Nayan Dev Choudhury

Dad!

[THE SKIN DOCTOR @theskindoctor13]

The hotel Flourish Stays in Malaviya Nagar, where the fire incident has killed 21 people so far, had permission for only 6 rooms but was operating 25. It didn't have fire safety clearance either.

No surprises. I'm sure 90% of hotels operate like this. MCD knows, they come for inspections, take their cut, and leave. It's only after such tragedies that these irregularities make the news.

Will the police arrest any MCD officials responsible for ensuring that hotels operate as per the norms? No way. They'll probably arrest the hotel's restaurant cooking staff because the fire apparently started in the kitchen.

[Royal Challengers Bengaluru @RCBTweets]

“𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙞𝙜 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙚, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙞𝙜 𝙤𝙘𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣… 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙞𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙖𝙢𝙚, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙪𝙩𝙚!” 👑

[Harry Mack @harrymack]

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[Raghunath AS 🇮🇳 @asraghunath]

Back in 2012, @sagarikaghose then a news anchor now Deputy Leader of TMC organised a newsroom Q&A with students. A 22 year old Tanya Bharadwaj, asked a question to Mamata Banerjee and Mamata got furious, labelled her CPI cadet, Maoist and more and walked off the stage.
That same night, Tanya had to leave Kolkata as goons and party supporters were allegedly after her, according to a batchmate. Sagarika Ghose did not support or defend her.
Today, 14 years later that same lady recalls the incident and heaves a sigh of relief.

[Giorgia Meloni @GiorgiaMeloni]

Thank you for the gift

[Shashi Tharoor @ShashiTharoor]

Indeed! To conflate a Rasgulla with an Idli is not just a culinary error; it is a profound cosmological misunderstanding.

To begin with, the comparison is practically a biological impossibility. She is comparing chhena (the delicate, squeaky, pristine curd of milk) with a meticulously fermented batter of parboiled rice and black gram (urad dal). Their compositions are from entirely different kingdoms. One is an airy, spongy lattice designed to trap light sugar syrup; the other is a dense, wholesome, steamed matrix of complex carbohydrates and proteins. Their taste, consistency, structural integrity, and existential purpose share absolutely nothing in common.

But more important, her attempt to dismiss the Idli as merely a blank canvas for sugar syrup does a grave disservice to what is arguably one of the greatest engineering marvels of the culinary world.

The Idli is not a mere "bland cake." It is a masterclass in biotechnology. To achieve the perfect Idli is to balance the delicate microflora of wild fermentation over a cold night, resulting in a steamed cloud that is a triumph of gut health, lightness, and nutritional balance. It is a savoury monolith of South Indian culinary genius, perfectly engineered to absorb the sharp tang of a well-spiced sambar or the fiery depth of a molaga-podi (gunpowder) paste infused with cold-pressed sesame oil or nutritious melted ghee.

To suggest an Idli would even consent to being drowned in sugar syrup is to fundamentally misunderstand its dignity.

If this lady finds Rasgullas overrated, argue that on the merits of their sponginess or sweetness. But please, leave the noble, perfectly fermented, steamed majesty of the Idli out of your dessert-table polemics, ma'am!

[Sann @san_x_m]

His name was Arif Mohammad Khan.

He was 36 years old. A Cabinet Minister in Rajiv Gandhi’s government.

In 1985, the Supreme Court ruled in favour of Shah Bano, a 73-year-old Muslim woman from Indore who had been divorced after 43 years of marriage.

Her husband paid her a small sum under Muslim personal law and claimed his obligation was complete. The Supreme Court disagreed.

It said Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code applied to every Indian citizen, regardless of religion. Shah Bano was entitled to maintenance.

Arif Mohammad Khan stood up in Parliament and defended the judgment.

He said the law must protect every Indian woman without exception. It became one of the most powerful speeches heard in Parliament that decade.

Then the government reversed its position.

Facing pressure from orthodox religious leaders, Rajiv Gandhi’s government passed the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986. It effectively nullified the Supreme Court ruling. Shah Bano would no longer receive maintenance under Section 125.

Arif Mohammad Khan refused to support the bill.

He resigned from the Cabinet. His political career collapsed. He spent years out of power.

Shah Bano later withdrew her claim under community pressure. She died in 1992 without ever receiving her maintenance.

The principle overturned in 1986 was effectively restored decades later through later Supreme Court judgments, including the Triple Talaq verdict of 2017.

Thirty-one years later.

Arif Mohammad Khan would later become the Governor of Kerala.

He once said: “I did what my conscience told me. I have no regrets.”

His party called it a mistake. History did not.

Follow for stories India deserves to remember.

[THE SKIN DOCTOR @theskindoctor13]

“Why are you crying about the re-exam? It’s not like you’ll forget everything you studied in a few weeks. If you are a good student, you can study again and still score well.”

Well, that’s not how things work. Competitive examinations are not merely tests of knowledge, but also tests of timing, mental conditioning, emotional stability, and peak performance achieved after months or years of disciplined preparation. Serious students structure their entire routine around one examination date, carefully managing sleep, revision cycles, stress levels, mock tests, and mental sharpness to perform at their absolute best on that particular day.

When an exam is cancelled despite their honest effort, they are forced to recreate the same level of focus and intensity again, which is mentally exhausting and usually impossible with the same efficiency.

The hardest-working students are affected the most because they invest the greatest emotional and mental energy into preparation. After the first exam, many experience burnout, fatigue, reduced concentration, emotional numbness, and loss of momentum. Even if their knowledge remains intact, their sharpness may decline during the re-exam.

