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My parents still aren't over my divorce, even after four years. My ex-husband remarried, had another child and abandoned his first child, yet I am still blamed for everything. Society judges divorced women so harshly that some relatives of mine don’t even know tht I got divorced

The golden years of AirBNB were a temporary arbitrage on depreciation. There was a universe of beautiful well-maintained properties and hosts that had not been worn down by short term guests. And the AirBNB hosts didn’t properly estimate the cost of depreciation to maintain that standard, so costs were irrationally low That era fundamentally cant return, it was a temporary arbitrage opportunity There was once a supply of fairly pristine unused space and now there’s not If a space does manage to hit the 2014 standard, it must charge a lot more to fight depreciation And at that point a hotel is generally better

Girls should be raised independent so that they seek a partner and not a provider, boys should be raised independent in household and care chores so they seek a partner and not a housekeeper! Both should be raised to begin independent life together without the interference from either set of parents.

A 25 year old buys a health policy for his mother. 45 days in, his father is rushed to a Bangalore hospital. ₹6 lakh bill. He applies for cashless. Rejected. He applies for reimbursement. Rejected again. The insurer's reason: during the pre admission checkup, doctors found spondylitis in his father's spine. They linked it to the DVT and called it a pre existing condition. A spine condition causing a blood clot. That was their logic. We pulled the dates. Spondylitis diagnosed on the 14th. Father admitted on the 19th. No medication prescribed. No treatment started. Diabetes fully disclosed at the time of buying the policy. No connection. No valid grounds. No case. We took it to grievance and proved it line by line. 6 lakhs. Fully reimbursed. Most people don't know they can fight a rejection. Most people don't know what grounds actually hold. Most people just accept the no and move on. That's exactly what insurers count on. We exist so that doesn't happen to you. DM me if you need any help regarding your insurance claim.

This whole Twisha Sharma case has shaken me to my core. And I know every woman watching this unfold feels the same. Not just because a young girl lost her life. Because every girl saw a little bit of herself in Twisha. A daughter leaves behind her home, her comfort, her parents, her entire world… just to build a new life with strangers she is told to call “family.” In return, she doesn’t ask for luxury. She asks for the bare minimum ! Respect, safety, kindness, a supportive husband, “humane in laws”. And this is what is terrifying. From the outside, this looked like an “educated family.” An educated mother in law. An educated son. The kind of background society tells women to look for. But this case exposed the darkest truth!! Degrees do not create HUMANITY. The complete lack of remorse shown by Giribala Singh towards her own daughter-in law is beyond horrifying. The allegations, the behaviour, the coldness… it is enough to make your blood boil. I stayed away from this case because it was too disturbing to process. But yesterday, watching Twisha’s brother perform her last rites broke something inside me. No brother should have to bid goodbye to his sister like this. No parents should have to carry the weight of sending their daughter into a house that destroyed her. To every parent reading this , please stop teaching your daughters to “adjust” at the cost of their safety, dignity and mental peace. The moment disrespect, cruelty or humiliation begins, treat it as a warning sign, not “normal marriage problems.” Monsters don’t always look uneducated. Sometimes they hide behind degrees, status and fake respectability. Rest in peace, Twisha. You deserved so much better.🥺🙏

Last year, I tweeted a lot about unaccounted income and wealth in India. I took the help of Grok for the same. I'm reproducing one of those tweets below. Contains AI generated content. The general perception and there is truth to it, is that politicians and government officials are corrupt. There are frequent reports of even low level government officials caught with tens of crores. Beyond the 4,800 national and state legislators (543 Lok Sabha MPs, 245 Rajya Sabha MPs, 4,000 MLAs), India has a vast lower tier. There are about 250,000 elected representatives in local bodies (panchayats, municipalities), per the Ministry of Panchayati Raj. Not all wield big power, but many control local budgets, land deals, and contracts-ripe for corruption. The senior bureaucracy (IAS, IPS, IFS) numbers 5,000, but the total government workforce is massive - over 3 million civilian employees (per 7th Pay Commission data), plus state-level staff. Key corruptible roles span mid- and lower-tier positions: tehsildars, revenue officers, police sub-inspectors, RTO officials, and municipal workers. Let’s conservatively estimate 500,000 in such "lucrative" posts across central, state, and local levels, where bribery or graft is feasible. Total pool: 255,000 netas and 500,000 babus = 755,000 individuals with opportunities to amass wealth. After a very detailed analysis ( too lengthy to share here), Grok concludes: So, about 50,000 to 100,000 netas and babus, from clerks to ministers, likely have $1 million or more in net worth (excluding primaryresidence) through corrupt means.

Every single scheduled commercial bank in India is safe. Though there are no written guarantees, RBI has never let a single depositor lose money. Be it SB, FD, Demat, MF, - everything is safe in any scheduled commercial bank. There are no guarantees only for shareholders. If a bank fails, share value becomes zero. SBI, ICICI and HDFC Bank are considered extremely critical for day to day function of our economy and are classified as 'too big to fail' by RBI. In my understanding, this means these 3 banks would not be shut even for a day. Even if something goes wrong, RBI would ensure operations continue without any break.

