Wheelchair
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Woman falls at Delhi Airport after she denied wheelchair by Air India: 'Little value for human life'
India | March 08, 2025 7:22 ISTA woman levelled serious allegations on Air India after her grandmother got injured as she was denied a wheelchair, despite confirmation from the airline.
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IIT Madras launches NeoStand wheelchair with motorized standing mechanism: Details
Technology | March 21, 2024 7:24 ISTNeoStand is a new compact wheelchair which comes with standing mechanism and is easy-to-use. Founded and developed by IIT Madras, a single button will enable the users to change the posture from sitting to standing easily.
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Rajasthan: Man takes injured son to hospital's 3rd floor on e-scooter in Kota | VIDEO
India | June 17, 2023 23:01 ISTManoj Jain said that when he got to the hospital, he asked staff members Mukesh and Sukhlal for a wheelchair, but they said they didn't have one.
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Para swimmer forced to wait 90 mins for wheelchair at airport, Air India says 'delay is regretted'
India | June 08, 2022 11:26 ISTPara swimmer Aalam said he had informed Air India's cabin crew that he wanted his own wheelchair after landing but was provided one that was "uncomfortable" and sized XL.
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Differently-abled girl denied entry at popular Gurugram pub, was told 'customers will get disturbed'
India | February 13, 2022 18:04 ISTThe club management however, has denied the charge. In a series of tweets, differently-abled girl Srishty narrated her ordeal, which was later retweeted widely.
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Wheelchair Cricket India Association launches 'Drive with Ability' campaign
Cricket | November 13, 2021 11:08 ISTThe WCIA was established in the year 2016 with the objective of providing rehabilitation to persons using wheelchairs through sports.
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First water ambulance in Srinagar to help people amid COVID crisis
News | May 11, 2021 23:40 ISTWith rising COVID-19 cases in Srinagar, a man has made floating ambulance aimed to help people of the city.
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'You paid Rs 2000, don't own aircraft': IndiGo pilot accused of threatening, abusing passengers
India | January 15, 2020 8:55 ISTAn IndiGo passenger on flight 6E 806 from Chennai to Bengaluru, Supriya Unni Nair, has alleged the flight captain Jayakrishna for being abusive, threatening her and her 75-year-old diabetic mother after she requested for a wheelchair for her mother. Matter under internal review, says IndiGo.
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Do Indian travellers fake wheelchair need, asks Mahindra
India | November 02, 2019 15:42 IST"Most of these are parents of folks settled in the west and many times are not well versed with navigating airports, their children hence ask for wheelchair assistance so that they don't miss connecting flights. It's opportunity for airlines to make money from what is complementary," said one user.
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Bollywood celebrities and their tryst with Farah Khan’s wheelchair are too hilarious to miss!
Celebrities | May 16, 2018 11:27 ISTIt seems Director Farah Khan’s wheelchair is going to be the next couch every Bollywood celebrity is vying to sit on. Koffee With Karan has got some major competition coming from Farah’s end.
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Google Maps rolls out wheelchair accessible routes
Technology | March 16, 2018 11:32 ISTIn 2017, under the amenities tab, Google introduced a feature to see if a space is accessible by wheelchair.
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IndiGo passenger falls off wheelchair at Lucknow airport, airline issues apology
Business | November 13, 2017 12:46 ISTThe development comes days after IndiGo had apologised to a passenger who was manhandled by the airline's ground staff at Delhi airport in October.
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Pregnant woman denied wheelchair and forced to undergo normal delivery by hospital
India | June 15, 2017 13:47 ISTA pregnant woman was denied wheelchair and made to deliver normally as the Operation Theatre was closed for 2 days
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Karnataka hospital shamer: Woman denied of wheelchair drags ailing husband in corridor
Lifestyle | June 03, 2017 11:15 ISTA woman who was unable to afford a wheelchair for her ailing husband, dragged him in the hospital corridor to an X-ray room in Karnataka hospital
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Watch: Man refuses to pay Rs. 150 bribe for wheelchair, uses kid’s tricycle to reach doctor’s ward
India | March 17, 2017 21:11 ISTIn a shocking piece of news reported from Hyderabad, a patient was seen using a kid’s tricycle to reach doctor’s ward after he was denied a wheelchair by hospital authorities. According to news agency ANI,
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Amitabh Bachchan reveals how wheelchair stint in 'Wazir' challenged him physically (See Pics)
Bollywood | December 27, 2015 17:30 ISTKolkata: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who will be seen in a wheelchair in his next film "Wazir", says it was physically more challenging than his other roles."I think every role is challenging but physically perhaps a
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Wheelchair parachutist rolling off 876-foot bridge
World | October 17, 2014 13:12 ISTCharleston, W.Va.: Imagine plunging off an 876-foot-high bridge with only a parachute as a lifeline. Now imagine doing it in a wheelchair.That's what Lonnie Bissonnette will be doing Saturday. He even sticks the landing.Paralyzed below
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Dilip Kumar spotted on wheelchair outside Lilavati hospital (view pics)
Bollywood | September 28, 2013 6:53 ISTMumbai: A huge fan following of the veteran actor Dilip Kumar gathered outside Lilavati hospital on Wednesday. Dilip Kumar who survived a major heart attach was discharged from hospital yesterday and was accompanied by her beloved
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Jet Airways Abandons 80-Year-Old Bandra Woman On Wheelchair
India | March 03, 2012 9:13 ISTMumbai, March 3: An 80-year-old Bandra resident boarded the Jet Airways flight to Mumbai, presuming that her age and request for wheelchair assistance would be respected. However, she faced a 2-hour wait at the Mumbai
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Shashi Kapoor Watches 'Rockstar'
Bollywood | November 19, 2011 20:40 ISTMumbai, Nov 19: Yesteryears Bollywood actor Shashi Kapoor, bound to the wheelchair since a few years due to bad health, went to the theatre on Monday evening to watch Rockstar to see his late brother
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