End of an era for New Zealand Cricket

Swapan Dasgupta is the new Finance Minister of West Bengal. #WestBengal @swapan55

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

Check out the incredible final moments of Praggnanandhaa taking down World no.1 Magnus Carlsen with the Black pieces in Round 8 of Norway Chess 2026! With this win, Pragg becomes the first Indian (and possibly in the world) player who defeated Magnus Carlsen in Classical Chess twice in the same tournament! What a moment for Indian Chess.

Back-to-back two IPL trophies for RCB. What a superb performance by the team. Congratulations💕. King Kohli, as always, delivered on the important day with a fifty in the final. Ee Sala Cup Namdu @RCBTweets @IPL @BCCI @imVkohli #iplchampion #RCB #ViratKohli #RajatPatidar #IPL2026

This sketch has full potential to give competition to the OG painting by Majnu Bhai. CM Samrat Choudhary seems to be surprised after receiving the sketch. Mr. Shrivastava needs to be given credit for having the courage to give the sketch. @samrat4bjp #BJP #SamratChoudhary #Bihar

INDIA’S JUDICIARY: Every 3rd High Court Judge is an “Uncle” This 2010 exposé on Punjab & Haryana High Court is damning proof of deep-rooted nepotism and shameless family favoritism. Sons, nephews, wives, brothers, sisters & in-laws — all practicing as advocates in the SAME court where their relative sits as a Judge. A list of 16 such “Uncle Judges” was officially forwarded to the Union Law Ministry. Just look at this table. Clear, blatant conflict of interest. How the can justice be delivered fairly when family members argue cases before their own “Uncle”? The Law Commission and Bar Council flagged this years ago. Nothing changed. This uncle culture has destroyed public faith in the judiciary. Merit is dead. Nepotism rules. We need ruthless reforms NOW: - Ban close relatives from practicing in the same court - Mandatory public declaration of family links - Strict penalties for violations Enough is enough. The temple of justice has become a family business.

This act raises questions over discipline

Bureaucrats are living the ultimate life in this heat. There is a dedicated person in a particular dress to hold an umbrella for the Babu. #Bureaucrats #SarkariBabu #Summer #Heat #Umbrella

Gujarat Model. Jal Jeevan Mission se piped drinking water nhi pahunch paya hai kya @CMOGuj @PMOIndia @Bhupendrapbjp @narendramodi #Gujarat #GujaratModel

“ब्रांड बिहार” सिर्फ एक अभियान नहीं, बल्कि नए बिहार की नई पहचान है। मुख्य सचिव कोषांग के तहत शुरू की गई यह रणनीतिक राज्य-व्यापी पहल बिहार की वास्तविक प्रगति, जमीनी बदलावों और नई संभावनाओं को एक सशक्त पहचान देने की दिशा में महत्वपूर्ण कदम है। (1/2) #BrandBihar #InvestInBihar

This is why, India win lots of medals at Olympics, Asian Games and Commonwealth Games. #Sports indianexpress.com/article/ex…

Another hundred by Virat Kohli. With the passing of time, he is becoming more and more dangerous. #viratkohli @imVkohli #ipl #RCB

While India Focused on Elections, a Nuclear Milestone Moved Its Thorium Dream Closer to Reality India reached a key milestone when its commercial-scale fast-breeder nuclear reactor became operational. Yet the achievement received little attention, partly because the country at the time was fixated on impending state elections. Russia is the only other country operating commercial-scale fast-breeder reactors. In fact, it has two: the BN-600 and BN-800 reactors at Beloyarsk. France (Superphénix), the U.S., and Japan (Monju) previously built commercial-scale breeders but eventually decommissioned them because of recurrent technical problems and soaring costs. China is currently constructing its own, the CFR-600. But India’s 500 MWe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam represents a major leap toward commercial viability. By “breeding” more fissile material than it consumes, the PFBR serves as a bridge to eventually tapping India’s massive thorium reserves — the world’s third largest. India appears to have learned from the failures of the French Superphénix and Japanese Monju breeders, whose problems centered on the liquid-sodium coolant system. Although India’s PFBR also uses liquid sodium coolant, it employs a “pool-type” design, generally considered safer and more stable than the “loop-type” designs used in the earlier failed reactors. In a pool-type reactor, the entire primary cooling system — including the pumps, heat exchangers and core — is submerged in a single large tank of sodium, reducing the risk of external leaks.

Suvendu Adhikari has been elected Leader of BJP’s Legislature Party and he is set to become BJP’s first CM in West Bengal. #westbengal #suvenduadhikari @SuvenduWB

Congress workers are also heaving a sigh of relief after TMC's loss.

Jhalmuri - National Snack of India #WestBengalLegislativeAssemblyelection2026 #WestBengal #BengalVoteCounts #BengalVerdict