Trained in Law, Sociology & Economics. Journalist @the_hindu.Writes on policy,politics&aviation.@TedX speaker. Tweets are general,views personal.
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Why Congress doesn't bring up 2002 in Gujarat campaign anymore? My report today thehindu.com/elections/gujar… – at Greater Noida, India
Delhi traffic didn’t allow me to be part of the photo though I managed to have the laddoos :) Wishing everyone a very happy Dhanteras and Deepavali.
Happy Diwali from The Hindu Bureau, Delhi. Sweetened with laddoos made by @suhasinih.
@nistula @AroonDeep @jigeesham @neutranino @sreeparna_c @dawalelo @SobhanaNair @khabrimishra @vargheseKgeorge @janusmyth @gsaptaparno @saurabh3vedi @Aaratrika_11
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Quoting an exclusive interview is standard journalistic practice. Reproducing virtually an entire story, even with portions reworded, is not.
The @IndianExpress has reproduced and reworked substantial portions of an exclusive interview with actor Rishikanth, conducted by The Hindu's @srinivasjam at our Chennai office. It has also used a photograph from the accompanying photoshoot by our photographer, @thamodharran, without permission or credit.
Quoting an exclusive interview is standard journalistic practice. Reproducing virtually an entire story, even with portions reworded, is not.
We find this disregard for original reporting and photography deeply disappointing. Credit where it is due is a basic tenet of journalism.
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Senator Ossoff is now clearly in the reckoning for the US Presidential polls in 2028. Though a fortnight ago, he had said he isn’t interested in the 2028 battle. But his victory speech focussed quite a bit on @realDonaldTrump.
Election Night with Jon Ossoff | 11.03.2026 | Georgia nitter.gq/i/broadcasts/2onArlQWQ…
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Commoners who don’t have imp work like the Lordships can always opt to travel by train or road. And for those who have important functions to perform, like netas, babus and the Lordships, tax payers are willing for national service!
STORY | Don't travel by air, says SC; refuses urgent listing of plea alleging 700 pc hike in airfares
Don't travel by air, the Supreme Court told a petitioner on Monday while refusing urgent listing of a plea alleging nearly 700 per cent increase in airfares.
An advocate mentioned the matter for urgent listing before a bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and Aparesh Kumar Singh.
"The aviation fare has increased by 700 per cent," the advocate said.
"Don't travel by air," the bench observed.
The advocate then said air travel is an essential service. "It's a violation of Article 14."
Article 14 of the Constitution deals with equality before law.
The apex court is already hearing a separate petition filed by social activist S Laxminarayanan, who has sought a robust and independent regulator that ensures transparency and passenger protection across the civil aviation sector and regulatory guidelines to control "unpredictable fluctuations" in airfare and ancillary charges imposed by private airlines in India.
During a hearing on that plea on October 16, the Centre informed the top court that administrative approval has been granted to rules under a 2024 legislation aimed at regulating India's aviation sector, and is likely to be published in two weeks.
The apex court had asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to place the published rules under the Bharatiya Vayuyan Adhiniyam, 2024, before the court on the next date of hearing -- November 16.
READ: ptinews.com/story/national/d…
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STORY | Indian killed as two helicopters collide in Nepal
A 47-year-old Indian national was killed and another passenger injured when two helicopters collided while landing on Tuesday in Nepal's Solukhumbu district, police said.
(Story by Shirish B Pradhan/PTI)
READ: ptinews.com/story/sports/ind…
VIDEO:
#NepalNews #NepalHelicopterCrash
(Source: Third Party)
What to expect at the “public impeachment” of the CEC tomo? Read here in @the_hindu
The Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc’s planned “public impeachment” of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged electoral manipulation through the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls will avoid imagery that could be seen as mocking Parliament as an institution.
✍️@fewcan
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The Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc’s planned “public impeachment” of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged electoral manipulation through the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls will avoid imagery that could be seen as mocking Parliament as an institution.
✍️@fewcan
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Thank you for the response. Do understand you all have a tough job with so much VIP movement.
Sir, due to a technical glitch in internet services, our response was delayed. We regret the inconvenience. Your concern regarding heavy traffic congestion on Vikas Marg has been noted. The concerned Traffic Inspector is being informed for necessary intervention to regulate traffic and ensure smooth vehicular movement.
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VIDEO | Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's convoy involved in a minor collision on the Purvanchal Expressway; the Congress leader is safe and no one was seriously injured.
(Source: Third Party)
(Full video available on PTI Videos - ptivideos.com)
#RahulGandhi
This is an easy one, Gopi. At his hometown, he runs a parallel justice dispensing system :)
When ever liquor is prohibited- illegal liquor mafia will boom ... As far i know - One Cabinet Minister who was a Police Sub Inspector was terminated from Service for illegal liquor sale from prohibition State ...
Then he landed in CoOperative Sector, before joining politics - he was in jail for looting a CoOperative Bank - Supreme Court gave him bail - after paying some Rs. 200 crore ...
Question is - who is that person ...Please answer - NO DMs 😎
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Cabinet Secretary had copied acknowledgement sent to letters by two ECs to CEC for ‘information’: RTI reply - The Hindu share.google/hot8FkiAOlNKKNe…
Not just him but everyone around him who were laughing at the expense of this young man.
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শুভ বিজয়া 🙏 Subho Bijoya to all!
As Maa Durga leaves for Kailash, here's a treasure from our home: an original chromolithograph from the late 19th or early 20th century, printed at the Kansaripara Art Studio, 26 Kristo Dass Pal Lane, Calcutta.
Prints like this brought the Durga Puja image into ordinary Bengali and Assamese homes earlier. Durga stands with Lakshmi, Saraswati, Ganesha and Kartik beneath a painted chalchitra.
May the Mother's blessings bring peace and prosperity to all.
#SubhoBijoya #ShubhoBijoya #BijoyaDashami #DurgaPuja #Durga #KansariparaArtStudio #Chromolithograph #CalcuttaPrints #BengalHeritage #IndianArt #Kolkata #Assam #Calcutta
Congratulations and best wishes to a dear friend&colleague @Rajeevranjantv who launches his own YouTube channel on defence issues. Below is the link to his channel.
Kargil से Ops Sindoor तक, Defence Editor ने 19 साल बाद क्यों छोड़ा NDTV?... youtu.be/8EZa61Fjqco?si=s6iC… via @YouTube
Field notes from a very fine reporter. My friend and colleague @vasudevavikas of The Hindu
Politely disagree on AAP: its road to retaining power is extremely difficult. Congress is in fight only due to people's longing for alternative politics and not due to its groundwork. BJP could make rural inroads. SAD is still toiling to revive. WPD may play spoilsport. @fewcan
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Politely disagree on AAP: its road to retaining power is extremely difficult. Congress is in fight only due to people's longing for alternative politics and not due to its groundwork. BJP could make rural inroads. SAD is still toiling to revive. WPD may play spoilsport. @fewcan
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It’s been six days since this remarkable woman of Indian origin (see her story, attached) won the #NobelPeacePrize. And the Government of India, her ancestral homeland, hasn’t so much as congratulated her?! Shame on the petty men who have made such a deplorable decision.