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[Pallavi Pandey @pallavipandeyy]

MNC and IT employees in India pay up to 30% income tax for years. Those earning ₹25 lakh a year can pay roughly ₹25–30 lakh in taxes over 5 years.

But after a layoff, they get no meaningful income support or assistance like workers do in many other countries.

The government remembers salaried taxpayers while COLLECTING taxes, but FORGETS them when they lose their jobs.

[UPSC - Previous year questions MCQ Quiz @UPSC_Pyq_quiz]

Marvel of a Lakhimpur Kheri Police.

> Gold worth of 1cr was kept in an evidence room "Malkhana" in a dowry case as an evidence from 2007
> Accused got acquitted and asked for their gold
> Court ordered police to return the gold
> Police said some Gold melted due to rain and some were looted by monkeys when it was kept on the police station roof to dry.
> Court didn't buy this story and asked to file an FIR.
> Police filed FIR on two constables who were already dead.
> Case closed
> So, where did Gold worth 1 crore go ?

Police reforms are very much necessary.

[Rohit @Iam_Rohit_G]

Imagine you're on the 14th floor. A fire or earthquake strikes, lifts stop working, and you're alone with your child.
How do you escape?

An Indian company, Skydrop, has introduced a balcony safety cable system with free training for every user, offering a potential emergency evacuation option when every second matters.

High-rise societies spend crores on luxury amenities. Maybe it's time to invest just as seriously in life-saving safety solutions.

[Teekhi Zubaan @teekhi_zubaan]

@Rd_Yadav1 @mathuratraffic @uptrafficpolice Well this is nothing, I got challan even when driving below speed limit 😅
Speed limit 100, Actual speed 89

[Chinmay A. Singh @chinmay]

How babus harm Indian Engineers:
I ran a US based startup. My engineering team was in India. Not in Bangalore or Delhi, but scattered across small towns and villages around UP/Bihar/Assam.
They were some of the best engineers I have worked with anywhere. The only thing they lacked was the ability to speak English like someone who went to a Delhi private school. That one accident of birth kept them off the rosters of every shiny startup.
I turned that into an advantage. I go find them. And I pay them exactly what an English-speaking engineer in Bangalore would get, without making them move. Same code, same salary. English fluency was never the skill I was hiring for.
Now I wanted to give them what my US team members had: ownership. A real piece of what they were building. For a young dude from a village in Gonda or Chapra, that can be generational, life-changing money when we exit.
But I could’t.
The moment an Indian employee exercise their options (convert them to shares), without selling anything they get taxed on the paper gain as salary (I have heard it could be as high as 42%). For a private company, no buyer, no liquidity, no cash. But they get slapped with a tax bill, sometimes larger than their salary, on money they haven't earned.
So, if I gave them equity, the choice I wd have forced on those engineers was: pay lakhs out of pocket for shares they can't sell, or give up the equity.
In the US employees pay nothing until they sell, and if they hold long enough, they may pay almost nothing at all (federal).
I have heard that in India , there is a "deferral" now. But if my info is correct, it covers ~2% of startups. Like most other startups, mine wont qualify.
The fix is one line: tax the shares when they are sold, not when they are bought. Every developed country does it. India could do it tomorrow but it does not.
Why?
Due to babus (not Nirmala S).

[Ankit Pandey @iamankitpande]

I was ready to pay the full amount for a car. The dealer still didn't want to sell it to me.

Yesterday, I went to a car showroom with my uncle to buy a new car. We had already decided to buy the base model. No loan, no EMI, no negotiation. We were ready to make the full payment immediately.

But instead of processing the booking, the salesman kept pushing us toward the top variant. We told him multiple times that we didn't need the extra features and didn't want to spend an extra ₹3-4 lakh.

Then came the shock.

He told us that if we wanted the base model, we would have to buy accessories worth ₹70,000 from their showroom. Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to deliver the car.

I was genuinely confused.

If the manufacturer makes the base model, why don't dealerships want to sell it?

Why should customers be forced to buy accessories they don't need?

And why is someone willing to pay the full amount treated like they're making the wrong decision?

The funniest part was when the salesman told us, "You don't have car-buying knowledge."

Apparently, wanting the variant you actually need is now considered a lack of knowledge.

This isn't about one brand. I've heard similar stories from people buying different cars.

So I want to ask:

Have you ever been pressured to buy a higher variant or unwanted accessories while buying a car?

[India Plus @india_plus_]

"Don’t give anything free except healthcare and education"

- says former Vice President Venkaiah Naidu

Your thoughts on this ?

[Abid Hassan 🇮🇳 @abidsensibull]

Research Octane Number (RON) and Ethanol content are two different things.

Practical take away? XP95 is not 95% petrol. It’s 80% petrol with 20% ethanol. Only XP100 is ethanol free

What petrol you want to use is your choice. But don’t fill XP95 thinking it’s 5% ethanol

[Naveen Kopparam @naveenkopparam]

If NDA loses 2029 elections, Nitin Gadkari will be its major contributor.

[Aditya Singhania @SimpleAditya_9]

Hey @nsitharaman, just letting you know that crude prices have dropped, so now you can start reducing the fuel prices

I heard that you only get informed when oil prices rise, so you have to keep increasing petrol prices

Just an FYI...Jai Hind🇮🇳

[THE SKIN DOCTOR @theskindoctor13]

Maruti launched an E85-powered WagonR, but the price tag makes absolutely no sense. It costs ₹85,000 more than the regular (E20) version.

