I can tell you something with certainty. Anyone who has participated in a voter registration drive or has managed a booth during voting will literally slap you if you say things like "elections are rigged." Indian elections are so decentralised that rigging them is next to impossible. What is going on right now under the guise of "democracy" is just a sub-par IQ display.

With PM @NarendraModi & Switzerland President @ParmelinG & the First Lady Caroline Parmelin in Delhi today. Wonderful to meet with the Swiss delegation, which had many scientists. 🇮🇳🇨🇭

Fly Dubai flight passenger details near de@th experience.. Lital Shahar and her daughter's say it's a miracle they are alive.. They were sitting in the 10th row on the fly Dubai flight when the captain was stabbed by his co-pilot and the plane went in to a terrifying nose dive.. Video credit abcnews

Israel gives extraordinary recognition to Indian Captain Smit Machchhar for his extraordinary courage and the lives he helped save. ❤️

Together with 🇮🇱&🇮🇳&🇦🇪 nations I pray for the life of Captain Smit Machchhar, the experienced and gifted hero Indian pilot of flydubai flight FZ1073. His courage & the courage of other Israeli & Emirati passengers & crew members saved the lives of 180 souls. 🇮🇱🇮🇳🇦🇪 United against terrorism !

Proud to be an alum! #srcc #pmmodiatsrcc

Salute the brave Nepali Army engaged in extraordinary rescue ops. x.com/journonepali/status/20…

#Nepal #BhotekoshiFlood #Sanitation & #Hygiene 🇮🇳 An Appeal to India - Help Nepal Prevent a Second Disaster Deeply grateful to #TeamIndia for its war-footing support to #Nepal in its hour of need. 🇮🇳🤝🇳🇵 Based on ground-zero feedback, a major task now at hand is sanitation and hygiene. Contamination and the risk of water-borne diseases are rising. PM @narendramodi ji has stressed the importance of a safe, secure and healthy neighbourhood. His personal leadership of the Swachhata movement has also made sanitation a powerful public-health mission. Nepal urgently needs that spirit of Swachhata. The floods have left contaminated water, damaged sanitation systems, debris, and human and livestock remains, creating serious risks of disease and environmental contamination. I appeal to India to urgently support Nepal with sanitation equipment and supplies, water purification and testing systems, disinfectants, PPE, waste-management and safe disposal equipment for human and livestock remains, along with technical expertise. This is not simply about cleaning up after a disaster. It is about preventing the next one. Rescue saves lives. Sanitation protects them. “Our sacred rivers are not just waterways; they are a sacred dhaga binding India and Nepal. Let us protect them together.” 🇮🇳🤝🇳🇵 @PMOIndia @DrSJaishankar @MEAIndia @IndiaInNepal

Unimaginable tragedy

Do you remember those little skits we staged in primary school for parents, grandparents and anyone else willing to be an audience? We mimicked the exaggerated gait of an elderly relative, the perpetual cough, the fumbling with spectacles and sari, Ramu Kaka with his duster, and every other familiar character in the household. Summer holidays were filled with this amateur theatre. By high school, thankfully, most of us had outgrown it and moved on to more meaningful pursuits. The trouble with the Gandhi siblings is that they never seem to have had that opportunity. Homeschooled by circumstance, with college acquired in bits and pieces courtesy of their surname, they appear to have remained stuck in that stage of performative dramatics. Parliament, it seems, has finally provided them with the stage they missed in childhood. The skits, the theatrics, the exaggerated gestures - only the venue has changed. The level of maturity has not. The unfortunate part is that a billion Indians are expected to sit through the performance. Thank God for those 99 lost elections. They appear to have taught the country far more than they taught the actors. And if current form is any indication, there are many more defeats coming up - definitely.

#ShashiTharoor should be the #LOP ! At least we will have some decent discussions and decorum in the Parliament ! Repost if you agree

अब तो कुछ बोलो दो गुलो Naseeruddin Shah Abhijit Dipke Dhruv Rathee Arvind Kejriwal Saurav Dassss Prakash Raj Swara Bhaskar Shabana Azmi Huma Qureshi Alia Bhatt Sonu Sood Dia Mirza Jharkhand Students Lathicharged in Dark

#Leadership #YouthDevelopment #YouthWelfare Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji’s #LeadersTalk 👇 is an empathetic engagement with India’s youth. He chose the path of peace and forgiveness, urging society to move beyond abusive conduct, derogatory language and actions during the recent CJP protests that hurt many people, and instead join hands in building a stronger Bharat. As the Jain maxim in उत्तराध्ययन सूत्र says, “क्षमा वीरस्य भूषणम्” forgiveness is the ornament of the brave. The Prime Minister’s message reflected the spirit of Jain Darshan, where forgiveness is not a sign of weakness but of inner strength, self-mastery and courage. जैन दर्शन के अनुसार, क्षमा का मार्ग कमजोर का नहीं, बल्कि आत्म-विजयी और साहसी व्यक्ति का गुण है। Let us move forward with mutual respect, dialogue and a shared commitment to nation-building. @narendramodi @PMOIndia

RT @DelhiPolice: A uniform does not make a person feel less pain. Behind every badge is a beating heart, a family and a promise to serve.…

Indian “Burger Bacchas” have arrived! In Pakistan, a "burger" (or "burger bacha") is a 1980s era slang for an affluent, Westernized person who is out of touch with mainstream society. The term is used because they are seen as "soft" on the inside and sheltered by privilege.

The West Bengal election results have been on my mind. In 2012, just after the communists were brought down after 34 years, I travelled to West Bengal. Now the BJP has brought down Mamata. Two seismic shifts in a little over a decade. Some reflections on what is actually stirring there: Part memoir, part history, part something I’m still trying to name: open.substack.com/pub/signal… #Bengal #WestBengal #BJPWins #India #IndianElections2026 #Hindutva #HinduCivilisation #Essay #Memoir #LiteraryNonfiction @swapan55 @sanjeevsanyal