Most damaging of all, paper leaks weaken a sincere student’s faith in merit itself. When students realize that even years of hard work cannot protect them from systemic failures caused by others’ dishonesty, it creates frustration, helplessness, and distrust toward institutions.

This is why a leak-proof exam is non-negotiable, the bare minimum that can be done for hard working students.

[Mayank Agarwal 💡 @TheAIWorld22]

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I've watched $300 courses that don't cover what they teach in the first 8 minutes.

[Yashwant Deshmukh 🇮🇳 @YRDeshmukh]

What TN has shown today, rest of India has been doing for decades. Hindu majority states of Rajasthan, Bihar, Assam, Maharashtra and even Manipur have had Muslim Chief Ministers. Hindu majority Andhra Pradesh, Goa and Kerala have given many Christian Chief ministers. TN is just a new entry to that old club.

But the real question worth probing is: how many Muslim majority or Christian majority states have given any Hindu Chief Minister? Zero.

Forget Chief Minister, how many Hindu MPs or MLAs have ever been elected from a Muslim majority or Christian majority lok sabha or vidhan sabha seats?? Next to Zero.

[Mihir Jha @MihirkJha]

Proud of you Bengaluru and these Youngsters who refused to let a lunatic b¢head his wife; instead of watching and making videos, they decide to act:

[THE SKIN DOCTOR @theskindoctor13]

Punjab govt has sent a delegation to receive and welcome 11 Punjabis arriving from Australia.

They are not sportspersons or scientists returning after representing India, but illegal immigrants with extensive criminal records.

Cases against them include possession of illegal weapons, drug-related offences, burglary, vehicle theft, fraud, domestic violence, trespassing, possession of stolen property, theft, property damage, and drunk driving. Only two of the eleven held valid passports.

According to Australia, they were deported on a special chartered aircraft, not a commercial flight, due to the “non-compliant and disruptive” behaviour of several detainees, making commercial transport unsafe for crew and passengers.

When asked about their criminal cases at a press conference, the Punjab CM said the cases were registered in Australia. But they are our own children, and we will receive them at the airport while ensuring support for their rehabilitation and livelihood.

We are an amazing country!

[Nayan Dev Choudhury @NayanDevC]

@theliverdoc Best wishes!!

[THE SKIN DOCTOR @theskindoctor13]

Jitu Munda (55) had approached the Odisha Grameen Bank multiple times to withdraw the savings of his sister, who had died two months earlier.

Bank authorities asked him to furnish the required documents but failed to make him understand what exactly was needed or how he could arrange it.

An uneducated tribal man, with no knowledge of paperwork or procedures and unable to comprehend the requirement of documentary proof, exhumed his sister’s remains, placed them in a sack, and carried them to the bank as evidence of her death.

Once the issue went viral, the bank sprang into action and are now saying that he will be guided and helped. But shouldn’t this be the standard practice? Grameen banks were established for financial inclusion, to serve the most vulnerable sections of society, not to burden them with rigid, urban-centric bureaucratic processes they neither understand nor can navigate.

Moreover, the staff in such banks are mostly local and are expected to understand the ground realities far better. If even they fail to bridge the gap between policy and people, then the very purpose of these institutions stands defeated.

[TheLiverDoc™ @theliverdoc]

Parents giving their children Homeopathy.

[TheLiverDoc™ @theliverdoc]

Astrology is bullsh*t
Vaastu is bullsh*t
Numerology is bullsh*t

[mrredpillz jokaqarmy @JOKAQARMY1]

One of the greatest commentaies ever. 🤣

[Shiv Aroor @ShivAroor]

Imagine being an American and having this view today 😂 A country that’s been humiliated in an unpopular war, zero leverage at talks, several ‘laundry fires’, ALL its Gulf Bases hit, $200 billion vaporised in losses etc, and Iran’s regime still standing.

“Head spinning” indeed.

[Mufaddal Vohra @mufaddal_vohra]

THE INSPIRATIONAL STORY OF SAKIB HUSSAIN.

[Sann @san_x_m]

His name is Ajay Katara.

In February 2002 he was at a wedding in Ghaziabad.

At midnight he saw his friend Nitish Katara being taken away in a white Tata Safari by Vikas Yadav and Vishal Yadav. Sons of sitting MP D.P. Yadav.

Nitish’s body was found the next morning. Skull fractured. Body burned with acid. Dumped in a canal.

Every witness turned hostile. Police witnesses changed their statements. Even Bharti Yadav changed her testimony.

But Not Ajay.

Vikas Yadav threatened to kill him directly. Ajay’s response was simple.

If I am going to die I might as well tell the truth.

His testimony alone put Vikas and Vishal behind bars for 25 years.

The Supreme Court said this in open court. Only this man recorded his statement against the accused. See the power you wielded.

Then his punishment began.

37 false cases. Rape. Kidnapping. Extortion. Shot at. Poisoned. His security guards were paid Rs 50 lakh to look away.

He now lives with armed guards 24 hours a day.

Not one case existed against him before 2003. The year he testified.

In January 2026 Vikas Yadav applied for furlough. Ajay’s lawyer stood in court and said there is a constant threat to this witness. Furlough denied.

All I did was tell the truth. I just want to be left alone.

India failed him. He never failed India.

Follow for real stories about people who chose truth when silence would have been easier.