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Ivanka Trump's Full Speech at Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2017

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Chennai Six freed after four years in Indian jail

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https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiguIpJToKsqhNH611nFpB1sCtpeuVVxMDssbC9jQMlQ29G6CRf-J77I2MoQ7Ae2iDMuyKsTWDM1siZcC18BH1Xwo07-lfKE1k_JLGQe5unsMe6SPRlrgu9tmKqnUi0DCJ0bgxN_bRfOr5K/s1600/2017-11-29_17-31-56.jpg This article titled “Chennai Six freed after four years in Indian jail” was written by Josh Halliday North of England correspondent, for The Guardian on Tuesday 28th November 2017 11.49 UTC The six British men acquitted of weapons charges after four years in an Indian jail could be home within 48 hours, a relative has said, as they walked free from prison in Chennai. The so-called Chennai Six were taken from a prison in the town on the south-eastern coast of India by British consulate officials on Tuesday before telephoning their delighted families. Giving the thumbs up to photographers before they were driven to a nearby hotel, the men were said to be “over the moon” at their release, although relatives said their ordeal would not b...

India's communications regulator endorses net neutrality

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https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpTLbxFvZXMunEgjFfbVCAQqNU4QidI2iFjwC9-bgXMfbYRhVrvNHelebdM1DQE2lEiC6pdwNwrAzDAQH6VZsA2ruks59ySniP06zwB84Jntbba7eDQd6cEHyoJIPmZIEQQ54HfBo-dKnD/s1600/2017-11-29_17-28-29.jpg This article titled “India’s communications regulator endorses net neutrality” was written by Michael Safi in Delhi, for theguardian.com on Wednesday 29th November 2017 11.46 UTC India’s communications regulator has endorsed net neutrality for the world’s second largest internet market in its latest recommendations. After more than 12 months of consultations, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) said it opposed “discriminatory treatment” of internet traffic, denying carriers the ability to charge more for data packages that include the use of apps such as Facebook and WhatsApp. The latter in particular is hugely popular in India with around 200m actively monthly users, the most in the world, and offering ...

Welcome to Bangkok, Thailand : Documentary

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Google has been tracking Android users even with location services turned off

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https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcC99C0WK8LDoIb6iYwaw5srpM4WC89EVM0DJPomcRXh-eWxc08D6iu-OVNKLEcFbEcppkXo5XAmYk1qfhpBsw-PiFOyzOXc0slOqkX2_ed7xNtaZhyPaBwAkZrhhv7NF3QStmIXHs8FhD/s1600/2017-11-26_17-06-41.jpg This article titled “Google has been tracking Android users even with location services turned off” was written by Samuel Gibbs, for theguardian.com on Wednesday 22nd November 2017 11.48 UTC Google has confirmed it has been able to track the location of Android users via the addresses of local mobile phone masts, even when location services were turned off and the sim cards removed to protect privacy. Revealed by a report by Quartz , Google’s Android system, which handles messaging services to ensure delivery of push notifications, began requesting the unique addresses of mobile phone masts (called Cell ID) at the beginning of 2017. The information was captured by the phone and routinely sent to Google by any modern Android device, even whe...

How India is battling sexual violence: gender classes for Delhi rickshaw drivers

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https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnkn5cNoMTkTKGrScYPlTiD9lnjA8Fz8wDyMQao6vcGYjFPYKMveIksHSTJUDnfGEii2JMqGJe89Xh4QQLcdtgIzjx0qcFzK7EPrcstC_JBdnx62bvh7cgjMswQ9W2BXfX0ZR9ubMPWqYT/s1600/2017-11-26_17-01-58.jpg This article titled “How India is battling sexual violence: gender classes for Delhi rickshaw drivers” was written by Michael Safi, Delhi, for The Observer on Saturday 25th November 2017 22.00 UTC In the dim classroom, the low lights form a halo around Achyuta Dyansamantra as he strides back and forth before a whiteboard, intoning into the microphone like a preacher. “If you stare at a woman for more than 14 seconds, that can land you in jail,” he tells the audience. Singing to women in public or passing lewd remarks is also banned, he says. “Whether you agree with it or not, the law is the law.” About 100 faces stare back, many scribbling notes, some toying with their phones. These men in grey-blue safari suits are some o...

