ℜ𝔞𝔨𝔢𝔰𝔥 𝔓𝔯𝔞𝔟𝔥𝔞𝔨𝔞𝔯𝔞𝔫 🇮🇳

Manchester United. Loves playing Badminton. Loves watching EPL. A great fan of Janakki amma songs.

[Rishi Bagree @rishibagree]

In 1992, Enron, a prominent U.S. company, planned to establish a power plant in Dabhol, Maharashtra, with a proposed investment of $2 billion. However, fierce local opposition stalled the project, leading Enron to file a $600 million compensation lawsuit against the Indian government.

Under the Vajpayee government, Harish Salve, a distinguished Indian lawyer, was appointed to defend India’s interests in this high-stakes international arbitration.

Shockingly, P. Chidambaram, a prominent Congress leader, served as Enron’s legal counsel, advocating against India’s interests.

When the UPA government came to power in 2004, with Chidambaram as Finance Minister, he could no longer directly represent Enron but continued to provide legal advice, reportedly favouring the company.

In a stunning move, the UPA government removed Harish Salve from the case and appointed Khawar Qureshi, a UK-based lawyer of Pakistani origin, to represent India.

The decision to entrust a sensitive case involving billions in taxpayer money to a foreign lawyer with ties to Pakistan raised serious questions about the Congress-led government’s judgment and priorities.

Despite India’s strong position in the arbitration, the questionable decisions - Chidambaram’s prior ties to Enron and the appointment of Qureshi led to a predictable outcome: India lost the case.

The government was forced to pay substantial settlements of $800 million to Bechtel & General Electric, who had acquired Enron’s stakes after its bankruptcy. Additionally, Qureshi was paid exorbitant legal fees, further burdening Indian taxpayers.

Notably, Khawar Qureshi later represented Pakistan in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case at the International Court of Justice, underscoring the irony of Congress’s choice.
And Guess who represented India - Harish Salve, who won the case and stayed the death sentence of Yadav, along with getting him consular access, only for a Fee of Rs 1.

This episode, often downplayed by the media, highlights a disturbing pattern of mismanagement and questionable loyalties under the Congress-led UPA.

Their handling of the Dabhol case reflects a legacy of decisions that prioritised foreign interests and compromised India’s sovereignty, leaving taxpayers to bear the cost of their failures.

[Beats in Brief 🗞️ @beatsinbrief]

🚨 5 WORLD-FIRSTS 🇮🇳 INDIA ACHIEVED IN 2026 👇

• World’s first nuclear-heat hydrogen production facility: India inaugurated a facility at Kalpakkam using nuclear heat to produce hydrogen.

• World’s first OptoSAR satellite: Indian startup GalaxEye launched Drishti, combining optical and SAR imaging on a single satellite.

• World’s first known tele-robotic ultrasound at an Antarctic research station: Doctors in Delhi remotely operated an ultrasound system at India’s Maitri station.

• World’s first all-women tri-services circumnavigation: Nine Indian women officers from the Army, Navy and Air Force completed a 314-day global voyage.

• World’s first dual-frequency L- and S-band spaceborne radar mission: ISRO-NASA’s NISAR became the first spaceborne radar mission to use both L- and S-band instruments.

[Megh Updates 🚨™ @MeghUpdates]

HISTORIC GOLD FOR INDIA 🇮🇳

22-year-old Manipur star Ariha Pangambam creates history by becoming the first Indian to win Gold in the Senior Women’s Individual event at the Asian Aerobic Gymnastics Championships! 🥇🎉

What a moment for Indian gymnastics!❤️ 🙌🫡

[Aravind @aravind]

International media in the last 30 days: "India Hunger strike", "protests in India", "Floods in India."

🇮🇳India in the last 30 days:

July 19, 2026: Indian Gen-Z team wins 4 gold medals (top rank) at International Chemistry Olympiad and medals at the International Biology Olympiad.

July 18, 2026: Young Indians working at Skyroot Aerospace successfully launch Vikram-1, India’s first privately developed orbital-class rocket, from Sriharikota, placing payloads into Low Earth Orbit.

