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Is it only me who thinks Summers in India have always been crazy hot and has nothing to do with trees?

Rahul Gandhi wants 90% reservation in Private jobs

The Mughals brought language, food, architecture, music, art and syncretism to India. And they brought Narendra Modi’s party to power economist.com/asia/2026/04/1…



GOVERNMENT ASSURES 50% FORMULA TO ASSUAGE SOUTH STATES TO BUILD CONSENSUS. GOVT SOURCES: Tamil Nadu currently has 39 seats. If delimitation was done solely on the basis of the 2011 Census, it would have had 49 seats. But as per the GOI’s formula of increasing the shares of all states proportionately and by 50%, it will now have 59 seats. 2. Kerala currently has 20 seats. If delimitation was done solely on the basis of the 2011 Census, it would have had 23 seats. But as per the GOI’s formula of increasing the shares of all states proportionately and by 50%, it will now have 30 seats. 3. Andhra Pradesh currently has 25 seats. If delimitation was done solely on the basis of the 2011 Census, it would have had 33 seats. But as per the GOI’s formula of increasing the shares of all states proportionately and by 50%, it will now have 37 seats. 4. Odisha currently has 21 seats. If delimitation was done solely on the basis of the 2011 Census, it would have had 28 seats. But as per the GOI’s formula of increasing the shares of all states proportionately and by 50%, it will now have 31 seats. 5. Telangana currently has 17 seats. If delimitation was done solely on the basis of the 2011 Census, it would have had 24 seats. But as per the GOI’s formula of increasing the shares of all states proportionately and by 50%, it will now have 25 seats. 6. Karnataka currently has 28 seats. If delimitation was done solely on the basis of the 2011 Census, it would have had 41 seats. But as per the GOI’s formula of increasing the shares of all states proportionately and by 50%, it will now have 42 seats.

Delimitation on the basis of population alone is unfair to the Southern States. There needs to be a GDP criteria added to ensure fairness. States cannot be punished for controlling their population. This was an ask by the Centre. Saying that you will proportionately lose representation because you did well is totally wrong. Also there is no need to have a Parliament session right in the middle of an election campaign. Heavens will not fall if the session is moved to after 29th April. The BJP is underestimating the appeal of this issue in Southern India. If they try to ram this through they can forget about coming to power in any Southern State for a long long time. And this will be resisted by ALL political parties in the South. Already, in Telangana, both the Congress and BRS who are rivals, oppose this. Time for the AIADMK to make its stand clear on this issue. @EPSTamilNadu





Asked someone from the industry whether foreign investors are still interested in allocating to India. The TLDR: Interest has pretty much died out. India is seen as geopolitically exposed, especially to an oil shock. There are no real AI plays. Valuations are rich. And the rupee situation doesn't help. On top of that, investors who were sitting on gains have taken money off the table and are now looking at markets like Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Europe etc instead. He also pointed out that our LTCG/STCG structure and the increase in STT have made India less attractive compared to other markets that are seeing inflows. If we need to attract FPIs back, and we do, fixing this feels like pretty low-hanging fruit.




HSBC On Steel Domestic HRC prices have seen multiple price increases through March and even April While further hikes look difficult from here, expect domestic prices to hold near current levels & do not expect any meaningful decline in domestic steel prices See upside risk to our/consensus estimates; retain Buy on TATA Steel, TP Rs 250 SAIL (Hold) – TP Rs 150 should also benefit from higher spot prices @CNBCTV18News @Nigel__DSouza


Today, India takes a defining step in its civil nuclear journey, advancing the second stage of its nuclear programme. The indigenously designed and built Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor at Kalpakkam has attained criticality. This advanced reactor, capable of producing more fuel than it consumes, reflects the depth of our scientific capability and the strength of our engineering enterprise. It is a decisive step towards harnessing our vast thorium reserves in the third stage of the programme. A proud moment for India. Congratulations to our scientists and engineers.












