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Topic: forensic

Meet the forensic dentist racing against time so kin of Air India crash victims can say final goodbye

Dr Jayasankar P Pillai and team are extracting DNA from teeth of deceased so they can be matched with samples taken from family members anxiously waiting to claim mortal remains.

50 phones, 12 laptops & a deleted email address — how cops tracked down man behind Rashmika deepfake

The accused, Andhra-based engineer Eemani Naveen, allegedly made video to increase follower count of fanpage he'd created of the actor. It took police over 2 months to nab him.

Fingerprint kits, blood & semen detection — how mobile forensic vans have boosted crime scene analysis

Forensic experts travel in special vans of Delhi Police to reach crime scenes at earliest. These vehicles come with 14 kits for dealing with cases varying from sexual assault to arson.

Lack of funding, underequipped labs — a study by NLU’s Project 39A finds gaps in Indian forensics

Report by National Law University's Project 39A highlights cumbersome processes for budget approvals & non-compliance with contamination minimisation procedures, among other issues.

Delhi Police to get CSI-style forensic vans with voice & bullethole testing, explosive detection

Procured from National Forensic Sciences University, 15 vans will be assigned across police districts. Focus is to boost conviction rates & to reduce burden on existing labs.

On Camera

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.