Ninan Eapen Chundamannil

World for all, Question authority, Republic, Non aligned, Unify the world, Innovate, Reach for the stars

[Ninan Eapen Chundamannil @ninaneapen]

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[Katie Hopkins @KTHopkins]

On behalf of their client, Zara Sultana, Bindmans Media and Information Law Practise Group requires that I publish the following statement on X, and that such statement must be clearly visible and pinned to my
profile for a continuous period of no less than 24 hours:

“On 30 March 2026, I published a post on my X account addressed to Zarah Sultana in which I stated that she encourages and incites violence and is friends with terrorists.

Those statements are false. I was wrong and offer my sincere apologies to Ms Sultana for the harm and distress caused to her.”

It is my very great pleasure to do this, and I reiterate my sincere and repeated offer to meet with Miss Zara Sultana in person to resolve our differences.

[Eric Berger @SciGuySpace]

A decade ago SpaceX emerged from the most turbulent and challenging period in its history: surviving a major loss and doubling down with a new rocket, super-cold propellant, and a historic landing. This is that story:

https://t.co/LLb0NcEfTw

[🇮🇳 கண்ணன்(Kannan) Aiyangar @ramblingsoul8]

@Akshita_N @krithikasivasw @_Annapoorani_ @Nithya_Shrii @sgurumurthy @PoorniDeepa @saffrontrail
@BJP4TamilNadu
#SIR TamilNadu - eagerly awaiting the "score", #DMK seems to have a strategy to ensure no deletions, others are silent. @ECISVEEP @TNelectionsCEO needs all its wits to ensure (i) citizens and only citizens are listed and (ii) 𝔤𝔥𝔬𝔰𝔱𝔰 are not allowed to remain or allowed in 😈 #जयभरात

[Arnaud Bertrand @RnaudBertrand]

This is probably one of the most interesting and revealing industrial stories of the year.

This car 👇, the 2026 version of France's Renault Twingo, is the first Western car engineered in China and made in Europe - a complete reversal of what used to be.

The challenge that Renault wanted to tackle is how to compete with Chinese EVs, which are best-in-class in affordability and speed-to-market.

Specifically, they wanted to develop an EV car from scratch in less than 2 years (when it normally takes 4 years to develop a new car for European auto makers) and be able to sell the car profitably for less than €20,000 while building it in Europe. Which is all insanely ambitious if you know about the European auto industry...

To do so, Renault opened a Shanghai R&D center (which they called "ACDC" in reference to both the band and the electrical current) where 160 engineers - 150 Chinese and 10 French (https://t.co/8x1LFwcrL1) - essentially tried to make Chinese development method work for Renault, in the heart of China's EV ecosystem to understand what was possible.

As the lead engineer on the project, Jérémie Coiffier, put it (https://t.co/HVDvxWj9pD): "We humbly came to learn to go fast. And learning to go fast isn't simply learning to do the same thing faster. It's doing things differently. It's a transformation."

And it worked: they had a first prototype in an insanely fast 4 weeks (https://t.co/Dd6XHu0Lro)!!! The entire development process took just 21 months.

The end product is priced under €20,000 - after subsidies, around €15,000 - making it one of Europe's cheapest EVs and competitive against Chinese EVs.

46% of the car is made of Chinese parts (https://t.co/a8leFDuaKq), including an LFP battery from CATL (the first Renault to use cheaper lithium-iron-phosphate chemistry instead of traditional lithium-ion), and an 82 hp motor from Shanghai Edrive with permanent magnets (unique among Renault EVs).

Interestingly, the CATL batteries will be made in Europe too, specifically in Hungary (https://t.co/yqZVJIgrXW).

This is one rare story that gives me hope for Europe. Let's be real about Europe's choices here. It could either 1) keep raising tariff walls to protect an uncompetitive EV industry, 2) exit the EV race entirely or 3) swallow its pride and learn to improve. Renault chose the latter, which is the right thing to do.

Especially hard to do in the current climate where everyone is told to "decouple" and "de-risk," which is pretty much suicidal in the EV industry: on the contrary you very much need to "couple" and "risk" in order to learn, adapt and compete... Those French engineers saying "we humbly came to learn" probably did more for European industrial competitiveness than all the Think Tank papers in Brussels combined.

[Ninan Eapen Chundamannil @ninaneapen]

@porterit_ (order ID: PNM11060698)

Update: Quick call after the social media note; Asking me to put money into a wallet; Done on the call itself; However, since 10am, no other change has happened.

Neither shipment process re-started nor order payment taken from wallet.

[Ninan Eapen Chundamannil @ninaneapen]

@porterit_ (order ID: PNM11060698)

Wallet payment has been confirmed by FAQs and customer care, to be used for future traxs, would not be possible to use for ongoing order.

There is also no desktop app, in case issue is with mobile app.

What is the way around?

[Ninan Eapen Chundamannil @ninaneapen]

@porterit_ (order ID: PNM11060698)

Wallet payment has been confirmed by FAQs and customer care, to be used for future traxs, would not be possible to use for ongoing order.

There is also no desktop app, in case issue is with mobile app.

What is the way around?

