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Amazon's Face-Recognition Identifies US Leaders As Criminals: Watchdog
Amazon.com's facial recognition tools incorrectly identified Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., and 27 other members of Congress as people arrested for a crime during a test commissioned by the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, the watchdog said Thursday.
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Supreme Court Notice To Uttar Pradesh Over Fake Encounters
The Supreme Court today sought a response from the Uttar Pradesh government on a plea alleging that several fake encounters have taken place in the state in recent past.
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Chennai School Under Scanner for Discrimination Over Fees
A private school in Chennai has come under the state authorities' scanner for allegedly demanding excessive fees and subjecting students who fail to pay it, to discrimination.
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Freedom of Speech Online: Supreme Court Verdict on Section 66A Today
The Supreme Court is expected to deliver a verdict today on the validity of Section 66 A of Information and Technology Act 2000. The Section gives the police powers to arrest those who post objectionable content online and provides for a three-year jail term.
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Christian Missionaries Allegedly Beaten Up by Police in Jaipur
A group of 20 Christian missionaries from Hyderabad have alleged that they were detained by the police in Jaipur and then beaten inside a police station. They claimed that the incident happened on Thursday afternoon, when they were distributing pamphlets, after running into trouble with some locals.
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Mixed response from Kerela over negative voting verdict
It was a mixed response from Kerela on Friday to the apex court's verdict on voter's right to negative voting.
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Supreme Court gives voters right to reject all candidates in a poll
The Supreme Court has directed the Election Commission to provide a button on voting machines to allow voters to reject all candidates contesting an election in a constituency. Election commission sources said this will be done starting with the next set of assembly elections this year.
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Andhra Pradesh Facebook arrest case in Supreme Court today
The Supreme Court will today hear a plea challenging the arrest of a human rights activist from Andhra Pradesh who was apprehended last week for posting allegedly defamatory comments against a Congress leader on Facebook.
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In Hyderabad, woman activist arrested for Facebook post on Congress leader
An indiscreet comment on a social networking site can land you in jail, especially if you have taken on a politician. Jaya Vindyala, president of the Andhra Pradesh unit of People's Union for Civil Liberties or PUCL was arrested on Sunday afternoon for alleged defamatory comments on a social networking site against Congress MLA from Chirala in Prak...
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Woman human rights officer arrested for posting objectionable content on Facebook account
The arrest of a woman human rights activist over her comments against a Congress leader has led to a controversy in Andhra Pradesh. Jaya Vindhayala, a senior woman officer in People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), a human rights body, posted the reportedly objectionable comments on Facebook. She was arrested on Sunday afternoon.
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Amazon's Face-Recognition Identifies US Leaders As Criminals: Watchdog
Amazon.com's facial recognition tools incorrectly identified Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., and 27 other members of Congress as people arrested for a crime during a test commissioned by the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, the watchdog said Thursday.
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Supreme Court Notice To Uttar Pradesh Over Fake Encounters
The Supreme Court today sought a response from the Uttar Pradesh government on a plea alleging that several fake encounters have taken place in the state in recent past.
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Chennai School Under Scanner for Discrimination Over Fees
A private school in Chennai has come under the state authorities' scanner for allegedly demanding excessive fees and subjecting students who fail to pay it, to discrimination.
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Freedom of Speech Online: Supreme Court Verdict on Section 66A Today
The Supreme Court is expected to deliver a verdict today on the validity of Section 66 A of Information and Technology Act 2000. The Section gives the police powers to arrest those who post objectionable content online and provides for a three-year jail term.
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Christian Missionaries Allegedly Beaten Up by Police in Jaipur
A group of 20 Christian missionaries from Hyderabad have alleged that they were detained by the police in Jaipur and then beaten inside a police station. They claimed that the incident happened on Thursday afternoon, when they were distributing pamphlets, after running into trouble with some locals.
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Mixed response from Kerela over negative voting verdict
It was a mixed response from Kerela on Friday to the apex court's verdict on voter's right to negative voting.
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Supreme Court gives voters right to reject all candidates in a poll
The Supreme Court has directed the Election Commission to provide a button on voting machines to allow voters to reject all candidates contesting an election in a constituency. Election commission sources said this will be done starting with the next set of assembly elections this year.
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Andhra Pradesh Facebook arrest case in Supreme Court today
The Supreme Court will today hear a plea challenging the arrest of a human rights activist from Andhra Pradesh who was apprehended last week for posting allegedly defamatory comments against a Congress leader on Facebook.
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In Hyderabad, woman activist arrested for Facebook post on Congress leader
An indiscreet comment on a social networking site can land you in jail, especially if you have taken on a politician. Jaya Vindyala, president of the Andhra Pradesh unit of People's Union for Civil Liberties or PUCL was arrested on Sunday afternoon for alleged defamatory comments on a social networking site against Congress MLA from Chirala in Prak...
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Woman human rights officer arrested for posting objectionable content on Facebook account
The arrest of a woman human rights activist over her comments against a Congress leader has led to a controversy in Andhra Pradesh. Jaya Vindhayala, a senior woman officer in People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), a human rights body, posted the reportedly objectionable comments on Facebook. She was arrested on Sunday afternoon.
