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[Human Rights Watch @hrw]

Security forces in India’s capital Delhi are cracking down on one of the biggest anti-government protests in recent years.

The authorities should order police to exercise restraint, restore mobile internet connectivity near protests, and ensure people can protest peacefully.

[Skyroot Aerospace @SkyrootA]

ORBIT ACHIEVED. 🚀

Vikram-1 Test Flight-1 has reached orbit. India's first privately developed orbital rocket has completed its final burn and injected its payloads into a ~450 km orbit, making India the third country in the world with private orbital launch capability.

History is made. 🇮🇳

#Vikram1 #JourneyToOrbit #SkyrootAerospace

[Shashi Tharoor @ShashiTharoor]

An Open Letter to the Jantar Mantar protestors:

My dear young friends,

I address you today not as a politician or an MP, but as someone deeply troubled by what is happening to your generation of young Indians.

This is personal for me. I was born to a middle-class family: my father was a salaried newspaper employee, my mother a homemaker, with three children to educate on one income. For a family like ours, merit was not a slogan. Scholarships, fair examinations, honest results — these were the only way one salary could carry three children's dreams.

I went to school in Mumbai and Kolkata, to college here in Delhi, topped the University and earned admission into IIM — and chose instead to follow my passion for international affairs, in America, on a scholarship. Nothing was inherited; everything was earned by hard work and yes, Exams.

So I know that a fair, merit-based system is the only ladder for young people from lower and middle-income families to climb up. When that ladder is broken — papers leaked, examinations cancelled, trust destroyed — the children of the rich and powerful do not suffer. They have other ladders. It is your dreams, and your families' sacrifices (and tragically, in some homes, young lives themselves) that are betrayed.

To the young people gathered at Jantar Mantar, and those raising your voices peacefully across India: this country hears you. Your anger is not indiscipline — it is the anguish of a generation that did everything right and was still betrayed . You are not alone.

And to the millions of young Indians watching quietly: your generation is not a problem to be managed. You are the answer to India's future. Do not lose hope. This ladder will be rebuilt — by you, and by every Indian who stands with you.

To Shri Sonam Wangchuk-ji, my heartfelt appeal: please end your fast. You have awakened the conscience of the nation; that is what a fast is meant to do. India needs your voice for the long road ahead.

With Parliament in session again from Monday, we will have an opportunity to raise the students’ issues in the highest forum of our democracy. That’s where the problem should be addressed, not by fasting unto death. Please heed my plea.

And finally, to the Government: I respectfully urge you to reach out and engage in the dialogue our democracy owes its young citizens. That is not weakness; that is statesmanship.

[Arka @ArkadityaVerma]

@IndianGems_ He probably plays these video games where he gets the idea from.

[Norway Chess @NorwayChess]

🇮🇳 PRAGGNANANDHAA IS THE NORWAY CHESS CHAMPION 2026 👏👏👏

#NorwayChess
📷 Norway Chess / Tor Nilssen & Kjetil V. Tveito

[ANI @ANI]

#WATCH | Ranchi, Jharkhand | A class 12th student, Sarthak Sidhant, says, “…I have written a blog that compares the tender documents of CBSE. I have uploaded and published it… There were at least 15 discrepancies, as per my blog. I would like to highlight three or four of them. Let me give a background about Coempt. It was known as Globarena, and they have a very shady background. 23 students killed themselves because of coempt… Now, I would like to tell you about RFP (Request for Proposal). What happens is the government issues a tender and asks the bidder to bid for it. CBSE issued this tender three times… I have compared the old RFP and the new RFP, and I found some discrepancies… The first discrepancy is that there were three clauses of poor performances which was completely wiped out from the new RFP. In the earlier RFP, there was a clause called blacklisted earlier, whereas in the new RFP, it was changed to blacklisted currently. Why would the board want a service provider which was blacklisted earlier? The third thing I found out is the 50 crore limit, which you needed to qualify, and coempt qualified that by 1.7% … The time frame of corrupt practices was halved, and there were project criteria changes… It shows a pattern that the industry giant TCS was not preferred, but coempt was preferred, which works as a very fragmented group of institutions…”

[Rodger Sherman @rodger]

Shrey spelling 32 words in 90 seconds to win the Spelling Bee is the new greatest athletic accomplishment of 2026. I don’t even know how he said the letters that fast. Got a “Holy Mackerel” out of
@minakimes

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

It was great talking to Stephen and the inspiring young people we’ve worked with at the @ObamaFoundation on the @ColbertLateShow.

