Himanshu Bhambhlani

[Swati Goel Sharma @swati_gs]

In the Uber cab I took today, I overheard the driver saying - “aap pakistan se ho na…”

I started recording after that. The driver started - aapki Mecca medina mein pehle shivling thi..”

You can hear the rest of what he said in this video till my destination arrived

Before getting out, I asked him who he was talking to

He said he is part of a group on an app named Trumeet, on which several Pakistanis have joined. And they engage Indians in conversations on religion, no matter what the original subject of the discussion was

I asked what kind of conversations. He said like - like why do you Hindus worship cow as mother. And if you do, do you worship saand as baap

I asked how do you respond. He said - some get influenced. Others like me criticise the Pakistanis on the group for asking these kind of questions and tell them to mind their own business and let us mind ours

He also showed me a screenshot of the mobile app in which conversation was taking place

I told him how anti-terrorist agencies have caught several people in India who got influenced by such Pakistani propaganda through chat apps and then got radicalised to carry out Jihadi terror acts within India, and how Zakir Naik-type conversion propaganda is now being carried out through such apps

He said he will share this information on to other friends

[Revolutionary Monk @RevolutionMonk]

Here’s the story of Ranjish. 💔

He was 38, a bus conductor. He married the girl he loved and had a daughter.

Two years later, his wife left them both and moved to the Gulf. There she found another man, fell in love, and abandoned Ranjish and her daughter.

Ranjish raised his daughter alone for 8 years, pouring every drop of his love and strength into her.

Then his ex-wife filed a case. He fought desperately for the child he had brought up with his own hands. But the court sent the daughter to her mother and “stepfather.”

He lost his wife. Then the system took his daughter too.

Completely broken, Ranjish took his own life.

Apparently, men seem to have no rights in this society. No one sees their pain, their struggles, their silent battles.

Pranamam Ranjish 💐

[Dr Omendra Ratnu Sanatani @satyanveshan]

Animals do not have sex unless the female is biologically mature.

No animal on this globe ever attempts sex with their young ones.

Any desire to have sex with children puts human beings at sub-animal level.

A pedophile is a curse on mankind.

Those attempting reduction of the age of consent from 18 to 16 are pedophiles in the garb of activists.

Capital punishment is the only penalty for Pedophilia.

#ageofconsent

[Swati Goel Sharma @swati_gs]

When Indira Jaisingh suggested to Supreme Court to allow adults to legally have 'consensual sex' with Class 9 or 10 schoolgirls, we @sewanyaya + @NetworkforJus filed 11 intervention petitions in the matter

That matter has not come up for hearing since August 2025

Now, in another matter, a Supreme Court bench has remarked that "15-18" years is age of experimentation and should not invite POCSO on the adult partner (case was a 25-year-old man impregnating a 14-year-old girl after making her elope with him)

We filed 4 intervention petitions in this matter two days ago

This matter was scheduled to come up for hearing yesterday but did not

More interventions are in process. We will continue to oppose any dilution of POCSO Act to allow adults to exploit children in the name of her/his consent

To know about this civilisational fight and support: https://t.co/R8VeU22RxL

[GemsOfINDOLOGY @GemsOfINDOLOGY]

The Government doesn't fire its archaeologists.

It simply waits until they're too old to promote.

67 Deputy Superintending Archaeologist posts remained vacant for years after becoming vacant around 2013. They were finally advertised in 2024.

By then, many Assistant Archaeologists who had spent years protecting India's heritage had crossed the upper age limit for direct recruitment.

Meanwhile:

→ 2,646 posts reportedly vacant across ASI
→ 75 of 120 Deputy SA posts lying vacant
→ Protected monuments functioning with severe staff shortages

The irony?

These are the very officers responsible for excavations, conservation and management of protected monuments.

Recruitment is delayed for over a decade.
Existing officers continue working.
When vacancies are finally advertised, many are too old to apply.

Several officers approached the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), which granted relief by recommending age relaxation.

UPSC challenged that order before the Delhi High Court.

Timeline:

2009 - Selected as Assistant Archaeologists

2013 - Joined service after prolonged litigation

2024 - Became ineligible for Deputy SA recruitment because of age

2026 - Litigation continues

Seventeen years.
Same officers.
Same monuments.

Only the applicants have grown older.

The 2021 ASI cadre restructuring increased Deputy SA posts from 65 to 120 - creating 55 additional positions.

Yet departmental officers argue that the recruitment structure left them with little avenue for promotion despite years of field experience.

