YP Rajesh

South Asia Breaking News Hub Chief & Lead Writer @Reuters

Past: ThePrint, India Today, Indian Express, Reuters, Outlook

[TheLiverDoc™ @theliverdoc]

For me, this is a pivotal moment in my science communication career, from India perspective.

Probably the first time, a major national media invited me to write an fact-based piece on a completely rubbish alternative medicine system that enjoys government protection - Homeopathy.

Please make this your must read of the day. I dissect every common nonsensical claim from the homeopathy community and bury age-old myths associated with this 200-plus year old obsolete pre-science artefact that still enjoys an undeserving place in Indian healthcare and which also destroys many young careers.

Well done and thank you Indian Express and Ms. Rinku Ghosh, the lead on health, for this! I really welcome this change! No one should be afraid of reporting facts about health misinformation even if it is government supported or promoted. This is the people's right.

Full read:
Homeopathy survives for reasons that have little to do with effective healthcare.
https://t.co/mHHVjFgvWg

[YP Rajesh @YPRajesh]

🏆👇🏾🏆

#RCB
#ViratKohli

[YP Rajesh @YPRajesh]

ಈ ಸಲನೂ ಕಪ್ ನಮ್ದೇ.

આ વખતે પણ કપ અમારો જ છે.

The cup is ours this time too.

#RCB

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Does #Bengaluru have more support in #Ahmedabad than #Gujarat ?

Don't bother answering.

That was a no-trick rhetorical question 😆

#RCB

[YP Rajesh @YPRajesh]

ಈ ಸಲನೂ ಕಪ್ ನಮ್ದೇ.

આ વખતે પણ કપ અમારો જ છે.

The cup is ours this time too.

#RCB

[YP Rajesh @YPRajesh]

Washy was out.

That third umpire call was complete bullshit.

#RCB

[YP Rajesh @YPRajesh]

ಈ ಸಲನೂ ಕಪ್ ನಮ್ದೇ.

આ વખતે પણ કપ અમારો જ છે.

The cup is ours this time too.

#RCB

[YP Rajesh @YPRajesh]

ಈ ಸಲನೂ ಕಪ್ ನಮ್ದೇ.

આ વખતે પણ કપ અમારો જ છે.

The cup is ours this time too.

#RCB

[YP Rajesh @YPRajesh]

@Noidatraffic @noidapolice @CP_Noida @ACPTrafficNoida @dcptrafficnoida @uptrafficpolice @dgpup धन्यवाद.

[YP Rajesh @YPRajesh]

Dear @Noidatraffic
You have challaned my 4-wheeler for driver not wearing helmet.

The bike in image has DV in its registration. Not DY.

Krupaya ise sahi owner ko bheje aur hamara challan hataye.
@noidapolice
@CP_Noida
@ACPTrafficNoida
@dcptrafficnoida
@uptrafficpolice
@dgpup

[YP Rajesh @YPRajesh]

@AshutoshSinha00 Bhel puri obviously, and in Maharashtra there's the sookha (dry) bhel which is a much closer relative than the soggy variety.
Innovations in Karnataka also include using moong dal instead of puffed rice.

[YP Rajesh @YPRajesh]

@letsblinkit @blinkitcares SUCKS!

(Quick commerce frustration rant of the weekend)

More than half the order not delivered.
Redelivery also incomplete.
Delivery comes in torn bag.
Half the morning consumed by "quick" commerce.

[YP Rajesh @YPRajesh]

What's in a name?
The difference between life and death for this buffalo named Donald Trump!

@Reuters

Viral fame spares ‘Donald Trump’ buffalo from Eid sacrifice in Bangladesh - https://t.co/pztNrUW9cV

[Pakchikpak Raja Babu @HaramiParindey]

RCB

Till 2024 in 2025, 2026

[YP Rajesh @YPRajesh]

As Marco Rubio begins his India trip, some headlines & thoughts from some of India's most respected thinkers offer a Reality Check.

Can this relationship be repaired (that's if Washington wants to) or has that ship sailed?

