Nitin Bhargava

[Ashutosh Yadav @11_ashutosh_11]

GIVA wishes you

[Swati Goel Sharma @swati_gs]

1. What's wrong with the Giva ad?

Nothing you see on TV/advertisement or/big screen, especially in big budget projects, is innocent or accidental

The Giva ad continues a broader trend in how film-entertainment and ad industries have treated cultural sensitivities of the two majority communities very differently for years - something Gems of Bollywood has exposed so clearly

Look at the way popular culture has marketed Hindu festivals for years. For instance, check any compilation for suggestions for Diwali playlist:
“Abhi Toh Party Shuru Hui Hai”
“Let’s Nacho”
“Tamma Tamma Again”

But typical suggestions for Eid playlist:
“Noor-e-Khuda”
“Maula Ali”
“Kun Faya Kun”

Typical media suggestions for Diwali outfit ideas these days: sexualised styling - cleavage, revealing blouses, familiar Bollywood glamour

Typical outfit suggestions for Eid: Rich and covered

This means that they know what cultural sensitivity looks like, what a family gathering looks like, what sanctity of a festival looks like

But they apply it only where they want

The test of their intention is simple. Look at the image attached. Imagine her holding a plate for Iftari and the text saying Eid. Will any brand ever run such an ad?

2. Are these ads really made to increase sales during Rakhi?

The primary purpose of such an advertisement is not to sell jewellery for Rakhi. Conduct a market survey. Show consumers the ad and ask them whether the imagery is prompting them to buy Giva jewellery on Rakhi for their sisters. I doubt the answer would be overwhelmingly yes

Modern advertising works at a deeper level than simply saying buy this product. It is often aimed at shaping long-term attitudes

When the same kind of imagery is repeatedly used around certain festivals, weddings and family occasions, it leads to normalisation of a particular culture

Much of it seems to be aimed at creating a society where every aspect of a woman's life is sexualised. I would say it is the same mindset that wants to legalise adult men having sex with schoolgirls

3. How should the public respond?

Stop treating these celebrities as icons and withdraw your interest from them

The same actress as in the ad did Thumkeshwari item number and then pretended to be Ma Sita on screen - until we vehemently opposed it, ran a campaign, people responded and the movie bombed

Reject them from every aspect of your life where you have a choice

[Rishi Bagree @rishibagree]

IAF chief AP Singh makes it official, saying IAF S-400 missiles shot down 5 Pakistani fighter jets in addition to 1 AEW&C aircraft at long range during Operation Sindoor.

Confirms the destruction of 6 F-16s and an early warning aircraft on the ground.

[Narendra Modi @narendramodi]

दैवं पुरुषकारेण यः समर्थः प्रबाधितुम्।

न दैवेन विपन्नार्थः पुरुषः सोऽवसीदति॥

[Rashtra Jyoti @RashtraJyoti]

Watch @SanjeevSanskrit, founder of @GemsOfBollywood and @sewanyaya, destroy the mindset behind attempts to legalise sex with schoolgirls

The talk was delivered at a recent event at Constitution Club of India, Delhi, where more than 200 leaders and activists from diverse sections of society gathered and signed a declaration opposing the lowering of the age of consent

[Swati Goel Sharma @swati_gs]

On 26 July (Sunday) in Nepal, a kanwar procession of saffron-clad men chanting Bol Bam was passing through a Muslim-dominated area in Sundari district (close to Indian border) when stone-pelting happened from a mosque

Hindus retaliated and, soon, it blew into a communal riot. Police and security forces were called in

They opened fire. Many Hindu protesters were shot by the forces

Om Prakash Mehta was killed on the spot. In subsequent days, Jay Prakash Mehta and Ganesh Yadav(15) died during treatment in hospitals

In January too, a Hindu procession was pelted with stones from a mosque in Rautahat area.

Angry Nepalese have been protesting on streets against this barbarity by forces as well as Islamist hate

Watch:

[Dr. Suresh Chavhanke “Sudarshan News” @SureshChavhanke]

नमाजी टोपी को जला कर नेपाली हिन्दुओं ने किया संघर्ष का एलान,
अंदर डंडा डाल कर दी गई प्रतीकत्मक फांसी भी,
जहाँ कत्ल हुआ गणेश यादव का वहां से हिन्दू हिन्दूराष्ट्र की हुंकार, #nepal

[Nupur J Sharma @UnSubtleDesi]

After 6 long years, former AAP councillor and AIMIM candidate Tahir Hussain gets life imprisonment in the murder of Ankit Sharma.

That the Delhi Riots was anti-Hindu gets the first official seal of confirmation.

There is no ‘justice’ per se, because that would Hussain goes through exactly what he put Ankit through. But this is perhaps the best the state can do.

