Media will leave after few days, we’ll be here: Hathras DM seen intimidating victim’s father

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Hathras District Magistrate Praveen Kumar Laxkar has been caught on camera issuing a veiled threat to family members of the 19-year-old Dalit girl whose death has sparked nationwide outrage. In a video that has surfaced, DM Praveen Laxkar can be seen telling the girl’s father, “Half of the media people have left today, the other … Read more

The police officer who fatally shot Breonna Taylor is crowdfunding money to retire

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Detective Myles Cosgrove was one of three Louisville officers who fired shots into Taylor’s apartment last March after breaking in to serve a search warrant related to Taylor’s ex-boyfriend. Taylor, an emergency room technician, died from multiple gunshot wounds sustained in the botched raid. Now, Cosgrove is seeking funds on the “Christian crowdfunding site” GiveSendGo … Read more

MSP will be hiked continuously in coming years: Rajnath Singh

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New Delhi: Seeking to allay concerns of farmers over a new set of laws amid continuing protests by some parties, senior union minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday assured the farm community that the MSP (minimum support price) will not only stay, it will be continuously increased too in coming years. He also hit out at … Read more

Congress, Opposition condemn UP Police’s manhandling of Hathras-bound Rahul Gandhi

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Political operatives associated with the Congress and other Opposition parties have criticised the Uttar Pradesh Police for its handling of a march being undertaken to Hathras. Led by Congress general secretary in-charge of UP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and former party president Rahul Gandhi, the march was heading to meet family members of the 19-year-old Dalit … Read more

What you need to know about coronavirus on Thursday, October 1

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Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel said Wednesday that the company will not have enough data to file for emergency use authorization of its vaccine candidate until November 25, weeks after Americans go to the polls. Public health experts have expressed concern that the Trump administration is expediting the development process, undermining the safety and efficacy of … Read more

Microsoft: Playwright for Python language lets you test web apps in all major browsers | ZDNet

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Microsoft has announced Playwright, a tool that lets developers write tests in Python for web applications across Chrome, Chromium-based Edge, Apple Safari and Mozilla Firefox.  Playwright, a Python library, allows developers to essentially control the browser with a few lines of Python code to automate cross-browser testing for single-page web apps and Progressive Web Apps.  … Read more

Virus ‘risks 2.5m more child marriages by 2025’

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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Families are being plunged into poverty by the pandemic, forcing girls in early marriages (file photo) The coronavirus pandemic could lead to a spike in child marriages globally, reversing 25 years of progress on ending the practice, a charity has warned. Save the Children said Covid-19 had put 2.5 … Read more

Virus restrictions for England to be standardised

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Image copyright Reuters Image caption There are currently different rules across local areas of England The government is to push ahead with a new “three-tier” approach to coronavirus restrictions in local areas of England, the BBC understands. The Department of Health confirmed last month the system was being considered – but it has now been … Read more

Coronavirus in India: Contact tracing study shows ‘superspreaders’ behind spike in new Covid-19 cases

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The study also found that most cases of Coronavirus infections and resultant deaths were found in the 40-69 year age group. A small percentage of Covid-19 infected people have been responsible for large scale spread of the disease in the country, according to the findings of a recently conducted contact tracing study in Andhra Pradesh … Read more