Smriti Mandhana IS Virat Kohli of Women’s cricket. #INDvsPAK

R.I.P globalisation!! Fable and Mythos.

100000000000000 That’s Elon Musk’s worth in INR. It’s gross 🤮 #Trillionaire #SpaceX

This story starts in 1802. That year Napoleon sent a Polish legion of 5000 to join the French forces in Saint-Domingue to put down the Haitian slave rebellion. The Poles had chosen to support Napoleon to receive French support in restoring their own country’s independence from Prussia, Russia and Austria, who had divided Poland between them. But after arriving in Saint-Domingue, and being thrown straight into battle, the Poles quickly learned that the French were actually trying to brutally crush an uprising by enslaved Africans fighting for freedom from their white masters. And many joined the ranks of the revolutionaries against the French. Following the decisive defeat of the French and Haiti’s declaration of independence on 1 January 1804, the country's first ruler, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, took steps to protect the surviving Poles and while the 1805 Haitian Constitution banned white people from owning land or holding citizenship, Dessalines explicitly exempted the Poles and around 500 settled in Haiti. Over two centuries later, the Haiti kit for their first WC appearance in 52 years seems to feature a Polish flag in the bottom left, a possible tribute to those Poles who supported their struggle and settled in Haiti. Fascinating, in a year that Poland will not be represented by their own national team.

Probably the toughest Cricket Stat There’s only one player in the history of Test Match cricket to have 10 Test Hundreds 10 Test wickets and 10 Test stumpings Who?

The Mahua Moitra meltdown is satisfying. Watching Yusuf Pathan turncoat is satisfying. Trinamool Congress is now Trinasamaan Congress!!

People who never experienced Goa a decade or two ago honestly cannot fully understand why older timers keep mourning the loss of its vibe. Goa was never meant to feel like a generic extension of North Indian wedding playlist and food culture along a beach. It had its own rhythm, seafood shacks, continental cafés, house - trance music, old Goan homes, hippie influences, quiet beaches, natives, artists, foreigners who made it home, and tourists who slowly blended into that culture instead of overpowering it. Goa was iconic precisely because it did not feel like the rest of India. Not anymore except small pockets.

An 800-kg wild gaur walked more than 300 km across Tamil Nadu, from the forests of Trichy to the shores of Pamban. What followed was one of the most complex wildlife operations undertaken in the state. After a month of tracking the animal through human-dominated landscapes, and when all efforts to guide it back to suitable habitat failed, the Tamil Nadu Forest Department carried out the state’s first long-distance gaur translocation. Nearly 100 personnel, including expert veterinarians and trackers, worked in challenging coastal terrain to safely tranquilize, transport and release the animal in a Reserve Forest in Dindigul after a 13-hour capture operation and a 9-hour journey. Translocating a gaur is among the most challenging wildlife management tasks. This successful operation marks a significant milestone in conflict mitigation and wildlife management, while providing valuable lessons for future human-wildlife conflict situations. Kudos to the entire team 👏👏💪

Have directed city police officials to issue notices to all pubs, breweries, bars, clubs, lounges, restaurants and liquor-serving establishments to strictly prevent underage entry and underage drinking. A recent study covering 4,093 students in Bengaluru, has raised serious concerns: 1 in 3 adolescents are at risk of health issues due to alcohol or tobacco use. 33% reported alcohol use. Nearly 18% reported tobacco addiction. The median age of starting alcohol consumption was 17 years, with some cases reported as early as 8 years. This is not just a licensing issue. It is a youth safety and public-health issue. All liquor-serving establishments must implement strict age-verification protocols at entry and before service. Key directions: - No valid ID, no entry - Mandatory government-issued age proof - Strict action against establishments serving minors - Owners, managers and licence holders will be held accountable - Entry-point CCTV must be functional and footage preserved - Police coordination with institutions, RWAs and citizen groups Commercial profit cannot come at the cost of the safety and future of our children. Karnataka will follow a zero-tolerance approach against establishments that enable it. No ID. No Entry. No underage drinking.

