Tohid Qureshi

Journalist with an English newspaper.

Past: @PTI_News, Delhi and @dna.
#Security #Intel #Politics

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[Tohid Qureshi @tohidivity]

Meenakshi Natarajan's Rajya Sabha nomination papers rejected.

[sunetra choudhury @sunetrac]

When systems fail, individual heroes rise. These are people who rescued people and administered CPR in the hauz rani fire . (L to R) Amir Khan, Mohd Shoaib, Wasim Raja and Mohd Afzal

[Tohid Qureshi @tohidivity]

On trying to raise a query with @amazonIN. It said Ur return has been rejected coz u hv high returns.

Seems to be new dumping policy, send expired product, reject return citing non-returnable product, block CS & usurp money.

Customer left with 12 expired bottles of kerchup.

[Tohid Qureshi @tohidivity]

Ordered 6 bottles of Heinz ketchup from @amazonIN on 20/05/26. Expiry mentioned on product page 2027. On delivery, turned out all 6 bottles expired in 03/26

@AmazonHelp promised to replace. New order gets delivered on 27/05/26. Guess what? Again all 6 bottles hv expired in 03/26

[Tohid Qureshi @tohidivity]

MP High Court, in a late night order, quashes anticipatory bail of former judge Giribala Singh, mother-in-law of deceased Twisha Singh. CBI likely to arrest her early morning.

[Michael Weiss @michaeldweiss]

Details about the rescue op for the U.S. Weapon Systems Officer, via a U.S. military official:

"The mountain top area on the left is where the WSO was hiding (he ejected 5ish miles northwest of there). The right area is the makeshift landing strip where they landed 2 C-130s and had 4 MH-6 Little Birds.

"One Little Bird flew to that mountain top area and rescued the WSO and brought him back to the landing strip. And of course the two C-130s' nose gears got stuck in the dirt. So after a few hours they had to bring in three AFSOC Dash-8s to fly out the rescued WSO and the 100 or so personnel involved in the op." 1/2

[tere naina @nainaverse]

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[Tohid Qureshi @tohidivity]

Jemimah Rodrigues 🔥
Remember the name!

[Travis Akers 🇺🇸 @travisakers]

A message from a Kindergarten teacher:

After forty years in the classroom, my career ended with one small sentence from a six-year-old:

“My dad says people like you don’t matter anymore.”

No sneer. No malice. Just quiet honesty — the kind that cuts deeper because it’s innocent. He blinked, then added, “You don’t even have a TikTok.”

My name is Mrs. Clara Holt, and for four decades, I taught kindergarten in a small Denver suburb. Today, I stacked the last box on my desk and locked the door behind me.

When I started teaching in the early 1980s, it felt like a promise — a shared belief that what we did mattered. We weren’t rich, but we were valued. Parents brought warm cookies to parent nights. Kids gave you handmade cards with hearts that didn’t quite line up. Watching a child sound out their first sentence felt like magic.

But that world slowly slipped away. The job I once knew has been replaced by exhaustion, red tape, and a kind of loneliness I can’t quite describe.

My evenings used to be filled with construction paper, glitter, and glue sticks. Now they’re spent filling out digital reports to protect myself from angry emails or lawsuits. I’ve been yelled at by parents in front of twenty-five children — one filming me with his phone while I tried to calm another child mid-meltdown.

And the kids… they’ve changed too. Not by choice.

They arrive tired, anxious, overstimulated. Their tiny fingers know how to swipe a screen before they can hold a crayon. Some can’t make eye contact or wait in line. We’re expected to fix all of it — to patch the gaps, heal the trauma, teach the curriculum, and document every move — in six hours a day, with resources that barely fill a drawer.

The little reading corner I once built, full of soft beanbags and paper stars, was replaced by data charts and “learning metrics.” A young principal once told me, “Clara, maybe you’re too nurturing. The district wants measurable results.”

As if kindness were a weakness.

Still, I stayed. Because of the small, holy moments that no spreadsheet could measure —
a whisper of, “You remind me of my grandma.”
a shaky note that read, “I feel safe here.”
a quiet boy finally meeting my eyes and saying, “I read the whole page.”

Those tiny sparks were my reason to keep showing up.

But this last year broke something in me.

The aggression grew sharper. The laughter in the staff room turned to silence. The light went out of so many eyes. I watched brilliant teachers — my friends — vanish under the weight of burnout, their joy replaced by survival.

I felt myself fading too, like chalk on a board that’s been wiped one too many times.

So today, I began my goodbye. I pulled faded art off the walls and tucked thirty years of handmade cards into a single box. In the back of a drawer, I found a letter from a student from 1998:

“Thank you for loving me when I was hard to love.”

I sat on the floor and cried.

No party. No applause. Just a handshake from a young principal who called me “Ma’am” while checking his notifications.

I left my rocking chair behind, and my sticker box too. What I carried with me were the memories — the faces of hundreds of children who once trusted me enough to reach out their hands and learn. That can’t be uploaded. It can’t be measured. It can’t be replaced.

I miss when teachers were partners, not targets. When parents and educators worked side by side, not in opposition. When schools cared more about wonder than numbers.

So if you know a teacher — any teacher — thank them. Not with a mug or a gift card, but with your words. With your respect. With your understanding that behind every test score is a heart that cared enough to try.

Because in a world that often overlooks them, teachers are the ones who never forget our children.

