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[Santosh Mandlik @VSantm]

Leave it, Sir! There is no point in complaining. The CR management has gone from bad to worse!

[rajiv kale @rajivkaleMT]

What's the reason behind cancellation of 9.04 pm CSMT Thane local today? Why announcement at 9.14? @Central_Railway @GM_CRly @drmmumbaicr @MumRail @PMOIndia please call back @AshwiniVaishnaw most incompetent @RailMinIndia ever. Mumbaiksrs are fed up now. #centralrailway

[Santosh Mandlik @VSantm]

Sir, do you think the CR team is able to manage the show? From the past 1+ years, CR could not run the local trains on time. The multiple complaints go unheard. Now this blunder!

[Rajendra B. Aklekar @rajtoday]

BLUNDER! Two local trains on the same track on Central Railway at #Mumbai CSMT.

A Central Railway spokesperson confirmed the incident and said they are investigating the matter.

A train coming from Badlapur was taken on PF 5 instead of PF 4 which was occupied by another local.

The local trains have been backed and now movement is restarting.

The PF 5 to 8 were blocked and movement was stopped from 3.18pm

Now the backing is complete and the movement is starting.

There was a signal between these two local trains. CSMT Internal Home for Suburban Platforms was in red condition hence the Motorman stopped the train.

Also the distance between the two trains was more than 130 meters.

[Santosh Mandlik @VSantm]

It should be called Thane-Bhiwandi only. After 8 years of inauguration by the PM himself, only Phase 1 is being completed. No progress on Phase 2, sadly

[The Maharashtra Index @TheMahaIndex]

🚇 Mumbai Metro Line 5 (Orange Line) | Big Update for Thane–Bhiwandi–Kalyan
Good news for daily commuters!

MMRDA is fast-tracking the opening of Metro Line 5.

Phase 1 Opening Target: Dec 2026
•Kapurbawdi → Dhamankar Naka
• 12.2 km | 7 stations
• 97% civil work completed

🔶 Orange Line at a glance
• Total Length: 24.45 km
• Total Stations: 17
• Project Cost: ₹8,500 crore

These are current works in progress.

• M&E systems installation underway
• Trial runs planned by Sept 2026
• Initial operations may begin using temporary stabling tracks (car shed still under construction)

🏗️ Kasheli Car Shed
• Marshy land → ground filling (~6 months)
• Full construction likely ~2 years

🚆 Rolling Stock & Systems
• Titagarh Rail Systems awarded ₹2,481 crore (Oct 2025)
• Scope: 22 metro trains, signaling & telecom, platform screen doors, depot machinery.

[Santosh Mandlik @VSantm]

In one Marathi line, the deal can be described as:

"दगडा पेक्षा वीट मऊ"

Trump दगड घेऊन आला, we settled on वीट. (Trump came with a hard rock and threatened us. We settled on a brick.) 😀

[Devina Mehra @devinamehra]

The US-India trade deal and time to revisit the timeless fable of 'The Old Man and the Goat'

A year ago, India's exports to the US faced a tariff of around 3% - this may now go to 18%.
OTOH, US goods had certain tariffs in India which are now supposed to go to zero.

But no one remembers these facts and there is rejoicing in the streets, because life ultimately is a game of the old man and the goat.

Settle down with a cup of your favourite beverage, read and digest this.

Once you understand this dynamic, you will see the script played out every so often in every field in life.

[Santosh Mandlik @VSantm]

Sheer apathy towards passengers. It seems the current railway officers are simply not bothered. Seeking help from @PMOIndia @CMOMaharashtra

[rajiv kale @rajivkaleMT]

@Central_Railway @drmmumbaicr @AshwiniVaishnaw @RailMinIndia
मुंबईत मध्य रेल्वे कारभार काय चालला आहे? तुम्हाला कणभर लाज शरम वाटत नाही का? एकही दिवस, एकही गाडी वेळेत का धावत नाही?

[Santosh Mandlik @VSantm]

Sir, can you please influence Railway authorities to run CR locals on time? All tweets to them go in vain.

[Rajendra B. Aklekar @rajtoday]

#MumbaiRailway

[Santosh Mandlik @VSantm]

Sir, @AshwiniVaishnaw 8.33 CSMT local from KYN reached 35+ minutes late at Dadar. @RailwaySeva @rajtoday @CMOMaharashtra Please look into it and HELP!

[Santosh Mandlik @VSantm]

Sir, it reached 20 minutes late to Dadar. Pls help.

[Santosh Mandlik @VSantm]

Sir, it reached 20 minutes late to Dadar. Pls help.

[DRM Mumbai CR @drmmumbaicr]

@RailwaySeva @VSantm Kindly look into it.@srdomcogbbcr

[Santosh Mandlik @VSantm]

Sir, @AshwiniVaishnaw pls look into the late running of Central Railway local trains. It's a perennial problem. Today morning, 8.54 CSMT AC train from KYN reach 30+ min late at Dadar. @Central_Railway @rajtoday

[Santosh Mandlik @VSantm]

@PawarSpeaks साहेब, तुम्ही लक्ष द्याल तर, हा प्रश्‍न लवकर सुटेल. लाखों प्रवाशांचे आशीर्वाद मिळतील. उपकार करा, कृपया.