NITI Aayog's 2020 report had already highlighted the acute shortage of archaeological manpower and recommended faster recruitment and stronger capacity building.

Yet the recruitment itself remains entangled in litigation.

More than 1,400 candidates applied for just 67 posts.
Hundreds were shortlisted.

The monuments cannot pause their decay.

Excavations cannot wait.

Conservation cannot be postponed.

Time erodes stone.

Administrative delay erodes institutions.

[Aaraadhya Saxena 🇮🇳 @ihailmyindia]

She writes it as if it's India's Chabahar, not Iran's Chabahar. Lol

> India doesn't own Chabahar Port.
> India operates only the Shahid Beheshti Terminal.
> The strike happened on the other side, near Shahid Kalantari.
> Iranian officials themselves called the damaged tower part of the port's civilian monitoring system.
> The MEA too confirmed same..

These are the ppl who write geopolitical analyses on India, & this is the standard of reporting?

[Deepika Narayan Bhardwaj @DeepikaBhardwaj]

A JUDGE STRUGGLING TO GET JUSTICE AS A MAN : HAPPENING RIGHT NOW IN HARYANA

JUDGE CAUGHT HIS WIFE WITH HER LOVER IN A RESORT

THIS LOVER IS FROM A POLITICAL PARTY AND ALSO A SPORTS PERSON

The Judge voluntarily agreed to step out so that child is not scarred and asked for child custody but wife refused

Lover demanded huge money from the Judge & also threatened him to either pay huge Alimony to his wife & transfer assets in her name and also forget about his child OR face dire consequences.

Judge filed FIR against the Lover

LOVER ARRESTED but soon given bail

EVEN A JUDGE IS STRUGGLING TO GET JUSTICE AS A MAN IN THIS COUNTRY, IMAGINE PLIGHT OF A COMMON MAN

[Smita Deshmukh🇮🇳 @smitadeshmukh]

As the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) tightens its grip under the 'Safe Food, Safe Maharashtra' campaign, Parsi Dairy Farm at Marine Lines, a 110-year-old establishment has had its food license immediately suspended.
​FDA inspectors uncovered during the surprise raid:
​Unsanitary production area: Extremely unhygienic conditions inside the manufacturing facility.
​Fungus on walls: Mold and mildew growth spotted directly on the walls.
​Insect menace: Houseflies buzzing around and a complete lack of protective insect-nets/screens.
​Missing expiry info: Several packaged products lacked the mandatory "Best Before" labeling, posing a risk to consumers.
​Following the recent crackdowns on K. Rustom, Shalimar, and Noor Mohammadi, the FDA is making it clear - heritage status won't excuse hygiene violations. @Tukaram_IndIAS

[Swati Goel Sharma @swati_gs]

Update: We have legally intervened in the ongoing matter in Supreme Court where a bench recently made remarks that 15-18 is age of experimentation and should not necessarily result in POCSO on adult partners.

Petitions filed. Hearing likely today

Will share updates. It’s a most crucial fight. @sewanyaya #ageofconsent

[Gems Of Naukarshahi @NaukarshahiGems]

We request Government of India to appoint Shri Tukaram Mundhe sir as CEO of FSSAI.

Whole India deserves safe and unadulterated food and safe drugs not only maharashtra.

Please Retweet so that it reaches to the government.

[THE SKIN DOCTOR @theskindoctor13]

He's Tukaram Mundhe, a 2005-batch IAS from Maharashtra.

Over the last few weeks, you might have heard his name. That is because he was recently appointed Commissioner of State’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Since taking charge, the FDA has been on an absolute warpath, raiding illegal, fake, synthetic, and adulterated products. From synthetic milk networks and adulterated paneer to illegal gutkha and unhygienic eateries, nothing has escaped his radar.

Mundhe has made it clear that even the most famous names will not get a free pass. His department shocked Mumbai by suspending the food licenses of iconic establishments, such as the 73-year-old Marine Drive ice cream parlor K. Rustom & Co., alongside famous eateries like Shalimar Hospitality, Noor Mohammadi Hotel, and Rahmaniya Restaurant, after surprise inspections uncovered severe hygiene violations, including live pests and expired ingredients.

Such is the fear of his crackdowns that, just two days ago, dairy farmers were caught on video spilling hundreds of liters of synthetic milk after rumors of an impending FDA raid spread.

This is his 25th transfer in a 21-year career, a testament to his refusal to bend to political pressure. It makes you wonder: if just one IAS officer can bring about so much change, where would our country be if every bureaucrat were as uncompromising and proactive as him?