I was having my dinner at a restaurant in Dehradun , cake was being cut, grandmother was called, everyone, relatives I presume, slipped a small piece of cake in grandmothers mouth, took a selfie and uploaded on insta and left. Grandmother still standing not knowing what to do next. That’s one of the most quietly heartbreaking scenes of our times. The cake was for the photo. The grandmother was a prop. The selfie was the real celebration. Nobody stayed to be with her. They came, performed affection, documented it, and left. She’s standing there — probably dressed up, probably excited all day — and the moment ends before she can even swallow the cake. This isn’t about one family. This is a generation that has learned to perform love rather than give it. The Instagram post will get 200 likes. The grandmother will sit alone wondering if she matters. The brutal irony — the one person in that room who actually knew how to celebrate, how to sit together, how to make a moment last — was left standing, confused, holding nothing.

Had to do a lap and meet everyone! Always appreciate the love people show me ♥️

This video gets funnier every time you watch it.😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

In an ideal world: Chennai-Banglore via train shouldn’t take more than 2 hours. Chennai-Hyderabad shouldn’t take more than 3 hours. Chennai-Mumbai shouldn’t take more than 6 hours. Here we are doing 8,12,24 hours for these top cities of the country.

There is a great movie here….

Clubs are like gated communities with their insider-outsider rules. There is no novelty or intelligence involved in stating the obvious. But what is very amusing is to see a certain kind of person framing the takeover of elite clubs as a grand move to do away with the elite. That is the comic bit. Anyone with even a pea-sized brain knows that it is really about a transfer of power from one sort of elite to another. If 'New India' was really about doing away with the concept of an elite, then it would not have so many exceptions and caveats, and those currently in power, and in office, ministers and top bureaucrats, would not be given bungalows. Nor would they jockey so fiercely for privileges. Why don’t they give everyone a house rent allowance and ask them to find their own homes — whether a DDA flat or anywhere else, not necessarily in Lutyens' Delhi? Further, why give cars and chauffeurs? Everyone can use their own vehicle or use public transport. I don’t see any such idea being proposed. So it’s quite comic to see the targeting of an old elite being framed as anti-elite. Nothing could be further from the truth. It’s more like “This is our turn” — which is really about power play and turf war. India at 2026 does not reject the idea of privilege or hierarchy or segregation. It merely wants a different set of people to be enjoying privileges, sometimes in different forms. The gap between the privileged - those who have access to power, connections and wealth - and those without any of these remains as stark as ever. Watching the circus as someone who is not a member of any elite club or group. Have no desire to belong😀😀😀

Relatively small state with lot of high paying jobs.

₹85,000 for an economy ticket from Mumbai to Leh is exactly how tourism gets damaged. @LehTours

@Panks_Arora True! It's far more affordable, cleaner, and comfortable traveling across SE Asia.

Domestic tourism in India is becoming unaffordable for middle-class families. Hotel prices skyrocket during holidays. Airfares touch international trip levels. And even after paying so much — overcrowding, traffic, poor infrastructure & poor service remain common. No surprise people now prefer Thailand, Vietnam, Sri Lanka & the Philippines. Same budget. Better roads. Better public transport. Cleaner cities. Better tourist experience. India has beautiful destinations. But tourism cannot grow sustainably when travel feels overpriced and exhausting.

@wittysiddharth Yes, we used it to transfer our luggage from Osaka to Kyoto while we took a day trip to Nara, and also from Kyoto to Tokyo. It usually took one day for the transfer but we packed essentials in a backpack that we would place in lockers at train stations while sightseeing.

Japan’s luggage forwarding service honestly feels like a cheat code for travellers 😭 For our upcoming trip, we’re planning to send: • 1 suitcase directly to Osaka • 1 Tokyo-use bag also to Osaka • 1 separate bag directly to Kyoto And we’ll carry only 2 small bags with us for Gotemba. The idea is to travel almost luggage-free across Japan instead of dragging huge suitcases through trains and stations 😅 Has anyone here tried this in Japan before? How smooth and reliable is the service? #ccgeek #ccgeeks #japan

Doctor: Your vitamin D is low. Patient: I work indoors. I wear long sleeves outside. I apply factor 50 in May. Doctor: We'll put you on a supplement. Patient: Why is my body asking for something it cannot make? Doctor: It can make it. You just have to be in the sun. Patient: You told me to avoid the sun. Doctor: Yes. Patient: And to eat low-fat foods. Doctor: Yes. Patient: Where does vitamin D live, in nature? Doctor: \[checks notes\] Patient: It lives in animal fat. And in sunlight on bare skin. Doctor: \[continues checking notes\] Patient: Have I been deficient, or have I been complying?

@thenayvuiiiton I cook everyday but yes, there are days it gets so tedious. Travel helps coz get to try other cuisines and get a break from daily chores.

Are there women who genuinely don’t like cooking , not that they don’t know how to they just don’t like to do it frequently?