July 17, 2026: PM Modi flags off India’s first indigenous hydrogen-powered passenger train (10-coach set) from Jind station, Haryana, on the Jind-Sonipat route as an inaugural service.

July 14, 2026: DRDO completes successful military field trials of an indigenous scalable fiber-based Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) system for secure strategic communications.

July 13, 2026: Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway (63 km), India’s first barrier-free expressway with satellite-based tolling, opens to traffic.

July 12, 2026: Young Indian team wins 5 gold medals at the 56th International Physics Olympiad (IPhO 2026) in Colombia, securing joint world #1 rank.

July 11, 2026: RM Rajnath commissions INS Mahendragiri, the sixth Project 17A stealth frigate, in Visakhapatnam (~75% indigenous content).

Early–mid July 2026: Vimag Labs (Bengaluru) secures its 5th Indian patent for the Virtual Magnet Synchronous Motor (VMSM), a software-defined rare-earth-free electric motor platform.

Early July 2026: ISRO announces plans for a new Satellite Earth Station campus near Ledo in Assam to strengthen space communication in the Northeast.

Early July 2026: IIT Gandhinagar team wins a grant for developing indigenous liquid cooling plates for AI data centres, EVs, and high-performance electronics.

June 26, 2026: Nuclear heat-based hydrogen production facility (copper-chlorine thermochemical cycle) commissioned at Kalpakkam using Fast Breeder Reactor process heat.

June 24, 2026: ISRO successfully conducts hot test of semi-cryogenic engine power head at 175 tonnes thrust level.

June 24, 2026: RDSO (with ARAI) successfully conducts full-scale crashworthiness testing of LHB coaches for enhanced passenger safety.

June 21, 2026: PM Modi commissions three indigenously built warships in Kolkata: INS Dunagiri (Project 17A stealth frigate), INS Sanshodhak (hydrographic survey vessel), and INS Agray (ASW shallow water craft).

June 15, 2026: DRDO successfully flight-tests the indigenous Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile (LRLACM) from Odisha; all objectives met.

June 10–11, 2026: DRDO conducts successful Phase-2 Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) trials and anti-ship missile tests, demonstrating capabilities against long-range ballistic threats including ICBM-class.

Mid-June 2026: India’s defence production reaches a record ₹1.78 lakh crore in FY 2025-26.

Mid-June 2026: Maiden flight of the indigenous C-295 military transport aircraft highlighted as a major self-reliance milestone in aviation (with 40 aircraft under production in India).

June 13, 2026: First batch of women cadets trained at NDA commissioned into the defence forces. Marking the start of an women empowered era in defence.

[Anshul Saxena @AskAnshul]

Vipin Kumar is an Indian construction worker in Romania.

One day, while he was walking near Nicolae Romanescu Park in Craiova, he saw a girl slip through a thin layer of ice and start struggling in the sub-zero water. Her father tried to reach her but became trapped in the broken ice.

Without any hesitation, Vipin used a nearby sledge to slide toward her. When the ice broke beneath him as well, he plunged into the freezing water, managed to grab the child, and held her above the surface for nearly 30 minutes until emergency crews arrived.

Both Vipin and the girl suffered severe hypothermia and were rushed to the hospital, where they received treatment.

Romania granted honorary citizenship to Vipin Kumar for his bravery and for risking his own life to save the girl.

Nowadays, social media is filled with hate against India, and Indians are increasingly being targeted. But when stories like this emerge, they rarely receive the same attention. They are not shared as widely, and somewhere along the way, these stories get buried and forgotten.

[The Better India @thebetterindia]

Not Cricket. Not Badminton. Not Wrestling. This time, India's tricolour flew highest in gymnastics.

Hailing from Uttar Pradesh, young gymnast Harschit Damodharan has scripted history by winning gold in the Junior Men's Vault event at the Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships, becoming part of India's first-ever gold-silver finish in the competition alongside Akshat Bajaj.

Just a day earlier, he had also helped India secure a historic team bronze.

After topping the qualification rounds, Harschit rose to the occasion when it mattered most.

Behind this achievement are years of relentless training, discipline, and the guidance of coaches who believed in his potential.

