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@puneetiitm Online gaming kills thousands of families, I am happy that this will kill this industry

Three punches in a row. First, GST on online gaming jumped to 28% on deposits. Dream11 took the hit and rebuilt the business. Then the government banned real-money gaming. They took the hit again and pivoted to sports and stocks. Today, the courts upheld retrospective GST — paying tax on years of past operations under rules that didn't exist at the time. No company survives a third punch like that. It will wipe out the whole industry. @harshjain85 and the @Dream11 team built something super special. They complied with every rule, always looked after their users, absorbed every increase, and never asked for sympathy. Just kept building. What got upheld today doesn't punish bad actors. It punishes builders. The silence on Twitter is the most depressing part of all this. I really hope the government reconsiders — there is still a way to save this industry and the people who built it.

@Options_IndiaAB @dmuthuk I am sorry my bad, my apologies

@NK_XXII07 @dmuthuk Hahaha He quoted my post bro! Haha

I recently spent 2 weeks in China. 6 cities: Shanghai, Beijing, Xi’an, Zhangjiajie, Chongqing and Chengdu. I went there with curiosity. Like many Indians, I had heard a lot about China through media, social media and conversations. I expected to see progress, maybe discover some business ideas, and understand what the country is actually building. I came back with a very uncomfortable feeling. Not because I found a business idea for myself. But because I saw 100 things that governments can do when infrastructure, tourism, transport, urban planning and civic systems are treated seriously. I travelled within China by flights, trains, cars and local transport. The infrastructure was honestly stunning. Clean cities. Smooth roads. High-speed trains. Well-managed traffic. Public spaces that actually feel designed for people. Tourist destinations that are built, maintained and promoted like national assets. And then I kept thinking about India. We keep comparing ourselves to China. Our media keeps telling us how India is catching up, how China is restrictive, how we are better in so many ways. After spending time there and speaking to people, I realised how much of that narrative is just comfort food. China is not perfect. No country is. But on infrastructure, execution, tourism, civic discipline and quality of urban life, they are not 5 years ahead of us. They are decades ahead. The saddest part for me was the currency. Everything felt expensive. Not because China was insanely expensive, but because the rupee has weakened so much that even normal spending starts feeling heavy. As an Indian taxpayer, that genuinely hurt. We pay taxes. We work hard. We talk about becoming a global power. But where is the quality of life? Where is the civic sense? Where is the infrastructure that makes daily life easier? Where is the tourism vision beyond religious tourism? I met travellers from other countries who were excited to visit China because they wanted to see its progress. When I asked about India, many had no real desire to visit. Not out of hate. India simply was not on their aspirational travel list. That should bother us. Even the so-called “closed internet” surprised me. We are told people there are missing out because they don’t use Google, Instagram, WhatsApp or Facebook. But China has built its own digital ecosystem. Payments, maps, transport, messaging, shopping, everything works inside their own infrastructure. People did not seem to feel deprived. They seemed adapted. Again, this is not a hate post. I love India. That is exactly why this trip bothered me. Patriotism cannot only be about saying we are great. Real patriotism is having the courage to admit where we are falling behind. China made me realise one thing very clearly: India’s potential is not the problem. Execution is. And unless we stop comforting ourselves with comparisons and start demanding better infrastructure, better governance, better tourism, cleaner cities and a higher quality of life, we will keep celebrating the idea of progress instead of actually living it.

@suchetadalal @CJP_2029 I agree. Pick up the NEET and other exam scams first which impacts the students in India who are the future

Hope you don’t over promise. Start with exam fraud. Show results. The minute you try to do everything you go the IAC way! Cool head required @CJP_2029

Arnab : who ever buys gold in next 1 year are all anti national Indian Women : Arnab is Anuties National #INR

I don’t think DMK will form a govt with AIADMK. Worst case it may provide outside support. They don’t look at short term wins especially with the drubbing they had in this election #tn #dmk #aiadmk #tvk

The one person who Vijay owes a big thanks - Mahesh Babu. With out remaking his movies, Vijay may not be what he is today #tvk #TVKVijay‌ #TVKVijay‌HQ

I guess it’s the summer heat

@Nher_who How come no life saving jacket? It’s a huge risk to India and its future

He is in the middle of the Hoogly River No one is around him as per protocol Then to whom is he waving his hands? Even Kim Jong-un would feel embarrassed looking at this clownery.

No life saving jacket?

Hello @AmitShah - so lovely to see your boss @narendramodi enjoying his river cruise in the City Of Jhopadpattis. All he needs now is a good plate of chicken biryani on that boat.

View from my balcony , pink Chennai #pinkchennai

@mkvenu1 Who attacked Libya ? Brump Bonald?

Hollywood production houses trying to rope in Modi to market their films after Modi’s campaign for Durandhar #Dhurandher

@PiyushGoyal Is this true?

Tamil Nadu's treasury is empty. Chief Minister Thiru MK Stalin must tell the people where the money has gone.

@annamalai_k @BJP4TamilNadu Why not 234? This is an insult to the visionary leadership of Modiji

Hearty congratulations to all the @BJP4TamilNadu winning candidates announced for the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. They carry the support of every brother & sister of TN who is tired of corruption, complacency, and the DMK's betrayal. Under the visionary leadership of our Hon PM Thiru @narendramodi avl, India has moved forward with strength, scale, and purpose. While the nation progresses, Tamil Nadu has been held back by a failed, arrogant, and self-serving DMK govt. I as a Karyakarta will stand shoulder to shoulder & campaign for all our winning BJP & other NDA candidates, with the aim of the NDA winning 210 seats in the upcoming assembly elections. #NDA4TN

TN BJP list is out, but Annamalai Not Out

@IndiaToday Let’s wait till assembly elections get over in India and you can interview people in gas stations

Pakistan has sharply increased fuel prices for the second time in less than a month, as global oil rates surge due to the ongoing Middle East conflict, according to a Reuters report. Diesel prices have jumped by 54.9% to Rs 520.35 per litre, while petrol rose 42.7% to Rs 458.40 per litre—triggering widespread public anger. Officials say the hike was unavoidable as global oil markets spiral following the US-Iran war. Pakistan’s petroleum minister Ali Pervaiz Malik said subsidies worth Rs 129 billion over the past three weeks are no longer sustainable. Meanwhile, citizens in cities like Lahore and Karachi say the rising costs have “crushed” the common man. With Pakistan heavily reliant on oil imports via the Strait of Hormuz, the surge is expected to fuel inflation further, hitting the country’s most vulnerable populations the hardest. #PakistanFuelPrices #OilCrisis #MiddleEastConflict #Inflation #IndiaTodayGlobal

@AJEnglish Please wait till India local elections get over by 23 Apr, India will raise even more

Pakistan is sharply increasing fuel prices, with diesel rising nearly 55% and petrol more than 40%, as the US-Israel war on Iran disrupts global oil supplies.

@Vasudha156 Why you didn’t raise this as an issue when BJP NDA did in other states like Bihar?

Exactly…competitive populism and promises…someone needs to bell the cat, draw the line somewhere….