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Weekly News Roundup: Top Stories Of The Week | 18 October 2026

This week's top stories from India and around the world.

42 Deaf Students Abused at Gujarat School; Warden Detained

Forty-two Deaf students at a school in Surendranagar, Gujarat, were reportedly subjected to abuse, not enough food and forced household work.

India

Top News of the Week: Nushrratt Bharuccha, Kiara-Sidharth and Messi

From Nushrratt Bharuccha’s accident and Kiara-Sidharth’s pregnancy announcement to a tanker rescue, a tragic incident in Mathura and Messi’s farewell

India

Weekly News Roundup: Top Stories Of The Week | 4 October 2026

This week's top stories from India and around the world.

Deaf Events

Gujarat Association of the Deaf Celebrates 50 Years

The Gujarat Association of the Deaf (GAD) is celebrating 50 years with a special community event in Ahmedabad on 20 December 2026.

India

Weekly News Roundup: Top Stories Of The Week | 27 September 2026

From a fatal monkey attack and a Delhi crime case to a Bollywood baby announcement and a massive diya-lighting event, here are some major stories from the fourth week of September.

MoneyTalks

Making Mutual Fund Learning Accessible for the Deaf | HDFC Mutual Fund

HDFC Mutual Fund has launched Bharosa, a financial learning platform that provides mutual fund information in Indian Sign Language for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community.

Festivals

What Does Sign Language Mean to You?

People share what sign language means to them and how it has shaped their lives, identity and connections.

India

Weekly News Roundup: Top Stories of the Week | 20th September 2026 | ISH News

From a Bengaluru entrepreneur repairing a footpath himself to a viral AI crime story being debunked, here are four stories that made headlines in the third week of September.

World

Karnataka Deaf Women Association to Host International Day of the Deaf Programme

Karnataka Deaf Women Association will celebrate the International Day of the Deaf 2026.

ISH Shiksha

Join Our FREE Indian Sign Language Course | Starting 06 OCTOBER | ISH Shiksha

Learn Indian Sign Language with ISH Shiksha through our FREE online evening classes, designed to help you communicate better with the Deaf community.

World

Weekly News Roundup: Top Stories Of The Week | 13 September 2026

This week's top stories from India and around the world.

Deaf Events

NNMD 35th Anniversary: Dandiya, Games & Exciting Prizes!

Celebrate NNMD’s 35th Anniversary with Dandiya, exciting prizes, a Rs. 50 Lucky Draw and festive surprises on 20 October 2026!

World

Weekly News Roundup: Top Stories Of The Week | 6 September 2026

From a disrupted reading protest in Ahmedabad to inspiring survival stories in Nepal and a major NCLT case involving Zee, here are the biggest news stories from the first week of September.

Disability

Shamsher Singh: Deaf Man Builds Vehicles and Machines

Deaf innovator Shamsher Singh from Uttarakhand has amazed people by building working models of vehicles and machines using simple materials.

India

3 Women Attempt Suicide Within 4 Hours: 1 Rescued by Deaf Swimmer

3 women were rescued from two lakes in Nagpur within four hours, including a Deaf swimmer who helped save a 16-year-old girl with instructions from his coach in sign language.

World

Weekly News Roundup: Top Stories of The Week | 30 August

From a threat targeting Barron Trump to shocking cases involving fake identities, murder, and theft, here are some of the biggest stories from the fourth week of August.

Deaf Business

DIT Thailand 2027: An International Deaf Travel Experience

Join fellow Deaf travellers for an exciting Thailand trip covering Bangkok, Pattaya and Phuket from 1–9 January 2027, with packages starting at Rs. 38,000.

World

Weekly News Roundup: Top Stories Of The Week | 23 August

This week's top stories from India and around the world.

Disability

Uttar Pradesh Deaf Community Holds Big Protest in Lucknow

Thousands of Deaf people protested in Lucknow, demanding better education, jobs, transport, and equal rights through Indian Sign Language (ISL).

Deaf Events

Surhad Muk-Badhir Club Pune: 10th Anniversary and Dandiya Festival 2026

Surhad Muk-Badhir Club, Pune is celebrating its 10th Anniversary with a Dandiya Festival on 18 October 2026, featuring fun, food, prizes, and a lucky draw for the Deaf community.