Guess who we had in the @newslaundry studio today. I had the most fabulous time chatting with @sidhant_sarthak. Sharp, balanced and such a public-spirited individual.
The story of how he got interested in public procurement is worth knowing. Out soon. Stay tuned!
"I had access to 20 million answer sheets till 31st May"- @ni5arga- the Teen Hacker who breached CBSE reveals he first hacked them 3 months ago. Must watch with @AyushhSharma who shares his trauma on recheck of blurry answer sheets& @VEDANTSHRIV17. In full https://t.co/1YvFruhI1H
Chilling report on the Air India crash at Ahmedabad by @rachelchitra for @thecaravanindia. Boeing's manufacturing shortcuts perfectly complemented by uncaring management at Air India and India's dismal governance. If you fly, read this report: https://t.co/hlewGXwgGa
Class 12 student Sarthak Sidhant, who investigated tenders awarded by #CBSE to COEMPT Eduteck, the technology vendor for Onscreen Marking Portal that has come under controversy alleged that COEMPT had a ‘very bad track record,’ He has alleged that ‘rules were rewritten,’ in the Request for Proposal (RFP) floated by CBSE were made to ‘favour,’ COEMPT.
Sarthak Sidhant (@sidhant_sarthak) in conversation with The Hindu's Maitri Porecha (@dawalelo) and John Xavier (@johnXavier777).
Watch the full video here: https://t.co/5FxhGpD37f
Hyatt Regency San Francisco looks massive from the outside, but its real drama is inside.
Designed by John Portman and completed in the 1970s, the hotel contains a 15-story atrium recognized by Guinness as the world’s largest hotel lobby — a futuristic interior hidden behind its stepped concrete exterior.
An investigative reporting which should've been done by a mainstream media house was done by a 17 year old boy. Our godi media is busy protecting the people in power.
On The Big Bang Theory, Sheldon Cooper called 73 the best number. It sounds like a joke — but the math behind it is surprisingly beautiful.
First, 73 is a prime number. But it also holds a special spot in the list of primes. If you count them one by one, 73 turns out to be the 21st prime number. Now flip the digits of 73 and you get 37 which is the 12th prime number (21 reversed becomes 12).
Second, take the number 21 and factor it: 21 = 7 × 3. Those are the exact digits that make 73.
And finally, write 73 in binary (the language computers use): 1001001. Read it left to right or right to left — it’s the same. That makes it a binary palindrome.
“Pointillisme,” an immersive installation by Japanese designer Taiju Yamashita, created using thousands of transparent suspended spheres arranged at precise intervals.
Paired with mirrored surfaces and controlled lighting, the installation creates shifting patterns of depth, reflection, and perspective as viewers move through the space. The work was presented at Milan’s Salone del Mobile as part of DAFT about DRAFT’s exhibition space.
🚨🎙️ Rafael Nadal:
“During my career, I had to make decisions about my health that were right on the limit of what was acceptable. Had I not taken those risks, I probably would have ten fewer Grand Slams — not one or two, but ten or twelve.”
🔥 “FUE EL MEJOR PARTIDO DE MI VIDA”
Es un gran momento para recordar la final de Roland Garros 2015, cuando Stan Wawrinka derrotó a Novak Djokovic por 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 y 6-4.
El suizo jugó un tenis absolutamente DESCOMUNAL.
Scientists measured cardiovascular fitness in 1.2 million 18-year-olds, then followed them for 10-36 years.
The fitter they were, the more likely they were to:
1) score higher on intelligence tests
2) earn a university degree
3) reach a higher-status job
Do your cardio.
An excerpt from Elina Svitolina's emotional letter about Gael Monfils to their daughter Skai, for @PlayersTribune, ahead of Gael's final Roland-Garros:
'The first thing you should know, I think, it’s that Gaël Monfils was one of the greatest shot-makers anyone has ever seen. There are others who were more consistent, or who made fewer mistakes … but it’s interesting. Because when you say why these players are great, maybe you are needing to give a long explanation. Or you are needing to show many statistics, or a whole match, or a whole tournament. But with your dad? It’s not like this. With your dad, it’s so simple. You can show someone a single point of his, even a single shot … and now they will “get it.” Because your dad, in just one shot, one moment, he could achieve what I think few athletes ever achieve. He could make people feel something. Almost like at a concert and there’s a perfect song, or at the movies and there’s a perfect line, and you have this feeling like, Oh my god. WOW. It takes your breath away.'