Earlier governments labelled technology ‘anti-poor’: PM Modi’s dig at Opposition

New Delhi, 27/5:Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said there was an environment of “indifference” towards the use of technology in governance before 2014 due to which the poor and the middle class suffered the most.     Addressing a gathering after inaugurating India’s biggest drone festival in Delhi, he said the enthusiasm being seen…

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Police should treat sex workers with dignity, not abuse them: Supreme Court

New Delhi, 27/5:Observing that human decency and dignity extend to sex workers and their children, the Supreme Court has directed police forces in all states and Union territories to treat sex workers with dignity and not to abuse them, verbally or physically.   Issuing a slew of directions, a bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao,…

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IAS officer who walked dog in Delhi stadium transferred to Ladakh

New Delhi, 27/5:In a swift action, the Centre Thursday shunted IAS couple Sanjeev Khirwar and Anu Dugga to Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh respectively following media reports suggesting misuse of official position by them, officials said here.     In an order, the Home Ministry said Khirwar, a 1994-batch IAS officer from AGMUT cadre, is shifted…

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Students in Mangaluru protest against wearing hijab in classrooms

Mangalore, 26/5: Students of Mangalore University College staged a protest in the campus against wearing the Hijab in classrooms.     They accused the Principal of failing to prevent over 40 Muslim girls from removing the Hijab before entering the college.   The students also condemned the college’s failure in not implementing the Karnataka High…

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