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    Minneapolis has 900 officers in its ranks and yet representation of the African American community therein is next to nil. AP PhotoOpinion
    AA Edit | Safety not so much as policing

    With protests following Floyd's death claiming around 18 American lives, discussions are on as to how to accomplish the...

    9 Jun 2020 8:26 PM IST

    A farmer plows his field with the help of a tractor before planting paddy saplings, at a village on the outskirt of Amritsar. PTI PhotoOpinion
    AA Edit | Rural jobs scheme an unmissable solution

    The scheme, introduced by the first UPA government in 2005, guaranteesmanual work to every adult in rural India for at...

    9 Jun 2020 8:13 PM IST

    The century-old technology firm called for responsible national standards regarding how facial recognition systems should be used by police agencies. In this photoTechnology
    IBM opposes use of facial recognition for racial profiling, tips hat...

    CEO Arvind Krishna says IBM no longer offers general purpose facial recognition software, won't condone use of any tech...

    9 Jun 2020 7:13 PM IST

    A passenger waits to board a plane at Kempegowda International airport after authorities eased restrictions, amid the ongoing COVID-19 nationwide lockdown, in Bengaluru. PTI photoIndia
    Karnataka gets rid of institutional quarantine for Maharashtra...

    Karnataka health minister said the houses of returnees concerned will be sealed down and they will be quarantined

    9 Jun 2020 5:21 PM IST

    Jyotiraditya Scindia (PTI)India
    Jyotiraditya Scindia admitted to private hospital after testing...

    Scindia had recently quit the Congress to join the BJP.

    9 Jun 2020 5:21 PM IST

    Arvind Kejriwal (PTI file)India
    BJP slams AAP for playing politics over L-G's move to overrule...

    BJP said health infrastructure in the national capital has only worsened in last over six years of Kejriwal's rule.

    9 Jun 2020 5:13 PM IST

    The COVID-19 apps also continuously collect and process highly sensitive and personally identifiable information, about health, location and direct identifiers like name, age, email address and voter or national identification of a user.Technology
    In the next James Bond film, 007 should use COVID-19 app data; it...

    Most COVID apps access data from mobile devices such as contacts, photos, media, files, location data, camera and...

    9 Jun 2020 4:10 PM IST

    Defacement of Mahatma Gandhis statue a disgrace, says Donald Trump. (AP Photo)World
    Defacement of Mahatma Gandhi's statue a 'disgrace', says Trump

    The statue near the Indian Embassy was vandalised prompting Indian embassy to register a complaint with local law...

    9 Jun 2020 3:49 PM IST

    As of Tuesday, Pakistan recorded 108,316 coronavirus infections. (AFP Photo)World
    Pakistan records more than 100 coronavirus deaths in single day

    As of Tuesday, Pakistan recorded 108,316 coronavirus infections, with 4,646 new cases and a death toll has climbed to...

    9 Jun 2020 3:10 PM IST

    Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam listens to reporters questions during a press conference in Hong Kong, Tuesday, June 9, 2020. Lam said everyone should learn a lesson from last years giant anti-government protests. But she did not say what lesson she has learned. Instead, she urged everyone to support the new national security legislation that the central government in Beijing is going to impose on Hong Kong. (AP Photo)World
    Hong Kong leader says city cannot bear further chaos, warns protesters

    Global financial hub is on alert for unrest with larger gatherings planned for the evening to mark the first anniversary...

    9 Jun 2020 2:06 PM IST

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