rishabh

Jack of all trades, master of none. Views are personal. Sarcasm is inherent

[rishabh @rustych]

@OnlyBabaSehgal Bought the cassettes and still a fan :)

[rishabh @rustych]

Just Fyi. questions can be asked in the investor calls as well. Any specific reason why you MUST be invited?

[S. Lalitha @Lolita_TNIE]

This is not done @IndiGo6E. Just because I asked some real questions to your previous CEO at Wings summit earlier this year, you have not invited me to the CEO meet tom. Very unprofessional on ur part. Cannot muzzle someone who asks questions!!! @DGCAIndia @MoCA_GoI @RamMNK

[rishabh @rustych]

Why dont you buy and then sell it at $17 profit to the govt

[Ankit Prajapati @AnkitPrjpti]

Govt buying crude at $122 while it's trading at $105 online?

Dear @HardeepSPuri , just buy crude online instead of offline and save $17… unless pocketing the difference is the real business 😑😏

[rishabh @rustych]

@Pivot2Centre @absolutNishit And it was just as we were crossing the sangam bridge. Arrangement to we could manage anything.. but aloo parathe ache the and level of quizzes was good as all the delhi big guns used to come. Next year we won the bquiz against them. A high point in life

[rishabh @rustych]

@Pivot2Centre Haha. I do remember the trip back ! First time I heard the word 'circuit' used other than in electrical engg

[Subash R @subashr232]

I was fascinated by the idea of migrating abroad when I was in middle school. I had heard so many “wow” stories about the sons and daughters of my father’s colleagues who had gone overseas.

I wrote the SAT way back in 2003. Got multiple admits, including NUS and NTU. Everything was ready for me to migrate.

But I also got admission to CEG, then among the best engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu. And I did the unthinkable. I chose Mechanical Engineering at CEG over NUS/NTU.

Dad went wild!

At the end of my undergraduate years, I had two choices: GRE or CAT. Dad wanted me to take the GRE and leave India at the earliest. I chose CAT. I stayed back.

I eventually started a venture in one of India's most heavily regulated industries.

And the regulators nearly killed my venture thrice. Closing down MSE. Slashing commissions at their whims and fancies. Arbitrarily increasing net-worth requirements and questioning the very viability of my business.

There were moments when I wondered whether staying back had been a mistake. The system certainly gave me enough reasons to feel that way.

Yet, by God's grace, I survived. Seventeen years of running a company in India.

And despite everything, I still love this country. I don't entirely know why.

Perhaps it is the mananimmathi I experience when I travel through her countryside. Perhaps it is the atma tripti her temples give me. Perhaps it is the inexplicable happiness I feel in Malnad, in my Pandya desam, or in my beloved Travancore whenever I set foot on that soil and walk its paths.

Priceless. Absolutely priceless.

Look at where India was in the 1960s and 1970s and where she is today. She has come a long way.

From confiscatory 97% marginal income-tax rates to a much lower peak rate today. From a hopelessly Fabian socialist model to a mixed economy. From waiting endlessly for a Bajaj Chetak to being able to buy a Toyota in minutes. From waiting years for a telephone connection to becoming one of the world's cheapest mobile-data markets. From mud roads to expressways. From extreme poverty — remember Kamal Haasan eating an apple that had fallen into a gutter in Varumayin Niram Sivappu — to Shimla apples being available even in village markets.

India has travelled an extraordinary distance.

Of course, she could have done much better. She could have become another Singapore in terms of civic infrastructure, public services and urban planning. We have squandered decades and opportunities. There is no denying that.

But she remains India.

I take comfort in how far she has travelled despite decades of socialist policies and political mismanagement, rather than spending every waking moment complaining about everything that is wrong with her.

I can criticise India. I can demand better governance, better infrastructure and better public services. I can be frustrated with her bureaucracy and regulations.

But my affection for her runs deeper than my frustrations.

And perhaps that is what people who constantly compare India with the West fail to understand. A country is not merely the quality of its roads, the efficiency of its bureaucracy or the size of its paycheques. There is also a sense of belonging, a civilisational connection and a peace of mind that cannot be measured on a spreadsheet.

I would rather be a small soul in a country I love than spend my life as an indentured servant in a soulless system.

I had my opportunities to leave. I chose to stay.

Seventeen years later, with all the scars, setbacks and struggles, I still feel it was worth it.

She is far from perfect. But she is mine. She will never ditch me. She will not ask for a VISA to accommodate me as she has soul and I am her son.

And that makes all the difference.

[rishabh @rustych]

Paid tweet

[Shehbaz Sharif @CMShehbaz]

President Donald Trump played a historic role in advancing peace in South Asia. His timely intervention helped bring Pakistan and India back from the brink and secure a ceasefire, that is holding till today.

In recognition of his outstanding contribution, Pakistan had nominated President Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize.

We sincerely hope President’s efforts to promote peace and prevent conflict in our region receive due recognition this time.

@realDonaldTrump @NobelPrize

[rishabh @rustych]

@grok is @elonmusk tweeting these himself or is the account a bot or taken over. Why is elon suddenly concerned about whether indian internet connection is good or bad

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Thank you, Rahul.

This is indeed troubling.

[rishabh @rustych]

I would like to meet your analysts @cricinfo

[rishabh @rustych]

Community notes for the win

[Shut Up Counsel @ShutUpCounsel]

The IIT Bombay student’s death should not be reduced to a story about “cheating”. It raises a much larger question about how our educational institutions respond to academic misconduct, particularly when the student involved is barely 18 or 19.

