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Yes a blot on the face of @AshokaUniv. Seats of academic excellence that have precipitated this through inaction, blatant fence sitting and perhaps plain cowardice.
Nobody recalls Prof Sabyachi Das of Ashoka University who first published his paper on vote chori in 2019 elections. Was forced to resign.
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PIN @SauravDassss !!! Inquilab Zindabad
🚨#Important: Several petitions are now being filed in the High Courts and the Supreme Court “against” the actions of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
But we must not forget what happened the last time citizens knocked on the doors of the judiciary. The Supreme Court ENSURED that the SIR happened in Bengal in whatever manner barely months before the election. When the consequences of mass voters deletions became impossible to ignore, Justice Joymalya Bagchi in that bench made an extraordinary observation that those unable to vote “this time” could vote “next time”.
Who is to tell him that there is no “next time” for a possibly stolen election?
So because the courts are constitutional institutions, let them hear these new petitions against Gyanesh as many times as they want. Let them pass whatever orders they want to. But our democratic demand for Gyanesh Kumar’s accountability will NOT BE outsourced to the courtrooms.
The people will decide.
Because ultimately, neither an Election Commissioner nor a judge owns Indian democracy. We, the People, do.
@Cockroachisback @abhijeet_dipke @AshutoshRanka
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Agreed completely. Personal philosophy if not visible in actions remain a thought at best.
Sorry but he helped usher in and maintain the mahayuti government which has turned Maharashtra into a hotbed of communal hatred and hate speech.
He might have been personally secular, but a politician’s legacy must always be measured by the political effects they create.
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Yes couldn't agree more. All religio fascists speak the same language of oppression.
It is interesting that these maulanas and muftis never talk about Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam and their long and unjust incarceration.
They never use their clout to shout for justice for those who raised their voice against minority oppression in India.
They instead talk only about their own religious diktats, give notes on how to oppress women, and hate on something as magical as music.
Like all other religio-fascists they also never talk about issues that matter
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I still remember how a decade ago the news of this lynching and the inhuman cruelty of itvmade me flinch with horror. Unsurprisingly in a lawsuit years later under the same ruling government these perpetrators stand to go scot free
No country for Muslims really
No prior enmity b/w accused & victims
Need to restore social harmony
Illogical reasons to drop the case against Mohammad Akhlaq’s killers mark a post-law era in India—esp for Muslims, @betwasharma writes
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Someone finally said it.
It's time to remove laptops from classrooms.
24 experiments: Students learn more and get better grades after taking notes by hand than typing. It's not just because they're less distracted—writing enables deeper processing and more images.
The pen is mightier than the keyboard.
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The steps the country takes now could shape its ability to respond in the future.
What a line! And so universally applicable. Not just in ALS healthcare innovation or biotech.
"The steps the country takes now could shape its ability to respond in the future."
In his latest opinion piece for @DeccanHerald, CCAMP Director-CEO @Taslimarif reflects on India’s AI-based drug discovery, research into diseases of ageing, and the impact of the Longitude Prize on ALS.
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease that affects motor neurons, causing the brain to gradually lose its ability to control muscles and impacting mobility, speech, and breathing. It affects approximately 2–3 people per 100,000 individuals worldwide.
Read now: deccanherald.com/opinion/har…
Dr. Taslimarif Saiyed is a jury member on the @longitude_prize, the £7.5M global challenge for ALS treatment technologies.
Apply now: als.longitudeprize.org/
@DrJitendraSingh @DBTIndia @rajesh_gokhale @IndiaDST @karandi65 @BIRAC_2012 @AIMtoInnovate @NITIAayog @NIMHANS_BLR @kris_sg @NCBS_Bangalore @DBT_inStem @DBT_NBRC @aiims_newdelhi @aiims_jodhpur @iitmadras @iiscbangalore @startupindia @ITBTGoK @Ktech_biotech @startupindia
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My god yes! What are we coming to these days! Forced Vegetarianism and meat bans on a whim, a fancy, an invasion on the common citizen's rights. That too on Independence Day. Shame on these politicians
What we eat on Independence Day is our choice.
