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[HindolSengupta @HindolSengupta]

Sinauli has destroyed so many lies about India that its chariot could well be called 'chariot of fire'.

[Abhijit Iyer-Mitra @Iyervval]

Congratulations to highly revered scholar & distinguished Oxonian: the Rt Hon’ble @swapan55 for becoming the Finance Minister of West Bengal. After almost 80 years of incessant financial ruin, Bengal will finally get sane economic policymaking.

[Dr Jaison Philip. M.S., MCh @Jasonphilip8]

The world sees Praggnanandhaa as a chess prodigy. They see the trophies, the headlines, the victories over Magnus Carlsen,& the enigmatic smile across the board. They didn't see the journey of this Chennai star.

I saw a middle class Tamil family deciding that a child's dream was worth every sacrifice they could make. They don't see a father working tirelessly so that tournament fees could somehow be afforded. They don't see a mother travelling endlessly with her son, carrying home cooked food across continents because every rupee mattered. Yes, even food. They don't see the thousands of lonely hours spent staring at 64 squares while other kids watched Cable TV.

What makes his story remarkable is that he wasn't even the family's 1st chess prodigy. His sister, Vaishali, was already making waves. Many younger siblings would have lived in that shadow. Instead, he quietly built a light of his own.

By 12, he had become one of the youngest Grandmasters in history. But talent alone never explains greatness. Chess at the highest level, is never merely a test of intelligence. It is a test of resilience. Nezhmetdinov, Parimarjan Negi, Sultan Khan... They were all supremely talented. Yet never made it big.

Praggs had the doggedness, when the path was strewn with thorns & pebbles, the peak was not visible. A test of whether you can keep thinking when exhausted, keep believing after defeat,& keep improving when the world isn't watching.

Then came Magnus Carlsen. For most young players, facing Magnus is like standing at the foot of Everest. Praggnanandhaa climbed anyway. He beat him. Then beat him again. And again. What initially looked like an upset slowly became the arrival of a new force.

But perhaps the most extraordinary thing about him is his temperament. In an age that rewards noise, he remains quiet. Unassuming. In a world obsessed with self promotion, he lets his moves speak. He wins without arrogance. He loses without excuses. There is a rare dignity about Praggs.

Sometimes I think about the absurdity of it all. In a universe containing billions of stars and countless worlds, on one small planet, in one corner of Chennai, a boy sat before a chessboard,& dreamt the impossible. Not because success was guaranteed. It never is. Not because the odds were favourable. It never was. But because he loved the game, his family believed in him.

That, more than any rating or title, is what makes Praggnanandhaa special. His story is a reminder that greatness rarely arrives with fanfare. It is built quietly, one sacrifice, one setback, one ordinary day at a time, until suddenly the world looks up and calls it extraordinary. Jai Hind!

[Praggnanandhaa @rpraggnachess]

Grateful and thankful for all the love and support!

Looking forward to my next game.

#NorwayChess

[Martand @RiseofMartand]

Buried for centuries, remembered forever.

9th-century Hindu sculptures unearthed in Kashmir.

A civilization speaks again.

[News Arena India @NewsArenaIndia]

“My aim now is to run 100m in sub-10 seconds.

Best moment was when Modi Sir called me.

I never imagined that this would happen this early in my life.

My target from childhood is to go below 10, people demotivated me a lot that Indians can't run below 10, so that is my aim now.”

- Gurindervir Singh

[Prof. Shamika Ravi @ShamikaRavi]

Research shows that negative news travels 15 times more than positive news. This “news”👇- though now retracted - must have gained legs. Beware of manufactured narratives.

[Ministry of Culture @MinOfCultureGoI]

One of the most powerful symbols of India’s unbroken civilizational continuity!

Discovered at Mohenjo-daro in undivided India this steatite seal, about 4,300-year-old, shows a seated figure in yogic posture (widely seen as Shiva-Pashupati) seated in Mulabandhasana, surrounded by animals.

While ancient sites may lie across modern borders, India remains the living custodian of this heritage. The yogic posture, Shaivite symbolism, and spiritual ethos seen in the Pashupati Seal continue to thrive in India’s temples, daily worship of Shiva, yogic traditions, and cultural life even today.

