I voted for this government three times.
Today, I am ashamed of that decision.
They are unaccountable, incompetent, and deeply compromised.
Accountability cannot stop at statements and transfers.
Resignations must be on the table:
• Narendra Modi
• Amit Shah
• Dharmendra Pradhan
• Nirmala Sitharaman
• Kiren Rijiju
And these must be sacked, not transferred:
• CBSE Chairman Rahul Singh
• CBSE Secretary Himanshu Gupta
• NTA Chairman Pradeep Kumar Joshi
India deserves a forensic, independent investigation into each cabinet minister and their makers.
No cover-ups. No scapegoats. No transfers.
Accountability.
"No one hates Modi & BJP more than me but reality is anti-Modi folks ask me how Rahul Gandhi will handle a Gulf crisis, China attack or emergency? He doesn't qualify."
Deep down every Modi hater knows they can trust Modi but not Rahul Gandhi🗿
There is a very deliberate campaign right now to paint Indian tourists as rude, loud and disrespectful.
And the worst part? Many Indians are falling for it.
STOP INTERNALIZING propaganda.
Hard facts: Indians are now one of the world’s most important outbound tourist groups. Countries compete for Indian tourists. Hotels customize food, services and experiences for Indian families.
Every country has badly behaved tourists. Every nationality has loud, entitled people. But only Indians are expected to collectively apologize every time one viral clip appears online??
That is stereotyping.
Hold individuals accountable, yes.
But stop putting 1.4 billion people on trial because some groyper account found a video to farm engagement.
Indians do not need to shrink, self-hate, or beg for approval from people who already decided to look down on them.
Keep your self-hatred away.
A Swiss hotel once displayed a list of special rules exclusively for Indian guests which I personally saw and was appalled.
Today, videos of garba in restaurants, loud conversations in airports, and turning aircraft cabins into picnic spots keep doing the rounds. Even in Davos, an Indian businessman blasted Punjabi music in a club so the whole town could hear it, calling it “soft power” but to everyone’s annoyance.
Japan earned global admiration through their courtesy and civic sense. If India wants to be a true global superpower, the world should remember Indians for its excellence, consideration and respect for others.
Our civic sense seriously needs to be upgraded.
This guideline on Namaz is from government of Qatar, which funds Al Jazeera
Basically, it's illegal to do Namaz in open in Qatar, Al Jazeera's home country but same Al Jazeera is calling it human rights violation in India
Respected @nsitharaman ji and @FinMinIndia,
Suggestion 2 of 3 for strengthening India's capital markets:
Dividend income on listed equities should not be subjected to double taxation.
A business can raise capital in only two ways: debt or equity.
When a company raises debt, the interest paid to lenders is treated as a business expense and deducted before tax. The lender may then pay tax on the interest received.
However, when a company raises equity capital, dividends are paid out of profits that have already suffered corporate tax. The shareholder is then taxed again on the same stream of income.
More importantly, equity capital bears far greater risk than debt capital. A lender has a contractual right to interest and principal repayment. A shareholder has no such guarantee. Dividends are discretionary, capital is fully at risk, and the shareholder stands last in line if a business fails.
If debt providers receive tax-deductible compensation despite bearing lower risk, there is a strong case for more favourable treatment of equity providers who supply the permanent capital that fuels entrepreneurship, innovation, employment and economic growth.
India needs to encourage long-term risk capital and greater participation in equity markets. Tax policy should reward those who provide patient equity capital to Indian enterprises rather than place them at a relative disadvantage compared to debt capital.
Respectfully submitted.
Respected @nsitharaman ji and @FinMinIndia ,
Suggestion 1 of 3 for strengthening India's capital markets:
Long-term capital gains tax on listed equities should be abolished.
A long-term shareholder is not a speculator but a provider of patient risk capital. By investing in and holding businesses, investors help companies expand, create jobs, innovate and contribute to India's economic growth.
India requires enormous amounts of long-term capital to build world class enterprises, infrastructure and global champions. Tax policy should encourage households to move savings from passive assets, including imported stores of value such as gold, into productive businesses that create jobs, generate tax revenues and build national wealth.
The appreciation in a company's value is not created in isolation. During its growth journey, the government already collects corporate tax, GST, income tax from employees, customs duties, stamp duties and numerous other levies. Long-term capital gains are often the final outcome of economic activity that has already generated substantial tax revenues.
Most importantly, tax policy should clearly distinguish between investment and speculation. A long term shareholder is a partner in wealth creation, not merely a participant in market transactions. Tax policy should reward long-term ownership of productive businesses and distinguish it from short-term speculation.
India needs more patient capital, more entrepreneurship and more long term investing. Abolishing long-term capital gains tax on listed equities would be a powerful step in that direction.
Respectfully submitted.
🚨 Indian researchers solve a long-standing puzzle in chemistry.
Scientists around the world had tried different combinations, but a truly carbon-free molecule with a similar structure and stability could not be synthesized.
Researchers at IIT Madras and IISc Bengaluru have achieved a major chemistry breakthrough by synthesizing a new carbon-free molecule that copies the unusual ‘sandwich’ structure of the famous carbon-containing ferrocene molecule, solving a problem that had challenged scientists for over "seven" decades.
We are Bangladeshi citizens. We want to return to our homeland, Bangladesh. Ever since the BJP government came to power, poor people like us have been treated very badly. We even had voter cards, but the EC cancelled them during the SIR.
- An illegal Bangladeshi migrant