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[Narendra Modi @narendramodi]

Congratulations to the Indian Women’s Football Team on winning the SAFF Women’s Championship 2026. They have played excellently through the tournament. This will encourage more youngsters to play football in the coming times. Best wishes to the team for their future endeavours.

[Narendra Modi @narendramodi]

India’s growth momentum remains strong!

GDP growth rate of 7.7% in FY 2025-26 and 7.8% in Q4 of FY 2025-26 reflect the inherent strength of our economy, the success of reforms and the hard work of 140 crore Indians.

We shall leave no stone unturned to further ‘Ease of Living,’ ‘Ease of Doing Business’ and increase opportunities for our youth.

[Narendra Modi @narendramodi]

Different parts of India are witnessing soaring temperatures and the challenges that come with it. This heat is harsh on all of us and I urge you all to take as many precautions as possible. Please stay hydrated, keep water with you when stepping out. Offer a glass of water to others. In weather like this, such kindness goes a long way.

[The Geek Smartha @TheStorageGeek]

@AirIndia_News Air India 787 flight delays are obnoxious. Today 7:30 am flight from delhi to mumbai had a snag. We were de boarded after 3 hours inside the plane and then the second plane which was to depart at 1 pm finally made it to air near 2:20 pm and we landed finally post 4:30 pm .

[The Curious Tales @thecurioustales]

🚨 JUST IN: A migratory bird just shattered world records — flying 8,425 miles (13,560 km) NON-STOP across the Pacific without landing once.

The bar-tailed godwit doesn’t stop to eat, drink, or sleep during its migration across the Pacific Ocean. Its journey from Alaska to Australia takes roughly 11 days of continuous flight, covering over 13,000 kilometers through storms, headwinds, and open ocean with zero land beneath it the entire time.

Before departure, it does something almost surgical to its own body. It shrinks its digestive organs down to almost nothing, converting the stomach, intestines, and liver into raw fuel. The bird essentially eats its own gut to make room for fat reserves that will power its wings for nearly two weeks straight.

The brain doesn’t fully sleep either. Half of it stays active while the other half rests, alternating in shifts mid-flight at altitude over the open Pacific. The godwit is simultaneously unconscious and navigating with magnetic field sensitivity that no human instrument in the 18th century could replicate.

What makes this genuinely staggering beyond the physical record is the navigational precision involved. The bird leaves Alaska and arrives in New Zealand with accuracy that would embarrass early GPS systems. It reads Earth’s magnetic field, atmospheric pressure gradients, star positions, and potentially quantum-level compass mechanisms inside its eye that literally let it see magnetic field lines overlaid on its visual field.

Evolution spent millions of years building an aerospace navigation system inside a 300 gram animal.

We spend billions engineering machines that do what this bird does on instinct, fat reserves, and half a sleeping brain.
The longest recorded non-stop flight by a commercial aircraft is around 20 hours.

This bird does 11 days.

Without a runway.

[Anchit Gupta @AnchitGupta9]

When India went to Antarctica, it went on the shoulders of its airmen. In the 2nd Indian Scientific Expedition in 1983, Sqn Ldr Rajendra Singh Tandon was part of the first IAF team to operate in that unforgiving wilderness. What followed earned him the Shaurya Chakra.

He volunteered to offload the entire expedition’s equipment from the ship. Over 40 tonnes of material had to be moved quickly before the weather closed in. He worked for more than 24 hours at a stretch, organising and supervising the effort until the last crate was ashore. He ran administration, logistics, coordination. In temperatures well below zero.

He then took on an even greater risk.

On foot and on an open snow scooter, he conducted reconnaissance missions across treacherous terrain to identify a suitable skiway site. Antarctica hides its dangers beneath the surface. Crevasses, deep and invisible, wait beneath deceptively smooth snow. He crossed them repeatedly, fully aware of the risks, to ensure aircraft operations could be established safely. In just ten days, in a landscape hostile to both man and machine, the task was achieved.

Then came the storm.

On the night of 18 Feb 1983, a violent blizzard battered the base camp for two days. Four expedition members were trapped in a damaged hut. Equipment was destroyed. Scientific data, painstakingly gathered, was at risk of being lost forever.

At 0400 hours on 21 Feb, a rescue mission was launched from the ship. The vessel could bring its bow to the ice shelf for only a fleeting window.

Sqn Ldr Tandon jumped from the ship onto the ice shelf and moved on foot toward the devastated camp. In howling winds and lethal cold, he rescued the trapped members and salvaged vital equipment and precious research data.

The citation speaks of courage and dedication. The reality was resolve under extreme isolation, in a continent where mistakes are unforgiving. What it truly reflected was raw grit.

Indian choppers and their crews formed the backbone of India’s Antarctic mission. But men like Tandon were its spine.

#IAFHistory @IAF_MCC

[Narendra Modi @narendramodi]

The AI Impact Summit in Delhi has brought together the who’s who from the AI world.

There is representation from over 100 countries.

There are distinguished participants from every corner of the globe.

Our aim is the same - leveraging the power of AI for the welfare of our planet.

[CISF @CISFHQrs]

Some Are Born To March. Some Are Born To Lead The March.

