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ASHA Workers: Recognition frequently goes to people at the top of the hierarchy and remains there. Rarely does credit trickle down to the lowest worker. The World Health Organization’s recognition of India’s ASHA (accredited social … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Joe Biden held a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Tokyo Quad leaders’ meeting. This was their second bilateral meeting in less than a month, as the … Read more
In a landmark decision recognizing sex work as a “profession” whose practitioners are entitled to dignity and equal protection under the law, the Supreme Court has ordered police to refrain from interfering with or prosecuting … Read more
To resolve federal regulators’ charges that Twitter failed to secure the privacy of users’ data during a six-year period, the social media company will pay a $150 million penalty and implement new protections. The settlement … Read more
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) increased the third-party (TP) motor insurance premium for various categories of vehicles on May 25, with effect from June 1, a move that is expected to raise … Read more
Recent events in Delhi, Varanasi, Mathura, and the Supreme Court have put the protective grip of The Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act of 1991 to the test. The Act prohibits the conversion of places … Read more
The CBI conducted searches at 16 locations in Delhi and Bihar on Friday in connection with a new case involving former Union Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Lalu Prasad and others involving an alleged … Read more
The Supreme Court announced on Friday that its technical committee had received and tested 29 mobile devices suspected of being infected with Pegasus malware, giving it four weeks to submit a report to Justice R.V. … Read more
Vaccination: The Union Health Ministry expressed concern on Friday about the slow pace of COVID-19 vaccination across the States, urging them to accelerate full vaccination coverage by saturating all eligible beneficiaries and using the “First … Read more
The Supreme Court on Friday transferred a civil suit filed by Hindu devotees against the Gyanvapi mosque from a civil judge (senior division) to a district judge in Varanasi, stating that due to the complexities … Read more