Kaagaz nahi dikhayenge, par kaagaz kuch kahaaniya sunaate hai. My father's first passport tells the history of how he became a citizen of a new country, and why his father refused to become Indian. My piece in #SundayEye's special issue on #RepublicDay
https://t.co/xSxfGUg3VI
The survey’s format makes the majority of respondents evade questions related to drugs. Most strikingly, experts have warned that the survey, carried out through a mobile app, might throw up a distorted picture.
#Punjab#DrugCrisis
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"She is an Indian, not a thief or dacoit. We had to help her.”
An ‘indigenous’ Assamese Muslim woman was pushed into Bangladesh a year ago.
A family in Dhaka gave her shelter and care. But support from home has been scarce
@ZamanRokibuz_ reports
https://t.co/msrLMleuQN
‘Let me die at home’: Back from Bangladesh, an Assam woman struggles to recover from ‘pushback’
These are empathy-less times. But please do read my colleague @ZamanRokibuz_ 's piece on a family devastated by India's citizenship regime
https://t.co/vKujtGZUbl
Excl: Ground reality vs official records: Census fieldwork is throwing up data that differ from govt records on open defecation free villages, use of cow dung cakes/kerosene/crop residue for cooking in urban areas despite LPG connection, no electricity. Enumerators asked to revisit and review the “data discrepancies”.I ✍️
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Bloomberg Economics breaks this down, asserting that MTM losses accounted for only about $400 million of the decline shown in RBI data (not my calculation). The remainder can only point to gold sales, logically.
5/5
These calculations are based on India Bullion and Jewellers Association prices (https://t.co/AcyQaSJHJZ). Clearly, the math falls apart if what the RBI is saying is correct. Or is the RBI just obfuscating?
4/5
This is from RBI data as well, but more current. It shows a fall when prices were absolutely flat in that week (next tweet in thread for details). So it can only mean it has sold.
From: https://t.co/E576ZYhIuA
3/5
1st, following data is what RBI is citing to say it has not sold any gold. But RBI Bulletin data is only till 24 Apr while the report says it may have sold in the 2 weeks till 22 May. So the answer is not only incomplete, it is downright wrong.
From: https://t.co/nkZ3l6Mvxt
2/5
RBI issued this clarification to refute Bloomberg's hypothesis that it may have sold some gold.
The clarification breaks down and raises more questions than it answers.
1/5🧵
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed an executive order repealing bedtime so that kids can stay up late to watch the Knicks in the NBA Finals. https://t.co/ed20eINRV4
Why Delhi University’s four-year undergraduate programme has left students in panic
"Among the titles of the value-addition courses are “Envisaging Viksit Bharat: Perspectives and Challenges”, “Emotional Intelligence”, “Panchkosha: Holistic Development of Personality”, “the Art of Being Happy”, “the Gita for Holistic Life” and “the Gita for Sustainable Universe”.
Chocolate making, communication skills and Python are also there along with horoscopes and Ayurveda and Nutrition.
Whether it is a stroke of genius or a disaster caused by the NEP, only Time can tell. #DelhiUniversity #Fouryearundergraduatecourse
https://t.co/irV1mkSvsI via @scroll_in
The Delhi University’s four-year undergraduate programme is a disaster
And that is just one example of how the university is being hollowed out from within
https://t.co/UPdsR3rSNW
‘Let me die at home’: Back from Bangladesh, an Assam woman struggles to recover from ‘pushback’
These are empathy-less times. But please do read my colleague @ZamanRokibuz_ 's piece on a family devastated by India's citizenship regime
https://t.co/vKujtGZUbl
.@DrSYQuraishi: Judicial review is a remedy designed for citizens with resources and time. For the poor voter, it is no remedy at all - it is the law’s way of closing a door while appearing to open it. https://t.co/BE2s8j1RTl #SIR#India