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Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, In India, high smartphone penetration combined with lax regulations means most political parties collect “data to do anything and everything.”Article informationauthor, Meryl Sebastianrole, BBC News, Delhi1 hour agoThese are the apps that every Indian has on their phone – apps for ordering a cab or food or finding your next date – innocuous, everyday and unobtrusive for billions of people around the world.In India, these apps could potentially tell politicians anything they want to know about you, whether you want to or not.A person’s religion, their native language and “how they message their friends on…
CNN — The wife of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito previously said that an upside-down American flag that was displayed at the couple’s home in January 2021 was an “international crisis signal,” The Washington Post reported Saturday. At the time, the paper detailed an encounter between Alito and a Post reporter outside the couple’s home. According to the article, when reporter Robert Burns visited the judge’s home in Alexandria, Virginia, to follow up on the inauguration of President Joe Biden, the flag was no longer flying. When reporter Martha Ann Alito saw the couple leaving the house, she demanded the…
Ghazipur (Uttar Pradesh): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday vowed to staunchly defend reservation rights for ST, SC and OBC categories against any attempt by the Indian Union party to “snatch it away” and give it to Muslims.”I will not allow this game to be played on the grounds of religion. Modi is the guardian of the rights of the underprivileged (‘Banchit kar jo adhikar hai, Modi uskar chowkidar hai’),” the prime minister said at an election rally in Ghazipur.Modi was highly critical of Hindu bloc political parties, accusing them of being “highly sectarian, casteist and hereditary”.”They have always blocked…
It’s now NHL Draft season, and the Kings front office and MM staff are shifting their attention from the action on the ice to what’s happening in Las Vegas next month. Typically, Meyers Manor’s prospect interviews are only for players who have been previously drafted, but the next prospect we’ll be showcasing in our 2024 series is pretty special as he’s already been featured on the Kings of the Podcast. What makes this player even more noteworthy is his family ties to Southern California. It’s a very interesting interview, so don’t miss it. The Kings have a deep right-handed defenseman…
A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. CNN — With a holiday weekend happening between the final witness testimony and closing arguments in former President Donald Trump’s New York hush money criminal trial, it’s worth taking a moment to look back at what we’ve just seen. CNN’s Kara Scannell, Lauren del Valle and Jeremy Herb were inside the courtroom and an adjacent viewing room for all of the oral arguments – for all 20 days over the course of a month when the trial was in…
No. 1 seed and tournament host Louisiana Tech University came from behind to beat No. 5 seed Liberty University 8-7 and will play in the CUSA Tournament semifinals if necessary. The Flames and Bulldogs will meet again Saturday night at 8:30, with the winner advancing to Sunday’s final against No. 2 seed Dallas Baptist University at 2 p.m. on CBS Sports Network. The Flames, who came into the game with a 2-0 record this week and fresh off a win over La Tech on Friday afternoon, took the lead in the top of the first inning on a three-run homer…
NEW DELHI: A day after the Supreme Court refused to direct the Election Commission to release polling station-wise voter data recorded in Form 17C, the Election Commission has released the absolute number of voters and votes cast across Assembly constituencies in the first five phases, dispelling “misleading reports” about a “delay” in releasing voter turnout data.In the first five phases of India’s Lok Sabha elections, 570 million of the country’s more than 763 million eligible voters have cast their ballots, according to data released by the Election Commission on Saturday. The revision in the format of release of voter turnout…
Nicki Minajphotograph: DNPhotography/ABACA (Shutterstock)Nicki Minaj was arrested in Amsterdam early today, reports citizen journalist Nicki Minaj. She documented her encounter with Dutch police in great detail on social media, claiming that Dutch authorities were being paid to “sabotage” her current European tour “because so many people are upset that the tour has been so successful and they can’t make money off me.” Adele doesn’t think anyone should cover her songsIn a series of videos, Minaj eventually made her way to her next show in Manchester, England, where she was detained by Dutch police for suspected marijuana possession. The Netherlands is…
PGA Tour golfer Grayson Murray has died, one day after withdrawing from the Charles Schwab Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas, according to PGA Tour officials.The cause of death is unknown. He was 30 years old.”We are heartbroken to learn that PGA Tour player Grayson Murray passed away this morning and are heartbroken to share the news. Words fail us,” PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan said in a statement Saturday.Murray, a two-time PGA Tour winner, withdrew from the tournament with two holes remaining in the second round on Friday, citing illness.Earlier this year, Murray won a playoff at the Sony Open…
NASRIGANJ: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of hurling “insults” at Muslims by alleging that women’s ‘mangalsutras’ and quotas for underprivileged castes are being taken away by the Hindu sphere and given to the community.Owaisi, who is not part of the opposition alliance, spoke at an election rally in Bihar’s Karakat parliamentary constituency and vowed to ensure that Modi is not allowed to serve a third consecutive term, which would “threaten us in the name of Hindus and Muslims, temples and mosques”.”PM Modi has said that Muslim women give birth to more children, which is…