So Delhi Gymkhana Club matter gets urgent hearing in the Delhi HC tomorrow and the lawyer is Congress MP Abhishek Manu Singhvi.
Ordinary citizens wait years for hearings on real shit like jobs, houses, bail. But when rich members face losing their fancy club on prime public land, boom…. urgent slot !
Rule is simple: Money and the right senior advocate talk louder than any urgency for the common man. Gymkhana gets heard tomorrow. The rest of India keeps queuing. That’s the system.
Her name is Durga Shakti Nagpal.
She was 27 years old. IAS officer. Posted as SDM in Greater Noida in 2012.
She discovered that sand was being illegally mined from the Yamuna and Hindon river banks every single night.
Rs 500 crore worth of sand was being looted every year.
She formed special squads. Led midnight raids herself. Seized 297 vehicles. Filed over 60 FIRs.
The mafia stopped her car on the road and brandished weapons at her.
She did not stop.
Then the state government stepped in.
On July 27 2013 she was suspended.
The official reason: demolishing a mosque wall and disturbing communal harmony.
The actual reason was widely known.She had hurt the sand mafia. And the sand mafia had friends in government.
The entire IAS community revolted. Over 1000 officers filed a petition. Kiran Bedi protested. The National Green Tribunal ordered a pan-India crackdown on sand mining.
After 57 days the suspension was revoked.
She was transferred.
In India the reward for honesty is a transfer.
The punishment for corruption is a promotion.
His name is K Annamalai.
He cracked IPS in 2011 with AIR 25.
He was posted in Karnataka.
In 2020 he arrested a sitting MLA���s son for a land grab case.
Within weeks he was transferred.
He resigned from IPS the same year.
He was 32 years old.
He said he could not serve the people inside a system that protected the powerful.
He walked away from a guaranteed career.
A pension. A salary. A uniform.
Because keeping them meant giving up the reason he wore the uniform.
Today he is in politics.
Whether that worked out is a different debate.
But the moment he resigned from IPS to fight the system from outside.
That moment was real.
India keeps producing men like him.
The system keeps making them choose.
A Madurai court today sentenced nine Tamil Nadu cops to death in the 2020 Sathankulam custodial deaths case, calling it “rarest of rare.”
On 19 Jun 2020 in Sathankulam, Thoothukudi, P. Jayaraj (60) was picked up for keeping his shop open past lockdown hours.
It was a petty violation, something that would normally attract a fine. Instead, he was taken to the police station and beaten. Word reached his son, J. Bennix (31), who came to the station.
When Bennix arrived and saw his father already assaulted, he protested and argued with the police. That confrontation became the turning point. Instead of de-escalating, the police turned on both of them with far greater intensity. What followed was not sporadic violence but sustained custodial torture. Through the night, both men were stripped and repeatedly beaten with lathis. Eyewitnesses later described continuous assault: blow after blow, hour after hour, targeting not just the limbs and back but also lathis forced into their rectums. The violence was methodical and prolonged, not a sudden burst of anger. Their blood was splattered across the station walls, and they were made to clean the floor of their own blood multiple times.
The next morning, they were taken to a govt hospital and, shockingly, declared “fit” for custody despite requiring changes of six lungis due to profuse rectal bleeding.
They were then produced before magistrate D. Saravanan, who remanded them to custody without examining their condition or speaking to them directly, citing COVID protocols. He reportedly stood on his balcony while police surrounded the injured men below and, without following basic safeguards against custodial abuse, signaled the police to take them away. The two were then sent to Kovilpatti sub-jail, about 100 km from Sathankulam. Both died within the next few days.
This wasn’t some distant, dark chapter from history. This happened in 2020, just a few years ago, out in the open, without fear of law, backlash, or consequence. And that’s what makes it worse.
