Gandhi wore a loincloth. Ambedkar and Tamil Nadu chief minister Vijay showed up in suits. Nehru made a jacket famous. My #ReverseSwing column for @NewIndianXpress explores the politics of #powerdressing google.com/amp/s/www.newindi…

Spent a useful morning with @Copilot . Actually works like a secretary in some financial matters

Well said.

"In #Rajasthan, where a large section of the population belongs to lower-middle and middle-income households, a private C-section surgery can cost anywhere between ₹50,000 and ₹2.5 lakh. Families often borrow heavily, sell jewellery, liquidate savings or postpone important household expenditure" - @MalvikaMudgal open.substack.com/pub/rajnit…

Any legal expert out there to confirm? I thought Indian anti defection law is limited to legislature parties.

Mamata is not budging on Abhishek. Dissidents who see no future for this #TMC are using his presence to desert the party. Like Shiv Sena, this party too is hurt by dynastic politics.

Delhi as a state is India's capital city. lts government must recognise and honour the country's cultural and linguistic diversity. Under the current BJP government it is being treated like a Hindi-Hindu province. The renaming of literary awards is the latest in this attempt to de-nationalise the capital.

Director quits, Google sees internal dissent over AI ethics and controversial deal with militarist Trump Administration financialexpress.com/world-n…

I checked PM Modi’s timeline expecting at least a word of sympathy for the three Indians killed in a U.S. military strike. There is none. Not a condolence message. Not a public expression of grief. Instead, the timeline is dominated by replies to world leaders congratulating him on becoming India’s longest-serving Prime Minister.

> 5 pregnant women admitted to govt hospital, Kota > Were advised cesarean deliveries > Fake injections given to stop bleeding > Injections only contained water > All Five mothers died This country used to be called the “Golden Bird,” and today it has been turned into a joke.

21 year old Aryan Verma from Uttar Pradesh poses as Army Brigadier. He also told all his neighbours and family members that he has become youngest ever Brigadier in the Army. India is not for beginners!

This is the brain child of @aditya_museo and @babubasu To commemorate the Bicentennial of Photography and to support the upkeep of India's only Museum of Cameras a one of its kind quiz on August 1. Open to the first 25 corporate teams that donate to the museum before mid July.

Standup comedians tell the truth. TV anchors speak power to truth 😜

But your style of Journalism is no less than Stand-up comedy. @navikakumar. Remember this? This is how you and @RShivshankar read out names of 30 Chinese Soldiers after they received a fake WhatsApp forward. 🙄

Biryani doesn't leave Indian controversies

You know I rarely block people. But long ago I blocked T.V.Mohandas Pai because of his some hate tweets. He always keep belittling Tamil Nadu. It is surprising even elites of the society behaves like this. I saw him a posting this message today on Twitter: "TN has a bigger economy than Karnataka , the mystery is why does it collect less? It had not collected its budgeted taxes for last 3 years but shown huge growth in GDP! Are they counting GDP correctly?" I don't know how much more he is going to get petty. This is very basic which person of his stature should be definitely aware. GST collections primarily reflect consumption (destination), not production (origin), while state GDP measures production within the state. A lot of production is for all India markets or exports. Goods produced in Tamil Nadu are consumed in other states. GST credit flows to destination states, not Tamil Nadu. GST is not a perfect proxy for economic size. It's better for measuring local demand and consumption patterns. States like Tamil Nadu benefit from jobs, investment, and long term growth from production, even if GST appears relatively less. This is a well known structural issue in Indian federal taxation. Manufacturing states have long argued for adjustments in tax devolution or compensation for this production consumption asymmetry.

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The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in India categorically rejects the reports and claims circulated by certain media outlets regarding the economic situation in Iran and alleged difficulties in the supply of essential goods and public necessities. It is emphasized that, despite the imposition of three wars and extensive pressures against the Iranian nation, no shortage of essential commodities or basic necessities has occurred to date. Owing to the effective measures and responsible management of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran under the leadership of President Dr. Masoud Pezeshkian, the procurement, supply, and distribution of the goods required by the country continue in a normal, stable, and uninterrupted manner. The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran also urges respected Indian media organizations to obtain and disseminate news and reports concerning Iran from credible, official, and verifiable sources. In this regard, it should be recalled that Iran International is a media outlet affiliated with opponents and adversaries of the Iranian people and has a long record of disseminating biased narratives aligned with anti-Iranian political agendas. Consequently, it cannot be regarded as a credible source for accurately reflecting the realities of Iran. @aajtak

Watched this woman destroy an innocent girls life while reading her WhatsApp Messages on the news. For ratings. Had her call me anti-national on the news for speaking about women’s safety. For ratings. Now she’s ‘concerned’ about women. For ratings. Give me a break. That’s my take.