Ankur Singhal

Trying to figure out life..

[SUDHIR @seriousfunnyguy]

Total number of policemen in UP: 4 lac
Total number of policemen in Delhi: 92000

Need a few with Lathis to end this menace under every flyover in monsoon season 😠

[THE SKIN DOCTOR @theskindoctor13]

Look at how human traffickers operate in plain sight, without any fear of the law or a shred of humanity:

On June 18, a minor girl in Sriganganagar boarded an e-rickshaw from her friend's house to her home. The driver, who was on the payroll of human traffickers, was tasked with identifying, manipulating, and earning the trust of vulnerable girls among his passengers. He would then deliver them to specific hotels designated by the traffickers in exchange for money. The traffickers would subsequently sell these girls to clients as part of an organized prostitution syndicate.

This e-rickshaw driver, Rambabu, delivered the girl to Hotel Joy Inn, trapping her in a horrific, multi-day criminal network. Over the following five days, the hotel owners repeatedly handed the minor over to different individuals, forcing her to endure horrific rape by up to six men daily. This totaled an estimated 32 perpetrators, who drugged her with alcohol to suppress her cries.

Though police initially suppressed the case to shield high-profile suspects, leaking details sparked massive public protests. Under pressure, authorities arrested 12 individuals, including hotel managers, and exposed over 150 illegal, unregistered hotels operating district-wide.

150 hotels doing this in just one city! Just one small city! Horrific to even think whats happening nationwide in this country.

(Kindly don't post girl's video from the hospital bed in replies without blurring the face. It's against the law to post minor rape victims pictures and videos).

[0xDipper @Dipper_pol]

Nassim Taleb ran a simple test: take two completely random, unrelated columns of numbers - noise, nothing else - and measure their correlation.

with a small sample, you'll routinely see correlations of 0.4, 0.6, even higher. from pure randomness.

now the trap. give a researcher many variables and few data points - say 38 variables, 18 points each, which he says is far more common than you'd think - and let them hunt for the highest correlation. they'll always find a "strong" one. it means nothing. it's just the max of a pile of noise.

"when you hear the word correlation, be suspicious." by his estimate, about half of published research is nonsense for exactly this reason.

~14-min talk, free. Taleb on the number that fools almost everyone ↓

[Megha Prasad @MeghaSPrasad]

One of the main reasons why young men and women died at the Gaming centre in Lucknow was the BIOMETRIC SYSTEM THAT WAS USED TO UNLOCK THE DOOR ! Once fire started the door got locked on its own and those trapped inside died of inhaling the fumes, since they could not escape.
The same is the story of central locking systems of cars that locks on its own in cases of fire and flood.
Courts have to take cognisance of this flawed system.
This is an urgent need and if it’s not rectified we will have very many repeats of Lucknow type incident.
@PMOIndia @PIBHomeAffairs

[Ajay Bagga @Ajay_Bagga]

On June 5th, the incorrect analysis is retracted.
Despite the RBI clarification, social media analysts were raising doubts on RBI gold holdings while going by the wirehouse's analysis.
This happens only in India.
I have met many nationalities in a career of four decades. National pride, patriotism is foremost.
Only in India, we first want to pull down our own country and put our belief in outsiders.
When I was an investor in a textile startup, this was starkly evident. A Chinese buying agent would give the Chinese suppliers a lot of leeway and go out of the way to favour Chinese producers . Indian buying agents would be the worst for Indian producers.
Have seen that in various formats.
Having worked with German and Japanese owned companies, this was very evident. The National pride was something that you could count on at every step.
Only in India we have mastered the pulling down of the Nation.
The same was the case here.
Despite RBI saying the Gold holdings are constant "as on date" there were doubts raised on what that meant, was RBI using old data and gold had been sold in May etc etc.
Now the "incorrect story" is retracted.
If this was China, the wirehouse would have been severely penalised.
We shrug off these anti India moves too lightly.
Be more proud of your country and its institutions.
We are a 20,000 year old civilisation and a young modern country that is progressing fast. Faster than all major economies of the world.
We are not perfect but neither are the others.
But their nationals are much more patriotic.
There is no apology from this media outlet which often publishes anti India narratives brazenly.

[Ankur Singhal @ankursinghal210]

@VijayKedia1 @nsitharaman @FinMinIndia Sir, to add another perspective, what will be the tax collected in absolute amount by the government through these three sources in the last 5 years?

[Ramanand @Ramanand06X]

A railway staff member allegedly tried to sit on another passenger’s reserved seat inside a train from Mumbai to Amritsar.

When the actual seat owner refused to give up the seat, the staff member reportedly said,
“This is my train… I work for the Railways. How can you stop me from sitting here?”

After the argument escalated, he allegedly pulled the emergency chain and declared,
“The train will not move until you allow me to sit.”

Soon, the RPF arrived at the spot.
But instead of taking action against the chain pulling, the situation reportedly took a different turn. The staff member introduced himself, the chain was fixed, the train was allowed to move again… and he eventually sat on the same seat.

What shocked many people even more was what happened next.
The staff member allegedly looked at the passenger and said,
“Now say something.”

The passenger stayed silent… probably because even the authorities present did not object.

According to railway rules, unnecessary chain pulling can lead to penalties and strict action. That’s why many people online are now questioning whether power and position should be used like this against ordinary passengers.

What do you think? Was this behavior justified or was it misuse of authority? Share your opinion.