[Rajendra B. Aklekar @rajtoday]

Kalwa-Airoli rail project. 'We have stopped work since 2017 and will continue to do so in the future till all 3,600 slumdwellers, who are my votebank, are given written assurance that they will be rehabilitated at the same site. We are not against the project, but injustice towards them will not be tolerated,' local MLA Jitendra Awhad says, in a matter-of-fact statement. #MumbaiRailways 

Read details at this link: https://t.co/bhzWHZBrd8

[Santosh Mandlik @VSantm]

A referral program - Since the existing customer base is sticky, they can be your brand ambassadors and promote.

[Nithin Kamath @Nithin0dha]

Question for founders & marketing folks: Can brands still rely on the same tactics and strategies that worked in the past, or do changing times demand new strategies?

Here's the context: Our AUM share is growing (people with more money trust us), but our demat share is shrinking (fewer new accounts).
The people with money are sticking with us, but many others aren't opening accounts with us 😬. Most likely, the newer and younger, and people from tier 2 and 3 towns, are probably investing elsewhere.

The challenge is that once people pick a platform, they rarely switch. And we have constraints that our competitors don't:
We won't advertise.
We won't offer account-opening incentives.
Broking is cyclical by nature

So, how do you grow when you can't play the traditional acquisition game? The obvious answer may be "content," and we have significantly improved on it, but it's hard to measure the impact.

If you were in our shoes, what would you do?

[Santosh Mandlik @VSantm]

Factories need manpower, manpower need homes to stay, so cities in space with a complete ecosystem are not a distant dream. 😊

[Gaurav Dalmia @gdalmiathinks]

Space is the new factory floor. Very interesting article in FT.

[Santosh Mandlik @VSantm]

Construction of Bhiwandi-Kalyan phase is yet not started almost 7 yrs after inauguration. Kalva-Airoli link is still missing. How can we avert accidents like Mumbra? @CMOMaharashtra @AshwiniVaishnaw

[Rajendra B. Aklekar @rajtoday]

So it is sleek & smart @titagarhgroup trains for Mumbai's Orange Line 5 (Thane-Kalyan). 22 trains of six coaches each @TheMetroRailGuy
https://t.co/CLry55U6CC

[Santosh Mandlik @VSantm]

Why is the Kalva-Airoli connector being delayed? It will decongest locals coming from Kalyan. Why Kalyan-Bhiwandi Metro project still not started when it was inaugurated in 2019 by PM? It seems nobody reviews in @PMOIndia @Central_Railway @GM_CRly @Dev_Fadnavis @AjitPawarSpeaks

[rajiv kale @rajivkaleMT]

आजचा महाराष्ट्र टाइम्स.
@AshwiniVaishnaw तुम्हाला काही बोलायचे नाही यावर? कुठल्या अधिकारात तुम्ही रेल्वे मंत्री आहात? @PMOIndia call this man back.
@Central_Railway @GM_CRly @RailMinIndia @Dev_Fadnavis @mieknathshinde @AjitPawarSpeaks #Centralrailway #MumbaiTrainAccident

[Santosh Mandlik @VSantm]

India is consuming.

[Harsh Goenka @hvgoenka]

China builds.
America innovates.
Europe regulates.
Where is India ?

[Santosh Mandlik @VSantm]

@Central_Railway @drmmumbaicr 6.53 Dombivli slow local at Curry Road has still not reached its next station, Parel. Standing in between from last 25 minutes. At least, pls inform the passengers about the delay. @rajivkaleMT

[Santosh Mandlik @VSantm]

In a literal sense, the data will be in the CLOUDS now.

[Vinayak Chatterjee @Infra_VinayakCh]

🛰💻 STARCLOUD - founded in 2024 seeks to build Data Centres orbiting in space. Advantages ? (1)Solar Energy harnessed 24X7 (2) Solar panels 5X more productive in clean air (3) Cooling requirements eliminated (4) Fast satellite-internet connectivity now available (5) No land cost

[Santosh Mandlik @VSantm]

@Central_Railway @drmmumbaicr @rajtoday
Utter confusion at Byculla right now. 6.46 Titwala announced to come at platform 1, actually arrived on 3. Commuter running helplessly here and there. Pls have mercy on commuters.

[Santosh Mandlik @VSantm]

@SahilKapoor Dear Sir,

Need one suggestion:

which is better of the two options?

An SIP in a new fund (NFO) or in an established fund (high AUM) of the same category like your this new fund? Thanks.

[Santosh Mandlik @VSantm]

All fans in the first class compartment of CSTM bound 7.53 am local time at Kalyan. Please help. @Central_Railway @GM_CRly @drmmumbaicr