Anuradha

[Sai Deepak J @jsaideepak]

1. Just got off a call with @UnSubtleDesi. I couldn't be happier for her and both of us couldn't help but discuss the harrowing days of post poll violence in West Bengal in 2021. So I am going to share what happened five years ago just so ppl know what happened. #WestBengal2026.

[Mohini Maheshwari @mohinimaheshwa]

On the night of May 20, 2025, a little girl in a faded pink frock fell asleep on her mother’s lap at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus. Her parents, simple people from Solapur, had come to Mumbai for her father’s treatment. They were exhausted. Just for a moment, the mother closed her eyes.

When she opened them, her daughter was gone.

Six months.
Six months of walking from police station to police station.
Six months of showing the same crumpled photograph to strangers on trains, in slums, in orphanages.
Six months of the father not sleeping, the mother not eating, both of them growing hollow-eyed, whispering the same name into the dark: “Aarohi… Aarohi…”

In Varanasi, a thousand kilometres away, a tiny girl with no memory of her real name was learning to call herself “Kashi.” She had been found crying near the railway tracks in June, barefoot and terrified. The orphanage gave her food, a bed, and a new name. She smiled easily, because children always do, but sometimes at night she clutched the edge of her blanket and asked for “Aai” — Marathi for mother — and no one understood.

Back in Mumbai, the police refused to close the file. They printed posters with Aarohi’s face, stuck them on every platform from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus to Bhusawal to Varanasi Cantt. They ran newspaper ads, knocked on doors, begged journalists for help. Six months is a long time for hope to stay alive, but some officers carried her photograph in their shirt pockets like it was their own child.

Then, on November 13, a local reporter in Varanasi saw the poster. Something clicked. He had seen a girl who spoke Marathi words in her sleep. He made a phone call.

The next morning, a Mumbai Police inspector sat in front of a laptop in Varanasi and opened a video call. On the screen appeared a little girl in a pink frock — the same colour she was wearing the day she vanished. The mother, standing behind the officer in Mumbai, saw her daughter and collapsed without a sound. The father just kept repeating, “That’s my Aarohi… that’s my baby…”

They flew her back on Children’s Day — November 14.

When the plane landed, the entire Mumbai Crime Branch was waiting. They had bought her balloons and a new frock, sky blue this time. But the moment the little girl stepped out and saw the sea of khaki uniforms, she did something no one expected.

She ran.

Not away — toward them.

Tiny legs pumping, arms outstretched, she threw herself at the nearest officer and laughed — the purest, clearest laugh that had been missing from the world for half a year. The officer, a tough man who had seen everything, felt his eyes burn. He lifted her high, and she wrapped her arms around his neck like he was family.

Her parents were crying too hard to walk. So the policemen carried their daughter to them.

The mother touched her face again and again, as if checking she was real. The father fell to his knees and pressed his forehead to his child’s tiny feet, sobbing words no one could understand except God.

And the little girl? She just kept smiling, looking from her parents to the officers and back again, completely unaware that she had turned an entire police station into a sobbing, laughing, praying family.

Six months of darkness ended in one hug.

Aarohi is home now.
The kidnapper is still out there, but that is tomorrow’s fight.

Today, a mother is singing lullabies again.
Today, a father is smiling in his sleep.
And somewhere in Mumbai, there are policemen who will never forget the weight of a four-year-old girl in their arms — the weight of an entire life returned.

Sometimes the uniform doesn’t just catch thieves.
Sometimes it carries lost children all the way back to their mothers’ hearts.

[SheetalArcher @ArcherSheetal]

World Champion - the world title is ours. With all my heart, for my country. ♥️🇮🇳🏹

[THE SKIN DOCTOR @theskindoctor13]

Modi is not perfect, but he is far ahead of his predecessors and, in my view, the best prime minister India has had.

Most criticism of him is not about failures but about the expectations we place on him, shaped by what we see in developed nations, and that is fair. But India cannot transform into a superpower overnight, constrained by its vast population, democratic checks and balances, and the historic backlog of poverty and underdevelopment it inherited. Unlike China’s top-down model, every reform here must navigate states, coalitions, and social complexities.

Taxpayers’ aspirations in India are particularly high because they contribute more and get little, but it’s also a reality that democracy itself acts as a handicap. Elections are rarely won on vision or development; they are won on caste loyalties and freebies that appeal to the masses who care little about infrastructure, education, development, environment, or progress. Any govt, no matter how capable, is forced to dilute long-term reforms in order to survive short-term populism.

On top of that, real transformation requires decades of consistent effort in economic modernization, R&D, defense capacity, and global positioning, all of which no leader, not even Modi, can compress into a few years. What he can do, and is doing, is laying the groundwork for a stronger, more self-reliant India of the future.