[Ninan Eapen Chundamannil @ninaneapen]

@porterit_ (ID: PNM11060698)

Either partner not updating process flow since he is denied cash flow for full order, or Porter has disabled payment to corporate a/c.

App refreshed, re-installed, ph restarted many times.
Anyone at https://t.co/sp0xGyMuBn who can look into this?

[Ninan Eapen Chundamannil @ninaneapen]

@porterit_ (ID: PNM11060698)

Either partner not updating process flow since he is denied cash flow for full order, or Porter has disabled payment to corporate a/c.

App refreshed, re-installed, ph restarted many times.
Anyone at https://t.co/sp0xGyMuBn who can look into this?

[Ninan Eapen Chundamannil @ninaneapen]

@porterit_
Packing & Moving order (ID: PNM11060698) delayed as https://t.co/sp0xGyMuBn has disabled payment option.
Items picked up by partner, who wants offline payment to his account (not Porter's).

[Ninan Eapen Chundamannil @ninaneapen]

@porterit_
Packing & Moving order (ID: PNM11060698) delayed as https://t.co/sp0xGyMuBn has disabled payment option.
Items picked up by partner, who wants offline payment to his account (not Porter's).

[Ruben Mascarenhas @rubenmasc]

This is a useless notification. BJP has complete control over approving apparatus, while it drags its feet for opposition ads.

In short, You will still see every masthead of every newspaper plastered with BJP campaign ads on election day.

Pre/certified clause, is the loophole.

[ಅರುಣ್ ಜಾವಗಲ್ | Arun Javgal @ajavgal]

Delhi Agents Gujarati Kiran Shaw @kiranshaw and Konkani Mohandas Pai @TVMohandasPai love preaching about “accountability” in Karnataka. Let’s check the facts.

For every ₹100 collected as corporate and income tax:
•₹59 goes straight to Delhi
•Only ₹1.5 reaches Karnataka

Yes, just ₹1.5 per ₹100! The rest is kept by Delhi and shared with other states.

And remember, export sales and services are GST-exempt, so Karnataka gets ₹0 from them.

Yet, these same people demand tax breaks and incentives from Karnataka to open industries. So much for “accountability,” right?

Before shouting about taxes, maybe they should ask: whose interests are they really protecting — Karnataka’s or their own business profits?

[Akhilesh Yadav @yadavakhilesh]

सच तो ये दृश्य हैं… वो नज़ारा नहीं जिन्हें दिखाकर लोग चले गये।

रोशनी के बाद का ये अंधेरा अच्छा नहीं।

[Gururaj Anjan @Anjan94150697]

🔥 Big Explosion in Karnataka Politics!

#WATCH: A sitting BJP MLA has unleashed a political earthquake — openly accusing the RSS of being the most corrupt gang running the system from the shadows!

This bombshell video clip is tearing through social media, shocking even the party loyalists. He wasn't whispering — he said it to his own colleagues!

The so-called "moral guardians" are now exposed in the ugliest way possible.

Karma just caught up — and the whole country is watching.

Wah! Super Scene indeed. 💥

[DILIP KUMAR @Dilipkumar59248]

@BJP4India

[www.sidin.co @sidin]

Remember Lok Pal? The solution to India’s corruption?

Even the website doesn’t work any more.

[Drunk Journalist @drunkJournalist]

2011- GDP was growing at 10%. FDI was at $35 billion. Exports growth at 20%. It was an inflection point for India and it was projected to grow above 10% for the next decade or so with increasing young population. Optimism was at its peak.

But then came the Lokpal and the notional 2G scam. There started the downfall for India. A perfect time for India to fly was derailed by vested interests. That has cost a lot for India and Indians.

[The Exploited TaxPayer @IndiaNewGen]

Entire gujarat cabinet has resigned but not a single mainstream media is covering it.

Imagine the same would happen in Karnataka. These vultures would be roaming around the houses DKS and Siddaramaiah.

These news channels are not for news but to brainwash people's minds.

[The Wire @thewire_in]

#TheWireWrap | 'Mega Reshuffle in Gujarat Cabinet'

"Two individuals not even sitting in Gujarat can essentially get rid of the whole cabinet," says @AiyarYamini, in conversation with @SravastiDasgup2 and @javedmansari

Full Episode: https://t.co/x9AuwuINX5

[Tarun Gautam @TARUNspeakss]

Whole Gujarat Cabinet has resigned except the CM

Imagine the level of incompetency of Gujjus.

[Harish Srinivasa @hawee72]

🟥 Gujarat Cabinet Drama 🟥
All 16 ministers forced to resign, only CM remains.
When a govt throws away its entire team overnight, it’s not “strategy”… it’s FAILURE.

BJP’s “double engine” has derailed in Gujarat! 🚨

#GujaratPolitics #BJPCrisis #BJPFails

[Mint @livemint]

Why The Entire Gujarat Cabinet Suddenly Resigned | Will This Help BJP Battle Anti-Incumbency?

Last week, the entire cabinet of Gujarat had resigned, leaving chief minister Bhupendra Patel the only person left standing. The main reason? Possible anti-incumbency. @sunetrac decodes

WATCH: https://t.co/9opzZwxvCD