From the quiet hills of Manipur to the thunder of applause on the national stage, Lady Constable Lydia Chingbiaksiam carries a story stitched with sacrifice, perseverance and pride. Joining the CISF in 2022, she became part of history with the formation of the CISF Women Band in 2023—turning dreams into duty.

At the 26th All India Police Band Competition-2025 (AIPBC), her baton spoke louder than words—earning her the Best Conductor award, as the CISF Women Band lifted the Overall Championship & First Prize. A moment where hard work met honour and service found its rhythm.

Her unwavering dedication, discipline and passion serve as a powerful inspiration to young women across the nation - showing that with courage, perseverance and belief, they too can rise, lead and bring honour to the country.

CISF is continuously encouraging and nurturing talented youngsters, motivating them to pursue excellence and achieve expertise in their chosen and cherished domains. Through sustained support, guidance, and opportunities, the Force is committed to empowering youth to realize their full potential and contribute meaningfully to the nation.

#NationFirst #ShieldOfSecurity #WomenInUniform #CISFWomenBand #NortheastPride #Rythm #Manipur

@HMOIndia
@PIB_India
@mygovindia
@DDNewslive
@CISFTraining
@NBirenSingh
@DIO_Ccpur

[Physics In History @PhysInHistory]

On 8 April 1911, in a cold lab at Leiden, Heike Kamerlingh Onnes and his team were measuring the electrical resistance of mercury as they cooled it with liquid helium to just a few kelvin above absolute zero. Up to that point, the “safe” expectation was that resistance would keep dropping smoothly as things got colder. Instead, the resistance didn’t just become small — it collapsed abruptly to something effectively indistinguishable from zero at a specific temperature (what we now call the critical temperature, about 4.2 K for mercury). What makes the moment feel almost surreal is how casually it was captured: Onnes’s lab notebook reportedly notes it in plain Dutch, essentially “mercury nearly zero” (“Kwik nagenoeg nul”).

That tiny line marks the birth of superconductivity: not a gradual improvement of conductivity, but a phase transition into a new state of matter where current can flow without measurable loss—an observation that later forced physicists to rethink how electrons behave collectively in solids.

[Parimal Nathwani @mpparimal]

From the docks of Aden, walking between ships & oil barrels, Shri Dhirubhai Ambani carried a dream far larger than his circumstances. Decades later, at Jamnagar, that dream took shape, not just as a refinery, but as a forest. He planted mango trees where the earth tasted of salt, made water drinkable, & showed that true progress is measured by what it gives back to the land.
#FlashbackFriday #Jamnagar #Reliance @RIL_Updates

[Chuck Robbins @ChuckRobbins]

Today we’re proud to donate AGNTCY to the @linuxfoundation! AGNTCY was created to address the need for an open framework where agents can work together, filling a key infrastructure gap for the AI era. Thanks @vijoy & our Outshift team for this work! https://t.co/clLFUTMO4B

[Chuck Robbins @ChuckRobbins]

Great conversation with @JM_Scindia about enabling global internet access, cybersecurity in the AI era, and innovation for the next phase of #DigitalIndia. Look forward to deeper partnerships with India.

[Cisco APAC @ciscoapac]

We are thrilled to announce that Jio Platforms Limited (JPL), together with @AMD, @Cisco, and @Nokia, plans for Open Telecom #AI Platform to boost efficiency, enhance security, and create new revenue opportunities for the service providers. 🤝 https://t.co/xJKYuajLUM

[Jyotiraditya M. Scindia @JM_Scindia]

Telecom transformation,
Technological triumph!

On our mission to make India the global telecom manufacturing hub, inaugurated the CISCO-FLEX Manufacturing facility in Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu today.

This state-of-the-art unit will fuel India's growth through employment generation, innovation, and world-class ideas, while showcasing the power of 'Made in India' products.

A significant step in driving the telecom revolution forward!

[The Geek Smartha @TheStorageGeek]

@RailwaySeva Stupid reply @RailMadad . @AshwiniVaishnaw , @RailMinIndia @RailwaySeva been asked to check https://t.co/VfFa1lPHQP and share the original certificate (GC/EFT) issued by the ticket checking staff is to be sent through post to IRCTC. this not mentioned in rules. ref. 2024053104135

[The Geek Smartha @TheStorageGeek]

@RailMinIndia @PiyushGoyalOffc PNR 8418490765. i had filed a TDR as Air con was not working and had also tweeted in this regard on 23rd May. Railmadad 2024052309201. TDR filing is within timelimit of 20 hours but status is EDR repudiate. please help resolve or escalate.

[The Geek Smartha @TheStorageGeek]

@RailwaySeva shared on direct message. hoping for a resolution.@AshwiniVaishnaw @IRCTCofficial @RailMinIndia @RailwaySeva

[The Geek Smartha @TheStorageGeek]

@juyal_ishant @peakbengaluru this is the new DRINK AND DEBUG

[The Geek Smartha @TheStorageGeek]

@drm_mb @RailwaySeva Can I file tdr

[The Geek Smartha @TheStorageGeek]

@RailMinIndia @AshwiniVaishnaw PNR 8418490765 Train 12401 Kota DDN AC express coach B1 Air conditioning is not working and people are fainting due to suffocation 47temp. please help. we paid for AC fares and basic check also not done by the railway staff. Very sad state of affair