When the Obama Presidential Center opens this June 19, my hope is that this will be a place where people can come together to meet, learn, and work with each other to create change in their communities. Learn more at https://t.co/ahkDMKalIn.

[Beats in Brief 🗞️ @beatsinbrief]

🚨 FSSAI is one of the most ineffective regulatory bodies in India.

• Fake paneer and synthetic cheese
• Adulterated milk, ghee & dairy products
• Spices failing safety tests
• Harmful food colours still in use
• Contaminated sweets during festivals
• Substandard street food samples
• Misleading health & nutrition labels
• Poor ground-level inspections
• Shortage of food safety officers
• Inadequate testing labs
• Inconsistent enforcement across states

When people ask for accountability from the authorities, they get an FIR filed against them just for asking questions.

If we don’t raise our voice today, we will keep feeding future generations “fake paneer.”

[Unni @Unnitalks]

NEW SCAM BY OLA DRIVERS IN BANGALORE

Extremely disturbing experience with an Ola ride today from Majestic to Jalahalli, Bengaluru.

The ride initially showed a fare of ₹285 in the Ola app. However, after reaching my destination, the driver showed a bill of ₹5950 on his phone and demanded that I pay the full amount. He claimed that I had cancelled some old rides and that the amount would be deducted from his account if I did not pay.

When I tried to explain that my app clearly showed ₹285, the driver started becoming aggressive and repeatedly insisted that I must pay ₹5950.

Since he was speaking mostly in Kannada and I am not fluent in the language, the situation quickly became stressful and difficult to manage.

I then contacted Ola’s emergency support through the app expecting immediate help. Unfortunately, the response from the support representative was extremely disappointing and dismissive. Instead of trying to understand the situation or deescalate it, she repeatedly questioned whether it was a “safety issue”.

When I explained that please consider it as unsafe and that I felt unsafe, the representative responded in a rude and dismissive manner and abruptly disconnected the call stating that it was “not an emergency”. At that moment I was left alone to deal with an increasingly tense situation with the driver.

Fortunately, my house owner arrived at the scene, understood the situation, and advised the driver that we should go to the police station to resolve the matter. I followed him on his bike while the driver followed us in the cab. However, midway the driver suddenly rerouted and fled the area.

This entire experience was extremely stressful and raises serious concerns about:
• Fare transparency on the platform
• Driver conduct
• The attitude and responsiveness of Ola’s emergency support team

An emergency line that dismisses passengers during a tense situation defeats the very purpose of having a safety feature.

@Olacabs @bhash

@BlrCityPolice Can you please help with this situation. I can share all the details.

[ICC @ICC]

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝, 𝙤𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣 🇮🇳🏆

#T20WorldCup

[BCCI @BCCI]

𝐂.𝐇.𝐀.𝐌.𝐏.𝐈.𝐎.𝐍.𝐒 🇮🇳

#TeamIndia clinch a record 3️⃣rd ICC Men's #T20WorldCup title 🏆

Take. A. Bow 🫡

#MenInBlue | #Final | #INDvNZ

[Arka @ArkadityaVerma]

Rightly said ! @ishankishan51

[Google India @GoogleIndia]

70% of the Earth is covered by water, and the rest is covered by Ishan ✅

#INDvNZ

[Arka @ArkadityaVerma]

@GalgotiasGU Just based of filling !

[Arka @ArkadityaVerma]

@GalgotiasGU And this is how they maintain their Good NIRF rankings

https://t.co/eFFSwMd4b0

[News Algebra @NewsAlgebraIND]

HUGE 🚨 Six Rafale fighter jets soar over Kartavya Path in a spectacular flypast ✈️

[Arka @ArkadityaVerma]

Happy Republic Day 🇮🇳

[anand mahindra @anandmahindra]

These are exactly the kind of initiatives we need to do to show that India is not just the world’s back office, but can also be its think tank…

More such projects, please, for creating knowledge at the frontiers of technology & exploration.

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[VOICE OF TU @voiceOfTezu94]

@EduMinOfIndia please do not push Tezpur University to the brink of adversity.
@dpradhanbjp @CMOfficeAssam @PMOIndia @rashtrapatibhvn
@PTI_News @ANI @aajtak @ravish_journo @dhruv_rathee
@sangeetabarooa1
#savetezpuruniversity #Shambhugoback

[Narendra Modi @narendramodi]

Powered by India’s youth, our space programme is getting more advanced and impactful.

With LVM3 demonstrating reliable heavy-lift performance, we are strengthening the foundations for future missions such as Gaganyaan, expanding commercial launch services and deepening global partnerships.

This increased capability and boost to self-reliance are wonderful for the coming generations.

@isro