However bitter it may sound, Prof. Jiang is not entirely off the mark. Indians trying to counter him by defending the indefensible are missing the point.
The only way to prove him wrong is through genuine reform — fix our fundamentals, move away from self-defeating and divisive communal politics, invest in quality education and healthcare for our youth, and hold governments accountable when they fail to deliver on their promises.
Arguing with criticism won’t change reality. Reforming it will.
How about complete home loan waiver for customers who have availed loan of 40 lakhs and below, lowering the EMI burden for the middle class. The system clearly is able to absorb such large write offs @latha_venkatesh@_anujsinghal@suchetadalal@VishalBhargava5
Anti-corruption NGO Arappor Iyakkam accuses former highways minister E V Velu, his son E V Kumaran of sand theft; TN anti-corruption squad head C Mageswari tells @timesofindia that DVAC will look into the complaint. Former minister Velu, son were unavailable for comments.
Arappor in its complaint to DVAC accused Velu and Kumaran for illegally excavating an estimated 3.48 lakh cubic feet of sand from Malappambadi Lake in Tiruvannamalai and using it to level Kumaran’s 124-acre property ahead of a DMK regional conference.
Nearly 12 acres of the 50 acre lake has been dug up for soil. In the 12 acres, 8 acres saw upto 8-feet digging.
The lake was dug up for 8-feet against the mining rules, when permissions are given only for 1-feet, that too only for select reasons like farming, agriculture and pottery. Besides, roads were laid on the lake bund to reach the new property and more sand was dug up in other parts of the lake.
The NGO, with a 107-page Annexure with evidences submitted to DVAC, said the excavated material was worth Rs 8.22 crore and said there’s a loss to the exchequer, equivalent to the same value of wrongful gain for the minister, besides to the waterbody.
Arappor has sought an FIR, independent volumetric assessment and investigation into alleged violations of mining, environmental and anti-corruption laws.
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CNN-News18 and other such godi channels must IMMEDIATELY STOP this witch hunt against Ruchika. This is neither journalism nor reporting in the public interest. It is a media trial that serves no democratic purpose and only fuels harassment and intimidation against a 25-year old.
This channel, owned by Ambanis, should be prepared to be held legally and publicly accountable for their crimes very soon.
Neither the Ministry of Civil Aviation nor Minister Ram Mohan Naidu have issued a message marking the loss of 261 lives in last year’s Air India crash. Let that sink in.
The anniversary of an air disaster is not merely about revisiting past failures. It is an opportunity to remember those who died, reflect on the lessons learnt, and renew a commitment to ensuring such a tragedy is never repeated.
Yet, in India, even a tragedy of this scale changes nothing. There is not even the symbolism of remembrance, much less evidence of a renewed commitment to safety.
IT TAKES A LOT TO BE REVATHI…!!!
While the whole country is celebrating the landmark judgement of death penalty for the NINE policemen in the Santhanakulam custodial torture and murder of Jeyaraj and Bennix, you should know about Revathi.
Revathi was a constable in Santhanakulam police station in 2020 when the gruesome incident took place. She was the key witness and the sole reason for all the arrogant officers getting punished today.
The police men involved in the brutality were all big men, Revathi was a small time constable. But she stood unperturbed.
When Magistrate Bharathidasan, who initially investigated this case, arrived at the Santhanakulam police station he had no clue that constable Revathi will help close the case.
"Sir, I will tell you everything, every detail, the truth that is being hidden. But I am the mother of two young girls... can you guarantee the safety of my children and my job?", she had asked the magistrate.
Revathi was on night duty when the cruel incident took place. She witnessed the brutality being inflicted on Jeyaraj and Bennix and narrated every single detail.
She told how SI Balakrishnan, inspector Sridhar and SI Ragukanes, kept beating the father and son with whatever they found, and how they also stomped on their private parts with their shoes.
She remembered their screams. She saw how the officers took pause only to sip alcohol while the victims withered in pain.
When the father and son were semi-conscious, unable to bear it, Revathi asked Jayaraj if he needed anything. She gave him coffee which the officials spilt it immediately.
Revathi couldn’t stand the brutality but being a woman constable there was only so much she could do. She then offered water to the victims.
The so called policemen then stripped Bennix naked, tied his hands and legs separately, and beat him up. They did the same to Jeyaraj. Revathi couldn’t bear the pain of their screams, she left the place.
According to the postmortem report, their entire back was skinned, iron rods were inserted and they bled from their rectums.
When the case was being discussed by the media, when even the CM of Tamil Nadu tried to brush it away, Revathi knew the truth.
The police officials, cleaned up the station of any DNA evidences, erased the CCTV footage and warned everyone to shut-up and not try to become heroes.
But Revathi didn’t just narrate the entire ordeal in exact detail…she even helped the investigating officials obtain other crucial information.
Despite everything being cleaned, Revathi gathered DNA of the victims in crevices of the walls and floors, on furniture and other objects.
She was questioned, threatened, intimidated, bribed and even abused. She stood by justice. She had to go against her colleagues for justice of comman man.
In the time when police force is often looked upon with reasonable suspicion, there are people in uniform like Revathi.
Today court could pronounce death sentence to nine police officers - only because one woman decided she will stand by truth!
Kudos to Revathi, an amazing woman and an absolutely fabulous police officer.
The world is a better place because of her courage.
Salute ma’am 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Mumbai Metro concrete slab falls at Mulund. Visuals don’t look pretty.
As I have said before - Pakistan has not killed as many Indians as our very own have.
The whole fiasco could have been avoided with proper planning and communication. How could Indigo think that they will be able to source pilots from thin air to operate their expansive fleet of aircrafts. This was deliberate & needs thorough investigation by the govt authorities
@IndiGo6E The least Indigo could have done was inform the customers in advance about their inability to fly. They could have notified that the flights were cancelled instead of making them travel all the way to the airport & suffer. This situation was well orchestrated by#Indigo
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11 calls since 9 am today on a Sunday from the Maverick team of BajajFinance. This is not tele-marketing, it's pure harassment, making a mockery of consumer privacy. @Bajaj_Finance plz design a mechanism to curb this & stop torturing consumers. @consumerforum_@MoneylifeIndia
@hvgoenka Why are we just talking about tourism to these two nations and not about scaling down procurements from China?? Especially in the context of a humongous trade deficit of 100 Billion $ with China
Whole of Asia is reeling under a heat wave, threatening lives & livelihoods. Both #climate adaptation & mitigation are urgently needed, especially to protect the most vulnerable in each country. @MoHFW_INDIA@moefcc@NITIAayog@UNFCCC@WHOSEARO@WHOWPRO
This is serious. From the diabetes capital of the world now to cancer capital. The @MoHFW_INDIA needs to look at this seriously including pollution, telecom radiation, food adulteration, misuse of harmful artificial ingredients, non compliance of nutrition on labels en mass and multiple forms of cheap tobacco made available to masses
The Rot is pretty deep! Anyone talking about these kids who are depreived of equitable life. What are we doing to stop this caste based discrimination. Absolutely nothing. They deserve a better life and damit we are in 2023 ad still yearning for social justice. Shame on us
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@AbhishekPonia Retail participation has been at an all time high since last 2 years, lapping up the bull market phase. Prudent to stick to ETFs/MF or seek expert advice if one is a novice.
Heroes of the environment!
@AfrozShah1 and his incredible volunteers never give up.
16,000 kg plastic pollution plucked from the ocean in Mumbai 🇮🇳 this Sunday.
Some of this plastic pollutant - change color - from marine litter to value .
Less carbon footprint.