Criticism must continue, it pushes things in a positive direction. But credit should also be given where it’s due. Happy birthday, Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi. May you continue to lead the nation for many more years.

[NORTHERN COMMAND - INDIAN ARMY @NorthernComd_IA]

#NorthernCommand ‘s resolute operations in #OperationSindoor were an exemplar of restraint turning into decisive response. Precision strikes on terror launchpads and the elimination of perpetrators of the #Pahalgam massacre underscore our unwavering pursuit of peace in the region.

Experience the full story in HD quality at the link below.

https://t.co/zSNov3gJUk

#NationFirst
#IndianArmy
#NorthernCommand
#OpSindoor

@adgpi
@fireandfury
@ChinarcorpsIA
@WhiteknightCorps_IA

[Thane Municipal Corporation - ठाणे महानगरपालिका @TMCaTweetAway]

ठाणे जिल्ह्यात सुरू असलेल्या अतिवृष्टीच्या पार्श्वभूमीवर, ठाणे जिल्ह्यातील सर्व व्यवस्थापनांच्या आणि सर्व माध्यमांच्या, सर्व प्रकारच्या शाळांना दि. २० ऑगस्ट, २०२५ रोजी सुटी जाहीर करण्यात आली आहे.

[DRM Mumbai CR @drmmumbaicr]

Train Update
Due to heavy rains in the Mumbai region and #Waterlogging, Mainline train services between CSMT and Thane station are suspended until further notice Shuttle service are running between Thane - Karjat, Khopoli and Kasara Station.

[माझी Mumbai, आपली BMC @mybmc]

📢All Government and Semi-Government Offices in Mumbai will remain closed today, 19th August 2025

🔹Private offices / institutions / establishments are advised to instruct their employees to work from home

🌧️The India Meteorological Department has issued a Red Alert today, i.e. Tuesday, 19th August 2025, for very heavy rainfall in Mumbai City and Suburbs, continuous heavy rainfall is being experienced since morning.

⚠️In view of the above, all government and semi-government offices, as well as BMC offices, except for the essential services, have holidays today as declared by the BMC, in its capacity as the District Disaster Management Authority.

🔹Further, all private offices, institutions, and establishments in Mumbai are requested to instruct their staff to work from home, also avoid venturing out if not essential.

@CMOMaharashtra
@mieknathshinde
@AjitPawarSpeaks
@ShelarAshish
@MPLodha

#mybmcupdates
#MumbaiRains

[माझी Mumbai, आपली BMC @mybmc]

📢 The India Meteorological Department has issued a Red Alert in the Mumbai Metropolitan City today (18 August 2025). 🌧️⚠️

🏫 In view of the continuous rainfall since morning & considering the safety of students, the Municipal Commissioner & Administrator Shri Bhushan Gagrani has declared a holiday today, Monday, 18th August 2025, for all schools & colleges scheduled to function in the second session, i.e. after 12 noon.

🙏 Please avoid going outdoors unless it is essential.

📞 For assistance or official information, citizens may please contact the main Control Room of the BMC on the helpline number 1916.

@CMOMaharashtra
@mieknathshinde
@AjitPawarSpeaks
@ShelarAshish
@MPLodha

#mybmcupdates
#MumbaiRains

[Pranav Mahajan @pranavmahajan]

One should be wise enough to appreciate one's blessings before tragedy strikes.

Be thankful for so much that you have.

[Megh Updates 🚨™ @MeghUpdates]

🚨 Arnab Goswami takes on the JUDICIAL SYSTEM of India.

"Lakhan Lal, JAILED for 43 YEARS on a FALSE MURDER charge, walks FREE at the age of 104."

"Let us WAKE UP to this ‘tareekh pe TAREEKH’, the TORTURE people face in the name of Justice."

[Anand Ranganathan @ARanganathan72]

Hindus lynched, tortured, their property looted, burnt, hundreds forced to flee, become refugees in their own land. You watched the first time. And now you are being made to watch every time.

The Murshidabad SIT report confirms what was long suspected: Bengal is the new Kashmir.

[News Algebra @NewsAlgebraIND]

🚨 INTERVIEWER : Did Trump negotiate Ceasefire?

EAM S JAISHANKAR 😅 : US was in the United States. Pakistani army sent a message that they were ready to stop firing.

"Other countries expressed concern and made calls to both sides, the ceasefire was negotiated exclusively between New Delhi and Islamabad"

"We made one thing very clear to everybody who spoke to us, if Pakistanis want to stop fighting, they need to tell us"

"We need to hear it from them. Their general has to call up our general and say this. And that is what happened" 🔥

[THE SKIN DOCTOR @theskindoctor13]

[TRIGGER WARNING]

Ahmedabad. A woman on the phone, walking a Rottweiler, a dog she can't control, neither authoritatively nor physically.

