In a statement on Friday, the experts said that emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence-based biometric surveillance systems, are increasingly being used “in sensitive contexts”, without individuals’ knowledge or consent ‘Urgent red lines’ must be drawn “Urgent and strict regulatory red lines are needed for technologies that claim to perform emotion or gender recognition,” said the experts,…
Since the start of the year, abortion has been banned in 14 states across the country, and the consequences of the Supreme Court decision has reverberated throughout the entire legal and policy system, the Human Rights Council-appointed experts said. “The regressive position taken by the US Supreme Court…by essentially dismantling 50 years of precedent protecting…
Ethnic riots break out in Manipur; Photo: File New Delhi: Ethnic conflicts intensified in the Indian state of Manipur and a large number of people demanded secession from India. India’s Prime Minister Modi has proved that human lives are of no value to him. Despite the deployment of 10,000 soldiers in the state of Manipur,…
File photo 4 people were injured in a knife attack in the Swedish city of Eskaltuna, who were transferred to the hospital. According to Swedish TV 4, school children are also among the injured, but they were not in school at the time of the incident. A police spokesman said that there was an altercation…
File photo In an area of Kottam district of the Indian state of Kerala, mysterious and loud noises from under the ground have worried the local citizens. According to Indian media, the people of the village said that today (Friday) 2 mysterious sounds were heard while in the same area and surrounding areas, underground sounds…
File photo A woman member of the assembly of India’s ruling party Bharatiya Janata Party also supported the protest of women wrestlers. Women wrestlers in India have been protesting in New Delhi since April 23 to take action against federation chief and BJP MLA Brij Bhushan over sexual harassment. According to Indian media today, Member…
A Thai Navy launch travels at high speed down the muddy brown waters of the Mekong River close to the border town of Chiang Saen in the north of Thailand. To the right is Laos, where huge construction projects funded by foreign investment are rising out of the lush undergrowth along the riverbank and ahead…
Photo courtesy of Foreign Media 45 bags of human organs have been recovered from a ditch in the state of Jalisco, Mexico City. According to foreign media, an operation was underway to search for 5 men and 2 women who went missing on May 20, during which human organs were recovered from 45 bags. According…
File photo Communal riots in the Indian state of Manipur intensified again. According to the Indian media, miscreants attacked 5 areas of Manipur on May 28, in which 5 people including a policeman were killed and 12 injured. According to reports, internet service has been suspended by deploying a heavy force of Indian Army in…
ABU DHABI: Dubai, the city of the United Arab Emirates, has seen a record increase in tourism, with more than 6 million tourists visiting Dubai. According to Urdu News, the Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism says that there has been an extraordinary improvement in the performance of the tourism sector and an increase in…
