CofCritic

I don't need you to agree with me. I only ask that we disagree thoughtfully

Conviction without arrogance. Criticism without hostility. Open to being wrong.

[Kanthaswamy Balasubramaniam @Kanthaswam80359]

🇮🇳 vs 🇨🇳

🇨🇳

In China, when the Government clears a village for a power project, Villagers MUST move, however 6-8 weeks before , Villagers are offered

- Alternate Land Leases that are 0.65-1.3 times the size of their present land lease & a new home built by the Local Government/National Government/Company

So every villager is resettled before a project

🇮🇳

In India, Villagers are PROMISED alternate land sites but they remain promises

Project begins, Villagers are moved out with false promises and after 8-12 months, they are forced to move into cities where they increase the population, live in slums and work in coolie jobs

As on date there are 92.4 Lakh such people displaced who lost their land and got a compensation of a few measly lakhs

Again this isn't a party thing

BSP & SP in UP, BJD & BJP in Odisha, BJP in the North East, TDP in Andhra Pradesh, BRS & INC in Telangana & BJP & JDU in Bihar

There are over 31,000+ cases filed in various courts since 2005 with no interim relief beyond a couple of lakhs each

This is a system thing

Take care of the people and development becomes easy - 🇨🇳

Exploit the people and enrich the elite - 🇮🇳

[CofCritic @CofCritic]

Sir, I was genuinely interested in reading your argument and understanding your logic. But you lost me in the very first line.

You describe the 2011 protest as a “peaceful, patriotic, anti-corruption movement,” while calling the current protest an attempt to destabilise law and order.

When you’ve already glorified one protest and condemned the other before presenting any argument, what’s left to discuss?

Why not simply call them anti-national and be done with it, sir?

The irony is that those you now label anti-national allowed you to protest back then, while those calling themselves nationalists today seem unwilling to extend the same freedom to others.

[S.Jayashankar @jaypanicker]

Equating a peaceful, anti-corruption national movement led by patriots in 2011 to the calculated chaos created by entities seeking to actively destabilise national law and order is a deeply flawed comparison. Mainstream political leaders and citizens across India strongly maintain that the Delhi Police acts strictly within the framework of law to ensure public safety, prevent institutional sabotage, and protect the national capital from being held hostage by motivated agents under the guise of "protest."

It is quite ironic to see advice on electoral strategy and "PR teams" coming from someone who chose to abandon the party right after the transition. The BJP relies on the unyielding trust of the grassroot karyakartas and the mandate of the citizens, not on tactical alignments or public relations stunts.

While some individual leaders might seek temporary media spotlights by playing the balancing act, the BJP remains single-mindedly committed to protecting democratic institutions and maintaining law and order for the common citizens of India.

[CofCritic @CofCritic]

@VaibhavSisinty That sounds funny and scary at the same time

[Kanthaswamy Balasubramaniam @Kanthaswam80359]

Welcome to 🇮🇳 :-

In a proper meritocracy like 🇨🇳 or 🇸🇬, Asutosh Ranka would be an MP, People's Delegate or Youth Secretary and be involved in making decisions affecting the lives of people

He has the MERIT & ABILITY with a IIT and a McKinsey background

In the MOTHER OF DEMOCRACY, He was jailed for 7 days for waving a flag and demanding transparency and many Indians are cheering his arrest

What a country 🤯🤯🤯🤯

[CofCritic @CofCritic]

@SauravDassss It seems he will 👍

[CofCritic @CofCritic]

Very funny 😂

[CofCritic @CofCritic]

This makes no sense 😐

[Courageous @CourageousRo]

Big Rift in CJP 🚨☠️

-Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka both got released from the Tihar Jail tonight
-Saurav das was visibly happy from outside
-He was giving interview, pretending to smile like nothing has happened

-But Look at Ashutosh Ranka face
-He was literally holding his tears
-He was not uttering a single word not even talking with media
-No words against government
-He was just completely silent and was trying to keep himself away from media

Even outside, Everyone were talking about Saurav Das but was not giving a single limelight to Ranka.

Ratna singh was also posting for Saurav Das but not Ashutosh Ranka.

It seems that Ashutosh Ranka has realised that despite spending the same amount of time in Tihar as Saurav Das, everyone is just ignoring him.

[CofCritic @CofCritic]

This is really good. And we’re only getting started. Exciting times ahead 👌😊

[Vaibhav Sisinty @VaibhavSisinty]

Anthropic asked Claude to design new proteins, and sent them to a real lab

The problem is bigger than it sounds

Scorpions sting 1.2 million people every year

More than 3,000 die, many of them children

Antivenom is expensive, and in many places it is not available at all

Claude was asked to design proteins that can latch onto scorpion toxins and block them

In 64 hours, it designed over 300,000 candidates

Scientists tested 211 of them in the lab

17 worked. They bound to toxins from scorpions in Mexico, North Africa and the Middle East

The two strongest held on at single digit nanomolar strength, which is very tight binding

To be clear, this is not an antivenom yet

Nothing has been tested in cells or animals. That work is still ahead

But Anthropic has released all 211 designs and the lab results openly, so any scientist in the world can take this further

This is the side of AI I keep coming back to

Not a better chatbot. A tool that lets a small team attempt problems that were too slow and too expensive to touch

[Aravind Srinivas @AravSrinivas]

You can now run Perplexity Computer fully local on your Mac with no cloud based inference, without WiFi too. Enjoy!

