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If you’ve noticed that more often than not your Ola or Uber driver has a Muslim name, you are not alone. Technology is a big leveller and it empowers people irrespective of who the user is. Keeping a portion of the population whether women or a minority community out of economic activity impacts the country’s progress.

It is again January 30, the day Gandhiji, the architect of our freedom that was achieved with his non-violence and truth, was killed. He was killed because he fought for Hindu and Muslim unity. He was killed because he opposed the partition. It was a deeply agonized acceptance that he extended towards the decision. The nation he was the creator of was to be one with many. It was not to the liking of those who were keen to keep India fragmented. They were one with British rulers and their loyalty was threatened by Bapu, the man who led the freedom struggle. It was Gandhiji who identified the spreading gloom in the entire world economy. Stagnation was leading to collapse of colonialism. Bapu seized the moment and used it to serve his own purpose. We attained freedom. With great love for his people, till the last, he accepted the end, in harness.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Is the Congress party in Kerala mortally scared of the Narendra Modi Government? The answer to that question is a resonant No if the party’s stand on various issues is any indication.

Take the police away for 15 minutes and… Similarly, take the CBI, ED and the Income Tax Department out of the Centre's equation and people will see through the hollowness of the Modi regime's allegations of corruption against INDI-Alliance leaders in no time at all. It is long alleged that the Modi-led BJP government uses central investigating agencies to enforce the Bharatiya Janata Party’s "nefarious designs" and the main purpose is to keep opposition leaders embroiled in "corruption cases", essentially when elections are approaching or when government formation in a state is at hand. Toppling duly-elected governments also gets easier with central probe agencies tied to the effort. Forcing defections is yet another objective.

Narendra Modi and Amit Shah’s latest masterstroke might have gone awry, as their operation “destroy INDIA bloc” seems to have caused blowback and impaired their own interest. In their quest to project themselves as adroit political Svengalis, they have harmed their own cause more than inflicting damage to the Congress.

Elon Musk announced that the first person has received a Neuralink brain implant, which is a significant step forward in the advancement of "brain-computer interface" technology. This technology has the potential to assist individuals with conditions like paralysis to interact with their environment.

INDIA bloc was ‘betrayed’ in Bihar by JD(U) leader and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, the very person who initiated for its formation to take on PM Narendra Modi and the BJP. Nitish Kumar gave justification in Patna for his action saying that “not everything was alright" and he “tried to make it work, couldn’t”. JD(U) spokesman and senior leader K C Tyagi went a step ahead alleging “Congress wanted to steal the leadership of INDIA alliance”. As against this Rahul Gandhi kept calm and behaved with dignity, and so the Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge.

Hazarding a guess about a forthcoming budget is always tricky. A budget is prepared after ingesting mountain loads of inputs from all departments of the government, the finance minister’s strategic economic thinking under the overall guidance of prime minister’s directions. The end product is always a [precarious compromise on all fronts.

The Maldives’ China-loving, newly elected President, Mohamed Muizzu, is likely to face impeachment proceedings in Parliament soon. This means that the incumbent president is facing the threat of losing his post. The Maldivian Constitution states that a third of the Majlis members should approve the resolution for removal of the president. This development comes close on the heels of a day when utter chaos prevailed in the House during a crucial vote to approve members of the incumbent president’s Cabinet as rival MPs came to blows on the floor of the House.

The Union Health Ministry has asked the doctors to judiciously use the antibiotics and give reason whenever using them. Director General of Health Services (DGHS) Atul Goel has said that the doctors must specify “indication, reason and justification while prescribing antimicrobials”. This is in the backdrop of increasing Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) which has reached alarming levels globally. Antimicrobial resistance means the bacteria or fungi causing the infection are resistant to the antibiotic or antifungal treatment. Therefore if remedial steps are not taken now, it would be difficult to control infections in future.