Dhirendra Tripathi

IlTians don't want to join ISRO because the salary is low. But why do so many want to become IAS or IPS officers, where the salary is also low? I believe it's never really about the salary.

🚨 BREAKING: President Trump just told me over the phone he has unilaterally cancelled Witkoff and Kushner’s trip to Pakistan to meet with the Iranians. "I've told my people a little while ago they were getting ready to leave, and I said, 'Nope, you're not making an 18 hour flight to go there. We have all the cards. They can call us anytime they want, but you're not going to be making any more 18 hour flights to sit around talking about nothing'."

From educating the interns at @TheEconomist to championing Dhandhomaxxers and screwdrivergiri to Hanuman Chalisa references, Diva's tweets are a rivetting blend of knowledge and humour. Keep them coming.

Can't take a chain that can't serve me upma at 8am seriously. Having said that, impressed with the crowd their first outlet in Delhi is attracting.

Wonderful, and let me add. I had read about this Lemon Tree policy, and experienced it first-hand two days back when I was at one of their Aerocity properties and waiting to meet someone. While I waited, I noticed 'quite a few' staff at the restaurant who I realised had their own set of challenges. It was such a delight to see them coordinate and go around serving the guests. Hat tip to founder Keswani.

AI’s gutting white-collar jobs, drowning us in free time that’s turning into a nightmare. Betting apps like Polymarket and Kalshi? Volumes exploding 300% YoY as bored minds chase cheap thrills. Meanwhile, sex drives are tanking—24% of young Americans sexless now—fertility crashing to 1.6. It’s heartbreaking. This doom loop hits hard: robots steal the grind, screens steal our spark, kids vanish, workforce shrinks, bots take over more. Rage-inducing. Gladiator nailed it—Commodus tossed “bread and circuses” at desperate plebs to numb the rot. Free grain, bloody games. Our version? UBI scraps and crypto bets. Same sick distraction, deadlier tech. We’re sleepwalking into sextinction, folks. Tax those gambling highs to fund real fixes: childcare that works, apprenticeships that stick. Feel the urgency—fight back before it’s too late.

Leftists hate Lee Kuan Yew because he showed in one generation that good governance is a technical and operational endeavor, not a moral performance or an exercise in redistributive grievance.

What geniuses run the national capital. It took years to get a new road paved in front of my home. Months later, it’s being broken down to lay a sewer pipe. This after a portion was already dug up for Jal Board work. What great coordination between agencies

One of the most clear-vision people I have met in life. All the life's fundas deconstructed.👌🙂🙏

Many Bengalis escaped Kolkata in the late 80s or early 90s and joined advertising agencies, media, journalism, movies or ‘fine arts’ in Delhi, Mumbai or Bangalore. They knew there was zero career prospects for them in that state and fled for good. Many live a posh life now (have done well in the ad business) and belong to the champagne class, the upper crust. Know many of them from my ad agency days. They are most likely to be rabidly, irrationally anti-Modi/BJP. Fine, it’s their choice. Let them vote for whoever they like. My grouse with this group: they will underplay all the negatives of their home state - infiltration, illegal citizens, demography change, communal appeasement, lack of development only to spite Modi-BJP. And act as if West Bengal is utopia and shining example in everything for every other state. They have a right to dislike any political dispensation but don't be so blinded by hatred for Modi that you don't do or speak up for the right thing. They will simply ignore the on-ground reality in West Bengal - mishandling, misrule, political violence, rigging & intimidation during elections and more all the while claiming to 'speak truth to power' elsewhere and perennially criticise everything with a superiority complex.

A tricky draft, a little pokey, a little interesting

"The problem with keeping your options open is that every option requires energy to hold. And a shelf full of maybes is often heavier than a hand holding one yes. Put something down." -- James Clear

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My English teacher at school, who spent most of her working years in NCR. She stays at a Kolkata pvt senior citizen society. This is what she told me last year, "I have taken a 180 degree turn. You know you had to be a Communist if u were in Kolkata. There was really no option. But the fear of xxxxxxx is real now. Forget BJP, I am Bajrang Dal now."

Fertilization is not random, and the fastest sperm does not always win: in reality, the egg decides who succeeds. While for decades we were taught that fertilization is a race won by the fastest sperm, a study published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B shows how human reproduction actually works. Scientists analyzed follicular fluid from 60 couples undergoing fertility treatment at St Mary's Hospital in Manchester, UK. They discovered that the egg releases chemical signals (chemoattractants) that actively attract sperm from certain men over others. Through these chemical signals, the egg exerts its own biological selection, influencing which sperm manage to get close. The egg appears to favor sperm that offer optimal genetic compatibility with its own genome — particularly in genes related to the immune system — which may help produce healthier offspring. Interestingly, this cellular preference does not always align with the couple’s conscious partner choice. In many cases, eggs showed stronger attraction to sperm from non-partner males. This chemical communication demonstrates that female biology continues to evaluate and select options even after intercourse. Understanding this process could lead to more precise solutions for unexplained infertility. Science continues to reveal the remarkable level of biological interaction that occurs during reproduction. [Fitzpatrick, J. L. et al. (2020). Chemical signals from eggs facilitate cryptic female choice in humans. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 287(1928), 20200805. DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2020.0805]

@narayananh Totally with you on this. And then this abhorrent Indian practice of asking for bank statements, salary slips, ITRs really needs to stop.

His past salary shouldn't be relevant. You have your budget, and he has his desired pay. Your goal is to find a way to satisfy both. The Indian practice of basing a candidate’s salary on their previous salary and then increasing it by a percentage needs to end.

Remember this clearly going forward. If god forbids something like COVID happens again, don’t donate even 1 rupee to PM CARES. Govt has enough money. If states can spend 20–30K cr on freebies, why ask public funds that are never audited ?

Industry chambers @FollowCII, @ASSOCHAM4India, @ficci_india, @phdchamber and @ICC_Chamber, you have a responsibility beyond conferences and policy papers. When due process is bypassed and investor confidence is threatened, as in the case of the baseless FIR filed against Shri Anil Agarwal Ji, your silence is not neutrality. It is a failure of your core mandate. Speak up for justice and what is right. That is what you exist for.

If a factory accident = FIR on the promoter, then.. Train accident → FIR on the Railway Minister? Air crash → FIR on aviation authorities? Pothole death → FIR on the Municipal Commissioner? Accountability must be consistent , not selective.

I’ve long maintained that Hinduism is plural and respects all paths to the divine. But that openness cannot be a one-way street. Institutionalised proselytisation aimed at altering demographics must be firmly checked. And temple revenues must serve the preservation and advancement of Sanatana. Without these actions, everything else will remain fleeting outrage.