Berty Thomas

@hyderabaddoctor She had said that she drank water from the stream.

Kerala trekker Sharanya survives more than 72 hours without food: Is it possible to sustain on just water? Kerala trekker Sharanya’s survival in a forest with minimal water highlights a critical question: how long can humans survive without food? An informative article prepared by @tisha_jaco published in @TheWeekLive has my quotes. "A healthy person can survive for several weeks without food, but usually only 2–3 days without water. Surviving 72 hours with very limited water, as in this case, is medically possible under favourable conditions, but it remains a close call and can quickly turn life-threatening. This trekker’s survival for 72 hours on minimal water is fortunate and likely helped by cooler conditions in the forests and limited exertion (after getting lost)." "This case highlights a key survival principle: water matters far more than food in the short term. Even small amounts can sustain life briefly, but dehydration progresses quickly. Adequate hydration planning is essential for any trek or outdoor activity," says Hyderabad-based neurologist Sudhir Kumar. theweek.in/news/health/20…

@amshilparaghu One thing I have always noticed in Bangalore, coming from Kerala, the BMTC folks are always looking to get passengers on board. This used to be a pleasant surprise because back then, Kerala KSRTC folks would never stop for passengers. Kudos to Karnataka RTC! 👏

A bus conductor in Karnataka told his driver: “Stop wherever Grade 10 students ask for a lift… they have board exams from the 18th.” “Even if we get late, it’s okay. Let’s help them.” He even urged other buses to follow the same. This shows the true heart of Karnataka State Transport — where duty meets humanity. ❤️

@thetatvaindia I was for a moment like, oh no, putting out a lithium fire using water. And then it stopped the fire!

📍Pune | Ola electric bike catches fire outside Solapur school, parent and toddler escape safely.

@nikhilnarayanan @bruiseinvain @Doodle_muni Damn! I too have one!! 😬

@bruiseinvain @Doodle_muni I was trying to get my old tweet wearing this t-shirt since yesterday. Found it.

Thank you for inspiring generations, Sreenivasan sir ❤️ Forever grateful for the inspiration you have given us @Doodle_muni

@BalMeghna Can you share the questionnaire please? 1000 sample is fine, as long as the sampling is done properly. I am reminded of the old demonetisation survey which was done on the "Namo" app (Question was, do you support the government action against Black Money) 😬

Some clarifications regarding the concerns around the methodology for our study on free-ranging dogs

@ShekharGupta @SagrikaKissu Ah, the "journalism" standards these days... 🙄

91% of Indians report feeling safer because of street dogs, says new survey Sagrika Kissu @SagrikaKissu writes #ThePrintEssential theprint.in/theprint-essen…

@sahajtloi Beautifully explained! 🙌🏼

The entire philosophy behind a Hindu marriage rests on the fact that it is a sacrament. The codified law is woven around that fact& is tailored to preserve the union. Thus the state stands at the exit point not the entry point.Those who want it at the entry can opt in for the SMA

@evilnitin @sone_do_mujhe I meant no state sales tax. New Hampshire or Delaware

@BertyThomas @sone_do_mujhe What tax free state? Is Mass. a tax free state?

Everytime I cross vijay sales (near my place), I make sure to visit to enquire about the price of M4. Am expecting someday they will stop entertaining me for this behaviour of mine. Btw,current effective price(after 10k disc) is ~82k Am not conceding unless it comes to <75k :/

