Shri Champat Rai’s defense that he didn’t pocket a single rupee is completely irrelevant. He holds ultimate moral responsibility for the corruption that happened on his watch.
If you excuse Rai because he didn’t personally benefit, then you can never blame Manmohan Singh for the massive scams his ministers pulled under his nose. You cannot claim the authority of the top post but disown the corruption happening right in front of you.
As head of the Trust, Rai's absolute duty was to build a foolproof system to protect every single paisa. The poorest of the poor donate their hard-earned money out of pure faith for Ram Kaaj. Letting that money slip into the pockets of subordinates is a monumental betrayal of public trust.
Hiding behind personal honesty isn't a defense. In a position of supreme trust, a total failure of oversight is just as unforgivable as the theft itself.
Indian Army has finally launched its official Wing to counter disinformation pertaining to forces and India.
Finally , @adgpi wale bhaiya ne baat sun hi li 🙏
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Spoke to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio this evening. I reiterated India’s strong protest at the attacks by the US Navy in the Gulf that killed three Indian mariners. Such lethal actions against commercial shipping are not justified.
Exactly. Indian media is being used to change the narrative from bombing commercial shipping and Indian citizens to "illegal activity" and not our "flagged ships".
Two-bit journalists. @VishnuNDTV@sneheshphilip
Here is an apologia for the US responsibility for the killing of three Indian seamen.
Our media should raise its voice against this tragedy and not treat is as a matter of secondary concern.
And support the logic of US action instead.
Our media should be a point pf pressure on the US and not defend its action at the cost of Indian lives.
Whatever the sins of Iran, the US blockaded is illegal.
Even if the transponders were shut off under whose legal authority the US has been mandated to militarily attack commercial shipping in international waters?
While the deaths of the Indian sailors after American naval action are undeniably tragic, a larger and uncomfortable question remains - what exactly were these foreign-flagged vessels doing there?
Two of the ships had already been sanctioned by the US for being part of the so-called “shadow fleet” moving Iranian oil.
The tragedy should not obscure the reality that the masters and the Captains of these ships were fully aware of the risks they were taking.
Crew on board, mostly Indians because we have large numbers of such workers, became victims because most of the sailors on board get there either knowingly to earn extra or through unscrupulous agents who trick them.
Importantly, no Indian-flagged vessel has been targeted. Indian ships continue to transit the region under arrangements and protocols issued by both the US and Iran, irrespective of the illegality of it.
The distinction between Indian ships and foreign-flagged vessels operating in the sanctions grey zone is important.
"Between January 2025 and June 2026, Pakistan launched six Earth-observation satellites, all placed in Sun-synchronous orbits that make them ideal for surveillance. Collectively, these satellites are mapping Indian territory at least once every two days."
A critical coverage by @soumya_pillai Must read!
I shed no tears for the TMC’s self-destruction. My only hope is that the political culture of the vandals doesn’t start contaminating the W.Bengal BJP. We in the BJP have to be always wary of false friends who are today cosying up to us because they need to wash away their past sins. The detox of Bengal cannot be left incomplete.
If Siddaramaiah news is true, no matter what kind of politician he may have been
He is the numero uno Kuruba leader of Karnataka and Kurubas have been voting for BJP in Lok Sabha for a some time now
It has to be considered that he is 77... So he is in twilight of his political career
Even if he manages to survive tonight, he won't survive beyond 2028 Assembly when he will be 79
So BJP should try to poach him and give a plum Cabinet post till 2029 as graceful exit for his political career
Here Sidda is not important, his vote bank is important
We are Bangladeshi citizens. We want to return to our homeland, Bangladesh. Ever since the BJP government came to power, poor people like us have been treated very badly. We even had voter cards, but the EC cancelled them during the SIR.
- An illegal Bangladeshi migrant
.@ThePrintIndia You need to fix your website. This substandard delivery 9 years into existence is not acceptable. Horrible interface with innumerable ads and every now and then, it pops us to "your mac has been infected with virus". Only happens on your website @ShekharGupta
Couple of years back, paid bribe right inside the local police station because the police guy was like it’s fine, I’m not coming to your house and don’t have the time to go outside and do it discreetly. Then I think it went to commissioners office for another sign,
Is there even a single person in India whose passport was made without paying a bribe? 😭
Are any of you here that lucky? And if not, how much did you have to pay?