Nipun Malhotra

Nov 11, 2024 | scroll.in | Nipun Malhotra

In 2005, Rajive Raturi, a human rights activist with a visual disability, took the Indian government to court demanding access to public places and transport facilities for millions of persons with disabilities like himself. India passed legislation in 2016 laying down accessibility standards that were expanded to various sectors. Yet, implementation was lacking on the ground.

Jul 22, 2024 | flipboard.com | Nipun Malhotra

Malaika Arora Stuns the Internet with Glamorous Appearance in Monokini and Shirt; Check OutWhen it comes to experimenting with fashion statements, Malaika Arora truly is unrivalled. People are in awe of her beauty style and level of …

Jul 22, 2024 | theprint.in | Nipun Malhotra

With all due respect to the Differently Abled. Does an Airline hire a pilot with disability? Or would you trust a surgeon with a disability. The nature of the #AIS ( IAS/IPS/IFoS) is field-work, long taxing hours, listening first hand to people’s grievances-which requires physical fitness. Why does this premier service need this Quota in the first place! #justasking” The tweet was disturbing on many levels.

Jul 19, 2024 | scroll.in | Nipun Malhotra

Over the last week, India has finally found its very own Kardashians. The only difference is that, in our case, they are called the Khedkars. It all started when the country found out that an Indian Administrative Services trainee was using a siren on her private Audi, though she was not eligible to do so. This was followed by allegations that she had used the influence of her father, Dileep Khedkar, a former Lok Sabha candidate, to gain privileges like a private cabin.

Feb 5, 2024 | scroll.in | Nipun Malhotra

On February 3, actor-model Poonam Pandey’s team released a statement that she had died of cervical cancer. Social media and television news channels went into a frenzy, mourning the 32-year-old’s life cut short while news websites published obituaries. On social media, people wrote testimonies and, in what triggered a moment of grief, others shared vulnerable personal incidents of losing family members or close ones to cervical or other kinds of cancer.