[Tohid Qureshi @tohidivity]

Dear @ICICIBank_Care
Do you guys realise how much business you guys lose due to these stupid AI bots who fail to understand anything leave alone resolving a query. Please tell me how can I speak to a human customer care executive?
@ICICIBank

[Divya Gandotra Tandon @divya_gandotra]

First Sri Lanka, then Bangladesh… now Nepal.
Mass protests forcing leaders to step down.

Common Factors in All Three
1) Economic Crisis / Mismanagement

⚠️Sri Lanka: Skyrocketing inflation, fuel & food shortages.

⚠️Bangladesh: Inflation + unemployment + corruption anger.

⚠️Nepal: Corruption allegations, rising prices, governance failure.

2) Youth-Led Movements

In all three, students & young professionals were the frontline force.

Social media mobilization amplified street protests.

3) Corruption & Accountability Demands

Across borders, people demanded action against corruption, nepotism, and elite misuse of power.

4) Collapse of Trust in Institutions

People felt parliaments, courts, and bureaucracy were protecting rulers instead of citizens.

Street became the final court of appeal.

5) Leader Resignations Under Pressure

Leaders didn’t step down out of goodwill but because the protests became unstoppable, threatening complete collapse of governance.

[(((Tendar))) @Tendar]

A downed Russian surveillance drone type Gerbera contained test footage from the Chinese factory from which it was delivered.

[Mohammed Siraj @mdsirajofficial]

You asked. I delivered.

Really appreciate coming from you ❤️

[अमित सिंह (वराह)𝒜𝓂𝒾𝓉 𝒮𝒾𝓃𝑔𝒽 @flyingamit]

🚨 #AI171 RAT Fully Deployed at approx 60 ft AGL?

📸 CCTV shows RAT deployed while aircraft barely airborne
✈️ Report: Liftoff at 08:08:39 UTC, both engines cut off at 08:08:42
🛠️ Boeing 787 RAT takes ~3–5 seconds after engine failure to fully deploy
❓Then how is RAT already fully out at 60 ft?
🧩 This suggests engine failure occurred before 08:08:42
🔍 Raises serious questions on timeline accuracy & data interpretation

#AI171 #Boeing787 #AviationSafety #Annex13 #JustCulture

[Siddharth @SidKeVichaar]

Something about this crash doesn’t sit right

A Boeing 787 is one of the most advanced passenger aircraft in the world. It’s built to handle engine failures, weather, and even major system issues. Yet today, one crashed right after takeoff from Ahmedabad

What’s deeply unusual:
◾️The plane was in the air for less than a minute
◾️It reportedly didn’t climb beyond 600 feet
◾️The landing gear may not have retracted
◾️No clear distress call was received
◾️The aircraft was fully fuelled for a long-haul flight
◾️This is the first fatal crash of a 787 in commercial service

This isn’t how a modern plane is supposed to behave. Not a 787. Not under normal conditions

Something serious went wrong either with the aircraft itself, or with the checks before takeoff.

People lost their lives today. Families are waiting for answers. And the aviation system must respond with honesty, urgency, and care.

#AirIndia #Boeing787 #PlaneCrash

[Birender Dhanoa @bsdhanoa]

The escalation ladder is a wonderful piece of fiction that depicts a neat ladder to nimbly clamber up and down in a rational environment. In actual fact there’s no ladder, you are leaping into a chasm with little understanding of the pitfalls on the way.

[Tohid Qureshi @tohidivity]

What else to expect from a society which cheers the bully!

[Maheshwer Peri @maheshperi]

Dr. Abhishek Swarnkar was a scientist whose research was recognised in international journals, he recently returned to India after working in Switzerland and was working at India’s premier institution for science and research, IISER Mohali. And he was killed by a bully, in a society that gives little to no respect to academics, researchers and scientists.

His tragic death is a damning indictment of how India treats its brightest minds. A scientist who gave up the comfort of a foreign life to contribute to his country was silenced by a bully. This is a national disgrace.

Academics, researchers, and scientists build our future. But in India, they are too often met with hostility, indifference, and, at times, with violence.
Bullying is a sickness that thrives on the silence of those who witness it and the reluctance of those who suffer from it.

Our intellectuals are not fighters; they are builders. They work with ideas, not fists. They seek solutions, not conflicts. Their humility and focus on knowledge make them easy targets for those who with brawn and little brain. They suffer silently, and continue doing what they are good at - scientific research for the betterment of humanity.

If we do not protect them, we fail as a society. If we do not stand up to bullies, we are complicit in their crimes. If we do not value our researchers, we will lose them—to silence, to despair, or to countries that know their worth.

Let’s create an India where intelligence is not bullied into submission, where kindness is not mistaken for weakness, and where those who dedicate their lives to learning are honored, not harassed. If we do not act now, another Dr. Abhishek will fall, and we will have only ourselves to blame.

Can the scientific and research community do something about this? Can they?

[Business Standard @bsindia]

That means more than 95% of the stores on which Bloomberg News saw the data, lacked basic certification needed to display, sell, offer test rides on or transport unregistered two-wheelers https://t.co/kCny9kCJbv

[Tohid Qureshi @tohidivity]

Dear @HPCL,
I've been trying to book an LPG refill since the last several days. But all online platforms are returning the error saying, "biller facing technical issue".

What is this glitch which you can't fix in 2 weeks? I am attaching screenshots. Plz resolve the isssue ASAP.

[Doge Norway @DogecoinNorway]

Is there life on Mars?