Supreme Court (Photo: Wikipedia) The Supreme Court on Monday commenced hearing on a batch of petitions pertaining to ethnic violence in Manipur, with the state government proposing to set up SITs headed by district SPs to probe cases. Manipur DGP Rajiv Singh also appeared before a bench headed by Chief justice D Y… Continue reading SC commences hearing, state proposes district-level SITs
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Iran proposes long jail terms, AI surveillance in harsh new hijab law
Just weeks before the one-year anniversary of the major protests caused by Mahsa Amini’s death, Iranian authorities are preparing a new Bill on hijab-wearing that experts fear would put unprecedentedly harsh punitive measures into law, according to CNN. The 70-article draft law sets out a range of proposals, including much longer prison terms… Continue reading Iran proposes long jail terms, AI surveillance in harsh new hijab law
China proposes to limit children’s smartphone time to max of 2 hrs per day
China’s internet watchdog has laid out regulations to curb the amount of time children spend on their smartphones, in the latest blow to firms such as Tencent and ByteDance, which run social media platforms and online games. The Cyberspace Administration of China on Wednesday published the draft guidelines on its site, stating that… Continue reading China proposes to limit children’s smartphone time to max of 2 hrs per day