I say this as someone who graduated from NLSIU, where we have very strict academic integrity and anti AI regulations. I understand why those rules exist, and I believe academic integrity has to be protected. But I also know what it is like to experience these rules as a student — and how intimidating the prospect of disciplinary action can feel when you are sitting on the other side of the process.

At NLS, even possession of a mobile phone in an examination can result in a student being removed from the examination hall and the paper not being considered. Our regulations also prescribe serious consequences for plagiarism and unauthorised use of generative AI, including zero marks and, in specified circumstances, having to re register for the course in the following academic year.

I understand the rationale behind these rules. But as students, we also experience their consequences very differently from how they may appear on paper.

The question is not whether students should face consequences. They should.

The question is whether those consequences are proportionate.

We are talking about 18 and 19 year olds who are still learning how to navigate university, responsibility and life itself. This is not a PhD thesis or professional misconduct where the stakes are fundamentally different.

If a first/second year student cheats, should the institutional response necessarily be severe enough to derail an entire academic year?

Could there not be proportionate alternatives: a fine, community service, mandatory academic integrity training, counselling, a supervised re examination, loss of marks or other penalties? [not involving the parents, cuz that'd make things way worse and "Out of fear of their parents, students may take the wrong steps."]

This is not an argument for allowing cheating. It is an argument for recognising that university discipline should also serve an educational purpose.

Students will make mistakes. Some will cheat. Some will use AI when they shouldn't. Some will carry a phone into an examination hall.

There must be consequences. But the response should also account for the student's age, whether it is a first offence, the nature of the violation and the circumstances in which it occurred.

For an 18 or 19 year old, failing a course and asked to carry forward it to ext year, losing an academic year or facing disciplinary proceedings can feel enormous. What may look like one line in a university regulation can feel like a life changing event to the student actually facing it.

And this is why the IIT Bombay incident deserves a larger conversation.

It's high time that the universities examine whether their disciplinary systems are not only strict enough to protect academic integrity, but also proportionate, humane and accompanied by adequate support.

A university should be capable of telling a student: you did something wrong, and there will be consequences, while also making clear that one academic mistake does not have to define the rest of their life.

Academic integrity matters. Accountability matters. But so does proportionality.

My thoughts and prayers are with the student’s family, friends, and other loved ones. I hope they find the strength to get through this unimaginable loss.

[rishabh @rustych]

X is free, so can type any nonsense

[Aarohi Srivastava @calypsie69]

The green plants are not dirt, it does not need cleaning.

[rishabh @rustych]

Do you guys understand the meaning of the word 'rescue'?

[ANI @ANI]

Delhi Police: "The building owners and beneficiaries — Hariram Gupta, 81, his wife, Urmila Gupta, 75, and their son, Mahesh Gupta, 52— have been apprehended and arrested in the case. During the investigation, it was found that the property is registered in the name of Urmila Gupta. It was being managed and operated by her husband, Hariram Gupta, and their son, Mahesh Gupta. Hariram Gupta, a retired Sergeant from the Indian Air Force, has electricity connections for two floors in his name. Mahesh Gupta runs a hardware and paint shop and has two children. In addition, searches are being conducted for the PG operators and the labour contractor. Their roles will also be examined, and appropriate action will be taken accordingly. The rescue operation has been completed by the agencies. A total of 12 people were rescued, of whom seven had died. The mortal remains of the deceased have been handed over to their families."

[rishabh @rustych]

@ChennaiTraffic @chennaipolice_ @chennaicorp sir , would request your kind attention to this one year old complaint. No action has been taken. The situation is so bad that it is difficult to even drive a single car on the road

[rishabh @rustych]

@chennaicorp @ChennaiTraffic Dear sir. It has been 6 months since this request but no action has been taken and the situation is now even worse than before. Would request your office to look into this

[rishabh @rustych]

The power of belief in mission

[ANI @ANI]

#WATCH | Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh: Speaking on his campaign, Surendra Singh Chaudhary says, "It’s the river that flows right through the middle of our town, Biaora; that is the river I am currently cleaning up... I had been visiting a temple located right behind the river for a long time. Whenever I went there, I noticed that people would turn away because of the stench and the sheer amount of filth. That’s when the thought first occurred to me. Initially, I considered building a machine to clear out the waste and debris. But I didn't have the budget to build such a machine. Then, when January 26th arrived, I thought it was a good day to do something meaningful... Since then, I haven't stopped and have kept at it continuously... I received cooperation from everyone... I started alone; they (municipal corporation) saw what I was doing and then offered their support..."

[rishabh @rustych]

@NIKHILLJHA Consider a deductible

[rishabh @rustych]

We would also HAVE a lot less money if internet didn't exist

[Ravi Handa @ravihanda]

We would need a lot less money to live if the internet didn't exist.

[rishabh @rustych]

@SagarH62 Darren gough

[rishabh @rustych]

@ANI Do you guys know the meaning of the word 'rescue'

[rishabh @rustych]

This is the level of our padha likha party

[Atishi @AtishiAAP]

Another day…

Another achievement by @dpradhanbjp…

After late start to CBSE reevaluation portal, students now find that payment can ONLY be made via SBI, Canara Bank, Bank of Baroda or Indian Bank.

So if a student or their parents don’t have an account in these banks, they can’t apply for reevaluation!

Mismanagement taken to new heights by the PM and his Cabinet