#TeamIndia wicket-keeper batter KS Bharat has announced his retirement from international cricket.
Wishing him the very best for the road ahead and all his future endeavours 🙌
@KonaBharat
#PEDDI
Ramcharan performed as if his entire life depended on the result of this film. A once-in-a-lifetime performance.
WHAT A PERFORMANCE. GO WATCH IT.
Tristan Stubbs on the player that inspired him the most during the season in Delhi Capitals:
"Vijay Tripurana always comes in with a smile on his face, always at training, trains very hard, he's always got the positive body language, I was so excited when he got the game the other day, he bowled two tricky overs & did exceptional fielding. A well-deserved debut and hopefully he can take that forward".
Vijay Tripurana is one of the exciting off spinners among young talents.
Uff… I’m genuinely so forgetful with names sometimes.
Apologies to @Jaspritbumrah93 Ji for the mix-up - it was a genuine human error in the middle of all the excitement and the crowd 🙏🏼
I truly respect you and I am a huge fan of your game. You make every Indian feel proud when you consistently put batsmen on back foot.
THE MISSION OF NITISH KUMAR REDDY:
"I know people might laught at this thing right now but I always say that I always wanted to be the best all rounder in the world - maybe not today but maybe one day - I really wanted to do that for myself". 🔥
What’s this new obsession with silencing celebrations for the CSK crowd.
Just because they are louder than your home crowd, that too in your own home ground? 😭
Went to the residence of Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister, Shri Pawan Kalyan Garu and met him as well as his family. Enquired about Pawan Kalyan Garu’s well being and wished him good health.
@PawanKalyan
"విద్య అంటే ఎక్కడో ఉన్న దాన్ని తీసుకొచ్చి ఇక్కడ నేర్పించడం కాదు...
మీ ఎదురుగానే ఉన్నదాన్ని మీరు అప్పటివరకు చూడని దృక్కోణంలో మీకు చూపించడం."
– Trivikram’s new definition of education.
Some moments are bigger than the game.
Walking out to play, carrying a loss no words can hold, you show what heart truly means. Not just a cricketer today, but a son playing for his mother.
Every step, every ball, we stand with you.
The team, the fans, all of us, right beside you.
Strength, prayers, and yellove always, Mukesh. 💛
#WhistlePodu #MIvCSK #Respect
Now that the 131st Amendment Bill failed, allocation of Lok Sabha seats will be based on 2026 census data.
As per current estimates, seven States will likely lose 35 seats: AP (-5), Telangana (-3), TN (-10), Karnataka (-2), Kerala (-7), Odisha (-4), and WB (-4).
Four States will likely gain 34 seats: UP (+12), Bihar (+10), MP (+5), and Rajasthan (+7).
BJP is widely believed to be the potential beneficiary of redistribution of seats to States based on 2026 population.
In a stunning act of self-denial, the NDA government came forward to freeze the current share of States based on the 1971 census data. There could be many reasons for BJP committing to such a freeze - putting the nation above the party, paving the way for expanding their footprint in the South, or avoiding a divisive issue when the nation has to focus on growth and prosperity in the face of global challenges. Whatever be the motivation of BJP, the seven States that lost share of population are offered an unexpected gift. You don't look a gift horse in the mouth!
Surprisingly, the parties which have great stakes in the South and East have scored a spectacular self goal. This is a classic case of cutting the nose to spite the face.
In 2001, as the freeze in seats was expiring, I was deeply involved in persuading the then Vajpayee government to continue the freeze in the number of seats allocated to States for another 25 years. An unwieldy coalition and the economic challenge posed by external sanctions after the Pokharan explosion demanded national unity, and the parties responded with the 84th Amendment. Now again a priceless opportunity arose, and the Opposition squandered it without any strategic thinking.
If political animosity makes you oblivious of your own interest, or larger interests of fostering unity and focusing on growth and harmony, it is a sign of dysfunctional politics.
I appeal to all parties to come together and find a harmonious solution to the thorny problem of seats allocation in the face of demographic imbalances. National unity and our quest for opportunity and prosperity for all demand a fair and swift resolution.
In the long run migration will resolve the imbalances. Already millions of migrant workers are building and sustaining the economies of several States in the South, West and North. That is why, despite low fertility rate, Maharashtra's share of the population is increasing.
In the US, dramatic internal migration changed the demography and representation over the years. People move freely to States where there is growth and jobs are created. In a century, Florida increased its representation in the US Congress from 4 to 28, California from 11 to 52, Texas from 18 to 38, and Washington from 5 to 10. Owing to outward migration, New York lost seats, from 43 to 26, Pennsylvania from 36 to 17, Illinois from 27 to 17, Ohio from 22 to 15, and Missouri from 16 to 8.
We should make it easy for people to migrate to other States and recognize and respect their constitutional rights everywhere and make their life easier and safe. That will resolve our demographic challenges. Most states reached low fertility levels, and Bihar, UP, MP, Rajasthan and Jharkhand too are going to reach there in a few years.
We need a reasoned and pragmatic approach to grow together and become strong. Let us persuade parties to shed inflammatory and divisive rhetoric and focus on quality education and skills and opportunities for all.
Opposing parties should seriously question themselves; what have they achieved ?
While the reality is that the numbers would come down for the south and women reservation bill has been postponed ! Justice is rendered neither to the south nor the women! If 2026 census were to come the situation would be worse off for the south, further penalised for being disciplined in the matters of family planning.
Students should have a say in politics. Even if Pawan Kalyan makes a mistake, you should keep him aside - @PawanKalyan
This is the kind of fearless & transparent leader AP needs! 🫡🙏