Finally.

[Preity G Zinta @realpreityzinta]

While it’s important to support our students and ask for educational reforms that positively impact the future of our youth, it’s also very important that peaceful protests by students are Not hijacked by anti national elements to create chaos & change the nature of the protest.

Seeing so much hate & divide online makes me wonder if bad elements in & outside our country have already started to work overtime to weaponise the anger & frustration felt by our students.

I have always believed in hard work, equality and excellence & that should never be compromised. I also believe in our democracy, law and order & our government, therefore I sincerely hope that both sides enter into meaningful & constructive dialogue & weed out any nefarious elements & agendas out of this protest & conversation , so the future is bright for our youth and for our democracy ! 🇮🇳 Jai Hind !

[Alok Sharma @ThusSpokeDharma]

🚨77 दिन का मौन चीत्कार और भीड़तंत्र का बहरापन!

रवींद्र जठेड़ी जी पिछले 77 दिनों से भेदभावपूर्ण SC/ST एक्ट और आरक्षण व्यवस्था के खिलाफ आमरण अनशन पर हैं।

उनकी हालत दिन प्रतिदिन नाजुक होती जा रही है। लेकिन सबसे बड़ा और कड़वा सच यह है कि वह आज भी उतने ही अकेले हैं, जितने पहले दिन थे।

रवींद्र जी, आपको एक बहुत ही कठोर वास्तविकता समझनी होगी।

आप CJP के कोई 'दिपके' नहीं हैं। आपके पीछे कोई विदेशी फंडिंग, पीआर एजेंसी या मोमबत्ती लेकर घूमने वाला इकोसिस्टम नहीं है जो आपके लिए रातों रात नेशनल मीडिया को इकट्ठा कर ले।

और जिन कथित सवर्ण (GC) राजनीतिक संगठनों से आप उम्मीद लगाए बैठे हैं, वह भी कभी आपके समर्थन में नहीं आएंगे।

मुख्यधारा की राजनीतिक पार्टियों की तरह ही, इन संगठनों को भी इस मुद्दे से सिर्फ अपना राजनीतिक स्वार्थ साधना है।

वह चाहते हैं कि यह मुद्दा सुलगता रहे ताकि उनकी दुकान चलती रहे।

जब कोई व्यक्ति सच में इस लड़ाई के लिए अपने प्राण दांव पर लगाता है, तो ये संगठन सबसे पहले गायब हो जाते हैं।

यह देश केवल भीड़तंत्र और शक्ति प्रदर्शन की भाषा समझता है।

जहां पीछे उग्र भीड़ नहीं होती, वहां सत्ता के कान पर जूं तक नहीं रेंगती।

आपसे हाथ जोड़कर विनती है कि कृपया अपना यह अनशन तुरंत समाप्त करें।

यह संवेदनहीन सिस्टम आपके इस बलिदान के लायक बिल्कुल नहीं है।

कृपया अपनी सेहत पर ध्यान दें, आपके प्राण आपके परिवार के लिए बहुत कीमती हैं। 🙏🚩

#RavindraJatheri #SystemFailure #RealityCheck #ReservationSystem

[Amit Shah @AmitShah]

आज कोलकाता में ₹700 करोड़ की लागत से बनने वाले अमूल के विश्व के सबसे बड़े दही प्लांट का शिलान्यास किया। आधुनिक तकनीक से युक्त इस प्लांट में प्रतिदिन 10 लाख लीटर से अधिक दूध की प्रोसेसिंग होगी, जिससे लगभग 1.20 लाख पशुपालकों और डेयरी किसानों की आय में वृद्धि होगी। साथ ही, e-RCS पोर्टल का शुभारंभ किया और ‘भारत टैक्सी’ तथा बंगाल सरकार के बीच MoU पर हस्ताक्षर किए।

আজ কলকাতায় প্রায় ₹৭০০ কোটি ব্যয়ে নির্মিত হতে চলা আমূলের বিশ্বের বৃহত্তম দই উৎপাদন কারখানার শিলান্যাস করলাম। আধুনিক প্রযুক্তিসম্পন্ন এই কারখানায় প্রতিদিন ১০ লক্ষ লিটারেরও বেশি দুধ প্রক্রিয়াকরণ করা হবে, যার ফলে প্রায় ১.২০ লক্ষ পশুপালক ও দুগ্ধচাষির আয় বৃদ্ধি পাবে।
এছাড়াও, e-RCS পোর্টালের উদ্বোধন করা হয়েছে এবং ‘ভারত ট্যাক্সি’ ও পশ্চিমবঙ্গ সরকারের মধ্যে একটি MoU স্বাক্ষরিত হয়েছে।

[Ge(r)ms of Bollywood बॉलीवुड के रत्न @GemsOfBollywood]

What was the reason to show a mandir here?

