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A CA aspirant, interested in history, international relations, politics and trade. RTs and likes are not endorsements.

[B Anbuselvan @anbu_madras]

Anyone who witnessed the Assembly debate yesterday would have felt that the DMK is increasingly disconnected from the ground reality.

Three former DMK ministers questioned why a higher incentive was being given only for fine-variety paddy, arguing that its cultivation was limited and that most farmers selling paddy to DPCs cultivated the common variety.

When K N Nehru said that fine-variety paddy could not be cultivated on a large scale and that the majority of farmers in the delta districts cultivated common-variety paddy, the official data presented by the Food Minister told a different story. Of the 64 lakh tonnes of paddy procured, nearly 60% was fine variety.

In fact, the bulk of this procurement took place during the DMK regime. The kharif season runs from September 1 to August 31, while the TVK government assumed office only on May 10.

If TVK MLAs or ministers lack knowledge or understanding of an issue, it may not be a serious issue given that they are relatively new to governance.

But the fact that the DMK and AIADMK, both of which have been on the ground for nearly five decades, appear to have only a limited understanding of the changing ground realities is striking.

[𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠 𝘽𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙬𝙖𝙟 @IyengarShashank]

Anything India achieves is an emotional moment for normal people like us. What a beauty 👏👏👏

[Raghava Krishna | రాఘవ కృష్ణ @Anviksiki]

Competitive infantilization of Public Culture.

And then we wonder why young men and women are not living up to our demands of public decorum.

[Sanjeev Sanyal @sanjeevsanyal]

Never understand why we Indians refer to our own languages as "vernacular"

[dagalti @dagalti]

In a Godless world, everything that starts as an nobly intended emergency exception WILL become a consumer product to serve the only God: individual choice

[Greater Chennai Corporation @chennaicorp]

Dear Chennaiites,

Property Tax Has Not Been Increased in Greater Chennai Corporation.

In the Greater Chennai Corporation, revised demand notices were issued to property owners/commercial establishments who have been paying property tax based on under assessment/wrong assessment. The area discrepancies were identified through GIS/sateliite data/ Other Govt data/ self declaration from owners.

Those who have any objection to the revised assessment have been provided an opportunity to file an appeal with the concerned Regional Deputy Commissioner within 15 days of receiving the notice. Such appeals will be disposed of within 30 days.
Therefore, the public is hereby informed not to believe the false reports being circulated that the property tax has been increased in the Greater Chennai Corporation.

Dr. G. S. Sameeran, I.A.S.
Commissioner
Greater Chennai Corporation

[nnis Sports @nnis_sports]

🚨 Watch Basant win SILVER for India at World U20!!!

🥇 🇩🇿 Younes Ayachi – Gold
🥈 🇮🇳 Basant – Silver
🥉 🇺🇸 Otis Poole – Bronze

All three medal-winning athletes cleared the same height of 2.21m in High Jump.

The medals were therefore decided on countback, based on the number of attempts taken at previous heights.

Basant’s progression:
• 2.06m – ✅ 1st attempt
• 2.12m – ✅ 2nd attempt
• 2.17m – ✅ 1st attempt
• 2.21m – ✅ 2nd attempt

📹 - @WorldAthletics

#WorldAthleticsU20 #Basant #HighJump #IndianAthletics #U20Worlds #Athletics #NNISSports #AthleticsIndia

[SPORTS ARENA🇮🇳 @SportsArena1234]

🚨BREAKING🚨

🇮🇳 INDIA MEN'S QUADRANT SEPAKTAKRAW TEAM WINS WORLD C'SHIPS BRONZE 🥉

India lost SF vs Hosts Thailand in a 3-setter 15-9, 9-15, 9-15 to settle for Bronze🥉

Sepaktakraw (Quadrant) also features in Asian Games

India's 2nd medal this World's / Thai King's Cup (both bronze, other being Hoop)

🎦 A rally (Credits: Wearesepaktakraw YT)

[Rishi 🌐🗽🏙 @RishiJoeSanu]

An underrated reason for the rise of floods in Kerala over the last decade is the communist government's ban on river sand mining.

