Vaibhav

Love food and play games when not hungry or sleeping.

[ರವಿ ಕೀರ್ತಿ ಗೌಡ @ravikeerthi22]

Freshly laid asphalt on MG Road was dug up by Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) workers on Wednesday, just weeks after the stretch had been resurfaced, triggering criticism over the lack of coordination between civic agencies.

BWSSB officials, however, defended the work, saying the city corporation had asphalted over a manhole cover during resurfacing work.

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[Abhishek Baxi @baxiabhishek]

New car models to launch in India...

[Vaibhav @Maestervee]

I hope the relevant authorities take some pointers from videos like these for the Bengaluru Sub-Urban Railway.

https://t.co/wwKM6tZchj

[Anshika Chouhan @anshika_writes1]

WE LIVE IN A COUNTRY WHERE MOBILE THEFT AND VEHICLE THEFT ESPECIALLY TWO WHEELER THEFT IS A GONE CASE.

WE FILE FIR JUST TO HAVE A PROOF THAT IF SOMEONE ELSE COMMITS CRIME USING OUR PHONE OR VEHICLE WE CAN SHOW THAT WE LOST IT. IT WAS STOLEN AND FIR IS THE PROOF.

NO ONE WHILE FILING AN FIR BELIEVES THAT POLICE WILL HELP RECOVER IT AND FIND THE THIEVES.

JAI JAI BHARAT

[Peek TV @PeekTV_in]

After taking down several critical posts and accounts, the government is now planning to restrict a crucial fact-checking tool used on X - community notes.

Watch this video till the end to know why justification given for this by BJP MP @nishikant_dubey is factually incorrect.

[Vaibhav @Maestervee]

@barandbench And they say the judiciary is not biased or corrupt.

[Gems @gemsofbabus_]

>Sir blocked me weeks ago.
>Sir saw that an FIR had been filed against me.
>Sir unblocked me.
>Sir took a jibe at me.
>Sir blocked me again.
>After facing backlash, Sir quietly deleted his comment.

This is Sir for you, in a nutshell. 🙏

[Vaibhav @Maestervee]

https://t.co/t8DJIKUkV2

Maybe we can implement this across various BDA complexes for the start.

[Vaibhav @Maestervee]

Over the last few years the world has gone nuts, yet there are times where my faith in humanity is restored.

[Vaibhav @Maestervee]

https://t.co/F7LOy1epDy

[Divya Gandotra Tandon @divya_gandotra]

A final-year law student, Rishi Kumar from Tamil Nadu National Law University, refuses to delete his blog criticising the Supreme Court… despite pressure from his own university.

Why?

Because the administration allegedly received calls from advocates, judges, and others claiming the post harms the institution’s “reputation.”

The blog titled “The Supreme Court of India Has No Spine” questioned the court’s decision to ban an NCERT textbook chapter on judicial corruption.

But here’s the real issue:
A law student is being told to silence himself… for expressing a legal opinion.

His response?

Clear and powerful:
“My opinions are mine… you do not own my voice or my conscience.”

He even said he’s ready to face disciplinary action rather than back down.

This isn’t just about one blog.

This is about academic freedom vs institutional pressure.

If law students… the future of the judiciary are discouraged from questioning the system,
then who exactly is allowed to question it?

Criticism of institutions �� disrespect.
Silencing criticism = weakening democracy.

[Oppressor @TyrantOppressor]

In Panchkula, near the Khair forest area, more than 10,000 trees were cut overnight using silent cutters.

Khair wood is expensive, and the logs were transported on camels.

To avoid suspicion, the remaining stumps were burned.

This came to the notice of a forest guard named Vijay Kumar.

He said his father was a gardener, and seeing trees being cut felt like losing a part of his own family.

He raised a complaint with the forest minister.

But instead of action, he was suspended.

He is now sitting on a protest alone.

All this is happening in Haryana, where forest cover is already very low, around 3.25 percent.

So far, the issue has received very little media attention.

[Chirag Barjatya @chiragbarjatya]

Though my advice would be not to do stunts like this for your own safety. You have no idea what kind of ego people have in your local authority department. A few years ago one of my friends' dads built a road by himself because a local politician didn’t fulfil his promise and the next day a case was registered against him.

[Jaspreet Bindra : Homo Promptus @j_bindra]

The Bengaluru Roadies #31: 100 feet Road, Indiranagar

Ok, so one of best known roads in BLR is not what it is named. The iconic, and now much despoiled, 100 feet Road in Indiranagar is actually Dr. S.K. Karim Khan road, named after Pashtun-heritage Kannada poet and freedom fighter!!