From the Vedic period to contemporary Bharat, this civilizational thread has remained alive and unbroken — deeply embedded in our philosophy, rituals, and collective consciousness.🇮🇳

#PashupatiSeal #IndusSaraswatiCivilization #LivingIndianHeritage

[BJP West Bengal @BJP4Bengal]

6 accused arrested in the attack on Abhishek Banerjee were close associates of former TMC MLA Lovely Maitra until a month ago.
This wasn’t an attack. This was staged political drama by TMC.

[Kalinga Arya @KalingaArya]

Gajapatis when they comissioned a new commander in their army they gave them betel and nuts, a wrestler's short, a decoration, a cap, a long shirt, an elephant, and a horse. Other kingdoms usually offered only betel and nuts.

Militarization of Odisha society in 15-16th century and the respect for military people can be judged from this.

Probably this is one of the reasons behind their success.

[Kalinga Arya @KalingaArya]

Notice the contrast.

Many Islamists are neither apologetic nor remorseful about iconoclasm, temple destruction, or religious persecution carried out in the name of their faith. In fact, some openly celebrate it because they believe it was righteous.

Hindus, on the other hand, are often expected to be apologetic even for the smallest actions that may not align with modern moral standards.

The Left understands that hardened Islamists are unlikely to change their views because of criticism, so it rarely expects self-correction from them. Instead, it focuses its scrutiny on Hindus, knowing that Hindus are more likely to engage in self-reflection and respond to moral criticism.

There is an irony here: a civilization willing to introspect is constantly pressured to do more introspection, while those who reject criticism altogether are often left alone. Sometimes, the willingness to examine your own faults becomes a vulnerability when it is not matched by equal scrutiny of others.

Logically it is very evident who will win in the modern world but past record, specifically the history of the subcontinent in last 1000 years or so says otherwise.

[Manas Muduli @manas_muduli]

A tradition survives when the next generation chooses to carry it forward.

This young weaver from Odisha is weaving GI-tagged Sambalpuri saree, one of Odisha’s finest handwoven treasures.

Preserving heritage, one thread at a time.

#SambalpuriSaree #OdishaHandloom

[Abhijit Iyer-Mitra @Iyervval]

One of our finest diplomats. Worked wonders in Bangladesh and London. Hoping he’ll do the same in China.

[Insightful Geopolitics @InsightGL]

-Meet #India’s teenage high jump sensation Pooja Singh
-She not only clinched a historic gold medal at the 22nd Asian U20 Athletics Championships in Hong Kong, clearing a stunning 1.93 meters but also shattered Sahana Kumari's 14-year-old senior national record of 1.92m
-Congratulations!

[Manas Muduli @manas_muduli]

World’s first limbless archer Payal Nag returns to her home in Odisha after winning gold at the World Archery Para Series in Bankok last month.

She received a grand welcome in Balangir.

A story of courage, determination and inspiration. Odisha is proud of her. ❤️

[Akshita M. Bhanj Deo @TheGreatAshB]

India's first female rulers predated Razia Sultana by 400 years. They were from Odisha. A thread on the Bhauma-Kara queens — and why history forgot them. 1/

[Himanta Biswa Sarma @himantabiswa]

Governance is getting a powerful new address.

The Integrated Directorate Complex in Guwahati, with its twin towers rising 17 storeys each, will bring together multiple departments, directorates and commissionerates under one roof.

Assam now moves towards faster public service and governance designed for scale and the future.

[Kalinga Arya @KalingaArya]

This is not the story.

The story is that not a single Odia entrepreneur could use these locally available mineral and create a multi billion dollar steel/alumina/thermal power industry.
But a Tata, a Jindal and a Anil Agarwal from distance land without these minerals came here and built industries here and took the profit away.

[Manas Muduli @manas_muduli]

Odisha is the mineral hub of India!!

> Largest producer of Iron Ore

> Highest Coal reserve in the country(the major source of electricity in India)

> Largest producer of Bauxite

> Largest and the sole producer of Chromite

> Highest manganese reserve in the country

> Odisha contains the vast majority of India's nickel ore, with 93% of the country's total reserves

> Deposits of graphite, used in refractories and lubricants

> Deposits of limestone, dolomite, tin, vanadium, lead, gemstones, and dimension stones

> Lithium indications found in Nayagarh by GSI, key for battery production

> Gold reserves identified in few districts with scope for further exploration

Overall, mineral-rich Odisha accounts for ∼47% of the major minerals produced in India.

[News Arena India @NewsArenaIndia]

BIG DECISION-

"Proceedings of West Bengal assembly will be telecast live so that people know what is happening inside House."

- CM Suvendu Adhikari