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May such stories never cease to amaze.
Exactly one year ago Maoist Commander Mallojula Venugopal, who carried a bounty of 6 crore, surrendered in Maharashtra, with 60 other cadre
Today, he works on Gram Sabhas, tribal and forest rights with Gondwana University.
‘He admits the irony of tackling some of the same issues through legal means that the maoists once rallied against’ 👌
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You’ve heard a lot about Umar Khalid through the media. But amid the media witch-hunt against him, there has been very little space for him to speak for himself, especially since he’s spent the last six years in jail.
So I want to tell you a little about my friend Umar, in his own words, as shared with his family and friends.
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“You are not equal to me.” That's what journalist Ryan Thomas says a police officer told him after he was detained while documenting police action against protesters.
Thomas alleges that despite identifying himself as a journalist and maintaining his distance, officers surrounded him, forced him into a bus, attempted to damage his camera and repeatedly demanded that he delete his footage.
He further claims he was punched, slapped and threatened when he refused. Thomas describes what happened and raises serious questions about press freedom and police accountability.
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#PressFreedom #DelhiPolice #Protest #JantarMantar #GyaneshKumar #MediaFreedom #PressClubOfIndia #ECI #SIR
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“The best police forces in the world don’t win against their own citizens, they facilitate them.”
Why cops fail at Jantar Mantar.
A former Director, National Police Academy. 👇🏾
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INTERESTING: when Team Anna hit the streets in 2011 (with the RSS also providing support), few called the protests ‘anarchic’. Now when Rahul Gandhi and the opposition do it, the same forces who hailed the Anna Andolan , now use the word ‘anarchy’ routinely. Then the BJP was in opposition and Cong in power, now roles reversed. Guess where you stand in Indian politics depends on where you sit, no?! 🙏
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We talk about ease of doing business in India and compare it with China, there’s one big difference I’ve noticed:
In India, no one wants to feel accountable.
Let me share my experience with one of India’s biggest shipping companies, Delhivery.
I’m a co-founder of an electrolyte brand. We sent two packages worth almost ₹1lakh to Ladakh for the Ladakh Marathon because we wanted to sell them at the event.
They failed to deliver them and shipped them back to us.
For the next 40–45 days, there was no update on where the packages were. We kept following up, but nobody gave us a clear answer.
After 45 days, they told us the packages were lost and simply closed the case.
We were shocked by the lack of accountability. No explanation, no apology, no guilt. Just, “It’s lost.”
And when we asked why, how it happened, or what the next step was, nobody had an answer. Delhivery team doesn’t answer calls. We tried reaching out to different people, and most of them either said, “It’s not my department,” or cut the call.
Our team got stuck in an endless loop.
Shipping aggregator says to contact the shipper.
Shipper says to contact someone else.
Delhivery team doesn’t answer.
And the biggest loser is the entrepreneur who is willing to do business.
I’ve dealt with Chinese suppliers and logistics companies before, and the difference in accountability and service is very noticeable.
They are desperate to do business with you. They take ownership, respond quickly, and try to solve the problem.
That’s what ease of doing business should feel like, not this, definitely!
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IISc scientists removed a critical part of a HUMAN CELL !
Then they used BLUE LIGHT to make it work again.
Every time a cell divides, it has to perform an extraordinarily precise operation.
It copies its chromosomes.
Then microscopic structures called spindles help pull those chromosomes apart so each new cell gets the right genetic material.
A structure called the centrosome normally helps organise this process.
So IISc researchers did something crazy.
They engineered human cells...and then deliberately REMOVED their centrosomes.
As expected, spindle formation became defective.
Then the scientists switched on a BLUE LIGHT. 🔵
And something remarkable happened. 🧵
Man Duke retweeted
More than hawkers, uneven, broken and missing slabs, along with footpath riders riding on pavements, are the major obstacles for pedestrians.
Wonder why none of the officials spotted this during the recent footpath reclamation drive 👇
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Remember when artists from 126 different countries sung Mahatma Gandhi's favorite Bhajan in his tribute.
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Gandhi’s great challenge to independent India was never “follow me.” It was: think for yourself.
