Ratan Datta

[Ratan Datta @rdatta13]

Shiv tried hard to look cool wrt to these protest. Anand too followed suit for a while but has since hardened his stance. Chetan and Shiv even had a happy moment on air, some mediocre 20 minutes of Instagram discovery that he acclaimed as a once-in-a-life-time interview. Where were the tough questions Mr. Aroor about source of funds, criminal violence, utter indecency in public, etc.? You have to be naive to call all this organic.

[Ratan Datta @rdatta13]

@JethmalaniM External funding is obvious. Whether the intelligence agencies are on top of this or not best remains unknown to public. But one can only hope they are and concrete steps are being taken to counter it.

[Ratan Datta @rdatta13]

@preety_illusion Until and unless a stronger and more resolute right wing alternative emerges. Unlikely scenario.

[Ratan Datta @rdatta13]

@IndianGems_ Pretty natural.... if you pick-up fights with your most important potential customer, then why even try to do business.

[Ratan Datta @rdatta13]

@IndiaToday Early morning at 8pm he was sleeping!!sounds familiar?

[Krushna @govindagopala]

NOT TO BE missed 👏👏Whether it's for 2mins on TV shows or 20mins now, Anand ji, as always hits the 🎯 In brief he's explained 70 yrs of India's political situation.

[Ratan Datta @rdatta13]

I am just glad the axe has started falling on bureaucracy. For too long they have been the bane of progress, while the credit or discredit has gone to ministers. Accountability has to be at the execution level not at the sponsor level. Otherwise no leader, whether Pope or Potus, will survive even for a day.

[Ratan Datta @rdatta13]

@NewsAlgebraIND Not happening... go back on a foreign tour and don't forget to take the missing shoe with you.

[Tathvam-asi @tathvamasi6]

Share it till it reaches Dipke and his gang.

This is what Congress said when Anna Hazare sat in protest.

[Ratan Datta @rdatta13]

@Chitra_speak Frustrated grandchildren clowning around and hoping for power based on ancestry.

[Ratan Datta @rdatta13]

@MadridPreeti This picture shows Messi as onside. Just look at how far he is from the line of darker shade of grass and how far the defenders are from the same line...

[Ratan Datta @rdatta13]

@sathyashrii It does not matter where you live. You will always have the mentality of "all that glitters is gold"....

[Ratan Datta @rdatta13]

@JhaSanjay Believing the fictional character in 3 idiots was the real life clown makes one the ultimate idiot....

[The Seeker @TheSeeker268]

It's a shame no major film has been made about Biju Patnaik. He lived a life that sounds almost fictional:

In 1938, he flew his entire wedding procession by aircraft to Rawalpindi for his marriage to Gyanwati Sethi (who became the first Indian woman to hold a commercial pilot’s license, and the couple later flew daring missions together.)

While serving in the Royal Indian Air Force (including as head of Air Transport Command), he secretly ferried freedom fighters like Jayaprakash Narayan, Ram Manohar Lohia, and Aruna Asaf Ali to their hideouts. He also airdropped 'Quit India' leaflets to Indian troops while evacuating British families.

The British once jailed him for transporting nationalist leaders and distributing anti-British literature but also honored him for bravery in evacuating civilians from Japanese-occupied Burma.

During WWII, he flew daring missions delivering arms and supplies to Soviet forces in Stalingrad, and over the treacherous 'Hump' route to China in
support of Chinese Nationalist forces against the Japanese.

In July 1947, he and his wife flew a Dakota into Indonesia, landed on an improvised airstrip while evading Dutch anti-aircraft fire, rescued Prime Minister Sutan Sjahrir, refuelled using abandoned Japanese fuel, and flew him safely to India via Singapore.

A couple of months later, during the Pakistani invasion of Kashmir, he airlifted one of the first Indian troops into Srinagar.

The same year he founded Kalinga Airlines, one of India's earliest private airlines.

As Odisha CM post-1962 India-China war, he secretly visited CIA headquarters at Langley to forge a covert India-US partnership against China, which led to the Aviation Research Centre (ARC) at Charbatia, which supported U-2 recon missions over Tibet.

He was also a legendary administrator and statesman, laying much of the foundation of Odisha's industrial empire (mines, ports, heavy industries etc).

When he passed away, Indonesia observed 7 days of state mourning. Russia observed 1 day. He remains the only person in Indian history whose body was draped in the national flags of 3 nations - India, Indonesia, and Russia.

Few public figures have left such a footprint.

His extraordinary life needs to be brought to the big screen.

[Ratan Datta @rdatta13]

@ShivAroor A movie that looks transparently at Gandhi's life and policies. A movie that calls out the utter failure of the Satyahraha movement. A movie that is bold enough to debunk this man's larger than life status.

[Ratan Datta @rdatta13]

@comentwei Love your dad!

[Ratan Datta @rdatta13]

@MonaSingh_7 Most premium grab cars in Singapore have this feature. Costs more or less same as metered taxis per ride.

[Ratan Datta @rdatta13]

@Indian_Analyzer Not sure why the denial, even as a BJP supporter I would say that was a logical decision.

[Suvendu Adhikari @SuvenduWB]

Kudos to the West Bengal Police for a Major Breakthrough.
On precise intelligence inputs, the Special Task Force (STF) conducted extensive raids across multiple locations near Sarberia Bazaar in Kumrakhali, Basanti, and Sandeshkhali areas.
Forces have successfully seized a massive cache of illegal firearms and ammunition hidden away to disrupt peace.
I highly appreciate the prompt actions and exemplary coordination of the DGP; West Bengal Police, the STF Team and Basirhat Police District Personnel for this successful operation.

For years under the previous regime, such illegal weapons were stockpiled and used ruthlessly to terrorize common citizens. This culture of violence claimed the precious lives of numerous opposition party workers, particularly dedicated BJP Karyakartas, who stood up against tyranny.
Those dark days are over. Our Government remains unconditionally committed to restoring Law and Order. We will continue to track down, unearth, and recover every single piece of illegal firearm across the length and breadth of West Bengal. Criminal activities and Political Terrorism will be completely wiped out from our State.
Peace, safety and Democracy will prevail.
@AmitShah @HMOIndia
DGP @WBPolice
@BasirhatD

[Ajay Ahlawat @Ahlawat2012]

This is an enormous achievement. Much bigger than many of us can fathom.

Pooja, who had to jump through poverty and societal challenges , just to compete, has jumped right into the record books.

The haryanvi grit is for all to see.

She is young- with age on her side- she can do wonders with good nutrition and good coaching.
2 meters is well within reach.

God bless her.