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Mamata govt in Bengal tells Kolkata police to recruit transgenders for civic police volunteer force

West Bengal govt plans to enroll transgenders in civic police volunteer force

Meet Baba Mujhse, a 'gentle giant' who leads volunteers helping migrants in Hungary

He's 6-foot-6, built like a heavyweight boxer and has tattoos all over his body. Baba Mujhse may sound like the type of guy most people would run away from — but hundreds of desperate migrants are instead running to him for help.

Here's how Mumbai's street kids find hope, shelter and education

"Living in Mumbai we are faced with poverty all around us. It's an inescapable part of our reality. We have always felt a sense of helplessness towards it. We feel like we want to contribute, we want to help and do something about it but we don't even know where to begin.

Who said you can't run? Here's how a group is helping blind players come together

We first met the Runninghour team more than a year ago when we were making a film about a group of blind tennis players. They were training for a 10km race to get fitter for their tennis. It was their first-ever public run.

UN chief voices concern over Ebola-related restrictions

United Nations, Oct 28 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed concern about restrictions imposed by several countries and localities on travelers from major Ebola-affected countries, a spokesperson said here Monday. Ban believes that these restrictions have put particular pressure on health care workers and those who have been on the front-line of the Ebola response, said Stephane Dujarric, Ban's spokesperson. "Returning health workers are exceptional people who are giving of themselves for humanity," said Dujarric on Ban's behalf, adding that "they should not be subjected to restrictions that are not based on science." Ban's remarks came after a US nurse spoke out against her quarantine in New Jersey after returning from her volunteer trip of treating patients in Sierra Leone, Xinhua reported.