[Manas Muduli @manas_muduli]

#DidYouKnow Durga Puja in Kataka has a unique fish bhog tradition on Maha Navami!

Today, at Chandni Chowk and Alisha Bazaar, around 20 quintals of fish being offered to Maa Durga during Navami and distributed among thousands of devotees.

At Chandni Chowk, this tradition dates back to 1817!

The traditional bhog also features khata and kanika, served alongside fish bhog.

[Naveen Patnaik @Naveen_Odisha]

Jai Hind

The judicial custody of #AshutoshRanka and #SauravDas must be urgently reviewed and they must be released immediately.

Hoisting the National Flag, even in a prohibited area, should not warrant such prolonged detention. The judiciary and the executive must rise to the occasion to ensure that the youth of this country do not lose faith in the rule of law and constitutional rights.

[CofCritic @CofCritic]

That’s a brilliant way to put it, sir!

If being right were a prerequisite for speaking up, even Parliament might struggle to meet its quorum. 😄

We can question the cause, disagree with the protesters, and still respect their courage.

After all, democracy is a conversation, not a classroom where everyone must say, “Yes, sir!”

[Ramesh Srivats @rameshsrivats]

Some protests are genuine. Some are tamashas.
You can disagree with the cause, and still admire the courage.
Because democracy doesn't need young people to always be right. It needs them to not always be obedient.
Here... take video.

[CofCritic @CofCritic]

@keshavbedi Don’t agree here. So you’re saying there’s nothing wrong with Election commission of India ?

[Kedar Mishra @MishraKedar1]

ନେହା ସିଂ ରାଠୋରଙ୍କ ଚରିତ୍ର ସଂହାର କରି ମିଥ୍ୟା ଓ ମନଗଢା ଖବର ଏବିପି ଟିଭିରେ ବାଜିବା ଆଦୌ ସାମାନ୍ୟ ଭୁଲ୍ ନୁହଁ। ଏହା ଆମ ସମୟର ମିଡ଼ିଆର ଅସଲ ଚରିତ୍ର। ଏମାନେ କ୍ଷମତାକୁ ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ କରିବା ପରିବର୍ତ୍ତେ କ୍ଷମତାକୁ ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ କରୁଥିବା ସାଧାରଣ ନାଗରିକଙ୍କର ଜୀବନ ଦୁର୍ବିସହ କରି ଚାଲିଛନ୍ତି ।

ଏହା ପ୍ରଥମ ଘଟଣା ନୁହେଁ, କି ଶେଷ ବି ନୁହେଁ। ଏହା ସୁପାରି ସାମ୍ବାଦିକତା। ଏବିପି କ୍ଷମା ମାଗି ଖସିଯିବ, ହେଲେ ଏବିପିର ମିଛ ଖବରକୁ ସରକାର ଓ ଶାସକଦଳ ଭାଇରାଲ କରି ଚାଲିବେ । ଏହାହିଁ ଅସଲ ଖେଳ ।

ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦିଷ୍ଟ ଭାବରେ ସରକାର ବିରୋଧୀ ସ୍ବରକୁ ଖତମ କରିଦେବା ଓ ପ୍ରକାରାନ୍ତରେ ଗଣତନ୍ତ୍ରକୁ ମାରିଦେବାର ଷଡ଼ଯନ୍ତ୍ର ଏବେ ମିଡ଼ିଆ କରୁଛି। ଲୋକଙ୍କ ଭିତରେ ସେଥିପାଇଁ ମିଡ଼ିଆ ପ୍ରତି ଘୃଣା ଓ ଆକ୍ରୋଶ ବଢ଼ିଚାଲିଛି।

[CofCritic @CofCritic]

@keshavbedi This needs to be addressed 👍

[CofCritic @CofCritic]

Amazing

[Satya Anveshi 🇮🇳 @iAK1707]

Even in pain, this little monkey knew it was safe.

Watch how calmly this injured monkey trusts a kind-hearted guard to treat its wounds.

[CofCritic @CofCritic]

Manipur says Hello😐

[CofCritic @CofCritic]

Jay Jagannath 🙏

[Sudarsan Pattnaik @sudarsansand]

Jai Jagannath 🙏

[CofCritic @CofCritic]

🙏

[Berhampur_Ganjam @ElectionDynamix]

📍 Adishakti TaraTarini, Ganjam, Odisha, India

#Berhampur #Rushikulya #Kalinga #Hinduism #Shakta #Navaratri

Source: Instagram

[CofCritic @CofCritic]

@cryptowalax We need both 👍