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New Orleans police say recruit detained by ICE had been verified through agency’s system

New Orleans police say recruit detained by ICE had been verified through agency’s system

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NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Police Department is denying wrongdoing after one of its recruits was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which accused the city of violating federal immigration laws. New Orleans police say recruit detained by ICE had been verified through agency’s system Federal agents last month arrested New Orleans police recruit Larry Temah, a 46-year-old Cameroonian national who had received a final order of removal signed by an immigration judge in December, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Temah remains in custody and awaits deportation. Temah was in the department’s police academy when he was detained and was several months away from graduation. He had entered the U.S. in 2015 on a valid visitor visa and received conditional residency in 2016 after marrying a U.S. citizen. In 2022, his application for permanent residency was “denied due to fraud,” according to DHS. “Criminal illegal aliens have no place in our communities — especially on our police forces,” DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin stated Tuesday. But New Orleans Police Department spokesperson …

Indore police questions migrant workers on allegations of being Bangladeshi; documents being verified

Indore police questions migrant workers on allegations of being Bangladeshi; documents being verified

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About 17 migrant labourers from West Bengal were questioned by the police in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore on December 29 after some locals complained and alleged that they were Bangladeshi nationals illegally residing in the city, officers said.  According to the police, a complaint was received at the Malharganj police station from some residents of Kamla Nagar area alleging that a group of workers at a cloth factory were illegal Bangladeshi immigrants. Krishna Lalchandani, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Indore Zone 1, told The Hindu that the workers were let go after basic questioning and the police are currently verifying their identity documents. “Most of the workers have documents from Purba Medinipur district while some are from near Kolkata. We are verifying their documents and nationality. Nobody has been detained,” Mr. Lalchandani said.  The DCP also said that the police will soon contact authorities in West Bengal. “If needed, we will send some officers there too,” he added. Malharganj station in-charge Vedendra Kushwaha said that the labourers have been working in Indore for about five years.  …

Maharashtra doctor’s death: Handwriting on note verified; policeman, techie involved in harassment, says CM Fadnavis

Maharashtra doctor’s death: Handwriting on note verified; policeman, techie involved in harassment, says CM Fadnavis

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Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. File Photo: X/@Devendra_Office via ANI Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday (December 9, 2025) said that the handwriting on the note left behind by the woman doctor, who allegedly ended her life in Phaltan, has been verified as her own, and the policeman and software engineer, whose names were mentioned in it, were involved in harassing her. The Chief Minister was responding to a question by BJP MLA Ameet Satam in the State Assembly. The doctor from a government hospital was found dead in a hotel in Phaltan town in western Maharashtra in October. In the note written on her palm, she alleged that police sub-inspector Gopal Badane raped her on multiple occasions, while Prashant Bankar, a software engineer, mentally harassed her. Mr. Satam questioned whether the handwriting in the note and the men whose names were mentioned in it were involved in her death. “The doctor had written a note on her hand, and two names were mentioned in it. It has been found in the investigation that …

Truecaller Introduces AI-Powered Message IDs for Filtering Messages from Verified Businesses

Truecaller Introduces AI-Powered Message IDs for Filtering Messages from Verified Businesses

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Truecaller on Monday released a new feature which is aimed at aiding users in filtering out authentic messages in an inbox increasingly filled with spam texts. Dubbed Message IDs, it leverages artificial intelligence (AI) to scan the SMS inbox and identify messages like, but not limited to, OTPs, delivery updates, ticket booking status, and more, from verified businesses. As per Truecaller, these messages are displayed with a green check mark in the inbox. Message IDs on Truecaller Truecaller says it has introduced Message IDs in India and 30 other countries. This feature leverages AI and large language models (LLMs) to carry out on-device scanning of the SMS inbox to identify important business messages. The company emphasises that the user data stays safe due to on-device processing. Message IDs on Truecaller are not limited to Premium subscribers but available for all. It is introduced with support for several global and Indian languages including English, Hindi, Swahili, and Spanish. As per the company, it requires the “Read SMS” and “Display Over Other Apps” permissions to provide real-time …

LinkedIn will let your verified identity show up on other platforms

LinkedIn will let your verified identity show up on other platforms

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LinkedIn is expanding its free verification system to the wider web, allowing external sites and platforms to integrate LinkedIn verification rather than building their own tool. Adobe is among the first companies to sign up. Adobe is integrating LinkedIn verification into its new Content Authenticity app and existing Behance portfolio platform, allowing creators who’ve gone through LinkedIn’s verification to display a “Verified on LinkedIn” badge on their profiles. If verified creators use Adobe’s digital Content Credentials tools, their identity will also appear alongside their work whenever it’s shared on LinkedIn. “It’s getting progressively cheaper and easier to pretend you’re someone you’re not online,” Oscar Rodriguez, LinkedIn’s vice president of trust, told The Verge. “You’re also able to do so in a way that looks more credible than ever before. Obviously authenticity is super important for LinkedIn, the platform is founded on this premise of trust.” “Online platforms across the board are facing the same issues around inauthenticity, so we believe that this collaboration with Adobe will be critical in the sense of empowering LinkedIn members …