Why would anyone pay a premium upfront just to get higher daily running costs?

When you pay extra for an EV or a CNG car, it is a smart move because the fuel is cheap and you save money in the long run. The E85 WagonR does the exact opposite:

E85 fuel looks great at the pump because it is roughly ₹20 cheaper per L than regular petrol. But then, ethanol has less energy than petrol, causing the car's mileage to drop by a massive 30% to 40%.

Because the mileage drops so drastically, you end up burning way more fuel just to travel the same distance. The fuel discount is instantly wiped out, leaving you with a higher daily driving bill than a standard petrol car.

So, who is this actually for? No buyer is going to hand over an extra ₹85,000 just to get terrible mileage, spend more money every single week, and deal with the massive headache of hunting down rare E85 fuel stations in India.

[RedboxGlobal India @REDBOXINDIA]

COAL MINISTER G KISHAN REDDY FLAGS REPORTED DISAPPEARANCE OF 40 LAKH TONNES OF COAL, SEEKS URGENT PROBE INTO SCCL

[Rattan Dhillon @ShivrattanDhil1]

What’s happening to people these days? A Tata Curvv (CH01DA0537) was allegedly being driven rashly and repeatedly flashing high-beam lights at a vehicle someone known to me.

Unable to brake in time, the Tata Curvv reportedly rammed into the car from behind. Instead of accepting responsibility, the occupants became aggressive, allegedly attempted to assault the driver, Captured even in Dashcam, and even damaged the car’s windows.

Thankfully, he managed to leave the spot before the situation escalated further.

It’s disturbing to see incidents like this unfold simply because of ego and road rage. A written complaint has already been submitted to Rupnagar Police.

Strict action should be taken against such individuals to ensure the safety of law-abiding citizens and to prevent such behavior from becoming common on our roads.

@RupnagarPolice @OfficialDPRPP @ChdPol

[Akshat Shrivastava @Akshat_World]

All this drama of going to 5 foreign countries every month to bring "business" is plain stupid.

Solve basics things, like:-

1) No dogs/animals on roads
2) Proper garbage collection
3) Easy availability of taxis (& fair pricing)

This itself boosts tourism by 15-20% especially foreign tourists. And, helps bring foreign $ (which we desperately need now).

Best part: the budget for 1 foreign visit can be used to solve all above issues in places like Goa.

We won't do it. Because we are "talk" economy.
Not an action economy.

It is common sense to pick low hanging fruits first.
But, who cares about common sense.

[Dhillon @sehajdhillon_]

Shreyas Iyer in the field watching Arshdeep Singh taking early wickets at Dharamshala

[Rakesh Krishnan Simha @ByRakeshSimha]

On the left is Nikhil Ravishankar. He went to school in New Zealand, worked all his life in NZ. Yet in 2025 when he was appointed CEO of Air New Zealand, the wave of online racism directed at him became such a tsunami that the country's 3 leading media outlets, the New Zealand Herald, 1News and Radio New Zealand, had to shut down their comments section. The sheer volume of racist comments made it impossible for moderators to do their job. It was like half the population of New Zealand had decided to be racist on Ravishankar.

On the right is Air India’s current CEO - New Zealander Campbell Wilson whose appointment in 2022 attracted no such backlash in India. Wilson hails from Christchurch, arguably the most racist city in New Zealand.

[Ghar Ke Kalesh @gharkekalesh]

Internet let’s do our part and get him suspended.

Came across this clip on instagram and this breaks my heart.

[Nalini Unagar @NalinisKitchen]

Alia Bhatt went to The Kapil Sharma Show. All guests were given coffee, but Alia asked for black tea separately.

The staff gave her black tea.

Alia Bhatt: Did you add sugar? 😳

Staff: Yes, a pinch of sugar added.

She returned the black tea and said Sugar is not good for health. Have sugar in the form of fruits only.

The same Alia Bhatt promotes Sunfeast Dark Fantasy Coffee Fills Cookies, which have 35+ grams of total sugar per 100 grams.

[AbhishekkkK @Abhishekkkk10]

When I say I am against reservation, that doesn't mean I am against the concept of reservation itself. Rather, I believe the way it has been implemented in our country is problematic.

Take this example, this Sejal girl got an MBBS seat with 406 marks through the ST category. Just to put that into perspective, some students don't get an MBBS seat even after scoring 600+ marks. I myself had to take a drop year after scoring 600.

Now look at the lifestyle she follows. I find it hard to believe that she lacked resources or opportunities during her school years.

On the other hand, the people for whom this reservation was originally intended, the genuinely underprivileged tribal communities, often don't even know what NEET-UG is, let alone have the awareness, or resources needed to pursue an MBBS degree. The person who should ideally benefit from this reservation is often nowhere in the picture, while privileged individuals continue to take advantage of a system that was created to uplift the underprivileged.

I don't understand how this system, in its current form, is supposed to reduce social inequality. While there are certainly cases where genuinely deserving individuals benefit from reservation, but in majority instances the reality appears very different.

[Royal Singh 🦁 @Royalsinghz3]

India lost Zero Navy Merchant Guys due to the Blockade of Hormuz by Iran

India lost 6+ Guys due to Naval Blockade by Americans

Iran only fired a few drones to scare Civilian Merchant Ships away, America has fired direct Missiles without caring for the Civilian Lives