We'll be going live for India's first private orbital launch. ๐
Watch Vikram-1's Test Flight-1 โ Mission Aagaman โ live on YouTube today.
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A Legend Bids Adieu to International Cricket ๐๐
Hear what R Ashwinโs parting words were to the Indian dressing room ๐ฅ๐ฝ
#TeamIndia | @ashwinravi99
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No better time than today to rewatch this gem โจ
Some words of wisdom from the champion cricketer ๐ฃ๏ธ
#TeamIndia | @ashwinravi99
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A name synonymous with mastery, wizardry, brilliance, and innovation ๐๐
The ace spinner and #TeamIndia's invaluable all-rounder announces his retirement from international cricket.
Congratulations on a legendary career, @ashwinravi99 โค๏ธ
This photo was taken in our rent-controlled apartment in Toronto, with my momโs painting on the wall. The suit cost $99 which included a free shirt, tie and socks. A great bargain! He wore this suit every day to his bank job in Toronto. I couldnโt afford a second suit. We were happy ๐
I was at the Kensington Oval for the WC finals & this is my version of what I saw at the stadium:
I was seated at long on, it was 14.4 when Klaasen hit Axar for another 6, & single handedly deflated India. By the end of the over India will have conceded 34 runs in 8 balls. Scoreboard read 30 off 30 with 6 wickets in hand.
Players shoulders had dropped. Intensity was gone. South African pavillion which was right besides me, was clapping and cheering, loudest of the day. Fans mostly Indians had gone quiet.
Onslaught from Miller & Klaasen was so brutal, you could feel the eerie uneasiness in the atmosphere. Fans had succumbed to lost cause, shocked at what had just happened, already talking about losing 3 finals in 12 months. Some promising never to go to another game ever. Resigning to weeks of depression and sadness that was going to ensue.
Ball was now given to by no means a lanky pacer. In land of Joel Garner, the big bird, this was a small bird at best. He ran in to complete the formalities, but he had other ideas. He still had 12 legal deliveries or 40% of game to make any sort of impact.
South African support staff just sat a little more upright now. Their plan to score runs off spinners had worked brilliantly, hard part of the job was already done.
Each ball was an event in that over, every delivery he bowled, it felt like electricity would run through entire stadium. All the deflated, undercharged fans and players were getting turbo charged by this genius, one ball at a time. That over did not bring any wicket, but it charged everyone in that ground, he instilled belief it's not fucking over yet. Dropping shoulders were more upright now, nervous energy was rushing through SA camp.
I will do injustice to describe how it felt, but best I can describe is he was the pied piper of Kensington oval, a true genius, a magician was at work that afternoon. It felt like SRK was giving his 70 minute Chak De speech or was listening Nawazuddin Siddique's Bajrangi bhaijaan news report or Vicky Kaushal's URI rally. That over was nothing but a rally cry for the stadium.
Some 70 year old's in first row were banging the barricade, not worrying about their weak bodies, younger ones shouting so loud, their vocal cords would fall off, clapping so hard their hands were on the verge of bleeding. Entire stadium was now turbo charged pro max.
Miller and Klaasen knew they will need to work around this magician. Their skills too pale today in front of his brilliance. In comes Hardik, India's only choice at the moment. They knew this is a golden chance to score runs off this over and game will be sealed shut. Klaasen goes after it and Hardik reaps rewards. Belief even stronger now. Hardik bowls a clutch over, manages to keep the momentum in India's favor.
The pied piper comes back for his last 6 balls. Stadium was already rallying behind him, it was the time to hit the hammer. Jansen who had a poor game until now was visibly under confident. First up to Miller and it was a peach. Jansen on non striker end dreading to face the magician. His turn came on ball 4. Ball flew one bounce to boundary past Rishab Pant, but only after taking one of the bails with it. Grandstand which was built only for this world cup and was a temporary fixture could collapse any minute by the sheer thumping it was taking by the fans jubilant. Dark clouds forming over with lightning in the distance. You could not tell if it was the weather system or our very own Thor's doing who was welding his hammer.
Maharaj coming in next had one job now, shield Miller from this Thor. He manages to do that but only to read 20 off 2 overs. India's best ever had 6 runs, 1 wicket coming off in his 2 overs, but more importantly he had rallied his teammates, electrified an entire stadium and made SA dressing room running firmly on nervous energy now
I witnessed magic, a leader, and a spell of pace bowling in the lands of Marshall and Garner which even they would be mighty proud of.
With this video, Iโm launching a national health movement against false marketing in packaged food!
This time Iโm not alone. Many influencers, celebrities, doctors and sports stars have UNITED to fight against false marketing!
Every week we hear of a new food issue affecting the country! Infant milk sugar, childrenโs health drinks, Indian chips having palm oil and the masala-cancer issue are just a few of them.
If the majority of Indians started reading labels, companies would be forced to stop false marketing and give us better quality food!
I invite the entire country to pledge to start reading labels now.
Let us all unite to make India the health capital of the world instead of the diabetes capital of the world!
Label Padhega India, tabhi toh swasth banega India!
Letโs break the internet.
#LabelPadhegaIndia
"Let me stop you right thr. Do you know Guyana has a forest that is the size of England & Scotland combined. A forest that stores 19.5 Giga Ton of Carbon...", Guyana Prez Dr Irfaan Ali at BBC's hard talk in a hard hitting response.
It is a combination of skill and luck that often leads to awe-inspiring #wildlife photographs, something Jeetendra from #Hyderabad experienced when he froze in his camera the moment a magnificent beast brought down a bull in UPโs Pilibhit Tiger Reserve.
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Today marks a significant milestone in Assam's journey towards peace and development. This agreement, paves the way for lasting progress in Assam. I commend the efforts of all involved in this landmark achievement. Together, we move towards a future of unity, growth, and prosperity for all.
If you're from general category or value merit, please read on :
We only crib. We don't do anything about the reverse discrimination that we face. Hoping for politicians to listen to your cries won't change anythingโit's never going to happen.
No political party will abolish reservation; instead, it will likely increase. Many states are already exceeding 70% reservation, and soon it may extend to the private sector.
So, why just complain? Why not unite and act? Let's start with small legal battles, such as challenging disparities in application fees or difference in age criteria, and escalate from there. Our united efforts can help us, at least, in preventing further damage. Even if we fail, at least we'll have tried.
Follow @generalistaan and wait for my Twitter space to discuss how we can make a difference. I rarely ask for retweets, but for this, I'm making a special request. Follow @generalistaan and retweet this tweet, and encourage your friends and family to do the same. We need numbers and unity to bring about change.