Sumona Chakravarti

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[Sumona Chakravarti @sumona24]

@MTPHereToHelp Fine for not stopping before a stop line.
Given the evidence- there is no visible stop line, neither is my car in the 2nd photo.
There is just one close up shot of my car number plate in the 3rd photo. There’s barely a proper road there let alone a stop line.
I wrote a grievance which got rejected.
Where does one go to get this rectified?

[Air India @airindia]

UPDATE: In addition to the dedicated passenger hotline number 1800 5691 444, we have added another hotline number for foreign nationals [phone].

Air India requests media persons not to call the dedicated passenger hotline number.

[Sumona Chakravarti @sumona24]

A must Read.

[Asra Nomani @AsraNomani]

“Bahawalpur.”

I still have chills in my heart from when I first heard that town’s name in late January 2002. For the 23 years since, I have reported on how Pakistani intelligence and military leaders have used that city — Bahawalpur — in the southern province of Punjab as a base for its homegrown domestic terrorists.

When I heard India bombed training camps in Pakistan this week in Operation Sindoor, in response to a Pakistani terrorist rampage in India’s Kashmir state, I had one city’s name on my lips: Bahawalpur.

Did India bomb Bahawalpur?

It did. I knew then India was striking actual hubs for Pakistan’s homegrown domestic terrorism.

Why do I know?

My friend, WSJ reporter Danny Pearl, went to Bahawalpur in December 2001 with a notebook and a pen. Gen. Pervez Musharraf had just promised he was shutting down Pakistan’s militant groups after a strike by Pakistan’s terrorists against the Parliament in India, and Danny reported on the militant offices in Bahawalpur.

He literally knocked on their doors. Dear Dr. @yudapearl, this story is a window into Danny’s reporting enterprise. And because people will wonder: Danny was no cowboy. This was a calculated low-risk reporting trip because no journalist had been targeted for kidnapping in Pakistan. Around that time, Danny sent me an email: “I’m anxious to go to Afghanistan, but I’m not anxious to die.”

What did Danny learn?

The militant training camps were open for business in Bahawalpur.

On Jan. 23, 2002, Danny left a home I had rented in Karachi, Pakistan, for an interview.

I learned Danny’s fixer, Asif Farooqi, had arranged an interview for Danny through a man named “Arif.” Danny didn’t know it but Arif was the PR man for a militant group, Harkutul Mujahadeen. What was Arif’s hometown? Bahawalpur.

The police launched a manhunt to find Arif in Bahawalpur. We learned Arif’s family faked a funeral for Arif. Police found him trying to board a bus in Muzaffarabad, across the country by Pakistan’s border with Kashmir.

It is another town India said it bombed terrorist training facilities.

Arif had handed Danny off to Omar Sheikh,a British-Pakistani dropout from the London School of Economics, radicalized in the 1990s in London mosques. He went to Pakistan to train in these militant training camps. Then he kidnapped tourists in India. He was caught and jailed but on Dec. 31, 1999, he was traded for hostages in the hijacking of Indian Airlines Flight 814.

Omar Sheikh was freed with Pakistani terrorist leader Masood Azhar, whose family was allegedly killed this week by India’s air strike in Bahawalpur.

Did Pakistan jail Omar Sheikh and Masood Azhar when they returned to Pakistan with a third terrorist, freed from India’s jails?

No. Pakistan’s military and intelligence gave them safe passage. They used them as weapons against India. But in fact these domestic terrorists have waged war against innocents in Pakistan, like civil society activists, Benazir Bhutto, Punjab Governor Salman Taseer, schoolchildren and countless others.

Their extremism has ruined Pakistan, and Pakistanis can’t blame America for creating the mujahideen to fight the Soviets in the 1980s.

Pakistan has had a duty to dismantle those terrorist bases — for even the safety of its own people. What India is doing is a strategic attack on terrorist bases Pakistani military and intelligence should have eliminated but never did in their obsession to take over Kashmir.

You will see parallels in the propaganda messages against India and Israel. Like Hamas, Pakistani terrorists crossed a border to kill. Now, Pakistani propagandists call themselves victims of their “fascist” “colonizer” neighbor.

It’s the Reverse Uno strategy of moral inversion, just like @stoolpresidente got from the Temple student who won’t take responsibility for promoting the “HATE THE JEWS” sign. Don’t fall for it. Nations, communities and people must own up to their extremism, from Bahawalpur to beyond.

[Press Trust of India @PTI_News]

Press release by Ministry of Defence (@SpokespersonMoD) reads:

Pakistan's bid to escalate negated - proportionate response by India:

During the Press Briefing on Operation SINDOOR on 07 May 2025, India had called its response as focused, measured and non-escalatory. It was specifically mentioned that Pakistani military establishments had not been targeted. It was also reiterated that any attack on military targets in India will invite a suitable response.

