Reporter @canberratimes in Canberra, Australia. Football fever, @LFC for life, motorcycle mad. Former journo @timesofindia Bengaluru, @the_hindu Chennai, India.
Canberra, Australia
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One Nation dumps candidate days before election over 'appalling' Hitler social media post - but he'll still appear on the ballot trib.al/znaB7Oz
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YouTube @dhruv_rathee says Delhi Police tried to clone his phone and failed only because their software was too old for his iPhone. In January, Home Minister Amit Shah personally cleared the NIA to buy Cellebrite, the Israeli phone-extraction tool, bypassing Make in India rules. About ₹5 crore. The spec sheet names iPhones 11 to 14 and specific Android models.
Cellebrite bypasses your passcode and pulls everything. Every app, every chat, every photo. No law says when police may do this, to whom, or how long they keep it.
This is not about one YouTuber. Phones have been seized from protesters and journalists too. IFF has filed RTIs, and has a petition in the Supreme Court on surveillance powers.
Are we comfortable with the NIA, the Home Ministry and State police buying this, with no rulebook? Happy Diwali. May the diyas of liberty light up our lives.
#Cellebrite #Surveillance #Privacy #DigitalRights #DhruvRathee #NIA #DelhiPolice #IFF
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Qantas will cut 850 local jobs after inking a deal with professional services firm Accenture to “modernise its back-end systems, processes and data”. The deal will see the back office functions “mostly” shifted to India. shorturl.at/bLx0K
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Two men have been charged with drug offences and multiple items seized following a search warrant at a Turner residence over the weekend. Full details: bit.ly/3XdwAVf
ALT An assortment of items confiscated by ACT Policing is displayed. The items include multiple sealed bags containing drugs, mobile phones, a tablet, and various other electronics.
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A Footscray man has been charged with murder over the alleged stabbing attack of two food delivery drivers in central Melbourne on Friday night.
Feng Jianming, 47, was working for food delivery platform HungryPanda on Friday night near Queen Victoria Market when he and another delivery driver confronted a man who was allegedly tampering with their bikes.
Paramedics performed CPR on Feng but he was declared dead at the scene.
theageaustralia.com/4BKUh7f
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A $250,000 reward is on offer for information into the arrest and extradition of Anthony Pele, who remains one of Australia's most wanted fugitives.
MORE INFORMATION ➡️ police.nsw.gov.au/news/artic…
Young Indian killed in road accident in Australia
24-yr-old from Haryana, tragically died near Canberra on Friday after truck he drove, crashed on the highway. Friends start crowdfunding to finance repatriation of his body to India. @cmohry @HCICanberra
canberratimes.com.au/story/9…
Woman resident shot in the head in daring armed robbery at a house in Isabella Plains in Canberra's Tuggeranong on Aug 22. Police on the hunt for two men.
ACT Policing is seeking the public’s assistance to identify two males involved in a robbery at a home in Isabella Plains that left a woman with serious injuries. Full details: bit.ly/4sEoj8C
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എല്ലാവർക്കും ഹൃദയം നിറഞ്ഞ കേരളപ്പിറവി ആശംസകൾ.
ദീർഘമായ പോരാട്ടങ്ങളിലൂടെ യാഥാർത്ഥ്യമായ ഐക്യകേരളം എന്നത് നമ്മുടെ ഭാഷയും സംസ്‌കാരവും അടിസ്ഥാനമാക്കിയുള്ള ഒരു സംസ്ഥാനം മാത്രമല്ല. മതനിരപേക്ഷതയും സാഹോദര്യവും ജനാധിപത്യബോധവും ഉയർത്തിപ്പിടിക്കുന്ന ഒരു സമൂഹമെന്ന സ്വപ്നം കൂടിയാണ് നാം സാക്ഷാൽകരിച്ചത്.
