Bhavin

[Sagar @sagarcasm]

Me to other states

[Kamlesh Singh / Tau @kkstau]

That Joshi fellow's Merc mileage drop may have multiple reasons including idling and adulterated fuel, but the mileage drop is a documented truth. The drop may vary, just as mileage does. YMMV.

The component damage is documented for non-compliant vehicles. Even the promoters accept it.

It's true that people will eventually accept it all. But not providing E10 for E10 vehicles and pure petrol for older vehicles will have a cost. If E20 is safe for E10 and older vehicles, why did India ask manufacturers to make E20 compliant vehicles?

Ethanol blending has benefits. Nobody is arguing against that. The government needs to be transparent about the cost as well. That's how we will know that it was in the national interest.

Transparency requires that the government reveal the ARAI test data. Critics ke munh par maaro woh report.

And finally, to those saying we don't import ethanol for fuel blending. You are right. We import ethanol for industrial use. You are right again. The point is we import ethanol for industrial use because we now blend our produce with fuel. Find some other useful defence.

[Varun Kumar Rana @VarunKrRana]

This is exactly how their propaganda machinery works.

Zubair deliberately cut and edited the video, intentionally hiding the most crucial part of the exchange. He selectively stripped away the context where Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto explicitly initiated the conversation about the number 8 being his lucky number.

By removing the first half of the interaction, this fake news brigade manufactured a completely false narrative to mock the Prime Minister of India, passing off a lighthearted, respectful diplomatic reply as something else entirely.

It is a classic case of using half-truths and malicious editing to mislead people for an agenda.

[Āryā_Anvikṣā 🪷 @Arya_Anviksha_]

DIG A. S. Atwal was shot dead after offering prayers as he was leaving the Golden Temple. He was unarmed. His body lay on the temple steps for hours before it was removed. During the same incident, an 11-year-old child was also killed.

When this period is discussed, people demand empathy for some victims but remain silent about others. Does DIG Atwal not deserve to be remembered? Does the 11-year-old child not deserve to be remembered? What about the child who never made it home?

If some portray every police officer from that period as nothing more than a "bloodthirsty monster," then where does DIG Atwal fit into that narrative? Was an unarmed officer leaving a place of worship and the child killed alongside him not worthy of empathy or remembrance?

History cannot be selective. If we are prepared to remember one set of victims, we must also be prepared to remember the others.

[Anand Ranganathan @ARanganathan72]

Instead of outraging on a quarter of a million women being groomed and gang raped in Britain, these psychopaths at the @BBCNews, who admitted to evading tax in India, are instead outraging on one woman who claims she contracted a disease 19 years ago after her visit to India.

[THE SKIN DOCTOR @theskindoctor13]

What exactly is an E20-compliant vehicle? By definition, it's a vehicle engineered to safely and reliably run on E20 fuel. That also implies a non-E20-compliant vehicle is not designed for E20. Otherwise, the term "compliant" becomes meaningless.

So my question to Mr. @nitin_gadkari is simple: Why was E20 fuel rolled out nationwide when most vehicles on Indian roads were not E20-compliant?

If the answer is, "Nothing happens. Non-compliant vehicles can also run on E20," then what was the rationale behind mandating manufacturers to produce E20-compliant vehicles in the first place? Either E20 compatibility is technically necessary, in which case introducing E20 before the vehicle fleet was ready was questionable. Or it isn't necessary, in which case the compliance requirement itself appears redundant.

You can't simultaneously argue that E20 compliance is important enough to mandate for new vehicles, yet claim it doesn't matter because older, non-compliant vehicles can run on E20 anyway.

By the same logic, why stop at E20? Why not go full aatm-nirbhar and switch directly to E100? If compatibility doesn't matter, then non-E100-compliant vehicles should run on E100 too. Clearly, that's not how engineering works. So where exactly is the technical justification?

[Kamlesh Singh / Tau @kkstau]

Govt saying no proof of any serious damage to cars due to E20.

Where do people submit the damage report?

Short term loss like fuel pumps or long-term damage?

Where will a citizen file claims after the experiment is over?

Who will pay? Insurance companies have said they won't

[THE SKIN DOCTOR @theskindoctor13]

Vehicle buyers pay huge upfront taxes, fees, and cesses. In return, they deserve the basic right to buy the exact fuel their vehicle engines were designed to run on.

If the govt wanted to "experiment" with E20 fuel, they should have done it responsibly by either buying a sample fleet of second-hand cars to test in a controlled settings or invite willing citizens to opt-in using subsidized fuel.

Forcing a mandatory policy onto everyone first and checking if it damages their engines later is outrageous. Treating the entire public as involuntary test subjects is a massive overreach.

[Sagar @sagarcasm]

Even arrange marriages have more consent than this

[Snehesh Alex Philip @sneheshphilip]

For all those claiming that India has only now revealed that six military personnel had lost their lives during Ops Sindoor should go back to the press conference of 11 May 2025, a day after Ops Sindoor was paused.

The then DGMO had acknowledged the death of 5 soldiers and paid his honour to them. IAF chief even visited the home of sole airman killed in Op Sindoor.

