Nirod Baran

Data Engineer. Foodie. Explorer. Aspiring Photographer. France and Chelsea Fan.

[THE SKIN DOCTOR @theskindoctor13]

CCTV footage of the flash flood at the Tibet-Nepal border! Looks like an apocalyptic scene straight out of The Day After Tomorrow or 2012.

[ADG PI - INDIAN ARMY @adgpi]

80वें स्वतंत्रता दिवस पर,
आइए स्वतंत्रता की भावना और
इसे संभव बनाने वाले बलिदानों को नमन करें।

तिरंगा सदा ऊँचा लहराए और हमारी एकता सदा प्रखर रहे।

स्वतंत्रता दिवस की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं! 🇮🇳✨

On the 80th Independence Day,
let us salute the spirit of freedom
and the sacrifices that made it possible.

May the tricolour always fly high,
and our unity shine brighter than ever.

Happy Independence Day, India! 🇮🇳✨

[Narendra Modi @narendramodi]

Remembering Sri Aurobindo on his birth anniversary.

A towering philosopher, nationalist, poet and thinker, Sri Aurobindo dedicated his life to India’s freedom as well as to the larger quest for human progress. His works on various subjects continue to inspire generations across the world. Very importantly, his faith in the destiny of our nation and in the limitless possibilities of human transformation remains deeply relevant.

[Abhi and Niyu @abhiandniyu]

Vande mataram. Full. Undivided. Unbroken. 🇮🇳

[Indian Tech & Infra @IndianTechGuide]

🚨 A World-Class Railway Station, But a Sad Reality.

[Indian Tech & Infra @IndianTechGuide]

🚨 Bengaluru’s 5-star hotels and resorts, including Four Seasons and Shangri-La, were found with expired milk, rotten meat, and fungus-covered vegetables. 🙏

- At The Lalit Ashok (Annex South), officials seized and destroyed 76 kg of meat, 200 kg of vegetables, and 32 liters of expired milk.

- At Shangri-La, 15 kg of meat were seized.

- At Four Seasons Hotel, officials confiscated 19 kg of meat.

- At Vivanta Bengaluru Whitefield, three kg of expired bakery products were destroyed.

- At Taj Yeshwantpur, officials seized 72 kg of meat and fish.

- At Radisson Blu (The Atria), authorities seized and destroyed 105 kg of expired food articles.

[ANI @ANI]

Payments Council of India: "UPI will continue to remain free for consumers, and small merchants will not be charged for accepting digital payments."

"Banks, fintech companies, NPCI, and the RBI have been investing in technology, cybersecurity, fraud prevention, and innovation to maintain UPI’s reliability. Any merchant service charges, where applicable, would be commercial arrangements between merchants and payment providers and would not mean consumers have to pay for using UPI."

[Nirod Baran @Ni_Rod]

The best use of AI 😂 #CR7 #footballvideo #AI #fyp

[Gabbar @GabbbarSingh]

Scientists are not getting enough tokens to do cancer research, meanwhile..

[Manas Muduli @manas_muduli]

Where else do you see the ocean being worshipped?

Mahodadhi Aalati (Samudra Aarti) at Kalinga Sagar in Jagannatha Dham, Puri.

This is Odisha’s deep spiritual bond with the sea.

[Open Letter @openletteryt]

I have said this before, and I will say it again: this government has become extremely arrogant. This time, it went too far.

The way students were handled was unacceptable. Yes, political protests can have political motives. Yes, different groups may try to benefit from them. But the students are ordinary people. They were asking a simple question: after so many paper leak controversies, why should the Education Minister not be held accountable? Even if the government believes resignation is not the answer, the least it could do is engage with them, answer their questions, and acknowledge public concerns.

Instead, students were met with force. That is where the government crossed a line.

At the same time, I have almost no sympathy for the leaders of this protest. I support the demand. I do not support the people leading it.

In my view, they called people to the protest but did not stand with them when it mattered most. While students faced the consequences on the ground, the leadership appeared absent. Some were busy with meetings, others were away from the protest site, and some publicly argued that continuing the protest was not their responsibility. If you ask people to join a movement, leadership also means sharing the risks. You cannot disappear when the situation becomes difficult and then claim no accountability.

That is why I have consistently said I support the demand but not the leadership behind it. I do not trust them. I believe many are using this movement as a political launchpad rather than genuinely representing students.

But none of that excuses the government’s response.

The BJP increasingly looks disconnected from the concerns of ordinary people. Whether it is chori in ram mandir, paper leaks, caste issues, ethanol policy, UGC controversies, or the lack of accountability, the pattern is the same: deny, deflect, or remain silent. Even acknowledging mistakes seems too much to ask.

And when students protesting these issues are met with force instead of dialogue, it sends a dangerous message.

Power has a way of creating arrogance. Elections have a way of correcting it. My guess is that the next Uttar Pradesh election will show what happens when governments stop listening to people. For any political party, nothing matters more than elections. Lose that, and arrogance disappears very quickly.

