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On 7 April 2026, I landed from Ayodhya to Mumbai at around 7 pm and reached the auto stand outside Navi Mumbai Airport around 7:45 pm. Several auto drivers at the stand refused to go by meter and demanded extra fare. Cont.. @Navimumpolice @airportNMI

The draft of the Delimitation Bill, 2026, that is now available in the public domain seems to suggest that the BJP-led Union Government is keen on proceeding with a delimitation exercise without accounting for the current proportional share of the States', vis a vis their representation in the Lok Sabha. Such an exercise would be highly unjust, as it would penalise those very States - including Kerala - which took conscious efforts to sincerely implement the National Population Policy, 1976. On the other hand, States that lagged behind in population control measures would be seemingly rewarded for their ineffective implementation. Federalism has been recognised as an inalienable part of the basic structure of our Constitution and in a federal democracy, the raison d'être for representation cannot be mere numbers. There has to be an inclusive approach by taking into account the sentiments of all those who would be impacted by the proposed delimitation exercise, especially the States. A consensual approach in this matter is absolutely essential. The present attempt to increase the number of seats in the Lok Sabha, through an amendment proposed to be brought about in a haste will undoubtedly destroy the spirit of consensus, which was the corner stone of our Constitution making. To rush through with the delimitation amendment, in the garb on implementing women's reservation is nothing but a ploy to mask the real objectives behind this entire exercise. The fact that it is being taken up when the election process to four State assemblies and one Union Territory is yet to be completed has raised genuine suspicions about the political considerations behind it. Considering these strong grounds, it is imperative that the present Delimitation Bill which is sought to be taken up without fair amount of discussions be dropped forthwith. At the same time, women's reservation in the Parliament and the Legislative Assemblies can be and should be implemented right away, without any linkages to delimitation or census. #Delimitation

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South India controlled its population. South India educated its women. South India built its hospitals. South India industrialised. South India pays more into the national treasury than it receives back. By every metric of responsible governance, South India did everything right. And Bill No. 107 of 2026 is the result. • Fewer seats in Parliament. • No constitutional protection in the Bill’s text. • Boundaries redrawn by a Commission with no Southern representation. If following the rules, building your state, controlling your population and paying your taxes leads to THIS. What exactly are we teaching the next generation of states about what India rewards? (7/8)

Aditi Ashok, slam dunk 🏀💥 #LPGALookback

Who are these 'people of India'? 🙄

I need this so bad.

This scene 😭😍 Movie: How old are you (2014)

WATCH: Israel destroyed all of the town of Al-Khiam in southern Lebanon within a month.

@Reuters How many Palestinian or Lebanese children didn’t get murdered or Palestinians raped during this two minutes of silence? May God extend the silence that saves lives.

Hyderabad-based paediatrician @dr_sivaranjani has resigned from the Indian Academy of Paediatrics, citing a lack of institutional support after receiving legal notices from pharmaceutical companies over her remarks on oral rehydration products. ✍️@The_SidSingh thehindu.com/news/cities/Hy… -

Never forget how Israel murdered a girl carrying water for her family. Never forgive. Never forget.

This might be the most malayali malayali I have ever seen.

This is @IDF This is @Israel

If you love India, hatred for BJP will come naturally.

@Vfynn_ Dreams crumble when pressure becomes relentless. Better to cherish comfort than chase fame.

@KMRAO1755 @RURALINDIA Then there will come a day when a Nepal will happen in India. Hope it doesn't come to that. May 4th will the litmus test to check if our democracy is dead or on ventilator.

@RURALINDIA We are not Hungary. If they were us, they would have our Guptas and Kumars. We are unique. It will not be easy to change the status-quo. All institutions have been captured and firmly fixed. We are actually doomed.

So, after 16 years in power, an authoritarian regime can be defeated. Good to know that even after 16 years of power - Hungary’s authoritarian regime did not have services of a Rajiv Kumar or a Gyanesh Gupta in holding elections.

@pravchak Give me hope. India.

Under this leader’s reign: 1: His close industrialist friend rose to be richest thru cronyism 2: He brought in electoral system changes to ensure all corporate funding only for his party & controlled the Election body 3. He helped his crony to take over the country’s leading media firm 4: Doubled capital expenditure share of spending to give contracts to favoured few 5: Packed the Courts with his judges 6: Invested in a huge social media troll army 7: Trump endorsed his election campaign & he did a rally for Trump 8: Triggered social divisions & ‘divided & conquered’ 9: Ruled by instilling fear across all sections of society He, Viktor Orban of Hungary, just lost power after 16 years of such rule (any parallel with other leaders is neither coincidental nor unintentional)

India’s railway minister will most probably shoot insta reels for the first 40 hours.