[Himanta Biswa Sarma @himantabiswa]

Polygamy in any form will not be allowed in Assam. Those indulging in it will henceforth not be eligible for any Govt schemes and benefits.

[Swati Goel Sharma @swati_gs]

UGC chairman has been served notice by @KanoongoPriyank after @sewanyaya complaint over students marked absent and humiliated on campus WhatsApp groups for wearing tilak and kalawa in a Dehradun medical college

This is exactly why we file complaints wherever such incidents come to light. Once institutions realise there are consequences, these incidents start reducing

Earlier, we made a missionary school pay compensation for beating a child for saying Radhe Radhe

We will keep taking up every such case. Such discrimination will not be tolerated
You can inform us about such incidents, with supporting evidence at [email protected]

[THE SKIN DOCTOR @theskindoctor13]

Two days ago, a video circulated on social media showing doodh-daatas in Maharashtra spilling their milk after a rumor of an FDA raid spread.

I wondered what they could have adulterated the milk with to make them get rid of it in such a panic over a mere rumor. I initially thought it might just be water or milk powder, but there had to be more to it.

Yesterday, the Maharashtra FDA uncovered a massive synthetic milk racket, with an estimated 2.3 crore liters of fake milk manufactured using detergent powder and chemicals like sodium bicarbonate.

By now, you probably have a clear idea of how much these ann-daatas, doodh-daatas, and fal-sabzi-daatas truly care about your health. That's why it's our responsibility to support every policy made that apparently benefits these daatas, even if it means putting ethanol in your non-compliant car. Don't complain. Just do it. Long live daatas.

[Sann @san_x_m]

Her name is Sonia Meena.

She is a young officer, still in the early years of her career. She seized the trucks of one of the most feared mining mafias in her state. In return, she got a death threat. She kept going to court to give evidence against him anyway.

She came from Rajasthan, cleared the civil services examination in her early twenties, and was posted into the Madhya Pradesh cadre.

She was handed the kind of postings that break people, districts where the sand and mining mafia runs a parallel government, where trucks strip the riverbeds through the night and everyone, from the local strongman to the officials meant to stop him, has quietly agreed to look away.

She did not look away.

As a sub divisional magistrate, she went after the illegal sand mining directly. She impounded the loaded trucks of a powerful mining operator, a man used to being untouchable.

She did not accept the usual arrangement where the raid happens, the fine is paid, and the trucks quietly return to the river the next night.

So the threats began. The mafia boss she had taken on was reported to have threatened her openly. A formal death threat followed, serious enough that the state had to increase her security.

Here is the part that tells you who she is. Even under threat, she kept travelling to the other district to submit her evidence in court, in person, so the case against him would not collapse. The easy thing was to fall ill, to be busy, to let the file go cold. She refused.

She is not a famous name. She has no film about her. She is simply one of those officers who took the oath seriously, in a system that often punishes exactly that.

They thought a young woman in her first postings would be easy to frighten. They were wrong.

[Anshul Saxena @AskAnshul]

1.27 crore bedsheets, towels, blankets, pillows, and pillow covers were stolen from Indian Railways' AC coaches in just 4 years.

These are AC coaches, generally used by passengers who can afford higher fares and, in many cases, come from financially well-off backgrounds.

This is not just about theft. It reflects a mindset. Public property is treated as if it belongs to no one, even though the cost is ultimately borne by the nation and its taxpayers.

And yes, among those passengers, there will also be people who spend all day abusing India and saying that India can never become a developed country.

Perhaps we should first look in the mirror. Nations don't become world-class only because of better govts or better infrastructure. They also become better when their citizens respect public property, follow basic civic values, and take responsibility for their own actions.

[THE SKIN DOCTOR @theskindoctor13]

"Tahir Hussain organised Delhi riot."
"No. He's framed for his religion."

"There's a video proof."
"Video is fake."

"Police probe indicts him."
"Police Amit Shah ki hai."

"He confessed."
"Daraya gaya hoga."

"Court also convicted him yesterday."
"Court bhi Modi ke control me hain. No justice for innocent MusIims in India."

[Nupur J Sharma @UnSubtleDesi]

🚨 Massive update on Delhi anti-Hindu riots

Tahir Hussain has been convicted for MURDER of Ankit Sharma.

He has been convicted for the offences under Section 188, 153A, 147, 148, 149, 365 and 302 of IPC. He has been acquitted for offences under Section 120B and 129 of IPC.

