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Forget her newspaper’s link to Norway Labour Party, your organisation is owned by Adani and you are giving lectures on press freedom @GaurieD So earnest and funny. @ndtv

What my new book 👇is about.

@sagarikaghose @BJP4India 😲

Newly elected @BJP4India Bengal MLA Ritesh Tiwari openly declares : “I vow never to work for Muslims, never give Muslims a single certificate, will do nothing for Muslims. Instead I will do sabka hisaab.” Disgustingly open hatred for Muslims on display from Tiwarji. Bengal’s greats Rammohan Roy, Tagore and Netaji will be turning in their metaphorical graves in sheer revulsion.

Actor and political commentator Kasthuri Shankar(@KasthuriShankar) reacts to C. Joseph Vijay taking oath as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister alongside a new-look TVK cabinet. From Vijay’s swearing-in style and Congress returning to power after decades, to coalition pressures, DMK’s continued influence, AIADMK’s crisis, and expectations from the new government — Kasturi gives a sharp take on Tamil Nadu’s biggest political shift in years. She also speaks about Vijay’s appeal, TVK’s inexperience, cinema influence, coalition politics, and whether CM Vijay can deliver beyond the star image. @umasudhir #TamilNadu #Vijay #TVK #TamilNaduPolitics #JosephVijay #DMK #AIADMK #MKStalin #KasturiShankar #TNPolitics #ThalapathyVijay

#Breaking Delhi High Court quashes the Central government decision rejecting The Wire founding editor Siddharth Varadarajan's plea for an Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card. Varadarajan wanted to get his Person of Indian Origin (PIO) status converted into an OCI. @svaradarajan #OCI

Ever wondered why Germany and Italy share such strong diplomatic ties? Here's why! 🇩🇪🇮🇹

This is getting hilarious PM Modi at 5:00 PM: “Please use the metro and save fuel.” Exactly 16 hours later: Absolute cinema on the streets of Rajasthan 😭

In 2016, Modi mocked Suvendu Adhikari for taking bribe on camera. 10 years later, Modi appoints him as Bengal’s Chief Minister.

Why does so much Indian TV news sound permanently out of breath/breathless? Every debate feels like a national emergency, every headline like a battlefield dispatch. Anchors speak in rising crescendos, panels shout over one another, graphics often flash like alarm systems. The Iran war for instance is depicted on screen framed in flames and “mahayudh” screaming all over it. We are unique in this pitch of constant crescendo. It is not merely a broadcasting style. It reflects something deeper about us. Our television news evolved in the age of ratings wars, political spectacle and 24/7 competition for attention. Calmness came to be mistaken for dullness. Excitement became a business model. Nationalism, grievance, triumphalism, insecurity, outrage, aspiration, wounded pride, civilisational assertion, all coexist simultaneously. The result is a media register that sounds permanently adrenalised. But older Indian broadcasting was very different. Listen to archival Doordarshan clips from the 1970s or 80s. The tone was measured, restrained, even austere. News was delivered as information, not performance. Television producers have learned that perpetual urgency creates emotional addiction. If everything is historic, explosive, shocking, decisive, existential, viewers remain physiologically engaged. The problem, of course, is exhaustion. Nations cannot permanently exist at emotional fever pitch without consequences for public discourse. Today we often sound perpetually excited, perpetually mobilised, perpetually “on”. Perhaps television has become the mirror of a society itself in emotional overdrive: restless, aspirational, anxious, performative, seeking validation every minute. The irony is that true authority rarely needs to shout. Confidence usually speaks in a quieter voice. So the raised pitch is not just acoustics. Today the country is increasingly performing itself to itself. And yes, I know I am about to be eaten alive for saying this, on Indian television and social media alike. That is perfectly fine. But perhaps it is time we introspected a little on what we have become, and why we now seem unable simply to speak to one another in a normal tone. Much of our television news increasingly resembles coloratura without pause: high-pitched, breathless, emotionally over-ornamented, forever climbing toward some impossible crescendo. Every night, the nation seems to be singing at full volume. But societies cannot live permanently at operatic pitch. At some point, we must learn again the power of modulation, silence, restraint, and calm.