Why should the poor be left in the internet slow lane?

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https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9TTCyO1EXSGY_PxJMLYLEPuk3N7PYi-s1FMMof5uMczj5ZXUMsFzHUt_YT4whg8rlOX-6txBB3GgI0Bfkn9PGHVYGMfHF8DnAAOOkRhjF07vvmplvexSRxKlqXf1tUvw6aAnJxdHUuoB_/s1600/2017-11-26_16-59-54.jpg This article titled “Why should the poor be left in the internet slow lane?” was written by Sonia Sodha, for The Observer on Sunday 26th November 2017 00.05 UTC Imagine if the government had restored ownership of Britain’s roads to the private trusts that used to run them. Imagine they were allowed to charge companies different amounts to use them, so that companies with enough cash could pay for exclusive use of fast lanes, leaving their smaller competitors consigned to lag behind on slow, badly maintained roads. Sounds outrageously anti-competitive, doesn’t it? Yet that is exactly what internet service providers (ISPs) want to be able to do. A war has been raging in the United States over “net neutrality”: the principle ...

Ik Kahani Official Video Song (Gajendra Verma, Vikram Singh,Ft. Halina K)

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Women's Ashes success a turning point in public interest

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https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ7obgn2brHsoF8U7Ga5VM_BckSQ_svWTvKxl6tGmLRfwDi8TAuM7eQOnExu6ud1fRY0Kf7dNWbVJ68xzTXqqs-3ghVavjE6IpUd7HgQUZXdSHQLScEZ8fs-k6nbpge3FD-BFvbrj76pCW/s1600/2017-11-22_11-31-48.jpg This article titled “Women’s Ashes success a turning point in public interest” was written by Geoff Lemon, for theguardian.com on Tuesday 21st November 2017 22.45 UTC In July this year, everyone said that the World Cup final felt like a turning point. You don’t get 27,000 people to a women’s cricket match and not think that something extraordinary is going on. But the truth of turning points is that you can’t in the moment judge whether they’re real or perceived. It has taken the Women’s Ashes in Australia this past month to show the extent of the turn. Australia originally lagged behind England in embracing the game. The 2015 Ashes was played at intimate cricket grounds, selling out some matches with crowds in...

Uber covered up massive hack that exposed data of 57m users and drivers

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Apple under fire over reports students worked illegal overtime to build iPhone X

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https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSQtVx-unPvCPmak7ZhLYOvJAcBRxeV5U77G3YQErPt67N4N8bO296SeRSe5pS-jHkhsmrZ8t8uCYRp3x6WaqKNqclh8jtzvEFO74HLX6Cpb2Rwkld5vbTX6ll5_bpM1vf_rjW0B66bwQR/s1600/2017-11-22_11-15-01.jpg This article titled “Apple under fire over reports students worked illegal overtime to build iPhone X” was written by Alex Hern, for The Guardian on Tuesday 21st November 2017 17.01 UTC Apple has been accused of relying on students working illegal overtime to build the iPhone X, through its contractor Foxconn, which manufactures the devices in Zhengzhou, China. According to the Financial Times , students working at the Foxconn plant, as part of a three month “work experience” placement, were routinely working 11-hour days assembling the newest phone, breaking Chinese overtime laws in the process. Student labour is common, and legal, in manufacturing hubs in China. The students must be paid, and the placements must be voluntary, with t...

