Citizens don’t have ‘absolute’ right over their bodies, privacy complaint is ‘bogus’ - Indian govt #Indiangovt #bogus #Aadhaar #biometric

India’s government asserted to the country’s Supreme Court that citizens don’t have “absolute” rights over their bodies, and the privac...

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Aadhaar: Are a billion identities at risk on India's biometric database #Aadhaar #biometric #India'biometric

"My fingerprints and iris are mine and my own. The state cannot take away my body," a lawyer told India's Supreme Court l...

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Rats 'drink seized alcohol in India's Bihar' #India #Bihar

Police in the eastern Indian state of Bihar say rats have consumed thousands of litres of confiscated alcohol. The state banned the sal...

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North Korea claims CIA plotted to kill Kim Jong-un #NorthKorea #CIA #KimJong-un

North Korea has accused US and South Korean agents of plotting to kill its Supreme Leader, Kim Jong-un. A North Korean referred to only...

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Indonesia jail breakout: Hundreds of prisoners escape #Indonesia #jail #Indonesiajail

More than 100 prisoners are still at large on the Indonesian island of Sumatra after breaking out of an overcrowded jail. Footage aire...

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Tamil Nadu to appoint India's first transgender police officer

Prithika Yashini The Indian state of Tamil Nadu is to hire the country's first transgender police officer after a court cleared hu...

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India Prime Minster in Bihar election setback

The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has admitted defeat for his governing BJP in a key regional election in Bihar state. The BJP ...

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Bangkok police claim $83,000 reward in Erawan Shrine bomber hunt

Thailand's police chief has announced that he will give an $83,000 (£53,793) public reward to his own men after they apprehended a sus...

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