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[S @Sushm1ta]

What in the world is going on in 2026!!?

[Arnaud Bertrand @RnaudBertrand]

This sounds completely unreal but I double checked and it's true: the Eiffel Tower was closed on Monday due to a Hindu sect that demanded that all women "make themselves invisible" so their 93-year-old guru wouldn't have to see them.

The sect in question is BAPS - "Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha," which roughly translates to "the organization of Swaminarayan followers who believe in Akshar Purushottam, based in Bochasan" (a village in Gujarat).

It's a very wealthy organization with deep ties to Modi's BJP (Modi is himself from Gujarat), known for building mega-temples around the world and whose doctrine demands absolute obedience to a living guru as the sole path to God.

It's not their first controversy: in 2021, the FBI raided their massive New Jersey temple after workers - mostly Dalits, India's lowest caste (the so-called "untouchables") - alleged they'd been lured to the US on fake religious visas, had their passports confiscated, and were forced to work 13-hour days for about $1 an hour, confined to a guarded compound (see https://t.co/kTNzdZWtoe).

Long story short, they just opened a new mega-temple in France (the website: https://t.co/4g6HW9bBPy) - specifically in Bussy-Saint-Georges (30km away from Paris) - presented as "the biggest Hindu temple built in continental Europe in a traditional style" (https://t.co/exbFjzLe2k).

Their guru was there for the inauguration and, as you do, wanted to visit the Eiffel Tower while in France. But, thing is, his doctrine dictates that women must not be in his presence.

And here is where it gets unreal: when his entourage requested a private visit, the Eiffel Tower's management actually agreed to the terms and ordered all female employees - including subcontractors - to hide (https://t.co/Sm7yb5LMFq).

This was on Saturday and, France being France (in a good way), on Monday the women who'd been told to make themselves invisible made themselves very, very visible: the staff went on strike and shut down the Eiffel Tower.

So there you have it, unreal but true: the Eiffel Tower, symbol of the French Republic, is closed because a 93-year-old Hindu guru refuses to be in the presence of women.

(picture below the picture of their guru on his visit, taken from https://t.co/4FRKezWJvq)

[Rahul Gandhi @RahulGandhi]

Deeply concerned by the devastating flash floods in Nepal, where hundreds of people, including Indian pilgrims have gone missing.

My heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families of those who have lost their lives. My thoughts are with the families anxiously waiting for news of their loved ones.

I urge the Government of India to make every possible effort, in close coordination with the Nepalese authorities, to locate the missing Indian citizens and ensure their safe return.

I stand in solidarity with the people of Nepal and everyone affected by this tragic disaster.

[Secretary Marco Rubio @SecRubio]

We express our solidarity and are united in prayer for the Nepali people following the devastating floods.

@StateDept stands ready to support the Government of Nepal with needed humanitarian assistance.

[S @Sushm1ta]

What a devastating loss for Croatia! Saddest game of World Cup

[S @Sushm1ta]

a good read

[GAURAV POKHAREL @gauravpkh]

Tomorrow, Balendra Shah takes the oath as Nepal's new Prime Minister, But can Nepal's Rapper mayor actually run the country?

https://t.co/HJtnGzq0Ds

[S @Sushm1ta]

Super Bowl for many ;)

[S @Sushm1ta]

@EvelynMoktan Thank you Eva di ❤️❤️

[S @Sushm1ta]

@Charles_Leclerc ❤️

[Formula 1 @F1]

HE WINS IN MONZA!!! 🇮🇹

IT'S CHARLES LECLERC FOR FERRARI AT THEIR HOME RACE - AGAIN! 🏆👏

STUNNING, SIMPLY STUNNING!

#F1 #ItalianGP

[S @Sushm1ta]

Love @dieworkwear

[S @Sushm1ta]

I needed this laugh 😆

[derek guy @dieworkwear]

@RichardHanania i dont know anything about her but she seems nice and stylish to me. if your objection is that, in some photos, she doesn't conform to conventional ideas of what a woman should look like, you also don't conform to masculine stereotypes.

[S @Sushm1ta]

nuget hell to npm hell. my Friday :)

[S @Sushm1ta]

@EvelynMoktan Enjoy 😊

[S @Sushm1ta]

Bangalore (T2) has to be the best airport that I have been to! Amazing interiors, unbelievable quality service and most important to me: nice and courteous staff. I will miss you Bangalore 😔

[TheLiverDoc™ @theliverdoc]

Food regulators in Hong Kong at the Center for Food Safety has identified a pesticide called ethylene oxide in multiple food products and spices manufactured in India, by Indian companies Everest (Mumbai) and MDH (New Delhi).

Everest and MDH are the largest spices traders in India with maximum spices based food products stocked on shelves in Indian market.

Ethylene oxide has been found to be associated with cancers such as lymphoma in males and breast cancer in females.

What is Indian food regulator doing? If this is the morbid scene with international exports, what are we exposed to here?

India has no value for public health and seems like Government and most people are content with distractive politics and religion.

We need to start an era of Citizen Science in India, to make those responsible, also accountable.
https://t.co/0fosFKZiKO

Source:
https://t.co/uLhdozJUmh

[S @Sushm1ta]

@EvelynMoktan Back to ktm. Leaving next week :(

[S @Sushm1ta]

@MilesPerHoward What change are you expecting? Housing(buy) prices will not go down even if a large chunk of young people leave. Rent prices might in some neighborhoods

[S @Sushm1ta]

You can’t explain or over explain to people who are committed to misunderstanding you 😇

[S @Sushm1ta]

*delving*