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The story of #Hyderabad, #Telangana Deccan and the first wave of globalisation in #India.
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🚨SHOCKING - FIR against Malabar:
A man walked into a Malabar Gold showroom in Bilaspur with a simple request: exchange his old 22-carat HUID-hallmarked bracelet.
The staff ran it through their XRF machine. Once. Twice. Three times.
Every reading came back the same: 20 carat.
They even told him the hallmark didn’t exist.
He called the local jeweller who had sold him the bracelet. The jeweller walked in, confirmed the HUID, and asked them to test it again.
Same machine. Same bracelet. Same room.
This time an employee adjusted something on the machine. Suddenly the reading flipped to 916 - pure 22 carat.
The jeweller recorded everything. The Sarafa Association arrived. Police registered an FIR against the showroom manager and the machine operator. The machine and DVR were seized.
This wasn’t a small local shop. This was Malabar Gold “the chain that advertises trust, purity, and BIS standards across India”.
One bracelet. Two readings. An 8% gap in gold value. And the only thing that changed was who was watching.
If a hallmarked piece can magically lose two carats the moment a customer wants to exchange it, and magically regain them the moment someone pushes back, what exactly is the machine testing?
Customers don’t walk into Malabar expecting a calibration error that only appears when they’re selling gold.
They walk in expecting the purity printed on their receipt.
The FIR is real.
The readings are on record.
The machine was seized.
Malabar still hasn’t explained why the same piece of gold needed a “setting” before it became 22 carat again.
Until they do, this isn’t a machine glitch.
It’s a business model.
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🔖 The SBI and eMudhra data leaks, what the Centre's steps mean for Ladakh, why Meta has been asked to pay $25 billion, and more, this week on The Hindu Explains mrf.lu/2HX4c
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> @GHMCOnline @CommissionrGHMC Urgent! 10-15 stray dogs attacking children in Ramakrishna Nagar, Bagh Amberpet, Amberpet Hyd-500013. 3-4 children bitten in 2 weeks. Kids scared to go to school. H.No: 2-2-185/40/D/1. Pls send Dog Catching Van ASAP.
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When the accused are Muslim, I’ve often seen CM @himantabiswa or the police prominently publicise their names and/or photographs. Why does the same transparency appear to disappear when the accused are associated with right wing groups?
In this case, 13 accused were arrested and later granted bail. Later, Four more (Sumit Kumar Das, Arnab Kumar Roy, Priyanshu Paul and Priyanshu Das) were arrested.
Yet I haven’t seen the CM or the police highlight their names or publish their photographs on their official handles. Nor have I seen them disclose the BNS sections invoked against them.
If the accused were granted bail almost immediately, the police should clarify exactly which sections they were booked under.
Why this selective.
The news of an attack on a Bihu troupe in Sribhumi is deeply disturbing and unfortunate.
Bihu is the soul of Assam, our pride and our identity. We will never tolerate any insult to our culture and heritage.
I have directed the @DGPAssamPolice to ensure immediate action against those responsible.
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Makeover of street where Modi lives in Delhi threatens historic mosque, temple and British-era racecourse | My colleague @Ss22Shweta reports
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When Bolsonaro was disgracefully invited as Chief Guest for our Republic Day Parade in 2020, several of us in Mumbai held a protest at Churchgate Station against an abandonment of “Indian values” by a government that turned a blind eye to his environmental destruction, his homophobia, his deep links to organised crime.
“Aarey, Amazon, queer ladhai, Modi-Bolsonaro bhai bhai” was the slogan coined at that protest. Today, as the son of one far-right bigot bites the dust in Brazil, much to the relief of so many who were terrorised under his father’s last regime, there is hope reignited for change across the world.
Congratulations, Comeback King @LulaOficial. Here’s hoping we can invite you to a Republic Day Parade in New Delhi soon.
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1980, Pakistan. Military dictator Zia ul Haq’s police dealing with women protestors.
Of course, this image has no resemblance with anything witnessed in a country neighbouring Pakistan in recent days.
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Attacks on churches, Christian prayer meetings by Hindutva terrorists in India:
2026 — 402 incidents (till July)
2025 — 900 incidents
2024 — 834 incidents
2023 — 731 incidents
2021/22 — 601 incidents
2014–2020 — 328 incidents
2021–2026: 1,000+ churches destroyed
Shocking?
Deeply shocked at the heinous attack at a Church in Karak, Jordan yesterday, which resulted in the tragic loss of several innocent lives and injuries to many others. Our heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families and wish a swift recovery to those injured.
India stands firmly with the Government and the friendly people of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in this difficult hour. We also reaffirm our strong commitment to the fight against terrorism in all its forms and manifestations.
@AymanHsafadi
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A story that damages many claims by ECI
@Basantrajsonu and @AshwineSingh report that a Booth level agent of the BIP filed 5359 form 7s to delete people. When the ERO refused to do bulk deletions, the BLA wrote to the ECI. And ECI said, file them
newslaundry.com/2026/10/24/u… #
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Thank you for flagging this, Sir. The non-standard lettering on the number plate is clearly visible, and the rules apply equally to front and rear plates. The vehicle details have been verified and action is being initiated under the MV Act. Only standard HSRP plates are permitted.
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जो देश के स्वनामधन्य अख़बार, चैनल और पत्रकार ने कर सके वो अरुणाचल का ये चैनल कर रहा है। चीनी घुसपैठ के बारे में सरकार के झूठ की धज्जियां उड़ा रहा है।
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday (October 25, 2026) gave a sarcastic "heartfelt thank you" to the BJP and its allies for "promoting" the INDIA bloc rally against ‘vote chori’ on November 1 "so enthusiastically" and ensuring its call reaches as many people as possible.
thehindu.com/news/cities/Del…
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Sambalpur Junction के Second Class Waiting Hall की स्थिति देखिए। कृपया यात्रियों के टिकटों की जाँच कर उचित व्यवस्था सुनिश्चित करें। 139 पर कॉल करने पर Customer Care से बात होने से पहले ही कॉल डिस्कनेक्ट हो जाता है। @RailwaySeva @RPF_INDIA @EastCoastRail #sambalpur @DRMSambalpur
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Boarding on AI 882 AMD-DEL is delayed by 20 minutes because Supreme Court Judge Vipul Pancholi & wife had to be VIP boarded first. They walk in with a posse of 6 guards + 3 AI staffers. Is this the VIP culture that India’s judiciary advocates? @MLJ_GoI ?
#VIPculture 🚨#lalbatti