In today's modern age of political polarisation, instant opinions and viral outrage, what does Gandhi mean to India? Perhaps, more than ever, it means this: never surrender your political conscience to any party, ideology, crowd, influencer or algorithm.
Happy Gandhi Jayanti!
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𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚.
On 2nd October, Gandhi Jayanti and Lal Bahadur Shastri Jayanti, we honour two great leaders whose lives exemplified truth, simplicity and service to the nation.
Carrying forward the nation-building vision of Shri G. D. Birla, Founder of BITS Pilani, we remain committed to these values through education, research and innovation.
#GandhiJayanti #LalBahadurShastriJayanti #BITSPilani
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Russian President #VladimirPutin says, "Prime Minister @narendramodi is one of those world leaders who, despite our very good and even friendly relations, personal good relations, constantly raises the question and asks the question about putting an end to the conflict in Ukraine. He has an avid interest and very good ideas aimed at finding mutually acceptable solutions. In that sense, naturally, the Prime Minister takes a neutral position but with an interest in the end of the conflict. I think it's my duty to say that directly. And we are thankful to the Prime Minister for his ideas. We are thankful for his desire to put an end to this conflict through peaceful means and as soon as possible."
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So, as expected, it was just the usual attempt to abuse the copyright strike system and get the video taken down and hope that the other party decides to give up and avoid dealing with lawyers.
Nope - not going to work. It's fair use criticism of pseudoscience, and the video is back
youtube.com/watch?v=pjJsMs_h…
So, last year, I posted a video debunking some of the most outrageously unscientific claims by Acharya Manish, and rather predictably, he issued a copyright strike on YouTube.
I challenged that strike on the basis of fair use + commentary + substantial original content from my side, and YouTube put the ball back in his court and gave him 10 days to respond. No response, so the video was reinstated after roughly 3 weeks from when it was disabled.
Now, he has issued the same copyright strike again, and I'm going to counter-claim again. Is this simply a nuisance tactic to get me to delete the video? It's not going to work
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Why Nations Fail
[By 2024 Nobel Prize Winner in Economics, Dr. Acemoglu]: In Jan 2000, Zimbabwe was facing its worst economic crisis following decades of mismanagement. A national lottery was organized by a govt bank. Guess who won?
Book: Why Nations Fail
Excerpts from Chapter 13
It was January 2000 in Harare, Zimbabwe. A national lottery was organized by a state-owned bank (Zimbank). The lottery was open to the account-holders of the bank.
The day of the draw arrived. Every account-holder who secretly hoped to win waited anxiously for the outcome. The person in-charge of drawing the winning ticket made a random selection from among thousands of eligible customers.
As Zimbank’s public statement put it: “Master of Ceremonies Fallot Chawawa could not believe his eyes when the ticket drawn for Z$100,000 prize was shown to him, and he saw His Excellency Robert Mugabe written on it.”
President Robert Mugabe, who had ruled Zimbabwe by hook or crook, and with an iron fist, for the past 20 years, had won the lottery.
What a lucky man!
Extractive Institutions
In “Why Nations Fail,” Prof. Acemoglu argues that “the most common reason why nations fail” is because they have extractive institutions. These institutions systematically block opportunities and incentives for the masses to improve their lives.
Control of resources is reserved for a small elite ruling class who are free to manipulate any opportunity in order to perpetuate the dependence of the less privileged.
ENDQUOTE
“Poor countries are poor because those in power make choices that lead to poverty. They get it wrong not by mistake or ignorance, but on purpose.” – MIT Professor, Dr. Daren Acemoglu
Daren Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James Robinson jointly won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Economics for demonstrating the crucial role of institutions in the economic success or failure of nations.
@arabicatrader
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Karnataka Congress MLA seeks CSR funds for road repair after Biocon’s Shaw flags crumbling infra. This is abdication of responsibilities. Industry has done more than its share of improving infra but roads built from govt funds have not even lasted 6 months theprint.in/india/governance…
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The village sarpanch ties his cows inside the classrooms. Midday meals are infested with termites. Birds nest on the fans, and children are forced to defecate in the open.
This school in Dobhara (Madhya Pradesh) is in a condition worse than hell.
#गौ_सुरक्षा_अभियान