Times have sadly changed. And circulation has dwindled, as it must when you lose your moral compass. The irrepressible Ramnath Goenka moulded the Indian Express into a bulwark against the autocratic DNA of the Nehru-Gandhi family.
When that dynasty sought to illegally perpetuate it’s rule after Indira Gandhi was found guilty of corrupt electoral practices and her election declared void by the judiciary, the Indian Express group became a veritable war machine against the Emergency that ensued in 1970s. For years after the Emergency, the Express group was the watchdog of our Constitution.
Incomprehensibly the Indian Express since the demise of its inspirational founder - at least insofar as its northern avatar is concerned - has become the handmaiden of the 10 Janpath dynasty and its inconstant allies. Never at the forefront of the staggering corruption revelations of the dynasty in its UPA garb - 2G, Coal, Commonwealth to name a few out of a long list - the paper backed the regime. Indeed when the UPA tottered in 2012 under the weight of it’s scams, the Indian Express attempted to prop it up with an incredulous front page story that 2 units of the army were marching towards Delhi in an attempted military coup - a whopping falsehood which attempted to shatter the long vaunted reputation of the Indian Army as a disciplined force that confined itself to the barracks unlike it’s rogue Pakistani counterpart.
Undoubtedly this wild insinuation was meant to garner sympathy for a most unpopular regime.
Since the ascent to power of the BJP/NDA in 2014, the Indian Express is the forerunner of issues which the dynasty and it’s allies are going to magnify on the eve of elections - Central or State- or at the commencement of a Parliamentary session or the visit of a high profile foreign dignitary. The pages of the newspaper over these years are replete with evidence of this fact.
While even blind one sided loyalty is consistent with freedom of the press , a false narrative which undermines the nations reputation for institutional integrity is plainly anti-national.
The Express peddled a faux theory in its front page for 3 consecutive days from 23rd to 25th September. For those 3 days it insinuated that the CEC Gyaneshwar Kumar steamrolled his two colleagues on the Commission into subverting the SIR process and flouting election rules. The Commission was depicted as a hopelessly divided house and the Chief as a partisan bully intent upon a partisan election outcome. The opposition clamour led by a failed clown prince frothing at the mouth over his repeated crushing electoral defeats in desperation bayed for blood calling for the arrest of Gyaneswar Kumar and an investigation into the role of the PM & HM. He screamed his scripted slogan of “vote chori, kanoon chori aur sanstha chori“ and branded the entire charade as treason.
The rantings of the boorish dynast were demolished at one stroke by a joint statement issued by all 3 members of the EC yesterday, that internal differences during the SIR and electoral list updating process were in the nature of checks and balances to ensure the integrity of the electoral rolls and there was total unanimity in all final decisions regarding SIR.
In the end, the story is one of another failed assault on our vital institutions based on a fake narrative to salvage the careers of permanent losers whose end is nigh. On flimsy evidence, an unholy script is crafted to keep malign political actors afloat without the slightest care for the damage done to India's reputation for fair and free elections. Most of all this kind of false outrage is an insult to the verdict of the Indian electorate and no doubt the perpetrators of this crime against the people will be shown their place in the next election.
I personally grieve however for what has become of a once great newspaper - the Indian Express. Its legacy as a champion of truth and real freedom lies in tatters. The late Ramnath Goenka was a crusader for truth and justice.
It is a travesty that under the watch of the descendants of the titan that Ramnath Ji was - his newspaper should be transformed from the watchdog of our national interest to one dynasty’s poodle.
So I have been hearing a lot lately about the Thakur Foundation.
The Thakur Family Foundation’s own disclosures reveal grants across a familiar ecosystem: the cockroaches, the Wire’s parent foundation, Scroll, Article 14, Caravan-linked journalists, ADR research and Alt News-linked work.
Different recipients. Same ecosystem. Foreign money. Domestic amplification. Relentless attacks on India’s institutions, elections, pharmaceutical industry and social cohesion.
