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@IndianGems_ Unfair on the manufacturer and highly problematic for the consumer. Even pump owners can't control of water seeps in to underground tanks ... Why was this implementation rushed? What was the big urgency?

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Genuine question. Why are politicians forcing only E20 and not build the infrastructure to support options. What was the big hurry?

[THE SKIN DOCTOR @theskindoctor13]

Ethanol will hurt the BJP electorally, not because of car owners, the are just 8% of the population, but because of bike owners, who make up 60%.

Every issue with a bike, irrespective of whether it's due to ethanol or not, is being blamed on ethanol. Remember that the overwhelming majority of car and bike mechanics are not your voters and, in fact, they hate you and you know why. They are actively telling anyone with any bike issue that it is due to ethanol. Not only does it serve a political purpose, but it is also easy and convincing.

Car and bike dealers are equally happy to lean into this excuse because it completely deflects blame away from the manufacturers and their own service centers. If a part fails prematurely or a vehicle suffers from a chronic engineering defect, blaming ethanol allows dealers to shift the responsibility onto government policy rather than admitting to poor build quality or honoring warranty claims. It gives them a convenient, politically charged scapegoat that customers readily accept, shielding the automotive brands from reputational damage.

It's up to the BJP to smell the coffee. The issue is no longer on Twitter and no longer raised just by English-speaking metro car owners. It has gone to the ground. There is still time to wake up and make corrections.

P.S. I'm not defending ethanol here. It does damage engines and parts. I've been strongly opposing it and will keep doing so. I'm only saying what's happening on the ground. The BJP should do a course correction on ethanol solely because its implementation was wrong and correcting it is only logical. However, since politicians see every controversy from the standpoint of electoral gains and losses, I'm telling them that it will hurt them electorally too.

[Uday Kotak @udaykotak]

Google which is cash surplus, just announced an additional capital raise of $80 bn.
Google annual profit is $160 bn, last quarter $62 bn, and market cap $4.5 trillion. That is close to total profits and market cap of all Indian listed companies put together.
It’s a wake up call to all companies to invest into the future, whatever the present maybe.
Now that IPL is done and dusted, time for India to focus on business of business.

[Ramin Nasibov @RaminNasibov]

Anyone who used a computer between 1985-2010. What’s the one game you still think about?

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@TheKhelIndia Hats off to our athletes who keep performing and winning medals inspite of all this mismanagement and apathy. Shame on the sports federation and ministry. India needs privatization of sports administration like BCCI

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What an epic day for the people of Bengal! The winds of change that rose from all the deep-seated anger and frustration wiped off the bastions of the ruling arrogant elite.

Now let's demand the right changes. May we see a better Bengal. #Electiontresult2026 #BJPPower

[Abhijit Majumder @abhijitmajumder]

I didn’t know the history of sambar. Fascinating.

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@karnatakaportf Shameful behaviour.

No one is surprised by the behaviour of anyone in any position of authority. When courts are burdened and justice is delayed, such misuse of power doesn't get challenged like the West and hence it continues without any consequences

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How a Nobel Prize winner responds to the news ... with shock, humility and an strong affirmation of their work.

Notice what is missing... No demand, no boasting or for that matter no expectation of any award.

Salute and Congratulations Maria Corina

https://t.co/tVGSJfJDx3

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@ARanganathan72 @sadhvipragyag Justice delayed is justice denied ... And in India, the delay is almost a lifetime.

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@elonmusk A Dyson ring around a blue supergiant? Would be needed for a sufficiently advanced civ that has ambitions which outgrow their planetary resources.

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@sanjeevsanyal The spin masters at BBC got this so wrong that it seems accurate reporting is not even part of their mandate.

If this is for more eyeballs, we certainly have more "eyes" globally. Reporting wrong "facts" should hurt AD revenue.

What purpose does it serve if not truth or money?

[Sanjeev Sanyal @sanjeevsanyal]

Quite an amazing case of misrepresentation

[Mohandas Pai @TVMohandasPai]

PM @narendramodi Pl read this. How can we have Ease of doing business that you promised if tax terrorism is so rampant?why are officials not punished for such frivolous actions? Why is our FM @nsitharaman @FinMinIndia not stopping this. Can we grow to 10tr$ economy without EODB. We need Forward looking policy and regulations to take India from 4Tr$ to 10tr$. We are stuck in policy and regulations of the past and a control mindset. The pain of growth is too much. Pl help citizens Let us Make Bharat Great Again. @PiyushGoyal @amitmalviya

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As tax paying citizen, we need better quality of life for all, and that includes access to clean and well maintained public spaces.

"If gathering in a public space is a problem, it defeats the purpose of a public place"

https://t.co/q8rBtd2BuB

#citizensvoice #Bengaluru

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"The networks have also learned how to use information to maintain stronger social order among larger populations, by using not just truthful accounts but also fictions, fantasies, propaganda, and—occasionally—downright lies."

https://t.co/pAzLllMFUc

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What an evening... 😀

[Manchester City @ManCity]

FOUR-IN-A-ROW!!!!

We're @premierleague champions 🏆🏆🏆🏆

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@mrsinha Maybe some of these folks would want to read up about Russia or China or countless other nations.

Not that I want our country to become like these draconian states.