KC Vijaya Kumar

Sports Editor, The Hindu. Opinions personal. Previously, The Asian Age, Bangalore; Tata Motors, Bombay. Loyolite, ACJian, Adjunct faculty, ACJ Chennai

[Tiku @tikulli]

Some people have suddenly discovered the joy of reading physical books and in that new found delight shared most of it on this app. We get it but please savour the book slowly. Share your views. Don't chapo the entire paragraphs from the book. It ruins other ppl's joy of reading

[The Hindu @the_hindu]

The Indiranagar police have arrested two habitual offenders and recovered eight international sports medals, including a gold medal won at the 1980 Moscow Olympics, which were stolen from the residence of former hockey player M.M. Somaya at B.M. Kaval in Bengaluru.

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[The Hindu @the_hindu]

Deepavali, once the festival of lights, is now, in India, completely transformed into a festival of smog. Across the country, cities choked as people burst crackers aided by existing climactic conditions. As a consequence, not just Delhi, usually notorious for its winter pollution, but cities across the country reeled under hazardous Air Quality Index (AQI) levels.

✍️ @ramyakannan

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[The Hindu @the_hindu]

Hardik Pandya’s second stint with Mumbai Indians (MI) has come to an end, with the five-time champion franchise agreeing to trade its captain to Punjab Kings (PBKS) in exchange for India left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh ahead of the 2027 Indian Premier League (IPL).

✍️Amol Karhadkar
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[Saurabh Somani @saurabh_42]

Huge props to @karhacter, who first broke the story.

People might know of murmurs and talks etc, but Amol was willing to put his name to the news and take the risk of going public.

That courage is as crucial as the ability to break news, and Amol has both.

[Amol Karhadkar @karhacter]

It's official! Hardik Pandya and Arshdeep Singh swap IPL franchises. One-on-one trade

[Rituparna Chatterjee @MasalaBai]

That is basically what Diwali has become for so many. From festival of lights, puja, food and family festivities to four days of mindless noise, releasing carcinogens into air, absolute disregard for community, just a braindead need to pollute everything in name of enjoyment

[Aatish Taseer @AatishTaseer]

Earlier this year, I was deeply moved to receive this praise from @SoniaGandhi via a friend. I’m mesmerised by her book “Belonging.” What a joy it is to have leaders who read, and can write too! ❤️‍🔥

[The Thinking Tiger @krish_bohra]

Tbvh, I recommend reading accounts of specific animals by dedicated naturalists if you haven't tried reading wildlife books. They're very accessible and immersive.

[Stanly Johny @johnstanly]

It's been more than eight months since trump and netanyahu launched their war on Iran--a war which trump thought would be over within days. Where does it stand today?

America has not managed to achieve any of its declared objectives;
All of its military bases in the Persian Gulf are either destroyed or critically damaged;
The Strait of Hormuz remains under Iran’s control. Though the US has managed to open a southern waterway, it’s not sustainable even in the medium term;
Iran got hit for 40 days but the Iranian state has survived and the IRGC is now in the driving seat;
More important, Iran’s nuclear programme, which was the most important declared reason for the war, remains out of the purview of talks.

At home, the war has hit trump real bad as his party faced a rout in the midterm. His own Vice President distanced from the administration's policy and blamed the war on Iran as the key reason for the Republican losses. There is a revolt brewing in the MAGA base against the continuation of the war. So trump, who had threatened to annihilate Iran at the UN a few weeks ago, has taken another U-turn. He now says the war is effectively over, but the blockade would remain in place, while Qatar is continuing talks between the two sides. In the meantime, Vance has sent a letter to Mohsen Rezaei to kickstart talks.

This war is a bigger disaster for the US than even the war on Iraq. America cannot defeat Iran militarily. And it doesn’t have a diplomatic wayout either. If it keeps the blockade in place, Iran will try to break the blockade, escalating the crisis, dragging the U.S. back into the war. If the U.S. abandons the blockade and walks away, the Persian Gulf, as I wrote earlier here, would turn out to be an Iranian lake with the Strait of Hormuz remaining under Iran’s control. You can start a war at will. But to end it, unless you have taken a decisive victory, the other side will also have a say.

[Ramya Kannan @ramyakannan]

In solidarity with all those who struggled overthe weekend, even to breathe. How fundamentally this cracker-season impacts on our life and liveability. The Health Matters newsletter for the week:

[KC Vijaya Kumar @kcvblr]

@lilyazzey Lavelle Road, nearly three decades ago used to walk past this lovely home to get to The Asian Age office

[Saurav Das @SauravDassss]

The Election Commission of India is allowing the rigging of elections. This is the biggest threat to our country. Just look at this another piece of evidence. All skeletons are coming out of the closet.

When the time comes, every person like Gyanesh Kumar who has committed such treason will be behind bars.

[Viji Venkatesh 🇮🇳 وجی وینکٹیش @vijivenkatesh]

No, not even 2047 can help us here

[Suhasini Haidar @suhasinih]

In an electronic system, how can votes cast and votes counted be different?

[BBC Breaking News @BBCBreaking]

Author M John Harrison wins Booker Prize 2026, becoming oldest recipient of award aged 81 https://t.co/r5kpuaq9vj

[KC Vijaya Kumar @kcvblr]

@Vishal1Menon Lovely one Vishal, also Thamarakili from Moonam Pakkam, and Poovai virinju from Adharvam..

[Vikram Sathaye @vikramsathaye]

Salute to all the municipality workers of our country. Their job today to clean up is a tough one. Hope we all clear the leftover’s around our houses to help them.

[KC Vijaya Kumar @kcvblr]

And a shoutout for @Kamathcometh, who wrote the book that shaped the series

[Preeti Choudhry @PreetiChoudhry]

Plug alert ! :) For those who enjoyed ‘ Made in India - A Titan Story’ on Amazon - please go vote for the Director - Robbie Grewal - he is brilliant .. he just happen to be my brother in-law !

[The Hindu @the_hindu]

This Deepavali marks 10 years since Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced overnight demonetisation of 86% of the country’s cash. Data shows some stated aims of the move remain largely unmet

✍️@SharadRaghavan
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