During a visit to Captain Smit Machchhar… the flydubai pilot who embodied the highest degrees of courage, responsibility, and care for human life.
From us, and from the leadership of the nation, he has our full appreciation and praise.
We are proud that he is part of our team… part of the story of our nation… and part of what the UAE stands for… a nation of compassion… a nation of peace… and a nation of life.
⚠️ IF THAT FLYDUBAI PLANE HAD CRASHED…
1️⃣ The Indian pilot would have been blamed instantly.
2️⃣ Racists would have flooded social media with “Indian pilots” narratives before investigators even reached the wreckage.
3️⃣ Pakistani troll accounts would have amplified it, turning a tragedy into another India-bashing opportunity.
4️⃣ AI171 and the Phuket incidents would have been dragged in as evidence of a “pattern of behaviour” of Indian pilots.
5️⃣ Every unrelated Indian aviation incident would suddenly have become part of a narrative about supposedly “unsafe Indian pilots”.
6️⃣ Meanwhile, Oman’s lack of any meaningful history of aviation terrorism would have been used to bolster the India pilot angle.
7️⃣ If Indian pilot Capt Smit hadn’t survived & fought back to save the plane, the world would have got an entirely different story.
Interviewer: You idolised Sachin Paaji. How do you see comparisons between the God of Cricket and the GOAT?
Virat Kohli: Sachin Paaji will always be Sachin Paaji for me. The way I see him won’t change, numbers or no numbers. If the impact Sachin had on me as a child is the kind of impact I’m having on some youngsters now, they’ll see me differently. He revolutionised the game in his time. That’s beyond comparisons.
The problem with Textbooks in medicine is that they try to be all comprehensive, all informative
and teachers expect the students to know everything all at once
Yet, in exams, they fail to deliver because in the quest for this plethora of knowledge, the basic concept itself is unknown to them
The first lecture is all.. welcome to medicine you are about to be amazed for the rest for the rest of your life
Second lecture is, this is a bone, it is cortical, cancellous...
Third lecture is the deletion of that chromosome 1p2qy9 on chromosome 13 causes the metabolism of tryptophan to decline because of the depletion of ATP at Step 6 of the XYZ pathway during starvation states
And funny thing is, it is that very thing that is asked as an MCQ in NEET OG
NEET PG is not an assessment of how good a doctor you are, but how much information you can horde
Medical education is in tatters.
A revolution is necessary.
BREAKING: Two sources close to Trump's negotiation team say Trump is now completely backing away from the US-Iran deal, under "extreme internal pressure from Israel and its US domestic allies," urging him not to accept Iran‘s terms. After this, Trump posted an image of Mark 84 bomb on a fighter jet, with his signature "Thank you for your attention to this matter" catchphrase stenciled directly on the bomb, on Truth Social.
Iran earlier warned already that the agreement "will be completely cancelled" due to ongoing US obstruction on key clauses.
The deal that never existed is now publicly collapsing.
My exit poll! As I leave #Bengal, it would be a disservice not to say this: I have come to deeply admire the way women inhabit space here. There is a quiet, almost subconscious elevation of women as independent beings . something that stands in stark contrast to the entrenched misogyny that still finds resonance across much of northern India. Perhaps it stems from a cultural understanding of shakti. A form of empowerment that manifests here in ways both subtle and profound, unlike anywhere else in the country, even in the south.
Any woman journalist who has covered political rallies across India will recognize the difference immediately. Other states, a crowd is not just a logistical challenge, it carries risk. the inevitability of wandering hands, the violation masked by chaos. Here, the crowds are no less dense, the air no less heavy with sweat and alcohol—but the hands, for the most part, do not grope. Men step aside to make way. When contact happens, as it inevitably does in chaos, there is visible embarrassment rather than entitlement. What you encounter is not chivalry, but something far rarer: equality. And equality feels far more meaningful. Was never a fan of chivalry in any case :)
There is more. Women politicians across party lines campaign with a striking freedom, aggressive, sharp, unapologetically irreverent, often using what would elsewhere be labelled as ‘masculine’ rhetoric. In most states, such behaviour would invite judgment, even censure. Here, it is met with acceptance, applause. What feels liberating to an outsider is, in Bengal, simply normal. What we frame as empowerment here is a cultural undercurrent.
I have covered four elections in this state, and each time I have returned with the same sense of awe. Bengal, meanwhile, ambles on with a certain bemusement, as if unaware of what sets it apart. But it is a big deal. And perhaps the most remarkable part is that Bengal does not think so.
Governments will come and go. One can only hope that this constant endures, not just how Bengal sees its women, but how, in many ways, it doesn’t. ♥️♥️♥️
This picture says more than a thousand words.
It captures, in one frame, what our political culture has been reduced to.
A national icon like Venkatesh Prasad, a man who brought pride to India, whose spells against Pakistan are etched permanently in our collective memory, is today standing with folded hands before a Chief Minister.
Why?
Not for any wrongdoing. Not for any failure of duty.
But simply because he did his job.
Because he did not anticipate that the brittle egos of politicians would be bruised. Because he did not bend to a culture that expects free tickets, special treatment, and unquestioned entitlement.
This is the tragedy.
When those who have served the nation with excellence are made to stand in deference, and those in public office demand privilege over accountability, something has gone fundamentally wrong.
This is not just about one incident.
This is about a deeper decay.
A political class that sees power as entitlement, not responsibility should go. A system where excellence bows, and arrogance sits should go.
A new generation of political class is badly needed at all levels.
If this does not disturb us, nothing will.
India deserves better.
For whatever it is worth, I stand with @venkateshprasad. And I know, millions will.
“The United States and India do not need to agree on everything to cooperate effectively. What matters is that our interests and objectives increasingly converge on the most fundamental issues. Differences and even disputes are fully compatible with deepening alignment and cooperation on strategic matters.” 11/16