India needs a forensic investigation into every grant, intermediary, deliverable and dollar routed into this ecosystem.
Philanthropy strengthens nations. It does not bankroll narratives designed to weaken them.
THIS FOREIGN-FUNDED NARRATIVE WARFARE AGAINST INDIA NEEDS TO BE STOPPED.
IRDAI is doing something good for the first time in a long, long time. @FinMinIndia@nsitharaman ji do NOT bow down to the insurance companies lobbying against this. This is a much needed reigning in that is needed to control the pathetic insurance providers.
@scroll_in Dimagi naxals +Jihadi gathjod.ek movie dekho ho usme kaha gya hai"ham pele gaye hai tm bhi pele jaoge".naxali to pele gye ab dimagi naxals ki bari.
I have worked with Sanjukta Paroshar IPS in Assam in the Counter Insurgency environment. She is a through professional Police Woman. A great choice to Lead the COBRAs. Wishing her the very best.
“Aditya Thackeray was involved in Child abuse, and Disha Salian had all the video evidence, which she forwarded to Sushant Singh Rajput, and he shared this with Reha Chakraborty who passed to Aditya Thackeray, and because of this he and Disha was killed.”
ख़ास KBC ( कौन बनेगा कड़ोड़पति ) का एक करोड़ कर सवाल है :- यह BRICS बैठक , snacks और वरिष्ठ अधिकारियों से संबंधित है
“बैठक में सामने रखे snacks किसलिए रखें जाते हैं” ? इनमें से एक सही उत्तर को चुनें :-
1. खाने के लिए
2.फेकने के लिए
3. सजावट के लिए
4. उत्तर नहीं मालूम
सभी IFS तथा अन्य अधिकारियों का बहुत आभार 🙏🏼💐- जिन्होनें रात दिन मेहनत कर के इस कार्यक्रम को सफल बनाया । इतने वृहद कार्यक्रम की तैयारी में कई दिन लगते हैं , जब अधिकारी रात दिन मेहनत करते हैं
संभवतः , इसी बैठक के दौरान उन्हें कई दिनों बाद , चैन से खाने की फुर्सत मिली होगी
Respect 🫡
UPI भुगतान पर अब कारोबारियों से शुल्क वसूला जाएगा। सरकार ने निर्णय ले लिया है। ₹2000 से कम के लेनदेन पर कोई शुल्क नहीं लगेगा।
आइए, उदाहरण से समझाता हूँ। आपने किसी दुकान से 1999 रुपए की वस्तुएँ ख़रीदीं। पैसा लेने वाला और देने वाला, दोनों को अतिरिक्त एक रुपया नहीं देना पड़ेगा। अगर आप परिवार-मित्र में किसी को ₹10,000 भेजते हैं, कोई शुल्क नहीं लगेगा। यानी, एक व्यक्ति से दूसरे व्यक्ति को किए जाने वाले लेनदेन में शुल्क नहीं लगेगा।
लेकिन, अब आ जाइए मुख्य बात पर। आपने जैसे ही 2001 रुपए की वस्तुएँ ख़रीदीं, तो उक्त कारोबारी को शुल्क देना पड़ेगा उसपर। कारोबारी कभी अपने पॉकेट से नहीं देते। वो ग्राहक से ही वसूलते हैं। व्यक्तिगत हस्तांतरण पर कम से कम वित्त मंत्रालय ने अपना ये रुख क़ायम रखा है कि इसपर कोई चार्ज नहीं लगेगा, ये अच्छी बात है।
इस शुल्क को MDR (मर्चेंट डिस्काउंट रेट) कहा जाएगा। UPI पर ख़र्च आता है, फ़िलहाल ये बैंक भरते हैं। तकनीकी ढाँचे, धोखाधड़ी की पहचान, साइबर सुरक्षा और ग्राहकों की सहायता पर ख़र्च करना पड़ता है। उदाहरण के लिए, 2024–25 के लिए ₹1500 करोड़ मंजूर किए थे गए थे। UPI से होने वाले भुगतानों में ₹2000 से अधिक वाले लेनदेन का हिस्सा मात्र 4% है। लेकिन, एक और तथ्य देखिए। भुगतान की कुल रकम में उनकी हिस्सेदारी 67% है।
ऐसे विपक्ष इसे मुद्दा नहीं बनाएगा। क्योंकि जो मुद्दे सच में जनता से जुड़े हुए हैं, उनसे विपक्षी इकोसिस्टम कटा हुआ है। वो मनुस्मृति के इर्दगिर्द डटे रहेंगे और पटखनी खाते रहेंगे।
सरना स्थल एवं मंदिर कहता है - तू जैसे है वैसे आ..!! चर्च कहता है - पहले मेरे जैसा बन फिर आ।
अब तय तुम्हें करना है, धर्म चाहिए या जाल?
