My deepest congratulations to H.E. Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri on her appointment as #Morocco’s first woman Head of Government. A historic moment for women’s leadership. @UN_Women looks forward to working with H.E. to advance the rights of women and girls. @ChefGov_ma@Morocco_UN
Bloom, shine, let go, rest. it's all still growth
Growth isn't just blossoming season after season, it's shedding leaves in the fall and standing bare through winter too. Every version of you, in every season, was still becoming.
First, Gyanesh Kumar - then a serving IAS officer - was used to recruit for the BJP.
Then Modi and Shah made him the umpire and put him in charge of match-fixing India's elections.
The vote is the foundation of Indian democracy.
From the vote flows the power of our Constitution, the authority of our laws, and the legitimacy of our public institutions - this chain defines modern India.
Today this chain is broken, and this has never happened in India before. By destroying the vote, this government and the Election Commission have attacked the expression of every single Indian.
Everything this government has done on the strength of stolen votes is illegal. An MP elected through vote chori holds an illegitimate seat, and every law passed with that MP's support is an illegitimate law.
Receiving the National Award for Best Actor at the 72nd #NationalFilmAwards is an honour I will cherish for a lifetime.
To everyone who has watched, supported, celebrated and connected with my work over the years, this moment belongs to you as much as it belongs to me.
Thank you for being part of the journey.
With all my heart
Mammootty
No-this is not crass humour. This is not immature behaviour. This is a much-needed long-awaited phenomenon. To fearlessly lampoon a PM is a democratic right long denied to Indians.
मोदी सरकार ने चुपचाप UPI पर फ़ीस लगाने का रास्ता खोल दिया है।
अब ₹2,000 से ऊपर के merchant UPI लेन-देन पर MDR लगाया जा सकता है। इन ट्रांजैक्शंस की संख्या भले ही सिर्फ़ 5% हो, लेकिन UPI के कुल transaction value का करीब 65% इन्हीं में है।
सरकार कहती है कि ग्राहक से कोई फ़ीस नहीं ली जाएगी। लेकिन दुकानदार पर लगने वाली फ़ीस आखिर आएगी कहां से? कीमतों में जुड़कर ग्राहक की जेब से।
अमेरिकी payment कंपनियां लंबे समय से भारत की zero-MDR नीति का विरोध करती रही हैं। अब मोदी सरकार ने ठीक उसी दिशा में नीति बदलने का रास्ता खोल दिया है।
US Trade Deal की तरह ही, Compromised PM मोदी एक बार फिर अमेरिकी दबाव के सामने surrender कर रहे हैं।
ولي عهد أبوظبي الشيخ خالد بن محمد بن زايد آل نهيان
لم يقتصر توديعه على المسؤولين فقط
بل رجع ليودّع سائق السياره ..
هُنا عندما نتحدث عن مدرسة زايد ونهج محمد بن زايد ❤️
Good on them to protest. This Hindi imposition isn’t a sign of unity or strength, it is a sign of weakness that shows an erosion of our respect for diversity. Absolutely no reason why those from non-Hindi speaking states like in the Northeast or South should be expected to understand Hindi. And where is the room or relevance for ‘Jai Shree Ram’ slogans in an NCW workshop? Utterly misguided use of the platform in trying to impose Hindi & drum up Hindutva.
#Keralam: A delegation of women MLAs from Keralam walked out of a two-day national workshop in Faridabad, organised by the National Commission for Women (NCW), protesting the exclusive use of Hindi and the absence of translation facilities.
The capacity-building programme, inaugurated by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, drew criticism from representatives of non-Hindi-speaking states who said they were unable to properly follow or participate in the sessions.
Keralam Assembly Deputy Speaker Shanimol Usman said the delegation had expected practical guidance on legislative proceedings but found no arrangements for participants from South India or the Northeast.
The Keralam delegation included Ministers Bindu Krishna and K A Thulasi, along with MLAs K K Rema, Fathima Thahliya, Vidya Balakrishnan and Usha Vijayan.
The legislators also objected to the format, saying the sessions largely consisted of lectures without adequate opportunities for discussion or interaction.
Tensions reportedly escalated after some Hindi-speaking delegates insisted that Hindi was the national language and questioned those who could not understand it.
Following the confrontation, which was accompanied by slogans including “Jai Shri Ram” and “Bharat Mata Ki Jai”, the Keralam legislators left the venue before the final session and closing ceremony.
The NCW has not yet issued a response.