A viral toy is raising uncomfortable questions about race in China. Videos show the black version of the "Natasha doll" being slapped and run over, prompting criticism. On Focus on Africa, we explore what the controversy reveals about perceptions of black people in China.
WATCH: A small plane slammed into Beijing's tallest skyscraper.
The Sunward SA60L Aurora (reg. B-12PP), operated by Shuangyue General Aviation Beijing, struck the CITIC Tower (China Zun), disintegrating on impact — debris and small fires fell near the building's east entrance.
Casualties unconfirmed; building evacuated.
So sad!!!! First he apologised to the Supreme Court over Rafale. Now he apologises to Kartikeya Chouhan. Savarkar’s aatman is having a jolly good laugh.
Army vs Police in Kishtwar.
Beyond the visible show of solidarity (and rightfully so), these are a few hard facts that happen on the ground:
1. Bureaucrats, across the board have a strong dislike for Army. Ask any soldier who ever approaches a bureaucrat for resolving an issue related to own property or safety of family, and the real feedback comes out. Even LDCs and UDCs show an attitude not worth writing about
2. Cops, especially at SHO and similar levels, hold a similar attitude. IPS officers, especially at the senior level are much better while an ambiguity appears to be fogging the minds of junior and mid level officers.
3. Army treats both these entities with respect and usually goes beyond the laid down protocol to treat them well. So, a senior brigadier or general treating a DSP or an SP, despite a seniority gap of over a decade and a half, is nothing rare. All that news of joint ops are usually fabricated to accommodate JKP even when operations are wholly solely carried out by the Army. Sharing of intelligence and actual firing to kill are two different things but Army always shows large heartedness unlike cops whose sequence of operations during media brief always starts with JKP first. We witnessed some real ugly scenes during operations in Kathua recently. JKP, however, remains a potent force and deserves accolades but the evitable friction between functionaries at lower levels exists.
4. One reason why egos of cops clash with fauj is the system of badges of ranks evolved by the babus and never objected to by the forces. Not many countries follow such a system where a 12 years service IPS DIG wears same badges as a 22 years service Brigadier. The parity expected is based on a false equivalence but it exists in a naked form.
5. Through manipulated pay scales, similarly, IAS have placed themselves on top both in grades and in warrant of precedence. A simple comparison of the two documents of today and 1990 will prove the manipulation being referred to. IAS lobby today places armed forces somewhere in a vacuum between AIS and Gp B, referring to commissioned ranks as something belonging to a mystique.
While what happened in Kishtwar shouldn't have happened, believing the FIR and the sections of BNS applied will be a folly. The fact that RR teams do operate in covert mode is no revelation. If the cops want others to believe that they discovered the modus operandi only yesterday and decided to impound the civil vehicles being used by the RR troops on the spot, they would be seen as if pulling an impossible lie. What made them act in such a manner is now well-known! Ego of a bureaucrat vis-a-vis compulsion to oblige by cops vis-a-vis audacity to point a loaded weapon at RR troops. What followed thereafter could have got uglier.
Now, press will write what babus tell them, the cops will write sections as fancied but without truth in the FIRs while the RR troops will stay focused on their operations. Remember, if babus and cops had done their jobs well, army wouldn't have been called out of barracks to do what it is not supposed to do for so long in the first place. Pl note the so-called public meetings started happening after forces made environment safe enough to do so!
#EgoistsAndEgotists
IIT Bombay's HackerFab is India's first student-run semiconductor fabrication facility. Only a few hackerfabs exist worldwide. The HackerFab IITB was formed by Aryamman Bhatia, Abhineet Agarwal, and Kartik U Chikkanagoudar.
The team created a prototype lithography machine using second-hand materials. Their goal is to spread the idea to other institutions, providing new talent with hands-on experience and understanding of the semiconductor production process.
Thanks to @caleb_friesen, who runs the @runtimeBRat YouTube channel that covers Indian startups. He appears more bullish about Indian startups than Indians themselves.
