@ShivAroor The U.S. is the IMF’s largest shareholder, contributing roughly 17.4% of its quota and holding 16.5% voting power. As a U.S. taxpayer it makes me sick!
A handwritten note from Sonam Wangchuk, sent through his wife Geetanjali, who has shown remarkable courage and quiet dignity throughout this ordeal—even when Sonam spent more than six months behind bars on charges that ultimately couldn’t stand up in court.
Whatever your views on his demands, it is difficult to understand why a much feted Ladakhi activist who has devoted his life to the welfare of his people should be treated as if he were an ‘enemy of the state’.
“Someone like @AnupamPKher has been very vocal. I don’t think he needs to be taken seriously. He’s a clown. Any number of his contemporaries from NSD and FTII can attest to his sycophantic nature. It’s in his blood. He can’t help it.”
~ Naseeruddin Shah
BREAKING: U.S Democratic Representative Ro Khanna has become the first American congressman in history to be detained by Israeli settlers while on a visit to the West Bank.
This video has been blocked by the Govt in India.
What was objectionable in this video? I was just pleading to the police to allow us set up tents for rain.
1. As controversy over Diljit Dosanjh-starrer ‘Satluj’ escalates, #CutTheClutter traces the story of Jaswant Singh Khalra, the activist kidnapped and murdered by cops. The episode also tells the story of the bloodiest years in Punjab & the state’s fight against terror.
2. Khalra was kidnapped on 5-6 September 1995. At that time, he was running a campaign to collect municipal cremation records of unidentified bodies, trying to establish patterns of illegal killings & secret cremations. The data was collected from municipal crematoria in Amritsar, Majitha & Tarn Taran.
3. The number they added up was 2,059 such cremations. This was multiplied by the number of prominent crematoria in the state & the number arrived at was 25,000. NHRC was finally given a list of 2,097, & they could establish that 109 of these had died in police custody.
4. Now, where had this situation arisen from, because nothing happens in a vacuum. In 1995, this was at the tail end of terrorism/militancy/insurgency, whatever you want to call it, in Punjab. Its nasty peak was 1990-91 — the gun ruled & ordinary life disappeared after sunset. Fear had frozen Punjab. There was no govt, no institutions. Only 2 things functioned — police & terrorists.
5. And, terrorism was not simply about killings; the idea was to control society, much like the Taliban later. So, the national anthem was banned, music was banned, the Hindi language was banned, skirts, trousers & dresses were banned &, of course, they wanted to change school curricula. Journalists weren’t spared either.
6. There are countless stories of brutal killings. For example, of Nirmal Kanta, the principal of a govt school in Rajpura. Or, of activist Manjeet Singh Babbu. Or of AK Talib, the station director AIR. Or, of course, of Gen. AS Vaidya.
Watch #CutTheClutter, Episode 1860: Row over Diljit Dosanjh’s Satluj, Khalra, and the bloodied years that took Punjab there

https://t.co/axH0aJnyMt
Sonam Sir has lost 5 kg, and his health is deteriorating with each passing day. How much longer will the Prime Minister wait before sacking Dharmendra Pradhan?
Why is Dharmendra Pradhan so important to PM Modi that, despite the deaths of 20 students, he still refuses to remove him?
Super story by @mazoomdaar at @IndianExpress that only confirms another of the worst kept secrets of Indian politics. Across India, those in power are making windfall profits in private real estate deals by simply getting a change effected in land use. Only difference: no punitive action if it’s a ‘DOUBLE ENGINE’ state! 🙏
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India has got a wonderful Prime Minister, caring, loving and supportive There is no one like Modi-
The heat has increased a lot, so everyone should drink plenty of water.
India’s great Prime Minister Modi held a high-level meeting yesterday. In the meeting, he called all the MPs and ministers. The entire country was expecting that, with the rising prices of petrol, diesel, and CNG, increasing inflation, and the difficult situation faced by poor people, small business owners, street vendors, and rickshaw pullers, the government would announce some relief measures or make an important decision.
But the interesting part is that Prime Minister Modi told his MPs and ministers:
“The heat has increased a lot, so all of you should drink more water.”
And then the meeting ended.
Tell me, can there be a more caring Prime Minister anywhere? In a high-level meeting, he is advising his MPs and ministers to drink plenty of water.
Now wait and watch. Today they are asking people to drink more water. India was already mixing 20% ethanol in petrol, and now the government plans to increase it to 30%. Slowly, after some time, they may even say, “Please drink less water too, we need it to produce ethanol.”
Now it is becoming clear why the great Prime Minister does not hold press conferences. He probably knows that he may not be able to answer even five serious questions.
If questions are asked about development, education, national security, healthcare, and corruption, then he himself might need to drink plenty of water.
Ken Paxton is throwing everything he has at us.
He’s called me a radical leftist. He’s called me a fake Christian. He’s even called me a vegan!
I’m an 8th generation Texan — I've been eating BBQ since before Ken Paxton’s first indictment.
@Sportsnet Mitch Marner took our money, our patience, and a decade of our hope, then found his first cup final the second he put on someone else’s sweater. Toronto didn’t develop a star. We funded one for Vegas!!
BREAKING: James Talarico just torched Ken Paxton in a way we didn’t think was possible. Retweet this to make sure every Texan knows how corrupt Paxton really is.
@amazon@amazon@AmazonHelp I received a Garmin Fēnix 8 (51mm, AMOLED Sapphire) order today. The outer Garmin box was torn open along the bottom seam, the internal cardboard cradle was empty, and no watch was inside. The product was clearly removed before it reached me.
This is not a courier issue — the shipping carton was intact. It points to tampering somewhere in the fulfillment or packaging chain. Please open an investigation, not just a refund/replacement.