Sudipta Basu

Energy professional || Football lover

[Sudipta Basu @sud_basu]

If we claim to be right all the time, then we might not be learning anything from #life.

[Dex @DexxterUtd]

Kids these days would never believe that none of this was AI generated.

[CiroCala79 @Cica7981]

Top 5 World Cup goals!!!

[FIFA Uncovered @FIFAUncovered]

The most beautiful goal in football history: Brazil, 1970

[Vala Afshar @ValaAfshar]

Impossible is nothing.

[SUHEL SETH @Suhelseth]

My advice to the @BJP4India : don’t make a weakling the Bengal Chief Minister and create a puppet show: Haryana, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh should make you happy playing with a remote! Choose someone who will change Bengal and not someone who will change for you!

[vir sanghvi @virsanghvi]

Sharp Edge: Mamata Banerjee is a liberal heroine outside of Bengal. But within Bengal there has always been anger over TMC corruption & goondagiri. Mamata’s secularism is seen as opportunism
This election, the Bengali anger finally spilled over .

https://t.co/llvcP0P6pM

[Preeti Choudhry @PreetiChoudhry]

My exit poll! As I leave #Bengal, it would be a disservice not to say this: I have come to deeply admire the way women inhabit space here. There is a quiet, almost subconscious elevation of women as independent beings . something that stands in stark contrast to the entrenched misogyny that still finds resonance across much of northern India. Perhaps it stems from a cultural understanding of shakti. A form of empowerment that manifests here in ways both subtle and profound, unlike anywhere else in the country, even in the south.
Any woman journalist who has covered political rallies across India will recognize the difference immediately. Other states, a crowd is not just a logistical challenge, it carries risk. the inevitability of wandering hands, the violation masked by chaos. Here, the crowds are no less dense, the air no less heavy with sweat and alcohol—but the hands, for the most part, do not grope. Men step aside to make way. When contact happens, as it inevitably does in chaos, there is visible embarrassment rather than entitlement. What you encounter is not chivalry, but something far rarer: equality. And equality feels far more meaningful. Was never a fan of chivalry in any case :) 
There is more. Women politicians across party lines campaign with a striking freedom, aggressive, sharp, unapologetically irreverent, often using what would elsewhere be labelled as ‘masculine’ rhetoric. In most states, such behaviour would invite judgment, even censure. Here, it is met with acceptance,  applause. What feels liberating to an outsider is, in Bengal, simply normal. What we frame as empowerment  here is a cultural undercurrent.
I have covered four elections in this state, and each time I have returned with the same sense of awe. Bengal, meanwhile, ambles on with a certain bemusement, as if unaware of what sets it apart. But it is a big deal. And perhaps the most remarkable part is that Bengal does not think so.
Governments will come and go. One can only hope that this constant endures, not just how Bengal sees its women, but how, in many ways, it doesn’t. ♥️♥️♥️

[Narendra Modi @narendramodi]

Received a call from President Trump and had a useful exchange of views on the situation in West Asia. India supports de-escalation and restoration of peace at the earliest. Ensuring that the Strait of Hormuz remains open, secure and accessible is essential for the whole world. We agreed to stay in touch regarding efforts towards peace and stability.

@realDonaldTrump

@POTUS

[Deepak Shenoy @deepakshenoy]

The biggest threat to cinema theaters isn't Netflix. It's real life.

[Raghav Chadha @raghav_chadha]

Airlines are quick to charge us for a few grams of extra baggage, but when they delay or cancel flights without notice, passengers are left stranded with zero compensation.

Rules for customers, excuses for airlines. Completely unfair.

I raised this issue in parliament

[bp India @bp_India]

Fueling India’s energy future - together.

Join our leaders at #IEW2026 to know their perspectives on energy security, and driving transformative growth and diversification across energy system.

@IndiaEnergyWeek @PetroleumMin @ONGC_ @HardeepSPuri @bp_plc @fipiind

[bp India @bp_India]

We are happy to share that we will be present at booth 4B20 for @IndiaEnergyWeek.

Drop by to know how at bp we are bringing our purpose and strategy to life and know more on our strong alignment with India’s energy priorities of -

✅ Increasing domestic exploration and production
✅ Diversifying energy supplies
✅ Expanding alternative energy sources
✅ Advancing decarbonization through electric mobility and LNG for transportation.

@PetroleumMin @ONGC_ @HardeepSPuri @bp_plc @fipiind

[Muthukrishnan Dhandapani @dmuthuk]

So many posts requesting finance minister to reduce or remove capital gains taxes. Once I used to be part of those who asked these things from finance minister.

Now I'm clear that this government would do only what it wants to do. This is the government which brought back long term capital gains taxes, heavily started taxing dividends, kept STT along with capital gains tax and has been steadily increasing the tax rates.

