Wonderful to meet again after 25 years, my 10th class friend #Prabhas , who had taken the world by storm with his @BaahubaliMovie and now is gonna rock as #saaho in @SaahoOfficial Movie.. #DhempeTravelBlog

It's not just about Harsha, but this is a live example of how narratives are built. When CSK/MI win, the focus is mainly on the captains. When RCB wins, the focus is mainly on auction and backroom staff. Shreyas Iyer faced it too in 2024. It's always collective effort but the media will highlight one more than the other depending upon the narratives set. Harsha Bhogle salutes RCB's backroom staff youtube.com/shorts/sWDqZrCtP… vi

Mr Nags is suffering from success 😎 Post match presentation party gatecrashed! Mr. Nags was our toughest challenge of the season, even on the night of the final. Find out what happened, when he spoke to some special guests. 😭😂

આ GJ 27 EA 1568 નંબરની કાર ચલાવનાર આજે સાંજે 8.35 વાગે જૂની કમિશનર કચેરી, કેન્દ્રીય વિદ્યાલયના કટ ખાતે મારી કારને ઠોકીને ભાગી ગયેલ છે. L ડિવિઝન ખાતે (સુભાષબ્રિજ) નોર્મલ કાચી ફરિયાદ આપેલ છે. @GujaratPolice @AhmedabadPolice @PoliceAhmedabad આની પર ત્વરિત કાર્યવાહી કરવામાં આવે, જે રીતે તે ભાગ્યો તે પરથી હોઈ શકે કોઈ રીઢો ગુનેગાર ભાગ્યો હોય.

The KSCA and state government didn’t help with that ticketing mess playing out so publicly. They gave those in charge even more reason to take the IPL final away.

Cars are protected in boxes these days, we know the reason.

One of my biggest professional regrets is that ESPN Star left all the episodes of Harsha Online behind. It would have been a recorded history of Indian cricket (and of a few other sports) with 45 min interviews of every top Indian sportsman.

BCCI should not have had a game today. They should have allowed all the Tamil Nadu based players to vote. IPL comes every year. Elections which comes once in 5 years to determine the future of the state and country should be given more importance

on mangoes: banganapelle >> alphonso took me too long to realise!

RCB were and are far ahead of the pack in adopting new things and it’s amazing that cricketers coming in are able to play along. It’s given us fans a lot of relatable content

My piece in today’s @Mint_Lounge is on the wonderfully chaotic world of Old Twitter. Some of my longest friendships and most meaningful work relationships began here, and I’ll always be grateful for this network. Thanks @shaaqT, @b50, @Samit, @lavsmohan, @dhempe, and Naina for walking down memory lane with me. And thank you always, @ShephaliBhatt 🙌🏻 livemint.com/mint-lounge/bus…

Teams inviting players to trial mid-season shouldn’t be seen as a blow to someone’s ego. Last year, RCB invited @mayankcricket for trials before picking him. And he welcomed the move. And went on to play a role in Padikkal’s absence.

At #Davos2026, Maharashtra moved from discussion to demonstration. Its solar energy journey was hailed as a Global South model, while new conversations on India Italy cooperation and Innovation City signalled what’s next. Clean growth. Global trust. Future-ready Maharashtra.

One flight can change your mood completely. #Travel

Allstar Daisy shares her must-visit spots in her hometown, Busan 🇰🇷 From coastal views to buzzing city vibes, Busan has it all.

One more thing. Our 10 minute delivery promise is enabled by the density of stores around your homes. It’s not enabled by asking delivery partners to drive fast. Delivery partners don’t even have a timer on their app to indicate what was the original time promised to the customer. After you place your order on Blinkit, it is picked and packed within 2.5 minutes. And then the rider drives an average of under 2kms in about 8 minutes. That's an average of 15kmph. I understand why everybody thinks why 10 minutes must be risking lives, because it is indeed hard to imagine the sheer complexity of the system design which enables quick deliveries. Also, if you've ever wanted to know why millions of Indians voluntarily take up platform work and sometimes even prefer it to regular jobs, JUST ASK any rider partner when you get your next food or grocery order. You will be humbled by how rational and honest they will be with you. Having said that, no system is perfect, and we are all for making it better than today. However, it is far from what it is being portrayed on social media by people who don't understand how our system works and why. If I were outside the system, I would also believe that gig workers are being exploited, but that's not true.

I worked at Uber and was closely involved during multiple driver strikes in Bangalore. This often meant long days at HSR/BTM traffic police stations, dealing directly with frustrated drivers. Whenever we cut driver incentives at a per-trip level or introduced complex incentive structures, the pushback was immediate and intense. These decisions were driven by market share goal getting more drivers onboard to meet demand. In hindsight, this was never sustainable. We later shifted focus: Increased trip fares,Non-monetary benefits (insurance, fuel, groceries), Alerts for drivers exceeding 60 hours/week, Regular focus group discussions via an initiative I launched called Uber Samaaj Despite this, backlash continued. It simply became part of the job. The real perspective shift came when I moved to Colombo. There, I saw part-time drivers driving ~22 hours/week actually benefiting from the platform. Higher fares meant decent earnings without overworking. That’s when it clicked: these platforms were designed for part-timers, not full-time dependency. The market contrast explains a lot. In 2019: Melbourne avg trip fare ≈ $8 India avg trip fare ≈ $3 When fares are low, drivers compensate by increasing hours. Longer hours lead to fatigue, dissatisfaction, and inevitable conflict with platforms. This isn’t just an Uber issue. It’s a structural problem across all gig platforms in price-sensitive markets, where platforms optimize for flexibility, but workers seek stability. Until this mismatch is acknowledged honestly, tension between gig platforms and workers will remain a permanent feature not a temporary bug.

.@JioHotstar please introduce a split-screen feature for watching two matches at once. 😅

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Namaste from Dil Se Creations 
A 14-year-old boy from Vijayawada has designed and created this customised table-top bat all by himself 🏏as a gift for @TilakV9 for his outstanding performance in the Asia Cup Final 2025 Proud moment of cricket love from the heart of Vijayawada

Middle-class families pay premiums year after year. In emergencies, they face rejection. This isn’t protection it’s betrayal. This has to be fixed @JPNadda - Read article for real stories of rejected claims & thousands more facing the same struggle. indiatoday.in/business/perso…