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How Apple’s Find My app ‘cost’ a US city millions of dollars

[ad_1] Apple's Find My app has cost the city of Denver, US $3.76 million in compensation and damages. In 2022, the city’s police wrongly raided and ransacked an elderly woman's home looking for a stolen truck and guns. According to a report by CNN, Denver police were seeking to recover a stolen truck loaded with guns, ammo and cash. For this, the police used Apple's Find My technology on another iPhone to locate the vehicle.However, the police picked the wrong house out of a fairly wide area to storm in and catch the thieves. Due to this misplaced raid, 78-year-old Ruby Johnson filed a lawsuit against the police. As compensation, the city will be paying Johnson a $3.76 million award. Moreover, the defendant officers — Detective Gary Staab and Sgt. Gregory Buschy — were also sued as an individual. Denver […]

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Bengaluru Techie Suicide: Prashanth Nair Dies Amid Ongoing Marital Dispute | Bengaluru News

[ad_1] <p>A 40-year-old software engineer, Prashanth Nair, allegedly died by suicide in his North Bengaluru apartment on April 4<br></p> BENGALURU: A 40-year-old software engineer allegedly died by suicide at his apartment in Ganigarahalli, North Bengaluru, between 6 pm and 9 pm on April 4. The deceased, Prashanth Nair, had been living alone for the past year following a separation from his wife due to marital discord. No death note was found at the scene.According to the complaint filed by his father, MN Kutty, 77, a retired canteen manager from the Indian Armed Forces, Prashanth was his second son and worked for a reputed private software company. He was married to Pooja Nair for 12 years and the couple has an eight-year-old daughter.The family had been residing in Hennur but began facing marital issues over a year ago. Despite attempts by […]

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Germany: Schools closed over extremist right threats

[ad_1] Several schools in the German city of Duisburg remained closed on Monday as a precaution after warnings that they would be targeted with criminal actions.The messages contained "threatening and right-wing extremist statements," police in the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia said.What do we know about the threats?Police said a German comprehensive school had received a letter from an unknown individual on Friday. It threatened criminal actions to take place Monday.The same school on Sunday received another letter also containing threats, but this time linked to 13 other schools in the city.Experts from Duisburg's State Security Service do not believe the "seriousness of the announced offenses," they added.However, state government officials suspended in-person classes at all secondary and comprehensive schools and one grammar school in Duisburg. Some of these schools would offer online classes, officials announced.A total of about […]

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AICTE aims to publish engineering textbooks in 12 Indian languages by 2026 to boost inclusive education

[ad_1] AICTE plans to provide engineering textbooks in 12 regional languages by 2026. NEW DELHI: The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) is undertaking a major initiative to provide textbooks for all engineering diploma and degree programmes in 12 Indian languages by December 2026, with efforts already in progress across various subjects and academic levels.In an interview with ANI, AICTE Chairman Prof T G Sitharam said that around 600 textbooks for first and second-year engineering diploma and degree courses have already been prepared and uploaded in 12 regional languages. These include Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.He further said that the work on third and fourth-year textbooks is in progress. "We have already completed the books for two years--first and second year--both diploma and degree. For the third and fourth years, work […]

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Govt increases excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 2

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Central government on Monday increased excise duty by Rs 2 each on petrol and diesel.According to a notification released by the revenue department of ministry of finance, the excise duty on petrol was increased to Rs 13 per litre and that on diesel to Rs 10.While the order did not say what impact it will have on retail prices, industry sources said retail prices are unlikely to be changed. However the ministry of petroleum said that the retail prices will not be effected by the hike"PSU Oil Marketing Companies have informed that there will be no increase in retail prices of Petrol and Diesel, subsequent to the increase effected in excise duty rates today," ministry of petroleum & natural gas wrote on X.The new rates will be come into force on April 8.Meanwhile, crude oil prices […]

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KN Nehru Brother Raid: ED raids Tamil Nadu minister KN Nehru’s brother’s house in Coimbatore, searches on at multiple locations | Coimbatore News

[ad_1] Officials from the Directorate of Enforcement (Chennai Zone) are searching the residence of Manivannan, younger brother of KN Nehru, Tamil Nadu's Minister for Municipal Administration. COIMBATORE: Officials from the Directorate of Enforcement (Chennai Zone) are conducting a search at the residence of Manivannan, who is the younger brother of KN Nehru, minister for municipal administration, urban and water supply, at Masakalipalayam in Coimbatore city.True Value Home (TVH) has been constructing luxury villas and flats in Chennai, Coimbatore, Trichy, and a few more cities in the state and selling them to the public.Minister KN Nehru's younger brother, Manivannan, resides in a flat at TVH Ekanta apartment at Masakalipalayam. Minister Nehru's younger brother's family members own the TVH property developer firm.On Monday, around 7 am, officials from the ED arrived at the TVH Ekanta flat in three cars. They launched the […]

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Why R Ashwin will not post CSK videos during IPL 2025 | Cricket News

[ad_1] R Ashwin bowls during nets at the Chepauk. (PTI) Former India spinner R Ashwin has made it clear that going forward, he won't be covering any Chennai Super Kings' (CSK) matches on his YouTube channel in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL).What happened?In one of CSK's matches, former South Africa and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) analyst Prasanna Agoram was seen questioning the franchise's decision to play Afghanistan spinner Noor Ahmad over veterans like R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja. The video was later taken down, but it sparked controversy.Following CSK's 25-run loss to Delhi Capitals at Chepauk, head coach Stephen Fleming called the matter "irrelevant.""I have no idea. I didn't even know he had a channel, so I don't know that stuff. That's irrelevant."An admin note from R Ashwin's YouTube channel. (Screengrab) What Ashwin said?On Sunday, an admin note was […]

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Manipur BJP Minority Morcha chief’s house set ablaze by mobs over supporting Waqf Amendment Act | Imphal News

[ad_1] Guwahati: A formidable mob set on fire the residence of the BJP Minority Morcha-Manipur president, Asker Ali, on Sunday night after he publicly endorsed the Waqf Amendment Act, officials said.The incident occurred at approximately 9 pm in Lilong, Thoubal district of Manipur.Sources indicate the mob initially ransacked Ali's dwelling before setting it ablaze.Previously, Ali's social media post on Saturday supporting the Waqf Act agitated several organisations opposing the Waqf Act in Manipur. Following Sunday night's incident, Ali subsequently shared a video on social media retracting his statement. Ali indicated he no longer endorsed the Act, reports stated.Subsequently, the Thoubal district administration implemented prohibitory orders under Section 163 of BNSS in Lilong on Monday.The district magistrate's directive prohibits gatherings of five or more individuals and the possession of firearms, swords, sticks, stones or other lethal weapons by civilians with immediate […]

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Bengaluru Women Molestation: G Parameshwara Sparks Outrage with ‘Big Cities’ Remark | Bengaluru News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Karnataka home minister G Parameshwara has come under fire for his comments regarding a recent molestation incident in Bengaluru. The minister downplayed the severity of the incident by stating that such occurrences are common in large cities like Bengaluru, a remark that has been widely criticised for trivialising the crime."Incidents like these tend to happen here and there in a big city like this. Whatever legal action needs to be taken will be done in accordance with the law. I have also instructed our commissioner to increase beat patrolling, " said G Parameshwara.The incident took place on April 3, when a man allegedly molested a woman in a secluded street in the Bharati Layout area of Suddaguntepalya. CCTV footage from the scene, shared on social media, shows the man approaching two women walking along a narrow lane […]