Dr. Karim Khan, a devout Muslim, penned legendary Kannada Hindu devotional songs like 'Natavara Gangadhara' which are still blasted at Ganesh pandals across Karnataka today! Despite his monumental cultural contributions, this literary giant lived out his final days practically homeless.

Imagine a man of Afghan-Arab descent, an 8th-grade dropout, who masters Sanskrit and becomes a towering figure in Kannada literature. That was Dr. S.K. Karim Khan, a Gandhian freedom fighter who went to British jails but famously refused a government pension. In 2014, the city officially renamed this glitzy avenue in his honour. Yet, in typical Bengaluru fashion, locals stubbornly continue to call it '100 Feet Road,' blissfully unaware of the poetic genius their favourite pub-hopping street is named after.

In 2024, it was actually Asia-Pacific's fastest-growing retail high street. A mixed blessing, frankly, given how this beautiful bungalow-dotted leafy road has been steam rolled by high street brands. It is now a chaotic but intoxicating collision of old-money Bengaluru and new-age tech wealth. The air smells of artisanal espresso and expensive perfume, while the hum of luxury cars and buzzing pub queues pulses beneath a canopy of rain trees that miraculously survived the commercial explosion.

By the way, the picture is of this same road in 1983, not too far back…

(I have recently relocated to the city of gardens and traffic, and what intrigues me most are the road names, each of which have a fascinating history. This series of posts will unravel the historical origin of the roads and localities in BLR.)

By the way, on popular demand, I have started archiving all my Bangalore Roadies posts at https://t.co/rdoXF1aBsU, in case you missed a few.

Also grateful to @bahudari , who intrigued me enought to explore this road through his post here: https://t.co/ok4rbzudE7

[Gems @gemsofbabus_]

Wtf is happening?

After we raised serious questions about the Jal Shakti Mission awards, a local newspaper in Barmer, Rajasthan filed an RTI seeking records of 91,000 tanks reportedly constructed under the Jal Jeevan Mission.

The district administration’s response?

They have NO RECORDS. Yes, No Records.

The same district that claimed 91,000 tanks.
The same achievement cited for national recognition.
The same administration that received an award from the President.

No files.
No documentation.
But a national honour?

If records don’t exist, on what basis was the award granted?
What data was sent to the Ministry?
Who verified the numbers before conferring recognition?

Public money. Presidential award. Zero paperwork?

Either the records exist, publish them.
Or explain how a district received national recognition without documented proof.

[Vaibhav @Maestervee]

Videos like these make me think, why can't we do this in India as well. We definitely are not short on artists.

https://t.co/ZO68UetwVm

[Dhananjay Yadav @imDhananjay]

Day 1 of the AI Impact Summit turned to be a pain for us.

I came genuinely excited, it was the first time the summit was being hosted in India, and I wanted to show up personally to support the ecosystem and the government’s push.

But what happened next was shocking.

At 12 noon, security personnel arrived to sanitise and cordon off the area ahead of the visit by PM Modi visit at 2pm.

I explained that we’re building India’s first patented AI wearable at NeoSapien and requested a chance to showcase it.

One officer told others to let me stay, and they left.

Then another group came and ordered us to leave immediately. Seemed like there was lack of co-ordination between the security itself.

I asked: “Should we take our wearables?”

They said, others are leaving even laptops behind, security will take care.

Trusting them, I left. Hoping that the wearables will be safe, and If I am lucky, it might catch the eye of PM Modi.

Gates were closed from 12–6pm. Much much longer than expected.

Later we found out that our wearables were stolen.

Think about this: We paid for flights, accommodation, logistics and even the booth. Only to see our wearables disappear inside a high-security zone.

If only security and official entourage had access, how did this happen?

This is extremely disappointing.

[Nimblr @Deishma]

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[🚨Indian Gems @IndianGems_]

> Paid 30% income tax on salary
> Paid 50% tax on Skoda SUV
> Paid 18% GST on insurance
> Paid up to 60% tax on fuel

After paying

> get injured by unexpected metro slab falling from sky
> remain immobile for 6 months
> pay medical bills of ₹20 lakh
> Lose your Job 🤡

[कुंभकरण @_kumbhkaran]

> A labourer, Yogesh, was arrested just because he informed contractor and not the police when a man fell into a pit and died in Delhi. His mother was seen weeping on camera, he did not get bail.

> Shivam Mishra, who ran a Lamborghini over an e-rickshaw and a bike, got bail within hours of his arrest.

> Says a lot about the Indian judicial system.