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Drug victims need rehabilitation, not demonisation: SC

Observing drugs consumption in popular culture was propelling youngsters towards a dangerous lifestyle, one that incorrigibly applauded drugs use as 'cool' and a 'fashionable' display of......

'For marginalised communities': Govt cancels lateral entry for babus

The Centre on Tuesday asked the UPSC to cancel the latest lateral entry recruitment, amid a row over reservation in the advertised posts. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with the......

Sena-UBT trolls Shinde over non-inclusion in NITI Aayog

Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray leader Priyanka Chaturvedi on Wednesday took potshots at the rival Shiv Sena over its minister not finding a place in the reconstituted NITI Aayog. IMAGE:......

SC seeks details from Centre on steps taken to stop manual scavenging

The Supreme Court has asked the Centre to apprise it about the status of implementation of a 2013 law that prohibits manual scavenging and the steps taken to rehabilitated people falling within the......

SC notice to Centre over caste-based census for OBCs

The Supreme Court has sought response from the Centre and others on a plea seeking directions for a caste-based census for Other Backward Classes in the upcoming Census. A bench of Chief Justice D......

80% jump in Social Justice Ministry funds

Aiming to give a boost to the social sector and especially the welfare of backward classes, the Union Budget for 2010-11 effected an almost 80 per cent hike in the allocation for the Ministry of......

Tarun Bajaj posted as revenue secretary in IAS reshuffle

Senior bureaucrat Tarun Bajaj was appointed revenue secretary as part of a top-level bureaucratic reshuffle by the Centre on Tuesday. Bajaj, a 1988-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS)......

Disabled are valuable human resource

Stating that persons with disabilities are a valuable human resource, India on Thursday told a UN meet that it was committed to ensure that they not only enjoy their rights, but also are provided......

Employ disabled, get financial aid

Aiming to create 100,000 jobs for the physically challenged in the private sector, the Centre on Friday announced a scheme under which any company employing such people will get financial......

Govt subsidy for disabled in pvt firms

The private sector will now be able to cumulatively employ 100,000 people with disabilities every year and be partly paid for it. The cabinet today approved a package of incentives worth Rs 1,800......

Tendulkar, Pant pay tribute on 'Kargil Vijay Diiwas'

File Photograph: Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt of India Legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and star wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant on Friday paid their tributes to......

Govt-backed international Para Games to be postponed

With just a fortnight left, India's first Open Para Games proposed next month in Delhi has been postponed in the wake of the infighting between Executive Committee members of the suspended......

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