The Kalyan Dombivali Municipal Commissioner has NO right to interfere, and that dictat won’t be followed!
Instead of imposing vegetarianism on the citizens, focus on improving the terrible roads and broken civic services.
Citizens will eat whatever they want to- vegetarian/ non vegetarian.
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Today's the last day of this call for applications! Hurry
Just one more day to go for the "WE-Bio" application deadline!
The #women entrepreneurs from Karnataka working in biotech or lifescience —
Apply for a six-month, equity-free incubation programme by CCAMP, in partnership with the Government of Karnataka under the WEscalate initiative
🗓️Deadline: 20th July, 2025
🔗Programme details: ccamp.res.in/we-bio
✍️Apply here: rb.gy/veh9c3
📧 Write to us: [email protected]
@Taslimarif @PriyankKharge @DrCaur @ITBTGoK @Startup_Kar @Ktech_biotech @DBTIndia @BIRAC_2012 @IndiaDST @NITIAayog @startupindia @AIMtoInnovate @GoI_MeitY @meitystartuphub
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Love the idea!
We are excited to announce #OpenDay at the Archives! - School edition!
A variety of activities for children of all ages!
🎨Art Workshop
💡History Quiz by @bertyashley
✂️Origami Workshop
Register here: ncbs.res.in/events/open-day-…
🗓️17 April 2025
📍@Archives_NCBS
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National Bio Entrepreneurship Competition!
Presenting the startup winners - all future stars of Indian biotechnology!
Congratulations to #NBEC2024 winner, Shanaya Patel, Genoscope in Healthcare/Oncology category for winning 3 lakhs from @CuradevPharma, 3 lakhs from #Biocombinator and an investment opportunity of 100,000 USD from @IIMAVentures for SALISCOPE: Saliva-based diagnostic assay for prediction of chemotherapeutic resistance and relapse in head and neck #cancer patients.
@Taslim @Itbtgok @startup_Kar @BIRAC_2012
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It takes s lot for me to be effusive in praise. But what the #NBEC2024 organizing team pulled off yesterday amd through last five months was immense. What a team! What an effort and what an honour to be working alongside such colleagues.
Excited to have the Hon'ble Minister of IT, BT Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, Shri @PriyankKharge with us at #NBEC2024, India's biggest and most prestigious biotech competition that unlocks India's scientific talent to create societal impact!
🏆The Grand Finale lived up to its name, with a total of ₹15 Crore+ in cash prizes, investment opportunities for 19 startups and ₹5 Lakhs for 5 student-led teams!
Joining us in the celebration were @DrCaur, IAS, Secretary, Dept of IT-BT and S&T, Govt of Karnataka; @prashanthp, Chairman, Karnataka's Startup Vision Group & Partner at @Accel Partners; @vijaychandru, Advisor, Karnataka State Council on S & T and Co-founder, @StrandLife and @ppavanram, GM, KITS.
🎉 Congrats to the winners, all future stars of Indian biotechnology!
It's fitting that the Grand Finale of this one-of-a-kind national competition has come home to the startup and biotech capital of India.
@Taslimarif @itbtgok @BIRAC_2012 @Startup_Kar @Ktech_biotech @rajesh_gokhale @DBTIndia @startupindia @kiranshaw @prashanthp @IIMAVentures @ianetwork @Bioconlimited @accelindia #Biocombinator @YourStoryCo @WINFoundation3 @AurigeneDiscov @novonesis @lorealindia @mahycogrow @SyngeneIntl @ankurseeds @LKSattorneys @synapsesvc @socialalphain @EnziaVC @bio_angels @isbaindia @MC_InnoHub @AWSstartups @followCII @KotakBankLtd #Curadev @AnthemBio @DrPashuTech @REVYEnvironment @DevhutiP
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As soon as it's NBEC Grand Finale time of the year, I am overcome with what I can only call creative anxiety. I'm a 7 year veteran of NBEC, been participating in its outreach and coverage 7 years. Long time enough to lose inspiration. Instead I'm looking forward to the Finale
And that's a wrap to Day 1 of #NBEC2024 Boot Camp and mentoring sessions!
