Every year July 30 is observed as the World Against Trafficking of Persons Day by the United Nations. Trafficking in persons is a serious crime and a grave violation of human rights. Every year, thousands of men, women and children fall into the hands of traffickers, in their own countries and abroad. Almost every country …
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30 July
Assam Issues Travel Advisory For Mizoram. Here Is What It Says
In an unprecedented move following the clashes at the inter-state border earlier this week, the Assam government issued a travel advisory for state residents asking them to avoid travelling to Mizoram. “Given the critical prevailing situation, the people of Assam are advised not to travel to Mizoram as any threat to the personal safety of people of Assam cannot be …
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30 July
Karni Sena Workers Reportedly Stop Interfaith Marriage In UP, Force Girl To Leave Court
An interfaith wedding was forcibly stopped, allegedly by activists of Karni Sena, at a local court in Ballia district by labelling it a case of “forced conversion and love jihad”, the police said. Jump To Created ruckus, forcibly took couple to cops No love jihad angle found Father lodged complaint against boy Created ruckus, forcibly took couple to cops The …
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30 July
Another Rape Reported From Goa Even As Outrage Continues Against CM's Comment Blaming Parents
Goa has been left shocked after a third rape case was reported from the state this week. On Thursday, Goa Police arrested two people for allegedly raping a 25-year-old woman from the northeast for three days after confining her in a flat. The woman had reached Goa on July 26, on the invitation of one of the two accused, Shambhunath …
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29 July
Uber will offer free Rosetta Stone to ride
Uber is now offering free Rosetta Stone language classes to ride-hail and deliver drivers, the company said Thursday. It aims to make interactions between drivers and patrons easier while teaching drivers new skills that can help them find jobs beyond Uber. The drivers will have free access to all 24 languages Rosetta Stone offers, directly from the Uber Driver app. …
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29 July
Apple cautions that AirTag batteries with a bitter coating might not work
One of the features that surprised me the most about Apple AirTags is the fact that you can easily remove and replace the battery. Apple says battery life is about a year. Since AirTags launched in April, it will be some time before most of us need to worry about replacing the battery, But when we do, Apple cautions AirTag …
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29 July
Best 27
This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. Ready for a monitor upgrade? Need more room than your laptop’s screen offers? I feel you, work-from-home warriors. While I agree that bigger is better when it comes to monitors, how much display space do you really need if you aren’t a PC gamer or …
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29 July
Snapchat hit by hours
Snapchat on Thursday experienced a service disruption that prevented thousands of users from logging in to their account for several hours. Problems started a little before 3 p.m. PT, affecting users of the messaging app around the world, including in the US, Mexico, Europe and Australia, according to complaints about the app reported to Down Detector. Snapchat said at the …
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29 July
GarageBand will let you experiment with tracks from Lady Gaga and Dua Lipa
Music makers using Apple’s GarageBand for iOS and iPad OS are getting new tools from some industry names, like Dua Lipa and Lady Gaga. Apple is adding new sound packs and producer packs to GarageBand. This includes step-by-step instructions on remixing using songs from Lady Gaga and Dua Lipa, the company said in a blog post Thursday. The producer packs …
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29 July
Intel NUC 11 Extreme Kit powers a wee beastie of a gaming PC
If you want your PC to be really small but still powerful enough to game — in other words, accommodate a full-size graphics card — things can get tough, with 10 liters a common lower bound. Intel’s NUC 11 Extreme Kit “Beast Canyon” squeezes all the gaming essentials, including an Intel Core i7 or i9 overclockable processor, room for a …
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