In focus, 3rd Jul 2020, News & Stories from India

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03 Jul 2020

In focus, 03 Jul 2020

In this June 19, 2019 photo construction crews work on the replacement border wall on the boundary between the United States and Mexico near the Calexico Port of Entry. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), which built the steel wall, plans to install 200 autonomous surveillance towers by 2022, after a two-year pilot project using four. (Photo | Wikimedia Commons - Mani Albrecht of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Public Affairs)

Eye in the sky tower: AI will monitor US-Mexico border, tip off patrol agents about 'infiltrators'

Of the 2,000 mile border with Mexico, Trump’s steel wall covers just 200 miles, and border patrol agents can’t be everywhere.

03 Jul 2020 9:24 PM

Local police have been granted wider surveillance powers to monitor suspects, including wiretapping and accessing digital communications, without a judge’s approval. In this photo, blank notes are seen on a “Lennon Wall” (where people can air grievances, inspired by a wall in Prague that came up in the 1980s after John Lennon's assassination) inside a pro-democracy bubble tea shop in Hong Kong on July 3, 2020, in response to a new national security law introduced in the city which makes political views, slogans and signs advocating Hong Kong’s independence or liberation illegal. (Photo | AFP)

Hong Kongers worried about being targeted by national security law scrub social media history

With mainland China enforcing the law, views such as wanting independence became outlawed overnight.

03 Jul 2020 8:41 PM

In Sooryavanshi, Akshay will be seen as the head of an anti-terrorism squad of Mumbai Police.

Karan Johar not out of Sooryavanshi

Trade analyst Taran Adarsh then spoke up and clarified that Johar is still very much a part of the project

03 Jul 2020 7:50 PM

The creators of Nine University are Kale Abrahamson and Taylor Hiott. Together, they put together the online course that has been reviewed by prestigious publications such as Business Insider and Harvard University, as well as several YouTube creators.

Nine University review: Learn more about the e-course

It is an interesting option for those who want to make money from home, and the seven-week course gives students the tools and tips

03 Jul 2020 7:42 PM

The modern woman is pushing so hard at the regressive boundaries that shackle her, never mind all her equal capabilities and abilities to a man. Why so?

Nisha Jamwal | No respite for women

In spite of the unending conversation about equality in India, our patriarchal society still presents challenges

03 Jul 2020 7:09 PM

The former Indian skipper will be turning 39 on July 7

Dhoni saves a bird

is daughter, 5-year-old Ziva took to Instagram to describe how her Papa saved the life of a tiny bird!

03 Jul 2020 6:47 PM

The duo has been pushing the envelope when it comes to creating unique visual experiences for audiences.

Brother-sister duo on cloud 8

With Phillauri, Pari and now Bulbbul, Anushka Sharma’s production house has been successful in consistently raising movie-making standards

03 Jul 2020 6:30 PM

Black workers account for 3.8% of all U.S. Facebook employees and 1.5% of all U.S. technical workers at the company. Those numbers have barely budged over the past several years, a common pattern across large Silicon Valley firms. In this picture, Zachary Greene wears a face mask while protesting in front of the Lifsey residence where the USF President Steven Currall lives on campus on July 2, 2020 in Tampa, Florida. Tampa Bay Students for Democratic Society protest at the University of South Florida demanding an increase in Black student enrollment, employ more Black faculty and staff, more financial aid, and make direct connections with the surrounding community. (Photo | AFP)

Black lives don’t matter at Facebook, only on their posters, staffer files discrimination complaint

This isn’t the first criticism a Black employee has levelled at Facebook.

03 Jul 2020 6:22 PM

The moves come amid a rift in some parts of the United States on the need to wear masks, with some Americans rejecting the face coverings as government intrusion. (Photo | Pexels - Lucian Petronel)

With over 130,000 deaths in US, Facebook will advise use of face masks, despite opposition by many

The social network said it would include alerts at the top of feeds on Facebook and Instagram, starting in the United States.

03 Jul 2020 5:55 PM

Ever since Ashwini Dixit, fashion, beauty and lifestyle blogger, started exploring the beauty aspect of blogging, she has been getting requests to share her favourite homemade remedies.

DIY beauty tutorials are the new craze

Given how the quarantine vibe has pushed people to stay indoors, fancy beauty treatments that mostly cost a bomb, aren’t alluring anymore

03 Jul 2020 5:34 PM

Since the misinformation law came into force last year, several opposition figures and activists have been ordered to correct posts while Facebook has been forced to block pages on several occasions. (Photo | Flickr - Newtown Grafitti)

Ahead of polls, Singapore government uses misinformation law to rein in opposition parties

Under the law, ministers can order social media sites to put warnings next to posts the government considers false and order pages blocked.

03 Jul 2020 5:10 PM

Top ten books of the week

Here are the top 10 books across fiction and non-fiction

03 Jul 2020 4:56 PM

French President Emmanuel Macron (4-L) and Prime Minister Edouard Philippe (3-L) pose for a family photo after the first cabinet meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France. (AFP)

French Prime Minister, government resign ahead of cabinet reshuffle

President Emmanuel Macron says the move will set out a 'new course' as the country grapples with the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic

03 Jul 2020 4:30 PM

NCW receives 2,043 cases of crimes against women in June; highest in last eight months

According to the National Commission for Women (NCW) data, 452 complaints of domestic violence were received in June alone.

03 Jul 2020 4:18 PM

Japan's diplomatic boost to India on China border tension. (AFP Photo)

Japan backs India on LAC situation, opposes change in status quo by China

Last month, Japanese Ambassador also expressed his deep condolences to the families of Indian soldiers who were killed in the border clash

03 Jul 2020 4:12 PM

I-T refunds worth Rs 62,361 cr issued to 20.44 lakh taxpayers during Apr 8-Jun 30. (PTI Photo)

I-T department refunds ₹62,000 crore to 20 lakh taxpayers

The income tax department has issued tax refunds at a speed of 76 cases per minute from April 8 to June 30, 2020

03 Jul 2020 3:32 PM

Motorcycle segment in India would perform better than the rest of the auto industry, says Fitch. (AFP Photo)

Motorcycle segment may outperform rest of auto industry: Fitch

Domestic motorcycle production would gain some support from shift in demand but more benefit would accrue from the export market

03 Jul 2020 3:01 PM

Karan Murgai, an IT management consultant for a multinational based in Dallas, shows on his phone in New Delhi, India, photograph of his daughters, who are in Dallas. (AP)

After coronavirus, now Trump’s visa ban splits Indian families

Many Indians are ‘stranded’ in their homeland due to suspension of H-1B visas while their family members are still in US

03 Jul 2020 2:53 PM

Merkel urges EU unity on China

'Only together the 27 EU member countries have enough weight to achieve ambitious deals with China,' the German Chancellor said

03 Jul 2020 2:36 PM

Indian Border Security Force soldiers walk with their belongings for night duty near the India-Pakistan international border. (Photo: File/AP)

India protests against Pakistan's unprovoked ceasefire violations along LoC, IB

They said 14 Indians have been killed and 88 sustained injuries in more than 2,432 incidents of unprovoked ceasefire violations

03 Jul 2020 2:14 PM

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