Merril Diniz

Writes about Women & Money 💸 | Goan by birth 'n' spirit 🏖️| South Goa

[Merril Diniz @MerrilD]

Better late than never! My review of #LoveStoriyaan, An intimate exploration of real love stories that really moved me. Already awaiting Season 2 💜💗 @PrimeVideoIN @IndLoveProject @AektaKapoor @somenmishra0 @priyaramani @Dharmatic_

https://t.co/9CGEQtKoZp

[Divya Gandotra Tandon @divya_gandotra]

A final-year law student, Rishi Kumar from Tamil Nadu National Law University, refuses to delete his blog criticising the Supreme Court… despite pressure from his own university.

Why?

Because the administration allegedly received calls from advocates, judges, and others claiming the post harms the institution’s “reputation.”

The blog titled “The Supreme Court of India Has No Spine” questioned the court’s decision to ban an NCERT textbook chapter on judicial corruption.

But here’s the real issue:
A law student is being told to silence himself… for expressing a legal opinion.

His response?

Clear and powerful:
“My opinions are mine… you do not own my voice or my conscience.”

He even said he’s ready to face disciplinary action rather than back down.

This isn’t just about one blog.

This is about academic freedom vs institutional pressure.

If law students… the future of the judiciary are discouraged from questioning the system,
then who exactly is allowed to question it?

Criticism of institutions ≠ disrespect.
Silencing criticism = weakening democracy.

[The Caravan @thecaravanindia]

At the middle of the Gadkari family's sprawling agro-business empire is a beef company that has quietly risen to international prominence.

Read the entire report by Kaushal Shroff on the beef company enmeshed in Gadkari’s business empire: https://t.co/yUWVOVmanC

[Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders]

Trump said we had to attack Iran because we can‘t allow it “to have a nuclear weapon.” Really?

This is the same president who, in June, said: “Iran’s nuclear facilities have been obliterated.”

Vietnam. Iraq. Iran. Another lie. Another war.

[Mallikarjun Kharge @kharge]

The Indian National Congress (INC) unequivocally condemns the targeted assassination of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ali Hosseini Khamenei, in a military strike carried out without a formal declaration of war. The INC extends its deepest condolences to the Supreme Leader's family, to the people of Iran, and the Shia community around the world in this moment of profound grief. We stand in solidarity with them as they navigate this grave crisis.

India's foreign policy is anchored in a commitment to the peaceful settlement of disputes through dialogue and respect for international law, as mandated in Article 51 of the Constitution of India. These principles-sovereign equality, non- intervention and the promotion of peace are foundational to India's civilisational values. Given this, the conflict in West Asia is deeply antithetical to our commitment to Vasudhaiva Kutumbaka ("the world is one family"), Mahatma Gandhi's doctrine of ahimsa (non-violence), Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's policy of non-alignment.

The targeted use of force to destabilise the leadership and governing structures of a sovereign state whether in Iran or earlier in Venezuela-signals a disturbing revival of regime-change doctrines and coercive unilateralism. It also contravenes the United Nations Charter-especially Article 2(4), which expressly prohibits "the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state," and Article 2(7), which forbids intervention in matters essentially within the domestic jurisdiction of any state. A targeted killing of a sitting head of state strikes at the heart of these international rules. Sovereignty is not conditional, and political legitimacy cannot be manufactured through force.

The INC reiterates that it is the inalienable right of every nation's citizens to determine their own political future. No external power has the authority to engineer regime change or dictate the leadership of another state. Such actions amount to imperialism and are fundamentally incompatible with a genuinely rules- based international order.

[Gabbar @Gabbar0099]

Only Israel can bomb Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, iran and Qatar and still cry about being the victim

[The Gulf Reporter @IR_News2]

Dear Americans,

Your president is Netanyahu, and Trump is his puppet

[Muhammad Smiry 🇵🇸 @MuhammadSmiry]

israel did this, not Iran.

[George Galloway @georgegalloway]

Donald Trump and Netanyahu have murdered 57 schoolgirls in an elementary school near the Straits of Hormuz. In Operation Jeffrey Epstein. #Iran

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

It's an illegal attack. There is no evidence Iran was about to strike Israel, or about to acquire nukes. There is zero justification under international law for Israel bombing Iran.

[Adam @AdameMedia]

BREAKING: 🇪🇸 Spain's PM says his country rejects the 'unilateral military action by the US and Israel'

Spain is consistently based 👏🏼

[Ro Khanna @RoKhanna]

Trump has launched an illegal regime change war in Iran with American lives at risk. Congress must convene on Monday to vote on @RepThomasMassie & my WPR to stop this. Every member of Congress should go on record this weekend on how they will vote.

[Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib @RepRashida]

The American people do not want a war with Iran. Trump is acting on the violent fantasies of the American political elite and the Israeli apartheid government, ignoring the vast majority of Americans who say loud and clear: No More Wars.

[Ilhan Omar @IlhanMN]

Trump has launched an illegal regime change war.

As someone who has survived the horrors of war, I know military strikes will not make us safer; they will inflame tensions and push the region further into chaos.

When we abandon diplomacy, we choose destruction.

[Yanis Varoufakis @yanisvaroufakis]

The world's two rogue states, Israel and the USA, have started a war not against Iran but against the whole world. We stand with Iranians, with Humanity, against the notion that Israel and the US can bomb anyone their fancy takes them to bomb. https://t.co/Xn8bo7q5Xc

[Siddharth @DearthOfSid]

Carrying out mass-scale genocide in Gaza.

Kidnapping the Venezuelan President.

Starving and suffocating Cuba.

Planning to invade Greenland.

Bombing Iran.

What a rogue terrorist state can do and get away with.

[Niz @NizMhani]

🚨BREAKING:

The "Board of Peace" launches its first war....

[Trita Parsi @tparsi]

The Omanis are famously cautious. The Omani FM going on CBS to reveal what has actually been achieved in the negotiations is quite unprecedented. And what has been achieved is significant - Trump can indeed declare victory. Listen to this segment - it goes way beyond what Obama achieved.

But everything indicates that Trump won't take yes for an answer. That he will start a war of choice very soon.

Which is probably why the Omani FM decided to go public.

So that the American people knew that peace was within reach when Trump instead opted for war.

[sarah @sahouraxo]

Spain’s MEP, Irene Montero:

“They say Iran has nuclear weapons — sounds like what they said about Iraq.”

“But it is Israel that has nuclear weapons.”

“The U.S. is the only country to ever drop a nuclear bomb.”

“Today, Israel and the U.S. are the greatest threat to humanity.���

[Kapil Komireddi @kapskom]

India’s relationship with Iran predates the existence of Israel and the United States. So many Iranians, and people of Iranian origin, call India home. If Narendra Modi had a spine or even a shred of national self-respect he’d condemn Israel today. He’s a coward: so he won’t.