Has Urduwood ever shown any other place of worship or even a photo related to other faith in tharki scenes like this?

Film Raanjhanaa by Aanand L. Rai
Starring Dhanush, Swara Bhaskar and Sonam Kapoor

[THE JAT ASSOCIATION @Jatassociation]

जो जगन्नाथ रथ यात्रा भारत की मुंबई के मोहम्मद अली रोड और भिंडी बाजार से नहीं निकल पा रही |

इस्कॉन के भक्त उन्हीं जगन्नाथ रथ यात्रा को बांग्लादेश की सड़कों पर ऐलान कर निकाल रहे हैं | 💪

भारत के हिंदुओं हम रैली में शामिल तो नहीं हो सकते पर सोशल मीडिया से इनका जोश बढ़ा सकते हैं |

[Comman Man @CommanMan777589]

This is Rafiq Hussain Bhattuk. He was a leader in Godhra, owned two petrol pumps, and it was he who arranged the petrol used to burn the Sabarmati train. He remained absconding for 14 years. The Gujarat Intelligence Bureau had kept his relatives and family members under surveillance, with all their phones being monitored. One day, he called his son because he had become a grandfather. The surveillance traced his location to Delhi. He then told his son that he would secretly come to Godhra on a certain date because he wanted to see his grandson.

The police decided it would be better to let him come to Godhra rather than arrest him in Delhi. He arrived in Godhra, where police officers in plain clothes were stationed at the railway station and arrested him.

Yesterday, all of his crimes were proven in court, and he was sentenced to life imprisonment. Remember when Lalu Yadav used to say that the fire on the Sabarmati Express in Godhra had started on its own and that no one had set it? After confessing everything, he told the police that he had spent those 14 years living in Lajpat Rai Market in Old Delhi.

Just think about how vast the ecosystem of these religious terrorists is. Did any journalist report this news?

“India First.”

Jai Shri Ram.

[Kreately.in @KreatelyMedia]

He is a terr0rist

He KiIIed IB officer Ankit Sharma

He burnt Delhi

He was planning for Massacre of Hindus.

Will Aam Aadmi party apologise to entire nation ?

[Nupur J Sharma @UnSubtleDesi]

This is what he did. This is what the liberals defended. This is what they whitewashed.

[Nupur J Sharma @UnSubtleDesi]

OpIndia was the first to label the Delhi Riots as Delhi Anti Hindu Riots. It was a pogrom against Hindus, something we spent 6 years proving and writing about.

Today, the court agrees.

[Swati Goel Sharma @swati_gs]

This was the crowd on Tahir Hussain’s building terrace on 25 Feb 2020

Ankit Sharma went missing on evening of 25 Feb

His heavily mutilated body was fished out the next day from a clogged drain on the right side of Hussain’s building

I visited the site the same day - locals were sure that he had been kidnapped and dragged inside this building and lynched

Tahir Hussain and four others have now been convicted of murdering him “because he was Hindu”

[World updates @itswpceo]

Shocking development, 🇮🇳INDIA just dropped a Nuclear Bomb on 🇨🇳China’s RARE EARTH EMPIRE !​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

🇨🇳China: “India, you’re finished! We own 94% of rare earth magnets. One ban and your EVs are DEAD!

🇮🇳India: “Wrong! Our tiny $5M startup just invented a crazy motor with ZERO rare earths! Pure software magic!

🇨🇳China: “Lies! Every big company failed for 10 years!”

🇮🇳India: “We got the patent! Prototypes running hot, car makers testing it RIGHT NOW, shipping THIS YEAR!

🇨🇳China: “Impossible… you can’t beat us!”

🇮🇳India: “Too late! Your monopoly is DEAD.

Context: Indian startup secured a patent for a rare earth-free electric motor platform that replaces permanent magnets with software-controlled magnetic fields.

(Satire Warning: Fictional quotes)

[THE SKIN DOCTOR @theskindoctor13]

The HPCL Rajasthan Refinery at Pachpadra was inaugurated today by the PM.

It is a massive W for India. Built with an investment of over ₹79,000 crore, this is India’s first greenfield integrated refinery-cum-petrochemical complex in nearly a decade, combining a 9 MMTPA refinery with a 2.4 MMTPA petrochemical unit. By integrating both, the project strengthens India against global oil shocks, reduces import dependence, and moves the country closer to its target of 310–320 million metric tonnes of refining capacity by 2030.

It also delivers a major economic boost to Rajasthan. What was once a remote desert region is becoming a thriving industrial hub, creating thousands of jobs and opening opportunities for new businesses. Delivering a project of this scale reflects PM Modi’s focus on building world-class infrastructure to transform the economy and improve people's lives.