As I have said before, Modi 3.0 is increasingly reminding me of UPA 2.0. Different governments, different circumstances, but a similar sense of complacency and a growing belief that public anger can simply be ignored. We all know how that one ended.

[Sagar @sagarcasm]

Expectations: Last ODI match of Rohit at Lord's

Reality: First Indian to score ODI century at Lord's

[THE SKIN DOCTOR @theskindoctor13]

The CJI made a "cockroach" remark for some reason, which was seen as mocking the youth who criticize the judiciary and the system.

Organic outrage followed. Abhijit Dipke, a social media handler of a political party thought smartly and created a satirical Instagram account called the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP). It was meant purely as satire. Since the cockroach comment was trending in the news, people followed the CJP account on a whim.

Seeing its potential, the political party Dipke was associated with jumped it and took over the initiative. They hired media agencies and influencers to promote the account further by generating hype, curiosity and making it the "in thing." Consequently, more people followed, triggering a bandwagon effect. Soon, the follower count reached crores.

Then, the political think tank behind CJP concluded that they had enough support. They reasoned that if even 1% of their 2.5 crore followers turned up for a physical protest, they could topple the govt, or bring a huge shock at least. A massive buildup was engineered for Dipke’s homecoming to India, mimicking the historical hype of Gandhi’s return from South Africa.

They anticipated such a massive crowd that they expected Dipke to be welcomed by crores of people at the airport. Instead, nobody showed up. Nobody turned up at the protest site either. It was a massive disappointment for a party with 2.5 crore urban followers to be incapable of finding even 50 organic protestors.

To compensate, they brought in the same old compulsive protestors to fill the site, leftist student unions, LGBT groups, farmer leaders, and aadarsh musalmaan groups, but the movement failed to kick off.

Next, they found Sonam Wangchuk, a man with a relatively clean past, apparently no political inclinations, and a public image popularized by a movie (which wasn't actually based on his life, but worked anyway). They convinced him to go on a hunger strike.

The party behind the movement waited 15 to 17 days for Wangchuk to lose weight, ensuring he looked frail, weak, and barely surviving. Once he reached that state, they launched a massive Instagram and Facebook campaign to emotionally manipulate and guilt the masses into supporting the movement through him. To a certain extent, they have been successful.

I don't know if Sonam is aware of it or not, but knowingly or unknowingly, he has become the face of a manufacturd movement.

P.S. Dharmendra Pradhan should have been sacked. I have said this multiple times too. Why? Simply because he is incompetent, not because someone is sitting on a hunger strike demanding it. Wangchuk might be a sincere guy, but the people pulling the strings behind this movement are not. And trust me, if something happens to Wangchuk, these people will be the happiest because it gives them a tragedy they can capitalize on to reignite a dying movement.

[STAR Boy TARUN @Starboy2079]

Sonam Wangchuk Files (Thread)

Sonam Wangchuk is neither a scientist, nor educationalist, nor inspiration behind 3 Idiots. All of it is carefully crafted propaganda.

In truth, Wangchuk is a Ford Foundation (CIA) asset

In this thread, a complete, evidence-backed exposé
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[Office Of Vijay Patel @VijayGajeraO]

I said this when he was not part of the CJP or when he didn't declare his hunger strike.

Many are surprised by the sudden posts from Instagram influencers, but I was ready for this, as I know how powerful the people behind it all are.

[taran adarsh @taran_adarsh]

'MAHAPRABHU JAGANNATH' TRAILER OUT NOW – IN CINEMAS 10 JULY 2026 IN 3 LANGUAGES... This #RathYatra, witness the divine story of Mahaprabhu Jagannath come alive on the big screen.

Witness the divine journey of devotion as the team behind the animation film #MahaprabhuJagannath unveils its trailer.

#MahaprabhuJagannathMovie arrives in cinemas on 10 July 2026 in #Hindi, #Odia, and #Telugu languages.

Produced by Durga Prasad Dalai... Directed by Shripad Warkhedkar... Chandrasekhear Prasad and Santosh Reddy are the Executive Producers.

[THE SKIN DOCTOR @theskindoctor13]

India provides free premium entertainment daily. Never a dull day.

[Ishan Tanna 🇮🇳 @IshanTanna1]

What has changed in India in last 12 years.....

[OpIndia.tv @OpIndia_tv]

जंतर मंतर पर निजी डायरी लेकर पहुँचा 'कॉकर��च', बोला- यही है संविधान

डायरी के पन्नो पर लिखे हैं 'अंतरात्मा के विचार', उन्हें दिया है आर्टिकल का नाम

@Anurragmishra की Cockroach Janta Party Protest पर ग्राउंड रिपोर्ट

[AB de Villiers @ABdeVilliers17]

Ee Saala… 2x 🏆 Naamdu
♥️ #RCB

[UEFA Champions League @ChampionsLeague]

Champions of Europe: Paris Saint-Germain 🏆

#UCLfinal