From the practice hall to the continental podium, his journey is a reminder that champions are built one leap, one landing, and one determined day at a time.

Congratulations, Harschit!

#HarschitDamodharan #Gymnastics #Gamechangers

[Harschit Damodharan, India gymnastics, Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championship]

[ℜ𝔞𝔨𝔢𝔰𝔥 𝔓𝔯𝔞𝔟𝔥𝔞𝔨𝔞𝔯𝔞𝔫 🇮🇳 @rakeshsaji]

@vaneshmali May God bless your beautiful & loving family ❤️

[ℜ𝔞𝔨𝔢𝔰𝔥 𝔓𝔯𝔞𝔟𝔥𝔞𝔨𝔞𝔯𝔞𝔫 🇮🇳 @rakeshsaji]

#IPL2026 #RRvGT
Here comes the end to a team with 1 superstar in the making as opening batsman taking the team on his shoulders, failing on the last step to reach the finals.
If they had a better captain they would have won the tournament.

[Esha Singh @singhesha10]

Another crown achieved! Honoured to set a new World Record (Women & WRJ) in the 25m Sports Pistol event, competing alongside 723 elite athletes representing 85 nations. My deepest gratitude goes out to my coaches, support staff, the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI), the Sports Authority of India (SAI), and the Sports Authority of Telangana for their unwavering backing.@PMOIndia
@revanth_anumula @Media_SAI @mansukhmandviya @Media_SAI @OfficialNRAI

[The Khel India @TheKhelIndia]

🚨 SUMIT ANTIL BREAKS WORLD RECORD 🤯🔥

Sumit with a pretty massive throw of 74.82m throw made a World Record in Men's Javelin Throw F64 at the Indian Para Athletics C'ship 2026!

- Broke the World Record for 7th time! 💥

WOAAAAH, WELL DONE SUMIT 🇮🇳❤️

[The Khel India @TheKhelIndia]

THE WORLD RECORD BREAKING MOMENT! 🤩

- Esha Singh won the ISSF World Cup 🏆🔥

[ℜ𝔞𝔨𝔢𝔰𝔥 𝔓𝔯𝔞𝔟𝔥𝔞𝔨𝔞𝔯𝔞𝔫 🇮🇳 @rakeshsaji]

@san_x_m Really inspiring 🙏🏼

[anand mahindra @anandmahindra]

Gopal Sawant’s mother spent every day under the sun selling vegetables on a Maharashtra sidewalk just to keep his education on track.

After being selected for the CRPF, Gopal went straight to the dusty Kudal footpath where his mom was working.

In front of her vegetable crates, he fell to his feet and hugged her, both of them breaking down in tears.

It was a powerful reminder that behind every great achievement, there’s often a mother’s sacrifice.

To every mother who works to build her child's future: today is for you.

Happy Mother’s Day

[ANI @ANI]

#WATCH | Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala: European Girls Mathematical Olympiad Silver Medalist, Sanjana Philo Chacko says, "... This year's European Girls Mathematics Olympiad in Bordeaux, France, I won a silver medal. I am really honoured and proud to have been able to do this for my country. It was a real feeling of pride and satisfaction as I held the flag and received the medal.
I am really grateful to all my mentors and teachers, and also my family, for all their support. This was my fourth time representing my country, and it was a really nice experience, especially since it was in France and I speak French to a certain extent. I got to practice my French speaking with some of the natives. I had a really wonderful time with my teammates, and apart from the contest, we also had activities, and I really enjoyed this experience..."

[anand mahindra @anandmahindra]

Payal Nag.

Daughter of a daily-wage mason from Odisha.
Electrocuted at the age of eight. Lost all four limbs.

And then, found a bow.

Spotted through her paintings by coach Kuldeep Vedwan, the same man who shaped world champion Sheetal Devi.

Defeated her idol Sheetal Devi at the World Para Archery Series Final in Bangkok, April, 2026

Whenever I am feeling low or sorry for myself I will look at these images of Payal & Sheetal again & remind myself what the words: Courage, Resilience & Positive thinking, really mean.

These champions are not just my #MondayMotivation.

They will be a source of motivation Every. Single. Day