election Commission of India's vote-from-home facility introduced for people above 80 years of age and persons with more than 40 per cent disability in the state assembly elections.

Mrunmaiy concluded her thread by writing that she shared her experience to sensitize people about the importance of accessibility and the challenges of living with a disability in India.

With large buttons arranged in a circle and a joystick on one side, Sony is launching a PlayStation controller from December, designed to make gaming easier for people with disabilities.

Blind People's Association has been involved in upcycling and reusing old clothes as a way to promote sustainability and also generate income for the disabled individuals