നവോത്ഥാന മൂല്യങ്ങളും ഇടതുപക്ഷ മുന്നേറ്റങ്ങളും രൂപപ്പെടുത്തിയ ഈ കേരള മാതൃകയെ കൂടുതൽ കരുത്തോടെ മുന്നോട്ടുകൊണ്ടുപോകേണ്ടത് നമ്മുടെ ഉത്തരവാദിത്തമാണ്.
ഭിന്നിപ്പിന്റെ രാഷ്ട്രീയത്തെ ചെറുത്ത്, സ്നേഹവും ഐക്യവും ഉയർത്തിപ്പിടിച്ച് വികസിതവും പുരോഗമനപരവുമായ കേരളത്തിനായി നമുക്ക് ഒരുമിച്ച് മുന്നേറാം.
#keralam #navakeralam
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From this Sunday, 1 November 2026, the AusAlert emergency warning system will be operational in the ACT.
AusAlert uses cell-broadcast technology to send alerts to compatible mobile devices during emergencies and disasters.
You don’t need to register or download an app to receive an AusAlert.
If you're in or near an affected area you may receive an alert, which will tell you what the emergency is, how serious it is, and what action you need to take.
An AusAlert may vibrate and play a siren-like sound to get your attention.
Find out more about alerts and warnings in the ACT: esa.act.gov.au/be-emergency-…
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Sydney's new Southwest Metro opened with overwhelming public enthusiasm, attracting 18,000 passengers in its first few hours of operation.
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Take a close up look at the new Molonglo Emergency Services Station, built for the ACT Ambulance Service and ACT Fire & Rescue.
Hundreds of Canberrans visited the site last Sunday for its community open day, and enjoyed behind-the-scenes tours of the facility, and learned more about their local emergency services by speaking with paramedics and firefighters.
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DFAT officials and Penny Wong give substantive response re the alleged kidnapping of Hiep Tran in Cambodia. The FM tells Senate Estimates that the government takes "very seriously" any allegations that an Australian has been deprived of their liberty and forced across a border
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For those asking: very little out of @dfat estimate this morning, which is a bit dispiriting
A heartbreaking plea for leniency
Despite grief of losing their four-year-old boy, this migrant couple in Canberra ask an Australian court to consider granting 81-yr-old driver "lightest possible sentence" so she could spend remaining years with family.
canberratimes.com.au/story/9…
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The announcement of new contracts should not distract from the failure to audit the ACT's traffic camera infringement system, so please sign the petition I'm sponsoring from petitioner John Mikita - the link to the petition is in the article.
region.com.au/new-contracts-…
Indian press freedom under threat abc.net.au/listen/programs/a… via @ABCaustralia
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Volunteers from the ACT State Emergency Service have been busy today, helping people around the Canberra community who have been affected by the storms.
So far more than 40 requests for assistance have been received, as a result of the heavy rainfall and damaging winds. Our volunteers have completed 35 of the jobs.
The calls for help have come from every part of Canberra, with most incidents involving trees or branches being blown down, and also some power outages, some of which are still ongoing.
While this severe weather is still active, please remember to:
⚠️ Take it easy on the roads and drive to the conditions;
⛈️ Keep away from stormwater drains and catchments;
🚗 Move your car under cover and away from trees;
🔒 Secure or put away loose items;
🚧 Never drive, walk or ride through floodwater.
If you need support during a storm or flood, call the ACT State Emergency Service on 132 500.
For weather updates, follow the @BOM_ACT of Meteorology.
For warnings and incident updates visit the ESA website: esa.act.gov.au
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Keralam will not be a playground for communal hatred.
I had called for action against the vlogger spreading falsehoods and communal suspicion about Varkala and Fort Kochi. The registration of an FIR against him by Fort Kochi Police is a necessary step.
Our temples, mosques, churches, art and diverse communities are part of our shared heritage. No campaign of hate can erase that.
Freedom of expression is not a licence to incite communal enmity.
Keralam stands united. Hate will not divide us.