Delhi police set up all-female motorbike squad to tackle crime against women

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https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVrntqEPYZMk25MQKUkjklga0mjgRhRuHTax1Xth3o450C3F4CyS9QZiGJIFkpkU6ikzDlGmnz5fPfSHrlYT5b5BtVE4FFKKcbeQ36WVrifugK-FEQpVyLOX6owzfkGdh7XBlECIo_9qMq/s1600/2017-11-22_11-09-24.jpg This article titled “Delhi police set up all-female motorbike squad to tackle crime against women” was written by Amrit Dhillon in Delhi, for theguardian.com on Wednesday 22nd November 2017 00.35 UTC Delhi’s police force has created an all-female motorcycle squad in an attempt to tackle rising crime against women, particularly in the city’s narrow alleyways. The patrol, called Raftaar (Speed), will deploy specially trained female officers on 600 motorbikes from December. They will carry regular firearms, body cameras, pepper spray and stun guns and work in pairs patrolling crowded, cramped areas of the city. It is hoped that their presence will deter offenders and reassure women, who led protests against sexual assault five years ago ...

Not possible to block Blue Whale game: Centre to SC

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Chhattisgarh: the heart of rural India

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https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0yFm8AdLPgSlQntcexKtTMusxuKSEwwYMWiaWBSwDV6yCAjhzuowCqs0hwAWG8DclTkWI9TgFqSRmALeEaewny4NEcP5lI6h7xOLEVrGk83IIeX8OLD2kJ_VldUxhRKqEbwspN3TsPVw-/s1600/2017-11-21_9-02-50.jpg This article titled “Chhattisgarh: the heart of rural India” was written by Kate Eshelby, for The Guardian on Monday 20th November 2017 06.00 UTC Three men in huge straw hats covered in peacock feathers and tinsel are playing wooden flutes as they herd cows and water buffalo on the edge of the jungle. Even the animals sport necklaces of bright flowers. This is Chhattisgarh state, in east-central India: little visited, yet rewarding, it’s a land of elusive leopards, tigers and animist beliefs that gained independence from neighbouring Madhya Pradesh in 2000. I’m here with my husband Mark and our two boys, aged four and two. This may sound an unusual choice for a family holiday but Chhattisgarh works, because it’s quiet and rural ...

Reduce, reuse, reboot: why electronic recycling must up its game

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https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBfOtdNeOE-UAMwopvCEdrYmtWx4rk0kXLjIIM2w2Rql852FZnzcsPGREubd94haeJqc9NRAC0AED_nYO0B64fBbDTJfvxZZDF_QNKa9z3oRKUZPh9RLIb2oI9foe483-rRYY-KTnvH2eQ/s1600/2017-11-21_8-55-28.jpg This article titled “Reduce, reuse, reboot: why electronic recycling must up its game” was written by Lucy Siegle, for The Observer on Monday 20th November 2017 06.05 UTC Tech powers many things, including cognitive dissonance. A few years ago I was travelling through Agbogbloshie, the commercial district in Accra , known as a graveyard for electronic waste, a hotspot for digital dumping. I tutted and shook my head in sorrow as I surveyed the charred keyboards and plumes of toxic computer smoke wafting across the landscape. My Ghanaian colleague looked with some amusement at the tech spilling out of my handbag. My laptop, phone, iPad – where did I think they might end up? Despite my relatively puritanical approach to upgrades (I can remember...

Reduce, reuse, reboot: why electronic recycling must up its game

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https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBfOtdNeOE-UAMwopvCEdrYmtWx4rk0kXLjIIM2w2Rql852FZnzcsPGREubd94haeJqc9NRAC0AED_nYO0B64fBbDTJfvxZZDF_QNKa9z3oRKUZPh9RLIb2oI9foe483-rRYY-KTnvH2eQ/s1600/2017-11-21_8-55-28.jpg This article titled “Reduce, reuse, reboot: why electronic recycling must up its game” was written by Lucy Siegle, for The Observer on Monday 20th November 2017 06.05 UTC Tech powers many things, including cognitive dissonance. A few years ago I was travelling through Agbogbloshie, the commercial district in Accra , known as a graveyard for electronic waste, a hotspot for digital dumping. I tutted and shook my head in sorrow as I surveyed the charred keyboards and plumes of toxic computer smoke wafting across the landscape. My Ghanaian colleague looked with some amusement at the tech spilling out of my handbag. My laptop, phone, iPad – where did I think they might end up? Despite my relatively puritanical approach to upgrades (I can remember...