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HT Chandigarh Readers’ Take: Urgent action required to weed out gangsters from Chandigarh
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON OCT 23, 2020 11:37 PM IST
Strict supervision of incarcerated gangsters; disrupting communication channels with their members, intensified border controls to check entry of weapons; improved neighbourhood watch systems; stringent checks before issuing arms licences are among the many steps suggested by readers to control crime
Racist machines? Twitter’s photo preview problem reignites AI bias concern
Hindustan Times | By Binayak Dasgupta, New Delhi:
UPDATED ON SEP 21, 2020 06:11 AM IST
The problem was first discovered when education tech researcher Colin Madland posted about how video-calling software Zoom cropped the head out of a black person on the other side of a call, seemingly unable to detect it as a human face.
Delhi needs a strong police chief…| HT Editorial
Hindustan Times | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON FEB 25, 2020 09:11 PM IST
… and better policing. A national capital should have better law enforcement.
The independence of TN Seshan | HT editorial
Hindustan Times | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON NOV 11, 2019 08:07 PM IST
His life had two lessons: The EC must push reforms; institutions must be autonomous
Helmet rule most broken on capital’s roads: Traffic cops
New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON SEP 11, 2019 02:40 AM IST
Data provided by the traffic police showed that between September 1 and September 6, 2698 tickets were issued for jumping the red light, 1,527 for dangerous driving, 1,229 fines were issued for driving without seatbelts and 254 for drink driving.
AI could improve police paperwork: MHA think tank
New Delhi | By Neeraj Chauhan
UPDATED ON SEP 11, 2019 03:55 AM IST
BPRD’s futuristic vision for law enforcement , especially in smart cities, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious project, is part of a concept note the body has drafted.
Texas shooter bought gun in private sale, after ban due to mental illness
Texas | By Reuters
UPDATED ON SEP 04, 2019 10:27 AM IST
The gunman, identified as Seth Aaron Ator, 36, carried out the shooting spree in the neighboring cities of Midland and Odessa, shortly after he was fired from his trucking job. He called local emergency 911 responders and then an FBI tip line to make rambling statements, but did not threaten to commit violence, officials said.
To become a just society, strike a balance between firm and fair law enforcement
By Vipul Mudgal
UPDATED ON AUG 27, 2019 06:05 PM IST
A study shows glaring gaps in Indian policing — from unfilled quotas of SC/STs to a dip in women officers.
Google employees call for pledge not to work with US immigration officials
San Francisco | By Associated Press
PUBLISHED ON AUG 16, 2019 12:37 PM IST
Google employees have led a growing trend in which some tech-company employees have taken public stances against their employers’ policies.
Allow women their right to go out and live freely
Hindustan Times | By Lalita Panicker
UPDATED ON AUG 04, 2019 07:36 PM IST
This lack of safety in public spaces is one reason why women are not joining the workforce in greater numbers, why girls drop out of schools, why women cannot enjoy the recreational spaces in urban areas, and why they find taking public transport difficult
Analysis | Facial recognition will threaten individual liberty
By Vidushi Marda and Apar Gupta
UPDATED ON JUL 26, 2019 09:11 PM IST
The system is unreliable. Deploying it may institutionalise the discrimination of a diverse demographic of people
India to appoint experts in Maldives to work on financial crime, money laundering
New Delhi | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON MAY 29, 2019 03:27 PM IST
The officials appointed by the Centre would look into financial crime, fraud investigation, money laundering and preventing corruption.
Sexually abused as minors, five US men sue Vatican to release names of priests
Reuters | By Reuters
UPDATED ON MAY 15, 2019 11:10 AM IST
Three brothers and two other men claimed in a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in St. Paul that the Church has kept secret the identities and records of more than 3,400 clergy accused of sexual abuse, including some top church officials.
US: Man inspired by IS planned truck attack near DC
Associated Press | By HT Correspondent
PUBLISHED ON APR 09, 2019 08:44 AM IST
After his arrest by local law enforcement, Henry was taken for a psychiatric evaluation and was then taken into FBI custody once that was done.
Twitter warns of suspicious traffic coming from China, Saudi Arabia; shares fall 7%
Reuters | By Reuters
UPDATED ON DEC 18, 2018 08:37 AM IST
Twitter said in a blog that it discovered suspicious traffic to a customer-support forum while investigating a security bug that exposed data, including users’ phone country codes and details on locked accounts. It said the bug was fixed November 16.
Like the EU, India must regulate data effectively
By Ananth Padmanabhan
UPDATED ON DEC 13, 2018 03:17 PM IST
India must work towards prioritising collective consultation over siloed responses and a unifying innovation impact principle when evaluating regulatory interventions.
Attacker among 13 dead in shooting at southern California bar
Thousand Oaks (California) | By Agencies
UPDATED ON NOV 08, 2018 09:01 PM IST
Police said at least 30 shots were fired at the Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks, California, which is about 40 miles west of Los Angeles
‘In a sense, I am on the ticket,’ Donald Trump seeks voter support
CAPE GIRARDEAU | By Associated Press
UPDATED ON NOV 06, 2018 05:13 PM IST
Acknowledging the stakes in the closing days of campaigning, Trump stressed to voters that everything is on the line.
Indian-American doctor convicted of raping sedated patient gets 10 years probation
Press Trust of India, Huston | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON AUG 20, 2018 02:50 PM IST
The punishment has surprised defense attorneys, disappointed law enforcement and raised concerns from a victims advocacy group
‘Hacky hack hack’: Australia teen breaches Apple’s secure network
Sydney | By Agence France-Presse
UPDATED ON AUG 17, 2018 01:08 PM IST
The boy, then aged 16, accessed Apple’s system multiple times over a year as he was a fan of Apple and had “dreamed of” working for the US firm, a local newspaper said, citing his lawyer.
Road blockades in Delhi-NCR and Uttar Pradesh as kanwariya destruction rages on
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON AUG 10, 2018 06:41 AM IST
Fresh incidents of wanton violence and random road blockades by several angry kanwariyas were reported from UP and parts of Delhi-NCR.
Instead of fighting, wildlife authorities must focus on tracking Sariska’s missing tiger
By Bahar Dutt
PUBLISHED ON MAY 30, 2018 12:03 PM IST
It’s been six month since a tagged tiger vanished from the tiger reserve. Two agencies are fighting about who’s to blame
Trump gun plan backs armed teachers, avoids changing age limits
Bloomberg | By Jennifer Epstein
UPDATED ON MAR 12, 2018 11:49 PM IST
Trump had repeatedly championed a push to increase the minimum age for purchasing assault weapons to 21.