New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) A 75-year-old man was shot dead by unidentified assailants near a National Highway in Lodhianwa village under Jagdishpur Kotwali area of Amethi district in Uttar Pradesh on Monday morning, in a shocking incident that has triggered tension in the locality.The victim, identified as Hiralal Dwivedi, had reportedly stepped out of his home in the morning for routine work when the attack took place near the highway stretch. Locals said they heard gunshots and rushed towards th…
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New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court said on Tuesday that a married daughter cannot be denied appointment as a fair price shop dealer on compassionate grounds solely because of her marital status, holding that such exclusion is based on unconstitutional gender stereotypes and violates the guarantees of equality and non-discrimination. A Bench of Justices PS Narasimha and Alok Aradhe allowed an appeal filed by Kulsum Nisha, setting aside orders of the Allahabad High Court, Deputy Commission…