USA: Phelan, a civilian who had not previously served in the military, was sworn in as Secretary of the Navy in March 2025 after being nominated by President Donald Trump in 2024. The businessman was a major donor to Trump's campaign.
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#WATCH | Darjeeling, West Bengal | President Droupadi Murmu says, "Today was the International Santal Conference. When I came here after attending it, I realised it would have been better if it had been held here, because the area is so vast... I don't know what went through the administration's mind... They said no, the place is congested. But I think five lakh people could gather here easily. But I don't know why they took us there... I don't know what went through the administration's mind that they chose a place for the conference where the Santal people couldn't go... I am very sad that the people here were unable to reach the conference because it was held so far away. Perhaps the administration had hoped that no one would be able to attend, and the President would simply turn around and leave... If the President visits a place, the Chief Minister and the Ministers should also come. But she did not... I am also a daughter of Bengal... Mamata Didi is also my sister, my younger sister. I don't know if she was angry with me, that's why this happened..."
(Source: Darjeeling District Administration)
A little more about our first woman prime Minister
The Congress old guard nominated her thinking she could be easily controlled 😊
'Goongi gudiya' (the dumb doll) was the dismissive epithet they used for her.
She proved them wrong and how!
From splitting Pakistan into two to amalgamating Sikkim into the Indian Union right under the nose of China, there is much that she achieved.
At a time when India was not even self sufficient in food and US had sent the 7th fleet to the Bay of Bengal in support of Pakistan, she managed to hold her own.
Although her economic legacy is more mixed. The socialism of the 1970s put us behind some of our Asian peers.
And my favourite Indira Gandhi story is not just that she lectured Americans on how India was a sovereign Nation on US soil and will take her own decisions, she actually ignored the American president Richard Nixon sitting next to her at a dinner - something I don't think any American president has faced either before or since.
When documents of that era were declassified you had Nixon telling Kissinger, "The bitch patronizes me" 😀
That requires an unmatched confidence and swag.
I was a child when Emergency was imposed and for the longest time I hated her for it but now that I look at actual history she was not wrong that they were calls for armed rebellion and foreign powers were trying to destabilize India.
Also remember that while she imposed the Emergency she called for elections within 2 years without being compelled to do so.
You should see her first press conference in London after she had lost the election. A journalist asked aggressively "What did you achieve with the Emergency?
She replied with a smile, " I achieved the impossible - I managed to alienate every single group in the country"
The entire Press corp was disarmed.
How many leaders can accept their mistakes with grace?
Truly the OG of women leaders 😎
@dmuthuk With all due respect, it seems you are taking AI advice too seriously. AI is just a tool. Almost all software companies are using it now. Anthropic or OpenAI are developers of these tools but these software companies use these tools to enhance productivity & efficiency.
@_prashantnair Once I received a call from Bank's RM regarding Pre- approved Personal Loan offer& when I told her I don't need any PL then she suggested me to open FDs. Within a minute she switched from Personal Loan offer to FD.
@dmuthuk But more jobs are created for other roles as overall productivity and efficiency of organisation increased. AI and Robotics are the need of the hour. I am pained to see our fellow human beings doing manual works in so many industries and roles which many of us will never do.
@dmuthuk AI, like any other technology will enhance productivity and efficiency. Good for overall economy. It will definitely impact companies/Individuals that are rigid to changes. In my organisation, there used to be Data entry operators, and QAs for long time. These jobs are now gone.
@_prashantnair During bull run, companies prefer demerging of subsidiaries, often called Value Unlocking. And during Bear phase, companies merge their subsidiaries for better synergies and cost cutting. Merger plans of PFC & REC And Demerger plan of Vedanta into 5 are two classic examples.
"बलात्कारियों को ज़मानत, और पीड़िताओं के साथ अपराधियों सा व्यवहार - ये कैसा न्याय है?"
◆ उन्नाव रेप केस मामले को लेकर राहुल गांधी ने कहा
@RahulGandhi#Congress | Rahul Gandhi
क्या एक गैंगरेप पीड़िता के साथ ऐसा व्यवहार उचित है?
क्या उसकी “गलती” ये है कि वो न्याय के लिए अपनी आवाज़ उठाने की हिम्मत कर रही है?
उसके अपराधी (पूर्व BJP MLA) को ज़मानत मिलना बेहद निराशाजनक और शर्मनाक है - खासकर तब, जब पीड़िता को बार-बार प्रताड़ित किया जा रहा हो, और वो डर के साए में जी रही हो।
बलात्कारियों को ज़मानत, और पीड़िताओं के साथ अपराधियों सा व्यवहार - ये कैसा न्याय है?
हम सिर्फ़ एक मृत अर्थव्यवस्था नहीं - ऐसी अमानवीय घटनाओं के साथ हम एक मृत समाज भी बनते जा रहे हैं।
लोकतंत्र में असहमति की आवाज़ उठाना अधिकार है, और उसे दबाना अपराध।
पीड़िता को सम्मान, सुरक्षा और न्याय मिलना चाहिए - न कि बेबसी, भय और अन्याय।
Rapist & former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar:
>Raped a 17-year-old minor girl.
>Police did not act against him.
>Girl attempted self-immolation.
>Case was later taken up by CBI
>Killed victim's father
>a court convicted him of rape.
>sentenced to life imprisonment.
>a truck of his associates deliberately rammed into the victim’s car
>two aunts of victim died on the spot
>victim & her lawyer got critically injured
>Delhi HC suspended his life sentence.
>Delhi High Court also granted him bail.
>Police detained the protesting family & victim at India Gate.
>Now, the lives of other family members are also under threat.
Law & order and judicial system of new India.🤡
@PratikVoiceObc मुफ्ती साहब बस Contingency & Infinite Regress में उलझे नजर आये। उनका Récompense भी convincing नहीं लगा। जावेद अख्तर साहब का तर्क कि if god is only for 10th and all powerful than why does it let it ( massacre) happens at first place ज्यादा मजबूत लगा।
@PrinceV93789344 If God does exist and it keeps records of everyone's action and reward/punish them later. Why the Omnipotent and all powerful God, prevent massacre from happening at first place. God is nothing but a human fallacy.