[YP Rajesh @YPRajesh]

The must-read argument of the day.

India ranking below the likes of Qatar, Burkina Faso, Oman, Kuwait etc for media freedom has been a standing joke!

[Varghese K George @vargheseKgeorge]

In @the_hindu today: No global ranking is required to establish that the Indian media is under severe stress — from market forces and from state measures alike. Equally, no amount of fine print can sustain the argument that Kuwait belongs far above India on any honest measure of press freedom….

[Arvind Panagariya @APanagariya]

Dear @RBI: Do not let the psychology of Rs 100 per dollar determine your policy response. 100 is just a number, like 99 and 101. Whether the oil shortage is short-lived or long-lived, the right response at this moment is to let the rupee depreciate. 1/6

[YP Rajesh @YPRajesh]

When @surjitbhalla writes this...you better wake up and read!

@IndianExpress

[YP Rajesh @YPRajesh]

Who said diplomacy is boring?!

Toffees and selfies: 'Melodi' duo steal spotlight at Italy-India talks - @AmanteAngelo and I write @Reuters

https://t.co/idJzA9fdRn

[YP Rajesh @YPRajesh]

Perspective. Also from Norway!

[Erik Solheim @ErikSolheim]

In defense of Indian 🇮🇳 democracy!

During Prime Minister Narendra Modi most successful visit to Norway a minor incident happened. A Norwegian journalist demanded that the prime minister starts holding press conferences. She claimed that Indian democracy is in bad shape.

May be its time to pause? May be its time to be a bit curious to the world’s largest democracy?

Two weeks ago five Indian states and territories held elections. The turn out in the battlefield state of West Bengal was 94%. In the last local election in Norway it was 62%, in many European local elections turn out is below 50%. Can voting in massive numbers be a signal Indians trust their democratic process?

In the same election BJP won big in Assam and West Bengal. It lost even bigger in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Can this diversity be a signal that Indian democracy is reflecting the will of the people?

The journalist referred to a democracy ranking putting India at 157 in the world, behind many dictatorships and deeply troubled states. When a ranking is so obviously contrary to common sense, why not ask critical questions to those making the ranking rather than demand that leaders shall comment on nonsense? I recommend Salvatore Babones book “Dharma democracy”. The book debunks convincingly the flawed methodology of these rankings.

It was referred to a ranking claiming it’s very dangerous to be a journalist in India. Reality is that it is more dangerous to be journalist in the US and far more dangerous in the vast majority of other nations in the world.

Let’s be real. India is not perfect. Of course there are incidents. India has a population the size of North America, South America and Europe combined. But India is much more peaceful than Europe or the Americas. That’s remarkable - given the ethnic, language and religious diversity of India and the many development challenges.

Unless we consider democracy a form of government only suited for some very small, peaceful and homogeneous Western European nations, may be we should commend Indian democracy?

India is the only major former UK colony which became and has remained a democracy. Its sometimes claimed that the Brits taught India democracy. If that was the case why isn’t Myanmar or Pakistan or the Gulf kingdoms democracies??? Reality is that Indian democracy is both homegrown and extraordinary successful.

[YP Rajesh @YPRajesh]

@SwiggyCares 237391211020695

[YP Rajesh @YPRajesh]

VERY PATHETIC @Swiggy @SwiggyCares ... you charge for One Black, then promise Express Delivery in 45 mins and then take 71 mins to deliver after 3 frantic calls?
I ordered from a outlet 1.8 km away. Not from Mexico.
Is One Black now a scam?

[YP Rajesh @YPRajesh]

And what kind of a sick joke is it for your customer service to call me at 3.21 am ??
@Swiggy @SwiggyCares

[YP Rajesh @YPRajesh]

VERY PATHETIC @Swiggy @SwiggyCares ... you charge for One Black, then promise Express Delivery in 45 mins and then take 71 mins to deliver after 3 frantic calls?
I ordered from a outlet 1.8 km away. Not from Mexico.
Is One Black now a scam?