CCAMP Director-CEO @Taslimarif welcomed the pre-finalists, highlighting NBEC as a platform for new, bold and diverse ideas. "This is a place to amplify the power of entrepreneurship in the biotech sector. Previous NBEC sessions have led to impactful solutions in fields ranging from AMR to agriculture. It's the perfect platform to build connections, dive deep into ideas, and leverage valuable resources."
Chintan Antani, VP of Investments at @IIMAVentures, shared insights on fundraising, venture capital, business development deals, valuation and negotiation, explaining these through an investor’s lens.
Lalith Kishor, COO of InDx, CCAMP, gave an engaging session on strategic positioning, with participants taking part in an interactive exercise to translate the six elements (who, what, when, how, theme, support) into a value proposition statement.
The pre-finalists also had a one-on-one interaction session with the mentors from IIMA Ventures Team.
@rajesh_gokhale @DBTIndia @BIRAC_2012
@kiranshaw @prashanthp @IIMAVentures
@ianetwork @Bioconlimited @accelindia
#Biocombinator @YourStoryCo @WINFoundation3
@AurigeneDiscov @novonesis @lorealindia
@mahycogrow @SyngeneIntl @ankurseeds
@LKSattorneys @synapsesvc @socialalphain
@EnziaVC @bio_angels @isbaindia
@MC_InnoHub @AWSstartups @followCII
@KotakBankLtd #Curadev @AnthemBio
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A super exciting 4 days coming up from 7-10th Aug with the #NBEC2024 Boot Camp and Grand Finale.
Do check out where all the participants will be coming from!
We are just one step behind the most coveted event of the year, the National Bio Entrepreneurship Competition #NBEC2024 Grand Finale!
62 startup pre-finalists and 16 student pre-finalist teams representing 12 Indian states across Tier 1, Tier 2 & Tier 3 cities are now gearing to battle it out for the Grand Finale champion spot on 10th Aug
Don't miss out how NBEC is kindling the bio-entrepreneurship spirit across all the corners of the country. Special shout out to those from Kamrup, Assam; Saundatti, Karnataka, Farrukhabad, UP and other towns & cities!
NBEC, a place where #InnovationsMakeImpact
@Taslimarif @rajesh_gokhale @kiranshaw @prashanthp @DBTIndia @BIRAC_2012 @IIMAVentures @ianetwork @Bioconlimited @accelindia #Biocombinator @YourStoryCo @WINFoundation3 @AurigeneDiscov @novonesis @lorealindia @mahycogrow @SyngeneIntl @ankurseeds @LKSattorneys @synapsesvc @socialalphain @EnziaVC @bio_angels @isbaindia @MC_InnoHub @AWSstartups @followCII @KotakBankLtd #Curadev @AnthemBio
PINNED. cannot agree more. What happened to that wedding tax when you have an extra expensive wedding? We legislated that i think? Or I was dreaming of it after this bombardment of bling.
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Someone just told me today that I'm a weak link. I give off weak vibes. Firstly, major Dune tone! 😜
Secondly I'm surprised i
I hear this only from a particular set of persons who have never accepted me for who I am and mistake my acceptance of them as lack of strength. Grow up!
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Inclusivity in physics is still some way off IMO.
Bang on about the implicit bias. And so glad to know about the Open Quantum Institute work. It's with small steps such as this that we can bring in inclusivity in science and with that a diverse pool of ideas. Great read
Topic very close to my heart: Inclusivity in Science
economymiddleeast.com/news/t…
@RRI_Bangalore @IndiaDST @TarunSouradeep @guptaakhilesh63 @karandi65 @PrinSciAdvGoI
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