[Vinayakk @vinayakkm]

#KoreaMasters2026

Ashmita Chaliha beats the top seed ✅

She gets the better of Hina Akechi in 3 games to reach the Korea Masters semifinal.

She wasted a couple of match points in the end before closing it out; that'd explain coach Park Taesang's reaction in his chair. 😅

[Manu Bhaker🇮🇳 @realmanubhaker]

The language we choose reflects our personality and the kind of person we are. Choose your words wisely, because over time, you become what you think, what you speak, and what you practice.

Using bad language is not cool. Abusing is not cool.

Let’s keep the definition of cool simple: being hardworking, kind, respectful towards others and yourself, striving to be successful through honesty, and making your parents and your country proud.

THAT’S COOL.

I’m speaking about this because, over the past few years, the way we perceive abusive language has changed. For many, using such words has become so normal that it’s even considered “cool.” Without realizing it, people casually use degrading and disrespectful language in everyday conversations.

[Vinayakk @vinayakkm]

India's best athlete at Glasgow 2026 has to be Gulveer Singh then, I guess? Sensational, two medals, both that were not won before by India at CWG.

[World Athletics @WorldAthletics]

Where it all began for @Neeraj_chopra1 🇮🇳

From world U20 champion to Olympic champion 🥇

#Tokyo2020

[PIB India @PIB_India]

#Cabinet approves 'Samudra Manthan' (National Offshore Exploration Scheme) with an outlay of Rs. 84,084 crore.

There are two main components of the scheme:

✴️ Seismic Data Acquisition, Processing & Interpretation

✴️ Offshore Exploration Acceleration, Common Infrastructure & Manufacturing Support

- Union Minister @AshwiniVaishnaw

#CabinetDecisions

[jonathan selvaraj @jon_selvaraj]

From one of the remotest corners of the country, the village of Sonaichari in Tripura, Asmita Dey goes where no Indian has gone before, becoming the first judoka to win a Commonwealth Games🥇.
https://t.co/6gaS2uE8LP

[jonathan selvaraj @jon_selvaraj]

A second gold in judo! Harsh Singh beats Joshua Katz of Australia 10-0 in the final of the men's 60kg category. India didn't have a single Commonwealth Games gold in judo before Glasgow and now there are two!

[Daniel Bordman @DanielBordmanOG]

Congratulations India!

When you get protested by Greta Thunberg you have officially reached the ranks of “Civilization that positively contributes to humanity”

[Mike Netter @nettermike]

In most countries, earning a PhD means writing a dissertation.

Hundreds of pages of theory, research, and citations that very few people will ever read.

China decided to try something different.

Under a law passed in 2024, select universities can now award engineering doctorates based on physical prototypes, new techniques, or major installations instead of traditional papers. The rule is straightforward: build something that works in real life and at scale, and you can graduate.

The first cohort has already finished.

Zheng Hehui earned his doctorate by designing reinforced steel blocks that snap together like Lego to form massive bridge pylons. His invention is already in use on the Changtai Yangtze River Bridge, the world's longest cable-stayed bridge.

Wei Lianfeng became the first practical PhD graduate at Harbin Institute of Technology by developing vacuum laser welding processes for the Nuclear Power Institute of China.

Another candidate built a fire-fighting system for large seaplanes.

At least 11 engineers have now earned their doctorates through this route.

Since 2022, more than 60 universities and 100 companies have collaborated, selecting over 20,000 students for practical doctorate programmes.

The goal is to close the gap between academic theory and industrial application, particularly in fields like artificial intelligence and semiconductors.

One student built a bridge. Another welded nuclear components.

And they got the same three letters as everyone else.
The US doesn't have such a program. What do you think? Good idea or not? Weigh in

[Chennai Updates @UpdatesChennai]

TN trails its southern neighbours in National High-Speed Corridors & Greenfield Expressway development, with only 361 km completed or under construction, compared to Andhra (893 km), Karnataka (579 km) & Telangana (501 km) @AadhavArjuna @CMOTamilnadu
https://t.co/nTwRhYs9P8

[DebD @debarshi123]

This is where reforms are needed. This should be treated akin to attempt to murder.