You still can’t get 50 of 12 can you 😜 @OfficialAbhi04! Looks like two left handers batting in their backyard! #IndVsNZ

I spent a week in Delhi, watching an extraordinary protest movement unfold. Here's what I saw, and what I think it means for India, and the world. nytimes.com/2026/10/26/opini…

Neha Bora arrives at Mandir Marg police station.

Congratulations to Sukhbir Sandhu and Gyanesh Kumar for their selection as Election Commissioners. Both have brilliant records. Wish them good luck in discharging tough responsibility.

I’ve been fascinated by the mass public affection for Air Chief Marshal AP Singh as he nears retirement. I keep asking myself why. We now fight beyond visual range. Increasingly, we live that way too. Yet Singh has crossed a distance that military leaders rarely do. People don’t merely admire him. They feel they know him. Fifth-generation fighters, drones and AI are only the military expression of a much larger transformation in society. Technology now totally mediates how we work and interact. And yet, Singh’s public appeal rests on something simply human. Traditionally, military leaders have been (perceived) as larger-than-life figures. Men to admire, look up to, even revere. Figures who inspire awe, but remain somewhat distant from the ordinary citizen. Singh seems to have turned that archetype on its head. His appeal is not that he towers above the people around him, but that he appears entirely comfortable sitting amongst them. Whether participating in public runs, joining for a few dance steps, interacting with schoolchildren, meeting next of kin or talking to airmen, he seems completely at ease with people. He understands their language, humour and cultural references. None of these encounters is particularly grand in itself. Yet, collectively, they have created an unusually personal connection. And from my own interactions with him, I think there is something even more fundamental. He speaks his mind, certainly, but never seems particularly interested in establishing that he is the cleverest person in the room. He listens with intent. And when he listens, you feel he is genuinely interested in what you have to say. This is not to suggest that other Chiefs have been any less warm, humane or eager to connect. Many may have been every bit as approachable in private. Singh’s distinction, I think, is how naturally he allows that side of himself to be seen in public. Even with cameras rolling, he seems completely comfortable being himself. It doesn’t feel staged or cultivated. That is a rather different form of military charisma. The conventional archetype inspires people to follow him. Singh makes people feel that he is one of them. And, in an increasingly impersonal world, that simple ability to connect has become more powerful than ever. You expect politicians to understand this instinctively. What is remarkable is seeing a military leader do it so naturally. Military sociologists will be studying this phenomenon for years.

Gems of UP SIR! Several voters whose names were missing from the draft electoral roll (jan 6th) submitted Form 6 for inclusion. In some cases, two applications were submitted for the same person and the Election Commission went ahead and issued four voter IDs. In plain words: One person applied twice. The EC gave them four voter IDs. 😎 Buy one get one free! 🫰🏼 There are several such cases. @ceoup @yadavakhilesh @RahulGandhi

A heartfelt thank you to Advocates Harsh Bora and Tusharika Mattoo for arguing Abhijeet’s bail matter assisted by advocates Pushp Sharma, Abhisht Hela and Shivangi Sharma.

I’ve just reached London It’s time the world sees the reality of vote chor and murderer of democracy. International danka bajane ka time aa gaya hai Join the protest tomorrow in front of Mahatma Gandhi’s statue in parliament square at 12pm if you’re here Jai Hind 🇮🇳

Today, Saurav and Ashu couldn’t come out because IO came at 6PM for 2PM hearing. Let that sink in.

Yes. We want regime change. Any regime that illegally abducts its own unarmed citizens for unfurling national flag, detains them, uses police machinery in garb of judicial officers to jail them has no right to remain in power. So damn right, we want regime change now.

It would take *one million years* for 100 workers working non-stop at the minimum wage to earn as much as Adani already has - Jean Dreze explains.

Why is the BJP apoplectic with feigned rage on the use of the phrase 'regime change'? 'Regime change' is normal in a democracy The duty of the Opposition is to 'oppose, expose and depose' the government Which means: oppose in politics, expose in Parliament and depose through elections

Professor Muhammad Yunus received the Hillary Rodham Clinton Award today at Georgetown University. Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton presented the award at a ceremony held in Gaston Hall.

People have shown up despite what appears to be every effort by the Delhi Police and the Modi government to keep @abhijeet_dipke away. The SEM court has today also delayed the release process for @SauravDassss and @AshutoshRanka, despite all necessary legal formalities been done. The process is being used to target CJP leadership and other student leaders. They fear people coming together. They fear people raising their voices. They fear people standing together with the Tiranga. 🇮🇳

Jaise vampire dhoop se darte hain ye log Tirange se darr rahe.