[THE SKIN DOCTOR @theskindoctor13]

Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh.

The bridge on the right is the Wakankar Bridge. Since it was getting old, it was decided to construct a new bridge "parallel to it", a standard engineering practice.

However, as per a report by Dainik Bhaskar the new bridge (left) was tilted by 30 to 35 degrees during construction, allegedly going against the approval. This drastic mid-project change was made allegedly to protect private land owned by influential individuals, extending the bridge's length by nearly 100 meters.

This modification has triggered a costly domino effect on local public infra. The new 35-degree alignment now cuts directly through the center of a ₹2.5 crore Smart City parking lot built just four years ago, effectively ruining the facility. Consequently, the Smart City team must now find alternative land to replace the parking space, while the total project cost has climbed to nearly ₹65 crore.

Following the backlash, the Chief Engineer of Setu Nigam has promised an on-site inspection to investigate the revised design and hold the responsible officials accountable.

[Malay Krishna @Malay4Product]

I taught JEE physics for years. That paper breaks strong kids in three hours.

This exam is five hours of theory and five hours of lab work, and these five did close to perfect scores on it.

Let me tell you what actually happened.

The International Physics Olympiad is the world championship of school physics. It was the 56th edition. Held in Bucaramanga, Colombia, from July 5 to 12.

381 students. More than 85 countries. Every one of them the best physics student their country could find.

India sent five kids.

All five came back with gold.

Their names are Kanishk Jain from Pune. Riddhesh Anant Bendale from Indore. Rishit Garg from Dwarka in Delhi. Shresth Suraiya from Mumbai. Svarit Joshi from Ahmedabad.

We know a hundred cricketers by their nickname and not one of these boys. :)

That clean sweep put India at joint World Number One. Tied with China, Russia, Kazakhstan, South Korea and Taiwan.

Those are countries that pour serious money and national pride into science education. We are standing level with them.

Now here is what the exam actually was.

Two papers. Each five hours long.

The theory paper had three problems. One on the thermodynamics of paramagnetic cooling. One on the photoionisation of ozone. One on the dynamics of electron positron pairs.

The experimental paper was another five hours in a lab, working through heat transfer and thermodynamic processes in fluids.

That means you get given equipment you have never seen, and you have to design your own experiment, take your own readings, handle the errors, and reach a real answer.

Not multiple choice. No shortcuts. No pattern recognition. You either understand physics or you sit there for five hours.

HBCSE says the Indian students were near perfect on theory and excellent on the practical too.

Now, this was India's 27th appearance at the IPhO.

Across all those years, about 44 percent of Indian students have won gold, 41 percent silver, 10 percent bronze.

In the last ten years, every single Indian student has come home with a medal. 62 percent gold, 38 percent silver.

Not one kid has gone and come back empty handed in a decade.

Five golds in one year has happened only twice. This year, and in 2018.

So who built this.

The programme is run by HBCSE, the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education. It sits under TIFR, which sits under the Department of Atomic Energy.

They run the whole funnel. A national exam, then a national olympiad, then a brutal selection and training camp, and out of everyone in the country, five kids get on a plane.

The team was led by Professor Anwesh Mazumdar of HBCSE-TIFR and Dr Leena Joshi from St Xavier's College, Mumbai.

The scientific observers were Professor Ananda Dasgupta from IISER Kolkata and Nisha Kelkar from Gogate-Joglekar College in Ratnagiri.

Yes. Ratnagiri. A college in a small coastal town in Maharashtra.

This is public education doing something the private coaching industry could never do on its own.

The coaching industry is very good at one thing. Teaching you to solve a known problem fast.

That is what JEE and NEET reward, and I say that with love because I was part of that world.

But an olympiad paper does not have a known type. There is no shortcut chapter. There is no formula sheet that saves you. You have to sit with a problem you have never seen and think.

That is a completely different muscle. And a government funded centre has been quietly building it in Indian teenagers for 27 years.

So yes, be proud. Loudly.

HBCSE also shared that around 64 percent of India's olympiad medallists go on to do a PhD.

But only about 32 percent of medallists end up settling in India.

I do not say that to spoil the moment. These kids owe the country nothing. They earned every option they have.

But it should tell us something. We are excellent at finding this talent. We are excellent at training it. We are still not great at giving it somewhere worth staying.

Congratulations Kanishk, Riddhesh, Rishit, Shresth and Svarit. This is one of the best things an Indian did this year and most of the country will never hear about it.