Two of them had got gallantry awards including a Vir Chakra posthumously.

[India Plus @india_plus_]

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

- says former Vice President Venkaiah Naidu

Your thoughts on this ?

[Bhavin @bhavin_13]

@HDFCBank_Cares I am trying to do re-kyc on Xpressway re-kyc service portal & for the last 30 minutes I am facing error "Connection Timeout" after entering reg mobile number and OTP. Resolve this ASAP as I refuse to visit a physical branch to fix your technical glitch.

[Anshul Saxena @AskAnshul]

Jairam Ramesh tweeted in September 2024 that the Adani Nairobi airport proposal would spark protests turning into anti-India anger because of the Prime Minister’s so-called “special friendship” with Adani.

What actually happened tells a very different and disturbing story. Adani offered nearly $2 billion to upgrade Jomo Kenyatta International Airport under a concession model. The deal was cancelled in November 2024 after a coordinated campaign of protests, negative publicity, and a social media drive led by Kenyan influencer Nelson Amenya all fuelled by US allegations that have now been closed by the Department of Justice for lack of conclusive evidence.

Even a fake press release was circulated to damage Adani during this period.

Two years later, Kenya awarded a $2.9 billion contract almost 50% higher than the original Indian offer to a Chinese state-owned company. India lost a major private investment opportunity in East Africa. China gained strategic ground while Kenyan taxpayers were forced to pay significantly more.

Jairam Ramesh and the entire Congress party didn’t just stay silent they actively amplified this controversy from India. Their political attacks helped turn a legitimate commercial proposal toxic and made it easier for China to step in after an Indian company was pushed out. Was this really just political opposition, or was there something more deliberate behind it?

Congress has a long and consistent history of aligning with China. They had signed an MoU with the Chinese Communist Party and maintained that relationship for years. Whether it is weakening India’s stand on the border, opposing Indian companies abroad, or creating obstacles for projects that can strengthen India, Congress has repeatedly shown that it has no problem working against Indian interests when China stands to benefit.

When it comes to choosing between protecting Indian interests and helping China, why does Congress always seem to choose China?

Their actions in the Kenya airport case have once again exposed whose side they are truly on.

[Bhavin @bhavin_13]

@Vivo_India with the latest update of originOS, keyboard doesn't automatically open once clicked on search button on dialler app. Earlier this wasn't an issue. Please look into the matter. Device: X200FE

[Pablo Chaterji @pablochaterji]

Right now, the best advice I can give you as an automotive journalist is to stop buying new cars and bikes, until this #ethanol mess is sorted out. OEMs are too scared to say anything to the government, so this will be one way of pressurising them as well.

[Manisha Kadyan @ManiWithTheMic]

So Bloomberg finally retracted its fake news “RBI sold $12 billion gold” but it exposed the ugly truth: Indians have zero confidence. Even so-called sane experts rushed to attack the central bank the moment a foreign outlet whispered lies. One Bloomberg headline and half the country started shaking in fear. We’re so mentally colonised that a single foreign report can make us doubt our own reserves and institutions. Pathetic level of self-doubt and gullibility.
Grow a spine, Indians. Stop letting Western media play with your confidence like puppets.

[Hardeep Singh Puri @HardeepSPuri]

Congratulations @OilIndiaLimited !

An ocean of energy opportunities reinforced in the Andaman Sea!
Very happy to report the presence of natural gas in Sri Vijayapuram-3 an exploratory well drilled by Oil India Ltd. 15 km off the east coast of the Andaman Islands at a water depth of 355 meters.
Initial production testing of the well at the depth of 1900 plus meters in the Eocene formation has established the presence of natural gas through continuous flaring.
Oil India is carrying out gas sampling to assess the composition & calorific value of gas and to carry out isotope studies to understand the genesis of the gas.
Under the Samudra Manthan Mission (National Deep Water Exploration Mission) announced by Hon’ble PM @narendramodi Ji on Independence Day 2025, large number of deepwater & Ultra deepwater exploration wells are planned in our offshore basins to fully exploit our hydrocarbon reserves.
Presence of hydrocarbon is now reported in 2(Two) wells out of 3 (Three) exploratory wells drilled by OIL in current exploratory campaign off Andaman Basin.
This presence of natural gas will help us in taking forward our exploration ambitions in coordination with global deepwater exploration experts like @petrobras, @TotalEnergies, @bp_india, @Shell, @exxonmobil and will be a significant milestone in our journey through Amrit Kaal!
@PMOIndia @PIB_India @PetroleumMin @mygovindia
#OilIndia #EnergySecurity #Exploration #NaturalGas #Andaman

[Prof. Shamika Ravi @ShamikaRavi]

Research shows that negative news travels 15 times more than positive news. This “news”👇- though now retracted - must have gained legs. Beware of manufactured narratives.

[Bhavin @bhavin_13]

@OneTweeterUser @rohaninvestor It's increased to 14% for corporate employee also

[Bhavin @bhavin_13]

@SaffronChargers Or better, give the option of Ethanol free petrol and price it 5 to 10% higher. That way a large constituency having premium or E20 non complaint vehicles can save on maintenance due to ethanol blending. I hope @kkstau concurs....