Anushree Majumdar

Writer-editor based in New Delhi. Formerly: @IndianExpress, @EconomicTimes. @WesternU alum.

[Piyush Rai @Benarasiyaa]

First in my bloodline to see train cancelled because of road traffic.

[Mark Ruffalo @MarkRuffalo]

The accusation that I am antisemitic is appalling and fundamentally dishonest. Criticizing the actions of the Israeli prime minister, a military technology contract, or the executives who supply it is not the same as criticizing Jewish people. This critical and necessary dialogue is then dishonestly framed as being anti-Israel. To be clear, my views come from my own political convictions and should never be interpreted as hostility toward Jewish people, for whom I have deep love and respect.  Everything I know about acting, activism, and humanism has been profoundly shaped by the Jewish friends, colleagues, and loved ones who have been integral and family throughout every point of my life.

This merger has real consequences for real people, and for the entire country. Scrutinizing the Ellisons, including Oracle’s business built on data, surveillance technology and government contracts, and the serious threat to editorial freedom and the loss of a livelihood for thousands of families, is fair and necessary. The $111 billion deal would hand one family control over CNN, HBO and Warner Bros., backed in part by foreign money whose influence on editorial decisions has never been fully explained to the public. 

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have called for serious national security review, and regulators still haven’t given the public a real answer. Until they do, the merger shouldn’t move forward. Now is the time to dive boldly into all these issues, not step back or concede.

[Nandini Ramnath @nandiniramnath]

Diptych of the day.

[Neeti Palta @neetipalta]

Beti bachao, beti padhao.
Beti gaali de toh gunde peechey lagao.

[वरुण 🇮🇳 @varungrover]

If exceptional conditions can justify pellet guns, why don’t they justify some cuss words?

[Pratik S Patil @Liberal_India1]

21 मिनिटांचा हा व्हिडिओ वेळ काढून नक्की बघा.

इरफान फक्त अंगणवाडीपर्यंत शिकला. त्यानंतरचं त्याचं विद्यापीठ म्हणजे Google, YouTube आणि स्वतःची जिज्ञासा.

त्याच्या बोलण्यातला अभ्यास, समाज-राजकारणाची समज, भाषेवरची पकड आणि कष्टकरी माणसांविषयीची संवेदनशीलता पाहिली की एक गोष्ट स्पष्ट होते—प्रतिभेला महागड्या पदवीची गरज नसते; संधीची गरज असते.

आणि लल्लनटॉपचा पत्रकार रजत पांडे… त्याने घेतलेली ही मुलाखत म्हणजे केवळ प्रश्नोत्तर नाही, तर एका दुर्लक्षित भारताला आवाज देण्याचा प्रयत्न आहे.

देशाच्या झोपडपट्ट्यांमध्ये, छोट्या गावांत आणि दुर्लक्षित वस्त्यांमध्ये असे कितीतरी इरफान आजही आहेत. प्रश्न त्यांच्या क्षमतेचा नाही, तर त्यांना व्यासपीठ मिळतं का याचा आहे.

[Gaurav Pandhi @GauravPandhi]

Meet Pralhad Joshi, India's new Education Minister.

When Indian students were trapped in war-torn Ukraine, Pralhad Joshi took the opportunity not to sympathise with them, but to question their merit. He claimed that 90% of students were studying medicine abroad because they could not clear examinations in India.

Who in their wildest dreams can imagine that this man will help the students of India or create opportunities for them? Apparently, only Narendra Modi.

One disaster replaced by another. The face has changed, but the government's contempt for students remains the same.

[joey @joeyp225]

DO NOT STOP MAKING FUN OF MODI. Deflate that ego. Puncture that self-assuredness. Let him worry about and cater to public opinion. Reduce the megalomania into manic doubt. It’s what’s best for this country. 🫡😌🙏

[gulvinder @rebelliousdogra]

THANK YOU JUNAID ❤️

Dipke didn't. Sourav didn't. Ranka didn't. Wangchuk didn't. Gitanjali didn't.

No one thanked Junaid.

The same Junaid who was feeding thousands at Jantar Mantar every single day selflessly.

Nobody condemned his family being harassed in UP.

He wasn't even invited on the stage.

Why? Because he is a MUSLIM!

Thank you Junaid bhai, the youth of this country salutes you 🙏🫡

[Vikas Vij @TheClubJunto]

This young man is an uncut diamond that deserves a future.

The Cockroach Janata Party should enlist diamonds like him as members if they really want to go far with their movement and change India’s destiny.

If not, some rich NGO or a corporate CSR department should rehabilitate him by providing an interest-free loan and helping him set up a small business.

His name is Mohammad Irfan. He lives in a broken 12 sq yd 1-room slum (with tarpaulin roof) with his parents and two sisters in Delhi’s Laxmi Nagar.

For his livelihood, along with his father, he sells ice slabs as a roadside vendor.

He cannot write, he never went to school, and all his education is acquired by asking questions to Google several hours a day.

From the Preamble to the Indian Constitution (Hindi version) to Urdu Shayar Ahmed Faraz and Kavi Gopal Das Neeraj’s poetry to legal rights of workers and minimum wage & hour laws in India, his knowledge is 10x more than the average brainwashed WhatsApp University uncles of India.

In the video, Irfan emphasizes on “garima” (dignity). The Preamble to the Constitution explicitly states: “assuring the dignity of the individual,” irrespective of their caste, religion, education, or economic status.

Irfan was discovered by The Lallantop’s brilliant journalist Rajat Pandey @RajatpandeyJF during recent student protests at Jantar Mantar. That’s real journalism India needs instead of the shameless mainstream media that is digging India’s grave.

Rajat can provide the phone number and address of Irfan to anyone interested in supporting him.

Spare 20 minutes of your time this Sunday to watch this YouTube video:

https://t.co/fDFk8umLMb

[Lokesh Bag @lokeshbag67]

This is Ambaram Meghwal. He has been protesting in Barmer, Rajasthan for the last 54 days. Some Rajputs grabbed his land using fake documents. He doesn't even have a proper place to sit in protest. The Sarpanch and many villagers are backing the people he has accused.

[Vaidehi Murthy @ButVai]

To the powers that be.

[Harsh @Abrakakhobra]

A man who once backed the release of Bilkis Bano rape convicts is our new Education Minister.

READ THAT AGAIN.

[Anushree Majumdar @CaptBackspace]

@MrNarci Please share

[Jason @Mooreliberty83]

This is outstanding 😂😂😂

[ؘ 𝖂 @privwendley]

Eu mudando de nacionalidade a cada jogo e torcendo sempre pro mais humilde

[Calvet Arts @Calvet_arts]

essa pagina é sensacional, que descoberta mermão

[Periodistán @periodistan_]

UNA DE LAS GRANDES FOTOS DEL AÑO.

Entre los escombros dejados en Gaza por el régimen genocida israelí, los palestinos celebran el triunfo de Egipto.

[crisis⊹.the therapy goat @cedecirca]

8 meses esperando, con toda la ilusión del mundo y habiendonos gastado un dineral, para que aún sabiendo el tiempo que iba a hacer hoy, los del primavera no se hayan preparado de ninguna manera. adiós a mi oportunidad de ver a alex g y mac demarco, encima un peligro estar ahi..