Delhi University works to enable the disabled
By Rahul Vaishnavi

New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Delhi University is pulling out all stops to woo disabled students as it sets up dedicated buses, parking slots, scanners to convert books into the audio format, special computers, ramps and elevators.

The varsity, which opened July 21, reserved 1,600 seats for the physially challenged this year, though only 400 of these were filled up. Despite the lukewarm response, colleges are preparing to offer various facilities.

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Amnesty promotes human rights
Amnesty International is a worldwide grassroots movement that promotes and defends human rights.

Campaign for Individuals at Risk
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Washington DC 20003 USA

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Men charged for racially abusing Indian in Australia
Melbourne, July 28 (IANS) In a first such case in Victoria, three men have been charged with inciting racial hatred nearly six months after they physically assaulted an Indian student in this Australian city.

police have laid racial vilification charges against all the accused who racially and physically abused an Indian student on a bus heading towards Portsea on the Mornington Peninsula February 6.

Two of the men have been charged with inciting racial hatred, intentionally ... Read More