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ऑनलाइन लॉटरी, गिफ्ट और इनाम के नाम पर करते थे ठगी, साइबर स्कैम गिरोह का भंडाफोड़ Curated by:  एनबीटी डेस्क | नवभारत टाइम्स• 21 Jul 2025, 8:21 am दिल्ली क्राइम ब्रांच ने एक साइबर स्कैम सिंडिकेट का भंडाफोड़ किया है, जिसमें दो विदेशी नागरिकों समेत छह साइबर अपराधियों को गिरफ्तार किया गया है। ये गिरोह

In recent years, one of China’s biggest requests of US officials has been that the United States relax its strict controls on advanced artificial intelligence chips, measures that were put in place to slow Beijing’s technological and military gains. Last week, the Trump administration did just that, as it allowed the world’s leader in AI

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July 21, 2025 July 21, 2025 The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, paid a maiden operational visit to Depot Nigerian Army (NA) Osogbo, Osun State, on Monday, 21 July 2025. During his visit, he emphasized the importance of effective training and professionalism in producing top-notch soldiers that Nigerians can be proud

July 21, 2025 July 21, 2025 By Our Reporter Imo Indigenes Global Initiative for Efficient Public Service has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the expedited approval of the South East Investment Company, SEIC. The president recently gave approval to the proposal for the creation of the company, which was proposed by the management and

Executive Secretary of TETFund, Arc. Sonny Echono By Felix Khanoba The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has been lauded for its outstanding service delivery and efficient operations, with the President of the Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU), Dr. Smart Olugbeko, describing it as a model institution in Nigeria’s public sector. Dr. Olugbeko gave

By Abdullahi Idris Saukan Zuru As our nascent democracy gradually develops, so also the consciousness of the public, particularly the electorates of their legitimate rights for  dividends of democracy from their elected representatives.  The development has apparently put many aspirants for political offices in dilemma, while others considered it as a healthy political development for

Forensic Crash Unit investigations are continuing following a fatal traffic crash resulting in the deaths of four people including two children in the Central Highlands earlier today. Around 10.50am police and emergency services responded to a two-vehicle traffic crash on the Capricorn Highway, between Comet and Blackwater. Initial investigations indicate a Holden Commodore travelling towards Blackwater with four occupants struck a Toyota Hilux utility containing two occupants travelling in the opposite direction. The driver, a 28-year-old man, 6-year-old boy, 7-year-old girl and 32-year-old man died as a result of the crash. The ute’s occupants, a 28-year-old man has been taken to hospital in a serious but stable condition, and a 27-year-old man has been flown to Brisbane for treatment to life threatening injuries. The Capricorn Highway remains closed in both directions and is expected to remain closed into the evening. Investigations are continuing. The Queensland Police Service is committed to reducing the number of lives lost on our roads. Data shows that serious crashes can be significantly reduced when drivers recognise and avoid the ‘Fatal Five’ behaviours: speeding, drink and drug driving, not wearing seatbelts, fatigue and distraction. Road safety is everyone’s responsibility. Learn more about staying safe on Queensland roads: https://www.police.qld.gov.au/initiatives/fatal-five-staying-safe-roads /Public Release. This material from the originating organization/author(s) might be of the point-in-time nature, and edited for clarity, style and length. Mirage.News does not take institutional positions or sides, and all views, positions, and conclusions expressed herein are solely those of the author(s).View in full here. Read More

Officers got more than they bargained for after locating a loaded shotgun during a vehicle stop in Mt Roskill early this morning. At about 2.10am, units stopped a wanted vehicle on Dominion Road. Auckland City West Area Prevention Manager, Inspector Wayne Kitcher, says as staff approached, they observed a shotgun in the footwell of the vehicle. “Officers took the sole occupant into custody and invoked a search of the car, seizing the shotgun which was loaded with four shells.” A 34-year-old man will appear in Auckland District Court today charged with unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition and failing to comply with license conditions. “This is another great result from our team working overnight, with a firearm taken out of circulation in our community and an offender to face court,” Inspector Kitcher says. “Police work hard to hold offenders to account, especially those with the potential to cause serious harm in our communities.” /NZ Police Public Release. This material from the originating organization/author(s) might be of the point-in-time nature, and edited for clarity, style and length. Mirage.News does not take institutional positions or sides, and all views, positions, and conclusions expressed herein are solely those of the author(s).View in full here. Read More

