Today, India takes a defining step in its civil nuclear journey, advancing the second stage of its nuclear programme.
The indigenously designed and built Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor at Kalpakkam has attained criticality.
This advanced reactor, capable of producing more fuel than it consumes, reflects the depth of our scientific capability and the strength of our engineering enterprise. It is a decisive step towards harnessing our vast thorium reserves in the third stage of the programme.
A proud moment for India. Congratulations to our scientists and engineers.
[TRIGGER WARNING]
A Hindu man, Dipu Chandra Das, lynched and burned alive by a radical Islamist mob in Bangladesh.
Now you can feel better by asking, “Where is the US?” or “Where is the UN?” but trust me, nobody cares about a community that doesn’t care for its own. To explain my point: had this man been Palestinian and the perpetrators Israeli, Hindus only would have been erupting in outrage across social media like wildfire. Hindu intellectuals, actors, sportspersons, journalists, authors, everyone would have gone bonkers.
Because that’s the in thing. Hindu lives are not. So why should the world care? It’s not their responsibility. It’s ours, more so India’s. When India was divided, minorities were given assurances of protection by both India and undivided Pakistan to stay where they were, under the Nehru–Liaquat Pact. India is bound by the pact to safeguard them. But are we doing enough for them?
Whole of India talks about Garba these days, sometimes shakes a leg.
Whole of India is talking about Chhath Puja presently.
Whole of India talks about Durga Pooja and Navratri.
Whole of India talks about the harvest festivals with different names : Bihu, Baishakhi, Onam, Pongal, Vestu Varash.
This my friends is Indic Renaissance. This is the national connect. This is subtle but powerful. We are going back to our roots.
i am disheartened with:
- ethanol policy
- scams in exams
- mismanagement in railways
- freebie politics
i am delighted with:
- GST reform
- 0 income tax till ₹12 LPA
- defeat of naxalism
- rate of digitisation
i talk about both, because i love my country 🇮🇳
Here we were hoping the govts would do something about the rising stray dog population, and there in Karnataka, BBMP is launching a ₹2.8 crore scheme to feed stray dogs daily with rice, chicken, and eggs all over Bengaluru.
What could go wrong?
1. Easily available, reliable, abundant, nutritious food increases survival and breeding, worsening overpopulation.
2. More dogs mean a higher risk of bites and rabies.
3. Dogs eating together at the same point strengthens their pack behaviour. They can become more territorial or aggressive, especially around feeding spots, putting pedestrians, children, cyclists, and street vendors at risk.
4. Strays may lose their scavenging instinct. Regular feeding conditions them to gather at fixed spots instead of roaming, making them more visible and a greater nuisance in crowded areas.
I’d have supported this if BBMP had simultaneously announced mapping the fed dogs and running a sterilization and vaccination drive too. Take care of the existing dogs, but also control their breeding. Instead, they’re about to worsen the problem.
1. Kuldevta protected only your family – not the whole village
In old times, every Hindu family had one Devta - just for their home.
This Devta was not worshipped by everyone.
He didn’t sit in big temples.
He stayed near your ancestors - quietly watching, quietly protecting.
When your great-grandfather had no food…
When your grandmother prayed for her child’s life…
They didn’t go anywhere else.
They went to the Kuldevta temple.
But today?
That temple is closed.
That Devta’s name is forgotten.
And still, we wonder why there’s no peace in the house.
One diya was enough to keep His presence alive.
Now, even that is missing.
Karnataka SBI Language Issue:
1. As per Constitution, central govt employees are mandated to know only Hindi and English.
2. In the context of banking, RBI guidelines mandate the use of local languages for signage, forms, and hiring local staff to bridge communication gaps with the public. But even RBI guidelines do not "mandate" that central govt employees must speak the local language of every state they are posted to.
3. Such a demand is logistically impractical. They might be posted in Karnataka today, Kerala tomorrow, and later in Himachal or Bengal. Expecting them to learn a new language every few years is unfeasible.
4. For decades, central govt employees have worked across diverse regions without linguistic friction. There has always been local staff, security guard, or a fellow customer to help overcome language barriers. The recent surge in language-based objections is simply politically motivated.
5. If there's a genuine concern about language compatibility, the appropriate course is to petition the state govt, which can then take it up with the Centre through proper channels. If their services are not welcome, states are free not to avail them, open accounts in your local bank, boycott SBI, but making employees scapegoats for larger political narratives helps no one.
6. Dear Kannadigas, yours is a civilization that is thousands of years old. There have been periods in history when external forces attempted to suppress your language and culture by the sword, yet you endured. If you could withstand such existential threats in the past, there is no way your culture or language can be under threat now. No one is imposing Hindi on you; this narrative is politically motivated. At a time when far more serious challenges confront us, it is unwise to be divided over issues that are, in the larger context, relatively minor. Let us not allow our internal differences to become a source of strength for those who wish to see us perish.
How can a regular influencer, without access to classified info, be useful to ISI? Here's how:
1. They can post geotagged images or videos of sensitive spots like military bases, convoys, or border areas. Vlogging near key infrastructure such as bridges, airports, or roads under construction reveals valuable data. Foreign agencies could analyze this to assess road conditions, troop movements, vehicle types, and logistics.
2. An influencer has connections. The bigger the influencer, the more connections they have. These connections help them go to sensitive areas without security forces bothering them, military establishments, govt guest houses, offices. Remember the Gujarat man who pretended to be a PMO official and was roaming around with state security. Influencers have connections, hence they have back door access to everything, and from there they can make geotagged content.
3. They can subtly promote pro-Pakistan views and portray the Indian govt and Army as warmongers, undermining public trust.
4. Influencers become gateways for intelligence. Their followers’ data, including engagement patterns, is valuable. Once compromised via honeytraps or incentives, they may be coerced into deeper roles, like targeting those with real access. One spy creates 100 more spies.
5. Influencers might be used to befriend or groom people in sensitive jobs like DRDO, military, or civil services. Interviews or collaborations can gather intelligence. Some influencers even have access to PMO/CMOs. Imagine if any of them get compromised.
6. Their posts and followers’ reactions provide insights into public mood, political sentiments, or potential unrest, helping foreign agencies tailor their strategies.
Espionage isn’t always about James Bond like stealing top-secret documents; it also involves gathering useful intelligence, shaping narratives, and supporting psy-ops.
All experts worldwide today will agree off camera that Akash Defence system worked better than Iron Dome.
So, let me pay a little tribute to the man behind it and some other patriotic Indians who made it possible.
Save the 🧵 for times when you are in doubt about duty.
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Love how @prvkhvr is using his platform to become the voice of India. This is important because most english speaking Indian sources westerns rely on are anti-India.
J&K Governor 🔥
"The army will take care of Pakistan, but if anyone is found sheltering a terrorist here, his house will be razed to the ground. Innocent will not be hurt but enemy/traitor will not be spared."