Odisha tigress darted in Bengal using tranquillising gun, yet to be verified if it’s hit: Officials | India News

Odisha tigress darted in Bengal using tranquillising gun, yet to be verified if it’s hit: Officials | India News

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After 18 days and crossing over 300 kilometres across three states — Odisha, Jharkhand and West Bengal, for the first time, the three-year-old tigress, who had strayed out of Odisha’s Similipal National Park earlier this month, was darted with a tranquilliser gun on Saturday afternoon at 3.15pm. However, the initiative was unsuccessful. A second attempt of darting at Zeenat was taken at 9.45 pm which, too, failed. According to the officials, the tigress was spotted in the forest area near Gosaindihi village in Ranibandh area of Purulia district and the team fired a dart from the tranquilliser gun at it Zeenat. “Zeenat has been darted with a tranquilliser gun but there are many slips between the lips and the cup. One has to see whether the dart has hit her in the right angle, whether the dart has properly penetrated, whether the tranquilising liquid in the dart is enough to put her to sleep,” said Chief Wildlife Warden Debal Roywhile speaking with The Indian Express over phone. “Our teams, including Odisha’s, are watching the situation …

1,440 VVPATs verified, results matched, says EC amid INDIA bloc’s EVM concerns – India TV

1,440 VVPATs verified, results matched, says EC amid INDIA bloc’s EVM concerns – India TV

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Image Source : PTI 1,440 VVPATs verified, results matched in Maharashtra polls, says EC. Amid INDIA bloc’s concerns over EVM tampering in the recently concluded Maharashtra Assembly elections, Maharashtra’s Additional Chief Electoral Officer Kiran Kulkarni said in all 1,440 Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trails (VVPATs) were verified during the last month’s state assembly polls with their results matching perfectly with Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) counts. A VVPAT is connected with an EVM through a printer port, which records vote data and counters in a paper slip to verify the correct recording of vote by the machine. VVPATs are intended as an independent verification system for voting machines. EC says EVMs can’t be hacked  He also vouched for the credibility of EVMs, saying they are standalone devices with no possibility of hacking, an assertion coming in the backdrop of some opposition parties questioning the credibility of these machines and demanding a return to ballot papers. 659 cases of Model Code violation reported  Speaking to PTI, Kulkarni informed that 659 cases related to violation of the Model …

Google Tests Verified Check Marks in Search Results to Help Users Identify Verified Sources

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Alphabet’s Google is testing showing check marks next to certain companies on its search results, a company spokesperson said on Friday, in a move aimed at helping users identify verified sources and steer clear of fake websites. Fraudulent websites impersonating official businesses or services could creep up in online search results, leading users to view false information about the business, deceiving users and potentially harming the brand. “We regularly experiment with features that help shoppers identify trustworthy businesses online, and we are currently running a small experiment showing checkmarks next to certain businesses on Google,” the spokesperson said. Google already uses automated systems to identify pages with “scammy” or fraudulent content and prevent them from showing up in the search results. The Verge reported the development earlier on Friday, adding that it spotted blue verified checkmarks next to official site links for companies including Microsoft, Meta and Apple on search results. Only some users were able to see the feature, the Verge said, indicating Google has not rolled out the test widely yet. © Thomson …

Google is testing verified checkmarks in search

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Google is experimenting with a new verification feature in search that should make it easier for users to avoid clicking on fake or fraudulent website links. Some people are seeing blue verified checkmarks beside business links in Google search results that indicate the company — like Meta or Apple — is genuine, and not some copycat attempting to benefit from a recognizable brand. “We regularly experiment with features that help shoppers identify trustworthy businesses online, and we are currently running a small experiment showing checkmarks next to certain businesses on Google,” Google public affairs spokesperson Molly Shaheen told The Verge. My colleague Jay Peters spotted checkmarks next to official site links for Microsoft, Meta, Epic Games, Apple, Amazon, and HP, but these were no longer displayed once he logged into a different Google account — meaning this experiment isn’t being rolled out widely just yet. Hovering over a checkmark will display a message that explains “Google’s signals suggest that this business is the business that it says it is,” which is determined by things like …

Uber is now asking riders to get verified as a safety measure for drivers

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Uber announced a new rider verification feature aimed at giving drivers and couriers more peace of mind about their customers. The rideshare company has tried to fight fraud and improve safety on its platform through a variety of methods, including safety check-ins, PIN verification, and audio recordings of rides. But to date, most of these efforts have focused on the safety of riders, not drivers. Some drivers have urged Uber to do more for them, leading to today’s announcement about a new rider verification process. Uber customers who choose to be verified will have their personal information, like their name and phone number, cross-checked against third-party databases to make sure there aren’t any potential red flags. In addition, they can opt to upload their government-issued ID to the Uber app to further verify their identity. Customers who are verified will have a special badge attached to their account that will be visible to drivers before they accept trip requests. At a safety event today in Washington, DC, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said the company has …