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A New Gene Therapy May Restore Hearing In Weeks, Give People Born Deaf A Chance To Hear Again
- Saturday April 4, 2026
- Health | Written by Debosmita Ghosh
The treatment targets a specific type of inherited deafness caused by mutations in a gene called OTOF.
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www.ndtv.com
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Deaf Woman Alleges Frontier Airlines Removed Her From Flight For 'Not Listening', Video Viral
- Wednesday March 18, 2026
- World News | Edited by Abhinav Singh
A deaf woman alleges she was kicked off a Frontier Airlines flight after the crew mistook her disability for non-compliance. The airline states she violated alcohol policies.
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www.ndtv.com
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How A Deaf-Mute Couple And Their Son Run A Wholesome Cloud Kitchen In Mohali
- Friday January 23, 2026
- Edited by Jigyasa Kakwani
Run by a deaf-mute couple and powered by their young son, this Mohali cloud kitchen is going viral for proving that good food and strong bonds need no words.
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food.ndtv.com
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Are Your Noise-Cancelling Earphones Quietly Damaging Your Ears?
- Tuesday September 9, 2025
- Lifestyle | Written by Dristi Sharma
Noise-cancelling earphones by themselves don't damage your ears - in fact, they can help you listen at safer levels. The real risk is how you use them.
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www.ndtv.com/lifestyle
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Gang Rape Survivor Dies By Suicide In UP
- Friday August 22, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
A 23-year-old deaf and mute Dalit woman, who was allegedly abducted and gang-raped, was found hanging in a village in the Loni Police Station area here, the police said on Thursday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Deaf-Mute Woman Gang Raped In UP, An Encounter Follows Within 24 Hours
- Wednesday August 13, 2025
- India News | Edited by Aastha Ahuja
On Monday evening, when the woman was returning home in Balrampur district from her maternal uncle's place, she was kidnapped and taken to a deserted field. The two men took turns and raped the woman.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Shameful, Shocking": Rahul Gandhi On Minor's Rape In UP
- Thursday April 17, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday lashed out at the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh over the alleged rape of an 11-year-old Dalit girl and demanded strict action against the culprit.
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www.ndtv.com
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UP Horror: 11-Year-Old With Speech And Hearing Impairment Raped, Tortured
- Thursday April 17, 2025
- India News | Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose
An 11-year-old speech-and-hearing-impaired girl was brutally raped in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur district. She was found unconscious and with serious injuries. Police have arrested an accused after an encounter during which he suffered a bullet injury
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www.ndtv.com
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What Is Sensorineural Deafness, Hearing Loss Alka Yagnik Is Diagnosed With
- Wednesday June 19, 2024
- India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
National Award-winning singer Alka Yagnik is battling with sensorineural deafness, a condition in which a person may struggle to hear faint sounds, understand speech clearly or differentiate between different sounds.
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www.ndtv.com
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Deaf Boy, 11, Hears For First Time After Breakthrough Gene Treatment
- Wednesday January 24, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
His father's voice, the sounds of passing cars and scissors clipping his hair: An 11-year-old boy is hearing for the first time in his life after receiving a breakthrough gene therapy.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Should've Happened Earlier": Chief Justice On Deaf Lawyer Arguing In Court
- Tuesday September 26, 2023
- India News | Reported by Ashish Kumar Bhargava
The experience of watching a deaf lawyer arguing in the Supreme Court on Monday stayed with Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, who remarked he realised only later that it was the first time that had happened, and said it shouldn't have taken so long.
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www.ndtv.com
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Chinese Man Ruptures Eardrum After Kissing His Girlfriend For 10 Minutes: Report
- Tuesday August 29, 2023
- World News | Edited by Anjali Thakur
The media outlet reported that on August 22, the couple were kissing when suddenly the man felt a sharp pain in his ear.
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www.ndtv.com
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For The Deaf In War-Torn Ukraine, Smart-Watches And Telegram Are Life-Saving
- Wednesday April 5, 2023
- World News | Agence France-Presse
It took a second for Andrii Yeger, a deaf Ukrainian, to realise that the waves of energy he felt were coming from a Russian rocket landing near his car.
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www.ndtv.com
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First Deaf Lawyer, Saudamini Pethe, Enrolls With Delhi Bar Council
- Friday December 16, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
Saudamini Pethe -- the first deaf advocate enrolled with the Bar Council of Delhi -- wants to work for the rights of the hearing impaired and help them gain access to education, healthcare and justice.
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www.ndtv.com
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British Man With Hearing Loss Discovers Bud Lodged In His Ear For Five Years
- Tuesday November 15, 2022
- Offbeat | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
A former member of the Royal Navy who believed he was going deaf has learned that a piece of an earphone had been stuck in his ear for five years.