Democracy is in retreat across much of the world, and for years Cornell government scholars have been tracking its erosion in various regions – including the United States. Now they’ve brought these global perspectives on democratic backsliding together in one volume. “Global Challenges to Democracy: Comparative Perspectives on Backsliding, Autocracy, and Resilience,” edited by four Cornell government faculty members and including contributions by several more, examines democratic backsliding and resilience around the world in the 21st century. Inspired by a 2022 conference hosted by the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies and the Department of Government in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), and related to subsequent conferences in 2024 and 2025, the collection sheds new light on the challenges confronted by democracies in contemporary global politics. “Although this topic has received a lot of attention in recent years, we were struck by the lack of a comprehensive, global study that provides a comparative perspective on the dynamics of backsliding across different world regions,” said Kenneth Roberts, the Richard J. Schwartz Professor of government (A&S) and one of the book’s co-editors. “This book aims to fill that gap by helping scholars understand why democracy is in retreat across so much of the world, but also to recognize the bold and creative ways in which political actors and civil society networks are working to defend democracy and make it more resilient in the future,” said Roberts, the former faculty lead for Einaudi Center democracy research. The other co-editors are: Valerie J. Bunce, the Aaron Binenkorb Professor of International Studies Emerita; Thomas B. Pepinsky, the Walter F. LaFeber Professor of government; and Rachel Beatty Riedl, professor of government and Peggy J. Koenig ’78 Director of the Center on Global Democracy in the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy. Contributing chapters were A&S faculty members David Bateman, associate professor of government; Mabel Berezin, Distinguished Professor of Arts & Sciences in Sociology; Bryn Rosenfeld, associate professor of government; and the late Nicolas van de Walle, the Maxwell M. Upson Professor of Government. Also contributing were past and present Cornell government doctoral students, including Jaimie Bleck, Ph.D. ’11, Frances Cayton and Aaron Childree, as well as scholars from other institutions. The Department of Government has a strong concentration of faculty with expertise in the study of democracy and its discontents, Roberts said. The four co-editors specialize in different world regions – Russia and Eastern Europe (Bunce), Southeast Asia (Pepinsky), sub-Saharan Africa (Riedl) and Latin America (Roberts) – and all were heavily involved in the study of transitions to democracy in these regions in the late 20th century, a high point of the post-Cold War democratic wave. “Our edited volume is an explicit effort to apply some of the lessons we learned from the study of democratization to help understand the opposite trend line – the dynamics of democratic erosion over the past 10 to 15 years,” Roberts said. “The book includes case studies from all of these major world regions, as well as the United States.” The first part of the book examines institutional dimensions of democratic backsliding and resilience. Part II examines democratic struggles in different social spheres, including civil society, social media and political messaging. Part III examines regional and international dimensions of the rise of the populist radical right and the challenges it poses to democracy in Europe and beyond. Although backsliding is a serious challenge, it’s not an inevitable outcome, Roberts said. The contributors to this book point out ways in which everyday citizens, social movements and institutional actors contest the efforts of autocrats to concentrate power. “There are courageous efforts not only to defend democracy, but to make democracy more meaningful and responsive to citizens, and these efforts take place in numerous sites, from the voting booth to the streets, and from workplace settings to the federal courts and the halls of Congress,” Roberts said. “Our book is a hard-nosed, realist account of the contemporary challenges facing democracy – but one that is grounded in the belief that by better understanding the nature of the threats, democratic citizens can more effectively resist and counter them.” Kate Blackwood is a writer for the College of Arts and Sciences. /Public Release. This material from the originating organization/author(s) might be of the point-in-time nature, and edited for clarity, style and length. Mirage.News does not take institutional positions or sides, and all views, positions, and conclusions expressed herein are solely those of the author(s).View in full here. Read More