Manav Suthar just went through a session with no wickets. Is there a way to know which bowler holds the record for the most consecutive sessions where they’ve picked up a wicket, only innings when their team was bowling, of course. @joybhattacharj @ESPNcric_stats

What if I told you that forests hidden in our oceans may be more valuable than many forests on land ? Coral reefs, seagrass meadows and seaweed forests are among Earth’s most important ecosystems. Coral reefs cover just 0.1% of the ocean floor yet support nearly 25% of all marine species and the livelihoods of 500 million people. Seagrass meadows support about 20% of global fisheries and can store up to 140 tonnes of carbon per hectare. Seaweed forests generate billions in economic value. However there is deep crisis unfolding underwater. @UNEP and the @IPCC_CH warn that up to 90% of the world’s coral reefs could disappear by 2050, while seagrass meadows and other blue carbon ecosystems continue to decline. Tamil Nadu is at the forefront of marine conservation. With more than 77% of India’s seagrass meadows in the Palk Bay and Gulf of Mannar, the State is restoring seagrass, coral reefs, mangroves and islands with @WorldBankGroup such as Kariyachalli to secure the future of dugongs, sea turtles, seahorses and countless marine species. On #WorldOceansDay, we must do our bit to conserve these marine forests. #OceansDay #WorldOceanDay

What ails Kuldeep Yadav? Why does he blow hot and cold so often? #RishabhPant

Some portmanteau for Manav Suthar and Kuldeep Yadav ManDeep AvDeep SuDeep HarDeep #RishabhPant

I don’t like Washington and Jurel at 6 and 7. Iyer at 5, Pant/Jurel at 6, Nitish Reddy at 7 is ideal. Someone from the Top-5 has to bowl 6-8 overs every innings. Or Washington Sundar has to bow well enough to be selected as a bowler only. #IndiavsAfghanistan

There is your Gen Z leader. @abhijeet_dipke Asks people to come at 10 AM and he’s gone to take a break. Didn’t he know he would be on a long flight and would need time to take a breath? Same attitude. Make people wait and come in late like a hero. Either that or Zero planning. Just social media influencer attitude. #cocroachjantaparty #कोकरोच_जनता_पार्टी #cockroachjamtaparty

I visited the southernmost tip of India. I stood at Indira Point. I walked under trees that have stood for centuries. I dove into coral reefs among the most vibrant on earth. And I sat with the people who live there. Tribal communities, whose land is being taken away by violating the Forest Rights Act. Settlers, many of them former soldiers, placed on these islands by the Indian government, who aren’t getting fair compensation. The Modi government and BJP tells you Great Nicobar Project is about defence. It is not. Expand INS Baaz - we will back the government fully. The Navy has been asking for expansion for five years - it has been ignored. They tell you it is about a transhipment port. It is not. India is already building one in Kerala, which is on the mainland. What it actually is: 1.5 crore trees felled. Coral reefs erased from official maps. Soldiers and tribals displaced - so one businessman can build hotels and casinos on India’s most irreplaceable ecological land. Every young Indian I have spoken to understands this. You know that no amount of profit is worth destroying what can never be recovered. I stand for ecologically balanced development. These islands can be the most extraordinary sustainable destination the world has ever seen. That is the India worth fighting for. #GreenOverGreed #NicobarMatters #WorldEnvironmentDay

BJP used Anna Hazare’s movement, born in 1937 and a product of the Silent Generation, to topple Congress. Congress is now hoping to use a 1996 born Dipke to topple BJP. #cocroachjantaparty

Will be very interesting to see how may daddy cockroaches of Abhijeet Dipke emerge from the drains when this ‘movement’ takes off. #cocroachjantaparty

While everyone is interested in pests today, Manav Suthar quietly makes his India debut!! India is playing 4 batsmen, 2 wicket keepers, 3 spinners and 2 fast bowlers against Afghanistan today. #IndiavsAfghanistan

If one were to enter rowdyism in Bangalore today, one can be the CM or the KPCC President in 2065. Millennials- buy your kids a razor today!!! #DKCM #BKPresident