सरना स्थल एवं मंदिर द्वार पर जात नहीं पूछी जाती, प्रसाद में शर्त नहीं रखी जाती, ये बाजार नहीं, ये संस्कार है।
जहाँ प्रसाद लेने के लिए अपना धर्म छोड़ना पड़े, समझ लेना वो प्रसाद नहीं, सौदा है।
चर्च के दलालों से सावधान रहें।
जय धर्मे!हर हर महादेव!!🌿🏳🚩🇦🇹🙏✊️🔥
#delisting #converted #muslim #christian #diku #save #adivasi #sarna #tribal #nature #lovers #naturelovers #jharkhand #india
In my view, PM Modi’s address at the SRCC event today was engaging and refreshingly well-pitched. He picked up issues smartly, articulated them effectively, and used the right punches, slang and abbreviations to connect with Gen Z.
Modi seemed truly back in his element as an orator , a skill he has long been known for. The speech will certainly lift the mood of his supporters. #SRCC #PmModi
🚨 BIG CLAIM EXPOSED!!
Prakhar Gupta says @abhijeet_dipke didn’t graduate from Boston University.
Two friends who studied there reportedly checked the records and found no trace of his name.
And Sonam Wangchuk’s reaction: It seems like he already knew something too.
This statement is diluting and undermining of Sanatan Dharm. Contrast this to speeches of Swami Vivekanand Ji, who conveyed the depths of Sanatan Dharma to the west without undermining it.
Mohan Bhagwat, "If any Hindu thinks that there should be no Muslim in Bharat, he will not remain Hindu. If you call yourself Hindu, you must believe all paths are leading to the same goal",
Should Sanatanis also start believing in Jannah, and let go of Dharm, Karm, Bhagti, Yog and Sadhana?
Furthermore, how do we explain this to people those who believe only their path is right, even at the cost of the other?
#Breaking | Major recovery from terrorist Aftab Ansari lodged inside Kolkata’s Presidency Jail.
Three smartphones, including an iPhone, SIM cards, two Wi-Fi routers, wireless earphones & Rs. 31,000 cash have reportedly been recovered from him.
Ansari is the mastermind of the 2002 American Center terror attack in Kolkata, in which several Kolkata Police personnel were killed. He is currently serving a life sentence at Presidency Jail.
Sources say a special search operation was conducted inside Ansari’s cell on August 23 by a team of jail officials, including the superintendent. The devices, SIM cards & cash were recovered during the operation.
The recovery of multiple smartphones, SIM cards and Wi-Fi routers from a high-security prisoner has raised serious questions about how the devices reached Ansari & whether anyone inside the prison facilitated their entry.
An FIR has been registered at Hastings Police Station by the jail authorities. Police are investigating Ansari’s recent activities and the circumstances under which the electronic devices allegedly reached him.
The seizure has raised fresh questions over prison security, possible external contacts and Ansari’s activities while serving his life sentence. Investigation underway.