The dog mauls a 4-month-old infant, who later dies in the hospital.

The owner is arrested. AMC veterinary officials confirm the Rottweiler was unregistered and aggressive.

The dog owner will still be called a "dog lover", and I, for highlighting yet another case of careless dog ownership, will be called a "dog hater".

[STAR Boy TARUN @Starboy2079]

How India destroyed Pakistan's Rs 1000 crore AWACS (Thread)

Between May 9th and 10th, one of the BrahMos missiles that struck Pakistan's Bholari Airbase also destroyed a Pakistani AWACS, which had been acquired from Sweden for Rs 1,000 crore

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[John Spencer @SpencerGuard]

"After just four days of calibrated military action, it is objectively conclusive: India achieved a massive victory. Operation Sindoor met and exceeded its strategic aims—destroying terrorist infrastructure, demonstrating military superiority, restoring deterrence, and unveiling a new national security doctrine. This was not symbolic force. It was decisive power, clearly applied."

[Vibhuti Jha 🇺🇸 @VJjha]

Message for @POTUS @realDonaldTrump - Indian Americans like me supported you wholeheartedly since 2016! You created hope within the Indian community. We endured abusive behavior from dem supporting Indian Americans! We did that for you because you conveyed strong message about ‘I love Hindus’ / India US relations and against Islamic terrorism. Your domestic economic policies suited the Indian Americans rather well.

However your statements after the Pahalgam terrorist killings of Indian/ Hindu tourists by Pak terrorists have been disappointing. Two statements made by you proved my theory right - I believe smart people make dumb mistakes & smarter people make dumber mistakes!

1. By equating your friendship between @narendramodi and sharif , you ended up insulting the word friendship! It was worse than @AnnCoulter telling @VivekGRamaswamy that she and her kind will not vote for him because he was a Hindu! Only Vivek could have given her the hard slap as gently as he did !

2. By threatening India to stop trade , if ceasefire was not accepted by them, you forgot the very essential element of Leadership. Good leaders are smart about making a distinction between friends and those who kill our soldiers and send them in body bags using our money to do so. I am sure @DNIGabbard will tell you enough stories about it probably based on her own experiences on the battlefield.
Do you think you have forfeited enormous good will and trustworthiness of our great country America?

Indian Americans love you but you so unnecessarily shafted them.

Indian Americans admired you for your bold and brave statements on Islamic terrorism- but today you betrayed them by equating a terrorist country with India.

Your ‘unnecessary smartness’ in choice of words belies your otherwise discerning behavior!

Hopefully - as @newtgingrich always says you are a very good learner - you will soon learn from the mistakes you made.

Politics makes strange bedfellows but at the moment it’s ‘Made America Untrustworthy Ally’ - again ! Hopefully you will deliver, another ‘Art of deal’ again, sooner than later . @SecRubio !

God bless you!

[THE SKIN DOCTOR @theskindoctor13]

Mudavath Sriram and Jyothibai worked as daily wagers in the Satya Sai district of Andhra.

Their only child, M. Murali Naik, had dreamt of joining the Army since he was a child. His parents did whatever they could, despite their hardships, to help him realise that dream. In 2022, he proudly joined the Indian Army.

Murali was grievously injured while bravely returning fire after his unit at the LoC came under heavy attack on 09 Feb. He succumbed to his injuries while being evacuated.

Just a few hours before his balidaan, he called his cousin. The firing was intense, but his voice carried only one worry, his parents. “It’s too heavy… I’m just thinking about Amma and Nanna,” he said. His cousin urged him to stay safe and assured him that if anything happened, the family would take care of his parents.

Try, just try, to imagine the pain of his mother and father right now. You cannot call yourself human if your heart doesn’t sink or your eyes don’t well up looking at their photo.

These humble, struggling parents gave this country their only child, their entire world. Do you think Murali had any personal hatred toward the Pakistani Army? Was he fighting for himself? No. He stood there, for you, for me, for all of us.

And yet, there are those spineless, ungrateful souls who say, “It’s between the Indian and Pakistani armies, people don’t spread hate,” and shamelessly plead with his Pakistani fans not to stop loving him.

[Shiv Aroor @ShivAroor]

Outstanding press briefing by the Indian armed forces. Detailed, supported by imagery & full Q&A. Unlike the histrionic rubbish by ISPR.

Super impressed. Should be a standard template going forward. 🇮🇳

[Shiv Aroor @ShivAroor]

LOL, I just spoke to Sqn Ldr Shivangi Singh, the woman IAF pilot these clowns at Al Jazeera are claiming has been captured by Pakistan. She’s at her base and on duty.