The Supreme Leader of the Afghan Taliban has announced that they will start stoning women to death for aduItery in accordance with Sharia law.
I won't go into the stoning part because, as a responsible citizen, I shouldn't comment on something that can fuel Islamophobia in our beautiful secular nation. I'll only highlight that the Taliban supremo announced this in a press conference. This is a stark reminder that even the Taliban has the guts to face the media, but Modi doesn't. What kind of autocratic ruler do we have? Shame!
The demographic inversion of #Uttarakhand has been going on for years & #Haldwani is but a trailer of what is in store. This isn't a localised phenomenon. It is silent and systematic invasion/takeover of Bharat. Will we ever take illegal migration and demographics seriously?
Brahmagupta was an ancient Indian mathematician and astronomer who lived in the 7th century CE. He made many important contributions to mathematics, especially in the fields of number theory, algebra, geometry, and trigonometry.
He introduced the concept and computation methods of zero as a number, and defined its properties and operations. He also recognized that any number divided by zero is infinity, and that zero has no reciprocal.
He developed a method of multiplication called “gomutrika”, which is similar to the modern lattice method. He also devised algorithms for finding square roots, cube roots, and solving linear and quadratic equations. He studied various types of indeterminate equations, such as the Pell’s equation, which is of the form x² - ny² = 1, where n is a given positive integer. He gave a general solution for this equation using a recursive method. He also found integer solutions for other equations of the form ax + by = c, where a, b, and c are given integers.
He discovered many formulas and theorems related to geometry and trigonometry, such as the Brahmagupta’s formula for the area of a cyclic quadrilateral, the Brahmagupta’s identity for the product of two sums of two squares, and the Brahmagupta’s theorem for the orthocenter of a cyclic quadrilateral. He also gave approximate values for pi and the sine function.
He wrote two influential works on mathematics and astronomy: the Brāhmasphuṭasiddhānta (The Opening of the Universe) and the Khandakhadyaka (The Edible Bite). These works contain many original ideas and insights that influenced later mathematicians and astronomers in India and beyond.
Brahmagupta was one of the greatest mathematicians of ancient India, and his legacy is still evident in modern mathematics.
@equialpha That's really poor returns!
₹1 lakhs invested in bank FD in 2008 at a interest rate of 8% compounded annually for 15 years would have yielded an interest of ₹217,216.
For the last one year I have been an avid viewer of @ThePrintIndia on YouTube and had formed an opinion that @ShekharGupta reports unbiased news, but I guess I didn't know well enough.
Highly subsidized LPG. Thousands of rupees monthly as "assistance". Free bus rides, free electricity, water. More reservation. Loan waiver.
Once freebies are provided, they cannot be revoked; they transform into rights. As rights, they no longer influence people's voting decisions, leading political parties to promise and give more. This cycle continues until it eventually contributes to an economic collapse.
Almost all states in India are witnessing this freebies politics. Unless something is done to stop this, our chances of becoming Venezuela are much higher than becoming Vishwaguru.
Supreme Court on Editors Guild journalist accused of fake news by Manipur govt: You can’t prosecute him even if his report is fake. That’s what free speech is all about.
Supreme Court on Manish Kashyap accused of fake news by Tamilnadu govt: You spread disquiet. Plea dismissed.
The Supreme Court has, through Chief Justice Chandrachud, just refused an urgent hearing of a petition against Udhayanidhi Stalin for his remark that Sanatana Dharma must be eradicated like Malaria and Dengue.
The Supreme Court has a standard. The Supreme Court has a standard.
Hearing of @sudhirchaudhary's imminent arrest in pursuance of an FIR over his report that mentioned, correctly, that the Karnataka Congress govt was yet to notify the applicability to Hindus of a benefit scheme which an ad implied was only for minorities.
I stand with Sudhir.
Really?? The truth is that, in large part, our poverty was a result of decades of colonial rule which systematically plundered the wealth of an entire subcontinent. Yet the most valuable possession we were robbed of was not the Kohinoor Diamond but our pride & belief in our own capabilities. Because the goal of colonisation—its most insidious impact—is to convince its victims of their inferiority. Which is why investing in BOTH toilets AND space exploration is not a contradiction. Sir, what going to the moon does for us is that it helps restore our pride & self-confidence. It creates belief in progress through science. It gives us the aspiration to lift ourselves out of poverty. The greatest poverty is the poverty of aspiration…
"The idea of Baba Saheb Ambedkar was to bring social harmony by introducing reservation for only ten years. However, it has continued past seven decades. Reservation should not continue for an indefinite period of time so as to become a vested interest": Justice Pardiwala #EWS