[Abhishek Bhatnagar @abhishek]

Dosto, I need your help. 🙏

Daylight fraud and cheating done by @BLK_Hospital,Karol bagh, Delhi with me and my brother. 😠

Please, read this to understand 👇

My brother had shoulder surgery there. Doctor-advised physiotherapy was scheduled by the hospital, and we paid ₹61,800 in advance.

@IFFCO__TOKIO reimbursed only ₹39,520 and clearly stated on email that BLK-Max Hospital overcharged for procedure (physiotherapy) , asked us to get a clarification.

We approached BLK-Max Hospital, they are not ready to admit their mistake or correct this, also denied the refund of ₹22,280

Instead, they’re giving different explanations about “cash rates” vs “insurance/TPA rates” despite noting our TPA details before taking payment.

As per info I have got they can't have different rates, irrespective we pay in cash or have insurance and especially in this case they took our insurance details before generation of bill.

They deliberately overcharged and sent inflated bills for insurance approval.

How is this fair billing? How is this not cheating patients in broad daylight?

Patients come to hospitals for treatment, not to be trapped in pricing games.

I am concerned that others, like myself, may have experienced similar situations, as large hospitals appear to be exploiting individuals for financial gain.

I am escalating this here and also on email, I hope I get justice. 🙏

@BLK_Hospital @IFFCO__TOKIO

[Ankur Singhal @ankursinghal210]

@IndianExpress

[Ankur Singhal @ankursinghal210]

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[Amit Kumar Gupta @amitgupta0310]

From FY21 to FY25, corporate net profits tripled to ₹7.1 lakh cr (FY25) as corporate taxes were reduced by one-third and strong government investments pushed GDP growth.

Corporate India retired its debt instead of investing profits in CapEx. Debt-to-Equity ratio for companies declined from 139% to 94%.

Corporate cash reserves increased from ₹9L cr in FY21 to ₹16L cr in FY26. Private Investment to GDP ratio declined to a 20-year low from 16% during 2004-08 to 12% in FY23. FY26 investment halved from FY25.

This reluctance of corporations to invest in growth has contributed to demand uncertainty (broken consumption) in India. Post-Covid, corporate profits of NSE 500 companies have grown at 30.8% annually. But investment has been disappointing.

The promoters and their next generations are accumulating profits and setting up family offices elsewhere rather than investing in real assets (factories, technologies, R&D etc.)

- Chief Economic Advisor Dr. V. A Nageswaran

[Reads with Ravi @readswithravi]

Naval Ravikant on success and happiness:

[Sridhar Vembu @svembu]

Open letter to Indians in America.
--
Dear brothers and sisters from Bharat:

Like I did 37 years ago, you arrived in America with no money but with a good education and cultural heritage from Bharat. You achieved outstanding success. America was good to us. For that we must remain grateful - gratitude is our Bharatiya way.

Yet today, a significant number of Americans, may be not the majority but not too far from it either, believe that Indians "take away" American jobs and our success in America was unfairly earned.

You may think the next election will fix this, but your choice would be between people who hate our Bharatiya civilisation and people who hate civilisation itself. That is the "hard right" vs "woke left" battle. You are mere bystanders to that conflict.

Meanwhile there is one thing that is true now and will be true in the future: the respect Indians command world-wide will substantially depend on the fortunes of India herself. If India remains poor, the woke left will give us moral lectures with pity and the hard right, different moral lectures with scorn ("hellhole") and we must not confuse either with respect.

Respect in today's world, along with prosperity and security, comes from one source: a nation's technological prowess. India produces sufficient brain power to achieve that prowess but alas we exported so much of that talent, particularly to America. As we develop that prowess in India, our civilisational strength will assert itself.

As difficult as it is for many of you to contemplate this, please come back home. Bharat Mata needs your talent. Our vast youthful population needs the technology leadership you gained over the years to guide them towards prosperity. Let's do it with a missionary zeal.

Respectfully
Sridhar Vembu

[James Clear @JamesClear]

In theory, consistency is about being disciplined, determined, and unwavering.

In practice, consistency is about being adaptable. Don't have much time? Scale it down. Don't have much energy? Do the easy version. Find different ways to show up depending on the circumstances. Let your habits change shape to meet the demands of the day.

Adaptability is the way of consistency.

[James Clear @JamesClear]

Exceptional people are rare. When you find someone wonderful, invest in them.

-When you find a great employee, pay them well.

-When you find a great friend, prioritize the relationship.

-When you find a great spouse, out-love them each day.

Relationships are probably the most important part of life. Take care of the great ones.

[Samir Arora @Iamsamirarora]

Time to be totally transparent, Neil.

Who exactly told you not to raise these issues when you were interviewing these "much celebrated fund managers" on stage, in their offices, in your office, on zoom etc.

[Reads with Ravi @readswithravi]

I’m in love with this sentence:

“The best math you can learn is how to calculate the future cost of current decisions.”

[Indian Tech & Infra @IndianTechGuide]

🚨 “Government employees hired on a contractual or ad hoc basis without any public advertisement or interview cannot be made permanent under a State policy”

- Supreme Court of India.

[Nassim Nicholas Taleb @nntaleb]

You get close to 100%, in a concave way, never reach it.

[Nassim Nicholas Taleb @nntaleb]

A small tutorial: at the limit of n trials with 1/n probability, with n ->\inf, we get 1-1/e ~.63%