Apart from Bhattacharyya, there have been 53 valid application pending in total in West Bengal region. These statistics have been presented by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment before the Lok Sabha.

 A 63-year-old woman named Caroline Duddridge from Fairwater in Cardiff, United Kingdom is now in headlines, as she charged her family a total sum of £180 (₹ 17,905) for the Christmas dinner she hosted. By this Duddridge tried to cover the cost of food for her five adult children and their respective families.

The passing of Queen Elizabeth II caused a number of power shifts. William previously held the title Prince of Wales, which King Charles bestowed upon him.

For sexually assaulting and forcing a teen girl into prostitution, a special court in Tamil Nadu sentenced eight people to life in prison. A police officer, a BJP official, and a journalist were among the 13 others found guilty and given 20 years in prison.

Maya Devi, a woman in her eighties, was on track to create history when she was appointed head priestess of the renowned Radha Rani temple in Barsana, which is located 47 kilometres from Mathura. No other woman had ever held this position before. But her problems began right when she was appointed as the first female priest there in May.

After Team India’s defeat by Australia in the first T20I, Pakistani actress Sehar Shinwari attempted to make a sly dig at the Men in Blue.Hardik Pandya’s superb 71-run innings went in vain as the Men in Blue failed to manage a total of 208 runs in Mohali as Team India lost to Australia by four wickets in the first T20I of the series.

The acting UN rights director demanded the abolition of all discriminatory laws and practises that mandate the hijab and stated, “The authorities must stop targeting, harassing, and detaining women who do not abide by the mandatory hijab.”

A Goa special court on Monday granted bail to two of the five suspects in the murder of Phogat. Edwin Nunes, the proprietor of the Curlies Restaurant where Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sonali Phogat partied just hours before she died, had previously been granted bail by the same court.

Days after the administration cancelled her MPhil admission, Safoora Zargar, a researcher and activist, has been prohibited from entering the university’s campus by Jamia Millia Islamia.

At a temple in Narla in the Kalahandi district of Odisha, a 32-year-old man married a transwoman with the consent of his wife, who not only approved of their marriage but also decided to live with the transwoman under the same roof.