@SuparnaSharma @an_anandrk @natalieobiko Great news Suparna !! Congratulations 🎉

Delighted to share that @an_anandrk @natalieobiko and I are now Pulitzer award winners! pulitzer.org/winners/anand-…

One #KeralaStory from the recent election results that communalists should note: a Muslim majority constituency, Thavanur, elected a Christian, VS Joy; a Hindu majority constituency, Kalamassery, elected a Muslim. VE Abdul Gafoor; and a Christian majority constituency, Kochi, elected a Muslim, Muhammed Shiyas. Despite some influence from the national trends in favour of identity politics, Kerala remains a model of communal harmony, a state where people see human beings first and caste or religion later @incindia @inckerala

Final thought after long counting day : From 2 MPs and zero states in 1984, BJP has now won 3 consecutive LS elections and is in power or alliance in 21 states. From zero seats in 2011 to 206 in 2026 in West Bengal .. From 3 seats in 2011 to 101 in Assam in 2026.. From one seat in the long history of Keralam politics to now 3 in 2026, From being irrelevant in Puducherry to now being in ruling alliance.. As the BJP’s relentless election machine rolls on, are we heading for an ‘opposition mukt Bharat’ in the age of Moditva or will there be a pushback? And who will drive it when there is no level playing field? Unless you are a Vijay in TN!! Good night, shubhratri!🙏

@EOIBeijing @MEAIndia @IndianDiplomacy @VDoraiswami All the best for your new posting @VDoraiswami !!

A warm welcome to Ambassador-designate of India to the People’s Republic of China, Shri Vikram Doraiswami, on his arrival in Beijing today. He was received by Cd’A Angeline Premalatha and Deputy Director, Asia Department of MFA Mr. Li Jianbo.

For 3 days, a tiny life cried in the dark… Trapped inside a sewage pipe in Paleri, Kerala, a helpless puppy fought hunger, fear, and silence. With no way to call for help, it was slowly losing hope. But the people of Paleri chose not to look away. Coming together as one, they worked tirelessly with patience and determination, refusing to give up on a life that could not speak for itself. And then, after hours of effort, came a moment that changed everything. The puppy was finally pulled out alive, safe, and held in the warmth of human hands. This wasn’t just a rescue. It was a reminder that humanity still exists in the quietest, most powerful ways. No spotlight. No recognition. Just people choosing kindness. #Humanity #Kindness #Hope [Humanity, Kindness, Animal Rescue, Community]

Germany and India are celebrating 75 years of diplomatic relations. Today's 🇩🇪🇮🇳state secretary consultations focused on further strengthening our strategic partnership in foreign & security policy, science & high-tech as well as business & skilled labor. (1/2)

Ungarn hat entschieden. Herzlichen Glückwunsch zur gewonnenen Wahl, lieber @magyarpeterMP. Ich freue mich auf die Zusammenarbeit für ein starkes, sicheres und vor allem geeintes Europa.

Why did you forget to ask the simple question: Who gave us the right to meddle in the region, bomb countries on behalf of Israel, and kill millions in multiple Middle East countries? If the Iranian government had carried out a military coup against a democratically elected government in the USA, surrounded US with its military bases, brought back a corrupt and murderous king, and stolen our resources, would we welcome their spies in the US? You were spying against Iranian people for the multinational corporations and Israel.

Absurd and inhuman violence is spreading ferociously through the sacred places of the Christian East, profaned by the blasphemy of war and the brutality of business, with no regard for people’s lives, which are considered at most collateral damage of self-interest. But no gain can be worth the life of the weakest, children, or families. No cause can justify the shedding of innocent blood.

I condemn the massive Israeli attacks in Lebanon, which have caused immense suffering and destruction. Israel has a duty to protect civilians & civilian infrastructure. I strongly urge the parties to de-escalate and to respect the ceasefire. regjeringen.no/en/whats-new/s…