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Credit: John Gomez/Shutterstock The case of David Carrick, a serial rapist and a serving officer in the Metropolitan Police Service, is the latest shocking example of violence against women committed by the police. For years, I have studied misogyny in policing in England in Wales. I have crunched the numbers when it comes to acts…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man who died after a confrontation with police during a traffic stop earlier this month in Memphis, has become the latest face in a racial justice and police reform movement fueled by a string of similar cases in which Black men have died from injuries sustained while being taken into custody. …

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The officers charged in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols were not your everyday uniformed patrol officers. Rather, they were part of an elite squad: Memphis Police Department's SCORPION team. A rather tortured acronym for "Street Crimes Operation to Restore Peace in Our Neighborhoods," SCORPION is…

Raj Subramaniam, FedEx Corporation, speaks at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Aviation Summit in Washington, D.C. on March 5, 2020.Kristoffer Tripplaar | Sipa via AP ImagesFedEx is cutting more than 10% of its officers and directors, CEO Raj Subramaniam announced Wednesday, as the company slashes corporate jobs to cut costs amid cooling consumer demand."Unfortunately, this was a necessary action to become a more efficient, agile organization. It is my responsibility to look critically at the business and determine where we…

The cycle of police violence and protest in America has so often been told as a story of white officers shooting Black men that three words — “Black lives matter” — stand as global shorthand.But the death of Tyre Nichols has challenged the narrative. The 29-year-old FedEx worker — who died after being pulled over by Memphis police and Tasered, pepper-sprayed and severely beaten — was a Black man. So are the five police officers charged with murdering him.The Memphis police chief, who has condemned and fired the officers,…

Hello, it’s Friday, Jan. 27, and here are the stories you shouldn’t miss today:TOP STORIES Ex-Memphis officers charged with murder in the beating of Tyre Nichols. Five former police officers in Memphis, Tenn., were charged with second-degree murder Thursday in the brutal beating of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, during a traffic stop, authorities said. The encounter occurred Jan. 7 and was captured on police body cameras.The city of Memphis announced it would release video of the police encounter today after 4…

It’s been a long time since I’ve heard of a Siri mishap like this one. As reported by news.com.au, Jamie Alleyne, a professional Muay Thai fighter and boxing trainer, was training in his gym in Australia earlier this week. Suddenly, fifteen police officers in cop cars, ambulances, and more showed up in the parking lot of the building. One of the police officers asked for Alleyne, who was obviously surprised that they were looking for him. When he asked why they were looking for him, the officer explained…

We have come across several incidents in the past where reptiles like snakes have crawled into a vehicle and got too comfortable. In many cases, people don’t even realise that they have been driving the car with a venomous reptile in it. Later when they realise the danger, the owner immediately locates the animal and get in touch with the concerned authorities to rescue it. Here we have one such video from Kerala where a massive King Cobra snake living inside a car for two days was rescued by Forest Department officers.…

The Supreme Court has launched Android version 2.0 of its mobile application, which will give access to law enforcement and nodal officers of various union ministries to watch court proceedings in real time. Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said the app can be downloaded from Google Play store while the iOS version will be available in a week's time. "Android version 2.0 is available while iOS will be available in a week's time. Besides lawyers and advocates on-record, the application will give exclusive real time…

AVISKARAN TECHNOLOGIES: AT THE FOREFRONT, PRESENTING THE BUSINESS ECOSYSTEM IN A NEW LIGHT WITH DIGITAL SOLUTIONSAviskaran Technologies was founded in 2018 with the mission of ‘bringing simplicity through technology.’ The company specializes in cloud, data, digital assurance, and AI consulting services and helps clients solve their business challenges through innovative technology services. The team brings forth a wide range of digital transformation solutions such as custom software…