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Tech Envoy Warns of “Digital Tyranny” and Why AI is No Longer Just for Elite Engineers

Tech Envoy Warns of “Digital Tyranny” and Why AI is No Longer Just for Elite Engineers

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2 min readChandigarhUpdated: Feb 16, 2026 10:50 PM IST Under-Secretary-General and United Nations Secretary-General’s Envoy on Technology, Dr Amandeep Singh Gill, on Monday delivered the Panjab University Colloquium on ‘Technology’s Promise and Peril: What role for the United Nations?’ Delivering the live online lecture under the PU Colloquium series, Gill said institutions like PU can play a significant role in technology development by combining domain expertise with artificial intelligence. He said that even during his student days he admired the PU campus and believes that through curriculum reform, start-ups and individual research contributions, the university has a vital role in shaping future tech leadership. He urged teachers and students not to see AI as confined to elite technical institutions. Future leaders from PU, he said, can integrate legal, scientific and social science knowledge with AI applications to build solutions relevant for national development. He cited emerging PU start-ups that bridge law, intellectual property and AI as examples of interdisciplinary innovation. Gill underlined the responsibility of educators in shaping curriculum frameworks that embed AI literacy across …

Jana Nayagan trailer: Fearless cop Vijay vows to end Bobby Deol’s tyranny in action-packed avatar from final film. Watch

Jana Nayagan trailer: Fearless cop Vijay vows to end Bobby Deol’s tyranny in action-packed avatar from final film. Watch

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Published on: Jan 03, 2026 07:06 pm IST Jana Nayagan trailer: The action drama is directed by H Vinoth and releases in theatres on January 9. Vijay’s Jana Nayagan is one of the most anticipated films of the year. The film marks the end of his acting career to focus on his political career with his party, the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK). The makers released the trailer of the film on Saturday, which showed the star as a fearless cop seeking revenge against Bobby Deol’s character. Jana Nayagan trailer: Vijay in a still from the film. Jana Nayagan trailer The trailer begins with Vijay being introduced as ‘criminals ka king’ as he fights goons and stands undefeated amid the love of the general public. He describes himself as an ordinary person and plans to enrol Mamitha Baiju’s character in the military. But when she is attacked, Vijay vows to seek revenge. Bobby Deol makes a mark in a villainous role, as he plans to destroy Vijay within 30 days. Pooja Hegde also makes an appearance …

Manish Tewari introduces bill in Lok Sabha to free MPs from ‘whip tyranny’, promote ‘good law-making’

Manish Tewari introduces bill in Lok Sabha to free MPs from ‘whip tyranny’, promote ‘good law-making’

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Congress MP Manish Tewari has introduced a private member’s bill in Lok Sabha that seeks to allow parliamentarians to take an independent line in voting on bills and motions other than those affecting the government’s stability in a bid to free them from “whip-driven tyranny” and promote “good lawmaking”. Mr. Tewari, who introduced the bill on last Friday (December 5, 2025) to amend the Anti-Defection Law, said his proposed legislation seeks to flag who has primacy in a democracy — the elector who stands in the sun for hours to elect his or her representative or the political party whose whip the representative becomes the helot of. Opinion | The hollowing out of the anti-defection law The bill, introduced by Mr. Tewari for the third time in Lok Sabha after 2010 and 2021, seeks to give parliamentarians the freedom to toe an independent line in voting on bills and motions other than a confidence motion, no-confidence motion, adjournment motion, money bills and financial matters that could affect the stability of a government. “This bill seeks …

‘Whip Tyranny’: Manish Tewari Introduces Bill To Allow MPs To Vote Across Party Lines | India News

‘Whip Tyranny’: Manish Tewari Introduces Bill To Allow MPs To Vote Across Party Lines | India News

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Last Updated:December 07, 2025, 17:36 IST The bill, introduced by Tewari for the third time after 2010 and 2021, seeks to give parliamentarians the freedom to toe an independent line in voting on bills and motions. Congress MP Manish Tewari (Image: PTI/File) Congress leader Manish Tewari has introduced a bill in Lok Sabha that seeks to allow MPs to take an independent stand when voting on bills and motions and free them compulsions of party lines and “whip-driven tyranny”, while promoting good law-making. Tewari, who introduced the private member’s bill on Friday last to amend the Anti-Defection Law, said his proposed legislation seeks to flag who has primacy in a democracy – the elector who stands in the sun for hours to elect his or her representative or the political party whose whip the representative becomes the helot of. This bill has been introduced by Tewari for the third time after 2010 and 2021. It seeks to give parliamentarians the freedom to toe an independent line in voting on bills and motions other than a …

Rubio slams Germany for extremist label on right-wing AfD: ‘Tyranny in disguise’

Rubio slams Germany for extremist label on right-wing AfD: ‘Tyranny in disguise’

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday denounced Germany’s designation of its far-right AfD party as an extremist group, calling the move “tyranny in disguise.” US Secretary of State Marco Rubio criticised Germany’s spy agency for calling the AfD party an extremist body.(REUTERS) Germany’s domestic intelligence service, in designating the AfD as an extremist group, handed authorities greater powers to monitor it and fueled calls for the party to be banned. Also Read: Germany polls: How rural Bavaria could help new govt shape its immigration policy “Germany just gave its spy agency new powers to surveil the opposition,” Rubio said in a post on X. “That’s not democracy — it’s tyranny in disguise.” “Germany should reverse course,” he said. Also Read: Donald Trump hails German election results: ‘People got tired of no common sense agenda’ The AfD party finished second in German elections in February and doubled its score to more than 20 percent. The BfV domestic intelligence agency, which had already designated several local AfD branches as right-wing extremist groups, said it decided …

‘Jail ke taale…’: AAP MP Sanjay Singh’s fiery speech after getting bail | 8 quotes | Latest News India

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Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh, who walked out of the Tihar jail after six months, on Wednesday hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party over “widespread tyranny in the country” and claimed that “the time has come to give a reply to the BJP. Sanjay Singh, who was granted bail by the Supreme Court in the Delhi excise policy case on Tuesday, accused the BJP of inducting all corrupt leaders from different parts of the country. Sanjay Singh with other AAP leaders at the party office in New Delhi on Wednesday. (Arvind Yadav/HT Photo) The AAP MP asserted that Arvind Kejriwal, arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case linked to the Delhi excise policy, would not resign as the Delhi chief minister and continue to serve the people of the city. Hindustan Times – your fastest source for breaking news! Read now. Source link