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One of India’s foremost Business leaders, Rahul Bajaj, Former Chairman of Bajaj Auto passes away at 83
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It’s time for you to fact check before blindly reading out speeches given to you
❗️3000 lives lost to suicide due to lack of jobs.
❗️Ravi Subramanya is your uncle are you ashamed of him?
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BJP MP Tejasvi Surya says there is no unemployment crisis in India, but is that really the case?
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so in this week's intersection by , I write a very simple story about the many misses of Shark Tank India ft ghosting finalists, potential conflict of interest, among other not-so-fun things + has a fantastic ICYMI lineup. ⬇️
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So stop trying to manipulate or guilt the victims and turn your energies towards stopping the oppressors.
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The Hindutva agenda and the maintenance of the broader “Hindu identity” needs an “other” to combat its inherent caste and class contradictions. Muslims and to some extent Christians in india are used as this Other.
Nothing they do or don’t do will change this.
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Precisely, the question is how much more should Muslims cede and sacrifice for the majoritarian thugs to leave them alone. twitter.com/___VintageSoul…
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It's ridiculous that in 2022, you still have to explain to people that not a single Afghan was responsible for 9/11. I grew up with all this shit. It turned me into a journalist. But nothing has changed.
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Much like the Mullet Pixie hairstyle, this has come into fashion way too late for me
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being hot and mysterious is OUT. oversharing is IN.
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I think it's right outside gate no. 4 of Delhi University, North campus also. Here's a recently uploaded video from Gwyer hall, DU.
youtu.be/OQjmd1UVnaE
Muslims and Christians never object to these ‘cultural’ events because no place for religion in ‘Vidya ka mandir.’
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Replying to @alishan_jafri
I have seen atleast 3 govt colleges which has temple in it. I believe with the idol of Saraswati.
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No, ceding even an inch of dignity and freedom at this time is stupid and counterproductive. If the experience of the past seven years has taught Muslims anything is that they need to stand their ground very very firmly. That HELPS.
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Replying to @Vidyut and @alishan_jafri
Or get rid of the lot. Which is always on the table now that the conflict is raised. Girls moving to colleges with suitable uniform or none or being encouraged to give up hijab STILL better than spreading this confrontation at a time when there are already calls to genocide.
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It’s also (by design I imagine) very hard for other communities to understand - it’s easy for those not personally invested to say “oh but why are you turning small things into big issues”
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It counts on a lack of public stamina to resist every single thing and in that exhaustion they move the lines tighter and tighter around the community. It’s truly cruel and horrible.
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The problem for minorities with the current state of affairs is not that people won’t resist or fight but that the govt makes every small everyday part of their existence into something to fight for - dressing, attending class, travelling by train, selling vegetables.
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I wonder if IPL players who don’t get high bids feel as terrible as the kid who never got picked for sports teams in school lunch break 🤔
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Important report on the prevalence of bonded labour of Adivasi migrant workers in Belgaum, Karnataka. While these workers were rescued and have returned home since, there are others who still continue to be exploited in the sugarcane fields and factories of North Karnataka.
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AILAJ conducted a fact finding along with @PUCLindia and @aisa into reports of bonded labour of adivasi migrant workers from Madhya Pradesh in Belagavi, Karnataka
The team found violation of Article 21, 23 of the Constitution, Bonded Labour System (Prohibition) Act, 1976..
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Oh good
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News from the auction room the auctioneer is apparently fine. #IPLMegaAuction2022
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Found this in the stacks today and am now having a hoot.
Favorite so far: “baahar mian panj-hazaari, ghar bivi chittrian di maari”
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To wrap this up, don’t raise your kids on some idyllic farm in Nashik. They’ll grow up to a)believe author who thinks publication of his book will improve his financial situation and b) real estate guy who says his financing is all tied up.
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Oh damn... that looks terrible. Hope the IPL auctioneer Hugh Edmeades is okay. Collapsed from the stage, by the looks of it. #IPL2022Auction has to be on hold.
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🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️
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What an insane story! The former head of the National Stock Exchange took decisions on the advice of an unknown yogi, “probably in the Himalayas”, who she had never even met! thehindubusinessline.com/markets/stock-
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This is a really important point for anyone planning to watch Gehraiyaan - there aren’t any noticeable trigger warnings etc, so please keep yourself away from this if you need to.
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Hey id have watched the shit outta this movie just for Deepika... Didn't bcz someone warned me about the suicidw and self harm scenes
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The state of Andhra Pradesh hitting on the only way to survive 2022
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My new year resolution of not reading or getting upset by the Barkhas, Rajdeeps and Guptajis of the world is not going well.
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And people say AP is not a party state
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Also the sheer number of them who apparently “studied in a convent” - absolutely ehsaan faramosh
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Does anyone else find it weird that right wing supporters who until last month were cheering attacks on Christian educational institutions and accusing them of “conversion” are suddenly all in praise of their “strict” dress codes?
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Hijabs in classrooms will ruin the atmosphere of the class but flag marches by the police in full riot gear are perfectly normal. 🤷🏽♀️
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This is one of the most highly educated districts in Karnataka - and now the full might of the state has to be displayed just to reopen colleges.
People who think displays of certain clothes are offensive to education don’t have a problem with displays of mass state might?
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Following Karnataka HC's interim order restraining students from wearing hijab, saffron shawls within classrooms, the police staged a route march in Udupi.
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Wait “clear my browser history” are not everyone’s planned last words?
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Still remember UR Rai’s consti course where he would repeatedly point out that under the plain text of the Constitution, a governor can do insane things.
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They’re always led by 3 volumes of Seervai
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The governor of WB just prorogued their assembly. For no discernible reason.
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Does anyone else have this nightmare about being attacked by all the books at home that you’ve never read? Like a Dawn of the Unread?
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Aligarh Muslim University in Solidarity with the students resisting against the attack on their identity, dignity and on their religious obligation.
#Hijab
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Too much leftover from the GOI Act which was promulgated by a central colonial power.
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Entirely weird - also a general reminder that the powers of the Governor under the constitution are extraordinarily vague and excessive.
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WB Guv:
In exercise of the powers conferred upon me by sub-clause (a) of clause (2) of article 174 of the Constitution, I, Jagdeep Dhankhar, Governor of the State of West Bengal, hereby prorogue the West Bengal Legislative Assembly with effect from 12 February, 2022.
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Spelling GOA as GAO is common mistake, specially for those who promise ROTI but serve RIOT
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I wonder if the MEA misses the quiet old MMS days where international opinion was manipulated quietly. All this constant trumpet blowing affirmation must get exhausting.
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‘Motivated comments’ on India’s internal issues aren’t welcome, MEA speaks out on hijab row
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Not sure what to think of the conclusions of an intelligence service that can’t even keep its own briefs secure from the media…
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#Exclusive | An Intel note exclusively accessed by India Today said, "ISI is pushing the concept of hijab referendum in India."
(@arvindojha) #Karnataka #KarnatakaHijabRow
indiatoday.in/india/story/pa
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