Police brutality is routine, not an exception. For every case that shocks the nation, there are countless others that never surface. Many don’t report because they fear the very system meant to protect them. Social media occasionally forces attention, but justice shouldn’t depend on something going viral. Sadly, this will continue because governments are apathetic towards police reforms.
Oracle fired 12,000 of its Indian workforce and is expected to sack more.
Another reminder of how fragile stability is in the private sector. One secures employment, income begins to flow, long-term plans take shape, home, car, loans, EMIs. And then, a single decision by the corporate to “rationalize” or “downsize,” and everything collapses overnight.
Unless you quickly re-enter the job market, fixed liabilities don’t pause; they compound stress and can upend an otherwise steady life.
While you earn, you must pay taxes. The moment you lose your job, you’re on your own. In fact, you even have to pay tax on the severance also.
Maybe it’s time to introduce reforms, such as mandating severance pay ranging from three months to one year based on an employee’s tenure, as is the norm in the West; allowing EMI pauses for a 3-6 months; and providing a time-bound monthly allowance from the govt for involuntary job losses.
If Ladla/Ladlis can get free money, free ration, free water, and electricity, without paying any income tax, why not support a worker who has been paying taxes and contributing?
Historic run in New York City 🇮🇳
Nb Sub Gulveer Singh clocks a sensational 59:42 at the United Airlines NYC Half Marathon 2026, winning Bronze, setting a New National Record, and becoming the first Indian to break the 60-minute Half Marathon barrier.
A defining moment for Indian distance running and a proud moment for #IndianArmy
#MissionOlympicsWing
@adgpi@Media_SAI@IndiaSports@afiindia
While some wokies are busy cringing, @priyankachopra just spent 2.5 hours on @joerogan
- the world’s biggest podcast discussing the vedas, the Kailasa temple, and the advanced tech of ancient India.
She covered everything from the mughal invaders to East India Company’s looting of India to the diversity of languages.
Critics are calling it fringe, but what they really hate is seeing an Indian star move outside the approved woke script.
It’s funny, global stars can talk about Greek gods or Norse myths all day, but as soon as someone mentions vimanas or ancient Indian civilisation, the gatekeepers of serious thought get upset.
I have watched 1.3 hour so far and Priyanka did what many were too afraid to do: she spoke about our roots with genuine curiosity and pride.
If it rubs you the wrong way, maybe the problem isn’t the content, it’s your discomfort with Indian soft power.
“I arrived by train from Goa today morning at 4 a.m. I waited in the Hubbali Railway Station till daybreak before coming down to the stadium.”
For the last 20 years, 65-year-old @YorkshireCCC supporter Ian has spent every Ranji season travelling across India to watch domestic matches.
On Tuesday, he was in Hubballi for the Ranji Trophy final between Karnataka cricket team and Jammu & Kashmir cricket team at the KSCA Stadium, seated in a temporary stand behind the sight screen to catch the opening day’s action.
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@anandmahindra Sir a small suggestion ... Bolero is a beautiful looking vehicle...fine-tuning bolero will help... what a vibration it gives.. make the vehicle sound proof....it will be a great vehicle...
Just book @Olacabs at Bengaluru Airport. You can get the first taste of hooliganism by Ola Drivers. Cash only, can't come for short rides, stinking cars, reckless driving. This one demands 500 rs as soon as I sit bcz h3 has to fill gas. The supervisor on-duty was scared of him. He tells me u can complain to any @CPBlr and he doesn't care. 😕😕😕
Ola Airport service is junk. Why show frustration on passengers??
Last few months, following head of states visited India
Singapore
Indonesia
Qatar
Mangolia
Bhutan
Fiji
Paraguay
Angola
Seychelles
Mauritius
Philippines
European Union
New Zealand
Chile
UK
Russia
Germany
UAE
And today French President is on his way to India to meet PM Modi
All signed exemplary trade deals with us
Sense the power of our Economy
This was never the case earlier
Also brace for some huge deals in the energy, defence & trade with France
Jai Hind 🇮🇳