On the night of 07-08 May 2025, Pakistan attempted to engage a number of military targets in Northern and Western India including Awantipura, Srinagar, Jammu, Pathankot, Amritsar, Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Adampur, Bhatinda, Chandigarh, Nal, Phalodi, Uttarlai, and Bhuj, using drones and missiles. These were neutralised by the Integrated Counter UAS Grid and Air Defence systems. The debris of these attacks is now being recovered from a number of locations that prove the Pakistani attacks.

Today morning Indian Armed Forces targeted Air Defence Radars and systems at a number of locations in Pakistan. Indian response has been in the same domain with same intensity as Pakistan. It has been reliably learnt that an Air Defence system at Lahore has been neutralised.

Pakistan has increased the intensity of its unprovoked firing across the Line of Control using Mortars and heavy calibre Artillery in areas in Kupwara, Baramulla, Uri, Poonch, Mendhar and Rajouri sectors in Jammu and Kashmir.

Sixteen innocent lives have been lost, including three women and five children, due to Pakistani firing. Here too, India was compelled to respond to bring Mortar and Artillery fire from Pakistan to a halt.

Indian Armed Forces reiterate their commitment to non-escalation, provided it is respected by the Pakistani military.

[Sanatan Prabhat @SanatanPrabhat]

🚨 Nationwide Civil Defence Mock Drill on May 7! 🛡️

India gears up for its biggest emergency drill since the 1971 war — covering 259 districts.

After the #PahalgamTerrorAttack & rising tensions, the Centre stresses preparedness for terror strikes, disasters & crises.

#MockDrills #IndiaPakistanWar
VC: @DDNewsHindi

[All India Radio News @airnewsalerts]

India's Safety Begins With You.

Stay Calm, Stay Prepared.

#MockDrills | #NewIndia | #CivilDefenceMockDrill | #AapdaMitra

[Richa Pinto @richapintoi]

Details on #OperationSindoor

[ADG PI - INDIAN ARMY @adgpi]

#PahalgamTerrorAttack

Justice is Served.

Jai Hind!

[Dr. S. Jaishankar @DrSJaishankar]

The world must show zero tolerance for terrorism.

#OperationSindoor

[Sumona Chakravarti @sumona24]

Is there any representation of Indian television at @WAVESummitIndia ???
Correct me if am wrong but i only see Bollywood, Tollywood, Theatre , OTT, Gaming & also Influencers presence at the summit.
Was Indian television (Producers/Directors/Actors/etc) left out for a reason? Are we not a part of media & entertainment??? @MIB_India

P.s I would really like to be proved wrong here 🤞🏽

[Financial Express @FinancialXpress]

#TheSuvirSaranShow | A candid conversation with @sumona24 as she reflects on her journey—from early TV days to becoming a beloved member of The Kapil Sharma Show. As the show marks 500 episodes, she shares behind-the-scenes stories, industry challenges, and her bond with Kapil Sharma and the team. Don't miss this insightful chat!

Watch now: https://t.co/NbLDAx8KmT

#TheSuvirSaranShow #SumonaChakravarti #KapilSharmaShow #Bollywood #Entertainment #BollywoodNews

[Sumona Chakravarti @sumona24]

Mumbai’s potholes, floods, and toxic air remain unaddressed. But don’t worry, we’re getting a giant Ferris wheel– so we can spin above the mess instead of fixing it.
Say NO to the ‘Mumbai Eye’ and demand real solutions!
@mybmc
https://t.co/YV87IrxNTU

[Sumona Chakravarti @sumona24]

Seriously @XCorpIndia @X ????
Wishing festive greetings does not align with your platform standards 🙄🙄🙄

[Sumona Chakravarti @sumona24]

Sumona Chakravarti: From The Kapil Sharma Show to Bade Achhe Lagte Hain ... https://t.co/3IlPq3xH9m via @YouTube

[Sayantan Ghosh @sayantansunnyg]

One of my most favourite photographs... three of India's greatest filmmakers in one frame.

Shyam Benegal interviewing Ray for Benegal's documentary 'Satyajit Ray' (1982). Standing next to Ray is the cinematographer of the film, Govind Nihalani.

Go well, maestro. #shyambenegal

[Sumona Chakravarti @sumona24]

There will never be another Ustaad Zakir Hussain. 💔

Om Shanti.

[Anshul Saxena @AskAnshul]

Zakir Hussain played Lord Shiva's Damru on the tabla.

Thank you Ustad Ji for the music and the memories. You will be deeply missed. Rest in peace.

[Harsh Goenka @hvgoenka]

The world falls silent as the tabla loses its maestro. Ustad Zakir Hussain, a rhythmic genius who brought the soul of India to global stages, has left us. I was privileged to know him because of his connection with HMV and hear him perform at our home. His beats will echo eternally.

[Sumona Chakravarti @sumona24]

@MTPHereToHelp This is not even my car.
Your officer has wrongly put in the wrong last digit of the number plate hence i got it.
Also this is not the first time this is happening. Very important it is for on duty officers to be careful about punching in a challan to the correct person.

[Sumona Chakravarti @sumona24]

Onek bhalobasha & shubeccha to everyone 🙏🏻