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India’s IT ministry banned Telegram for one week because some users shared leaked exam questions.
This punishes 150M+ ordinary Telegram users in India — not the insiders who leaked the exam materials.
And the ban hasn't stopped anything. The leaks just moved to other apps.
“This is the dead body of our second officer. He died two days ago and his body is decomposing. We reached out to the Indian Embassy but haven’t got a positive response. Our company is hiding from us,” says Indian captain of MT Celestial anchored in Oman
I think between the Iran war strikes killing Indians and the Fable 5 export controls affecting all non-US citizens, including Indians, this has been the worst week in US-India relations in 2026 (which also makes it the worst week in Sergio Gor's ambassadorial tenure).
Breaking down US statement, that marks an escalation over the issue of 3 Indian seafarers being killed by US Navy, here's what it says:
1. Vessels must comply with US orders (Why?)
2. US forces are seeking to uphold peace and security( By shooting unarmed ships?)
3. In the Strait (But US ships are in the Gulf of Oman)
4. Violations of US Blockade ( which have been many)
5. Illicit transport of Iranian oil (Not according to international law, and US sanctions are only punitive economically)
6. Won't be tolerated (Regardless of loss of lives, or contravening international law)
Awaiting MEA response.
https://t.co/iSaCjKJU5F
US State dept readout of Jaishankar-Rubio call indicates sharp differences:
"Secretary Rubio stressed that all commercial vessels should immediately comply with orders from U.S. forces as they seek to uphold peace and security in the Strait. He underscored that violations of the U.S. blockade and the illicit transport of Iranian oil will not be tolerated.
India to America back in 2013 during the Devyani Khobragade crisis:
“India will not accept any attempt to push us around. America must understand that the world has changed, times have changed and India has changed”
He's fixing policies that helps him and his family make money.
Clear cut conflict of interest at the cost of people
But, not one is raising this issue from the opposition.
You know why? Cuz they're all in this together.
They're making a chu out of us!
Hippocracy.
Ultimately, students and India's future pay the price of such hypocrisy. From Vyapam and other examination scams then to shady companies allowed to do shoddy jobs with our students' future now.
As a country, we've never dealt with corruption seriously.
When you realise how difficult it is to build a wealth of Rs.6 crores in a developed nation, we come across news items where even low level government officials are caught with unaccounted wealth ranging from tens of crore to hundreds of crore rupees.
I mentioned how Singapore and China brought death sentences for what are routine in India like selling adulterated food and spurious drugs.
Not that we should give death to corrupt. The numbers may be huge in our country. Long jail terms coupled with confiscation of entire wealth is the way to go. That would send a strong message to rest of the people to give up corrupt practices.
US State Dept deletes X post featuring WION question to Rubio on racism against Indians
Reported by colleague AjayPal Chowdhury:
https://t.co/wKeG88tJ1A
I am a CBSE Class 12 student.
After receiving unexpectedly low marks in Physics, we applied for photocopies of my answer sheets through the CBSE reevaluation process.
Today we received the copies.
And I am shattered because the Physics answer sheet uploaded by CBSE is not mine
A 35 yr experienced CA told me tht the biggest beneficiary of Modi govt is not Adani/Ambani. They still can face adversity on change of the govt
The Real beneficiaries are the Bureaucrats. He Estimates that most of the revenue dept senior officers r now worth more thn 500 crores