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www.ndtv.com
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A New Gene Therapy May Restore Hearing In Weeks, Give People Born Deaf A Chance To Hear Again
- Saturday April 4, 2026
- Health | Written by Debosmita Ghosh
The treatment targets a specific type of inherited deafness caused by mutations in a gene called OTOF.
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www.ndtv.com
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Deaf Woman Alleges Frontier Airlines Removed Her From Flight For 'Not Listening', Video Viral
- Wednesday March 18, 2026
- World News | Edited by Abhinav Singh
A deaf woman alleges she was kicked off a Frontier Airlines flight after the crew mistook her disability for non-compliance. The airline states she violated alcohol policies.
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www.ndtv.com
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How A Deaf-Mute Couple And Their Son Run A Wholesome Cloud Kitchen In Mohali
- Friday January 23, 2026
- Edited by Jigyasa Kakwani
Run by a deaf-mute couple and powered by their young son, this Mohali cloud kitchen is going viral for proving that good food and strong bonds need no words.
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food.ndtv.com
-
Are Your Noise-Cancelling Earphones Quietly Damaging Your Ears?
- Tuesday September 9, 2025
- Lifestyle | Written by Dristi Sharma
Noise-cancelling earphones by themselves don't damage your ears - in fact, they can help you listen at safer levels. The real risk is how you use them.
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www.ndtv.com/lifestyle
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Gang Rape Survivor Dies By Suicide In UP
- Friday August 22, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
A 23-year-old deaf and mute Dalit woman, who was allegedly abducted and gang-raped, was found hanging in a village in the Loni Police Station area here, the police said on Thursday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Deaf-Mute Woman Gang Raped In UP, An Encounter Follows Within 24 Hours
- Wednesday August 13, 2025
- India News | Edited by Aastha Ahuja
On Monday evening, when the woman was returning home in Balrampur district from her maternal uncle's place, she was kidnapped and taken to a deserted field. The two men took turns and raped the woman.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Shameful, Shocking": Rahul Gandhi On Minor's Rape In UP
- Thursday April 17, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday lashed out at the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh over the alleged rape of an 11-year-old Dalit girl and demanded strict action against the culprit.
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www.ndtv.com
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UP Horror: 11-Year-Old With Speech And Hearing Impairment Raped, Tortured
- Thursday April 17, 2025
- India News | Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose
An 11-year-old speech-and-hearing-impaired girl was brutally raped in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur district. She was found unconscious and with serious injuries. Police have arrested an accused after an encounter during which he suffered a bullet injury
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www.ndtv.com
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What Is Sensorineural Deafness, Hearing Loss Alka Yagnik Is Diagnosed With
- Wednesday June 19, 2024
- India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
National Award-winning singer Alka Yagnik is battling with sensorineural deafness, a condition in which a person may struggle to hear faint sounds, understand speech clearly or differentiate between different sounds.
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www.ndtv.com
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Deaf Boy, 11, Hears For First Time After Breakthrough Gene Treatment
- Wednesday January 24, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
His father's voice, the sounds of passing cars and scissors clipping his hair: An 11-year-old boy is hearing for the first time in his life after receiving a breakthrough gene therapy.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Should've Happened Earlier": Chief Justice On Deaf Lawyer Arguing In Court
- Tuesday September 26, 2023
- India News | Reported by Ashish Kumar Bhargava
The experience of watching a deaf lawyer arguing in the Supreme Court on Monday stayed with Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, who remarked he realised only later that it was the first time that had happened, and said it shouldn't have taken so long.
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www.ndtv.com
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Chinese Man Ruptures Eardrum After Kissing His Girlfriend For 10 Minutes: Report
- Tuesday August 29, 2023
- World News | Edited by Anjali Thakur
The media outlet reported that on August 22, the couple were kissing when suddenly the man felt a sharp pain in his ear.
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www.ndtv.com
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For The Deaf In War-Torn Ukraine, Smart-Watches And Telegram Are Life-Saving
- Wednesday April 5, 2023
- World News | Agence France-Presse
It took a second for Andrii Yeger, a deaf Ukrainian, to realise that the waves of energy he felt were coming from a Russian rocket landing near his car.
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www.ndtv.com
-
First Deaf Lawyer, Saudamini Pethe, Enrolls With Delhi Bar Council
- Friday December 16, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
Saudamini Pethe -- the first deaf advocate enrolled with the Bar Council of Delhi -- wants to work for the rights of the hearing impaired and help them gain access to education, healthcare and justice.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
British Man With Hearing Loss Discovers Bud Lodged In His Ear For Five Years
- Tuesday November 15, 2022
- Offbeat | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
A former member of the Royal Navy who believed he was going deaf has learned that a piece of an earphone had been stuck in his ear for five years.
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www.ndtv.com