@AadiAchint@ajaykraina@Sanjay_Dixit@live_pathikrit@KlRajiv
https://t.co/71elUB0rGR
India’s women’s 4x100m relay team clinches gold at the Asian Relays Championships with a season-best time of 43.85 seconds, finishing ahead of China and Thailand. A remarkable display of speed, teamwork, and determination by the Indian quartet.
#AsianRelays#IndianAthletics #TeamIndia #Athletics #IndiaAtAsianRelays
We have been hearing about the GE-404 engine trouble for Tejas and now for AMCA for the past two years. As I have stated, why are we so toothless when we have alternatives such as France and Russia? How many more years do we want to waste when we can see that the US is doing all of this on purpose. Just say no and go on to another alternative ( I don't trust the UK since they're no different than the US).
And I still don't get why some people say we need to be good with the US to receive technology, but I couldn't locate any essential technology that the US is willing to share with India, such as a jet engine or a nuclear reactor. Instead of sharing technology, the US is causing delays in our initiatives, leaving us lagging behind.
At the same time, how many times do we have to rely on HAL for jets? Even after obtaining six engines from GE, they have yet to deliver a single Tejas to the IAF. I believe the moment has come to transfer Tejas technology to a private company and let HAL handle other things, such as helicopters.
@ajaykraina@KlRajiv
https://t.co/TE2gH4zrXy
Jaipur Dialogues Hindu Legal Fund is activated. We are taking up 5 civilisational cases first. These are:
1. Adinath Temple/Adina Mosque, Malda, West Bengal.
2. Lakshman Mandir/ Teele Wali Masjid, Lucknow.
3. Tajmahal/Tejo Mahalaya, Agra.
4. Bija Mandal Surya Mandir, Gwalior.
5. Anjaneya Hanuman Mandir take over case, Anjanandri Hill, Karnataka
All the cases are being handled by Shri HS Jain/Vishnu Jain
A kongass that @manishtiwari is, he is doing his bit to push the agenda of dividing us. While I, too, gave a rebuttal to his post and this quoted post clarifies the facts, our common sense must throw up another simple fact: pointing fingers at those who were selected and trusted by Maharaja Ranjit Singh, a ruler with a divine gift of picking up the right persons for the right job, amounts to humiliating that great man.
Decide!
Every woman who has ever been violated yet had the courage to step up and speak in public about the most horrific crimes done to her soul and body is shaking with her as this “special rapporteur” answers her gut wrenching testimony with cold, calculated and complicit silence.
Shame on you Special Rapporteur.
We stand with her.
We stand with all women who are witness to jihadists sexual war crimes.
> Meet Nandini Bosamiya
> She was in a live-in relationship with a Muslim man Aslam Hussain
> He used to torture her daily and forced her to eat beef and wear burqa
> She committed suicide today her last note was "Papa I am done with my life"
She also used to think that her Abdul is different
I have zero sympathy for Honda Shernis like her they deserve this.
Shame on you, @ManishTewari
Raja Gulab Singh had, much before the Sikhs went into war against British, had advised the latter not to fight the colonial power, much like Maharaja Ranjit Singh had done (by giving up claims on Sikh territory south of Sutluj) but the power centres in Lahore won't listen. So, he declared himself a non-party to the war. Much before two battles, as mentioned by this kongassi were fought, Sikhs were aware of Raja Gulab Singh's decision.
Such students of Romilla Thapar and Ramchandra Guha are more dangerous than our adversaries across the borders
A milestone for India's shipping sector! 🛳️
Ship recycling in India rose significantly to 2.99 million gross tons (GT) in 2025, accounting for 35.4% of the global market & making India the world's leading ship recycling nation.
This achievement fulfils the Maritime India Vision (MIV) 2030 target five years ahead of time & is a testament to PM @NarendraModi ji's exemplary leadership, maritime policy reforms & ease of doing business initiatives. It will further reinforce India's position as a global hub for responsible & sustainable ship recycling.
📖 https://t.co/i3dbn6Zeu9
Mehbooba Mufti faces strong opposition from Kashmiri Pandits at the Kheerbhawani Temple in Ganderbal, Kashmir for her Pro-Pakistan stance and for playing down Kashmiri Hindu genocide since 1989-90. Mufti had asked Hindus to forget forced exodus to move on.