Government's logic is ultimately passive income should be taxed on par with active income. Why a salary earner should pay more taxes than an investor? Should it not be the same?

There are can be arguments for and against this logic. But it is clear the government is keen to implement this logic. I don't expect any tax reduction. Would be pleasantly surprised if there are no tax increases.

Welfare schemes are increasing day by day. The money has to come only from tax payers. It's unwise on our part to expect government to reduce taxes. If it doesn't increase it further, that itself is a good news.

Have less or no expectations. This would avoid frustrations and disappointments.

[News Algebra @NewsAlgebraIND]

A group of women riders from Bengaluru completed an inspiring road trip across Sikkim, Nepal and Bhutan.

They successfully reached the high-altitude Nathula Pass, near the India-China border.

Age, for sure, is just a number 🫡

[Fundamental Investor ™ 🇮🇳 @FI_InvestIndia]

Dedication to Customer Satisfaction 💯🔥

100% Blessings for this loco pilot.

#FI

[Arnold Schwarzenegger @Schwarzenegger]

Fitness is for everyone.

I’ve read a lot about layoffs, and I don’t believe you should lose your fitness because you lose your job. Unlike some people, I always put my money where my mouth is.

If you’re out of work, I’ve made my fitness app, the Pump Club, free at https://t.co/Qpnl8wdMeK. Hopefully when you get back on your feet, you’ll become a paying member, but first, let’s focus on getting you back on your feet.

[Siddhartha Basu @babubasu]

He could write too, in a gently lyrical, poetic way. When he came as a guest on our show in 2017, he shared this wry, honest, self-portrait in verse - a glimpse of the warm, life-loving, utterly human and humane man behind the matinee idol.
Respect, Dharam ji
Om Shanti 🙏

[Former Footballers @FinishedPlayers]

1986 World Cup

Diego Maradona 💫

[Sudipta Basu @sud_basu]

Couldn’t agree more . Beautiful expression of ownership - iconic Honda City 2012 MT

[Vikram Chopra @vikramchopra]

One of our videos on the Honda City went viral recently. It reminded me why that car earned so much respect.

I owned the 2012 1.5 i-VTEC manual, the last of that generation before the City went full digital. It was a car built with purpose. The naturally aspirated 1.5-litre engine made around 118 bhp, which, paired with a kerb weight just over 1,100 kg, gave it a power-to-weight ratio that still feels special today. The throttle response was immediate, not in a dramatic way, but in the kind of way that makes you realise how much lag you’ve learned to tolerate in modern cars.

The gearbox was perfectly matched to the engine, short, crisp throws, light clutch, ratios tuned to keep you in the power band just long enough to enjoy the VTEC switch at 4,500 rpm. When that cam profile changed, the tone shifted, the car didn’t shout, it cleared its throat. And if you knew, you smiled.

The steering feel was hydraulic, direct, weighted just right. You didn’t think about feedback; you simply had it. The suspension was independent at the front, torsion beam at the rear, tuned for India’s chaos, yet somehow retaining Honda’s trademark poise. You could hit an imperfect corner at speed and know exactly what the car was thinking.

Inside, it was all simplicity: large analog dials, physical buttons, visibility that made you feel present. No screens trying to be helpful or software pretending to understand you. Just a design that trusted you to drive (well).
Looking back, that car reminds me why great engineering feels so timeless. It wasn’t trying to be more than it was. It was simply done right. It was light, balanced, efficient and connected. You didn’t have to adapt to it. It adapted to you.

Cars today are faster, louder, more connected, but they rarely feel alive. The old Honda City did. It felt like it was built by people who loved driving and trusted you to love it too.

That’s why it stayed with so many of us. Because it proved something we often forget: when a product is truly built with care, it stops being a product. It becomes a standard.

Watch the full video here : https://t.co/MNmhTXWT7H

@HondaCarIndia #Hondacity

[Devina Mehra @devinamehra]

This is a superb illustration of what I speak about often

Real estate, in general, has not given great returns - quite the opposite.

Here is a financially savvy person who bought real estate in the metros of Bengaluru and Mumbai in 2010 and 2014 - sold both at a LOSS relative to inflation (with WAY less than FD Returns) a good 7-10 years later. THIS is the reality of real estate on the ground.

Add to it the illiquidity factor and it makes no sense as investment except as a place to park black money.

And yeah, you can always trot out the anecdote of one friend's uncle who had a highway touching plot in Gurgaon or Greater Noida and made out like a bandit...but anecdotes are NOT data.

While I also started with an anecdote, the official all India real estate index shows pretty much the same reality. It is one of the poorer investment options.

Of course, the decision to buy one home to live in a different one - which is not just about financial investment.

@livemint
#inDataWeTrust
#realestateinvestinig