On the night of May 20, 2025, a little girl in a faded pink frock fell asleep on her mother’s lap at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus. Her parents, simple people from Solapur, had come to Mumbai for her father’s treatment. They were exhausted. Just for a moment, the mother closed her eyes. When she opened them, her daughter was gone. Six months. Six months of walking from police station to police station. Six months of showing the same crumpled photograph to strangers on trains, in slums, in orphanages. Six months of the father not sleeping, the mother not eating, both of them growing hollow-eyed, whispering the same name into the dark: “Aarohi… Aarohi…” In Varanasi, a thousand kilometres away, a tiny girl with no memory of her real name was learning to call herself “Kashi.” She had been found crying near the railway tracks in June, barefoot and terrified. The orphanage gave her food, a bed, and a new name. She smiled easily, because children always do, but sometimes at night she clutched the edge of her blanket and asked for “Aai” — Marathi for mother — and no one understood. Back in Mumbai, the police refused to close the file. They printed posters with Aarohi’s face, stuck them on every platform from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus to Bhusawal to Varanasi Cantt. They ran newspaper ads, knocked on doors, begged journalists for help. Six months is a long time for hope to stay alive, but some officers carried her photograph in their shirt pockets like it was their own child. Then, on November 13, a local reporter in Varanasi saw the poster. Something clicked. He had seen a girl who spoke Marathi words in her sleep. He made a phone call. The next morning, a Mumbai Police inspector sat in front of a laptop in Varanasi and opened a video call. On the screen appeared a little girl in a pink frock — the same colour she was wearing the day she vanished. The mother, standing behind the officer in Mumbai, saw her daughter and collapsed without a sound. The father just kept repeating, “That’s my Aarohi… that’s my baby…” They flew her back on Children’s Day — November 14. When the plane landed, the entire Mumbai Crime Branch was waiting. They had bought her balloons and a new frock, sky blue this time. But the moment the little girl stepped out and saw the sea of khaki uniforms, she did something no one expected. She ran. Not away — toward them. Tiny legs pumping, arms outstretched, she threw herself at the nearest officer and laughed — the purest, clearest laugh that had been missing from the world for half a year. The officer, a tough man who had seen everything, felt his eyes burn. He lifted her high, and she wrapped her arms around his neck like he was family. Her parents were crying too hard to walk. So the policemen carried their daughter to them. The mother touched her face again and again, as if checking she was real. The father fell to his knees and pressed his forehead to his child’s tiny feet, sobbing words no one could understand except God. And the little girl? She just kept smiling, looking from her parents to the officers and back again, completely unaware that she had turned an entire police station into a sobbing, laughing, praying family. Six months of darkness ended in one hug. Aarohi is home now. The kidnapper is still out there, but that is tomorrow’s fight. Today, a mother is singing lullabies again. Today, a father is smiling in his sleep. And somewhere in Mumbai, there are policemen who will never forget the weight of a four-year-old girl in their arms — the weight of an entire life returned. Sometimes the uniform doesn’t just catch thieves. Sometimes it carries lost children all the way back to their mothers’ hearts.

@UTinCourt If you are into seafood, don't miss Ministry of Crab and the Ceylon curry club (opposite to it) 😋

Quick weekend trip to Colombo and back 😇💆🏼‍♂️

@GabbbarSingh Sorry, I would oppose construction of any new temple/ mosque/ church inside a residential society. The rationale is simply about money. When the society goes for redevelopment, that shrine stands separately and nobody would allow to touch it. Everyone with UDS loses!

Raised the issue of a temple being built in the society. Woke logic is undefeated 🥲

So @airtelindia flags spam on calls nicely, except when Airtel themselves make spam calls? Well played!

What people don't understand is that people, especially those born in the 80s and 90s in India, couldn't afford certain childhood luxuries. These type of toys were beyond the reach of their parents. Now they can afford it. Let them buy and fill that void!

@imra_mra 🤣

@BertyThomas Sometimes, it’s better to stay silent about certain things.😊

GOOD NEWS Uncle has been granted bail. The main reasons for the bail are as follows:- 1. CCTV footage showing the woman attacking her landlord even before filing the FIR. 2. The woman’s dark history. She had filed numerous cases against her former husband as well. 3. Multiple contradictions in the FIR. 4. No clear mention of the exact date and time of the alleged rape. 5. The prosecution failed to produce any medical documents related to the alleged incident. The woman is a single mother and quite ill-mannered. Very soon, she will also be evicted from the property, and several cases will now be filed against her. After the bail was granted, uncle and aunty thanked me, but I told them, Don’t thank me thank God. Thank you all, too. I must admit, I became a little emotional after this incident....🥹🥹 x.com/imra_mra/statu…

@TansuYegen God forbid if neural nets decide to depict something as art, some people will lose their mind. But this...

An artist, by following a bug's steps with his pen, drew the path that the bug randomly followed.

@UTinCourt lol. My colleague had the same problem. Same model UN from school. And we went together to get the social security number in the US. He was called in inside for an interview as soon as they saw this visa 🤣

This one visa from over a decade ago has single-handedly doubled my interview time at every other embassy since. Good thing I kept the Model UN certificate. Never knew my passport would need it as an alibi 🙃 #VisaStories #TravelTales

Got a tax demand for 2021-22. Was surprised at that. Opened the file. The difference between what they assessed and what I had declared is a royal 1 Re (Rupee one only). With penalities & interest, now that's 280rs 🙄 Seriously, who cares about taxpayers in this country?

@_shrayanshsingh As a techie, I love this! 😊🙌🏼 I feel happy that users themselves can now create software that works for them now! 🥳

MY PARTNER GIFTED ME ONE OF THE BEST BIRTHDAY GIFTS EVER ---- A SAAS TOOL FOR MY LAW CHAMBER AND SHE BUILT IT HERSELF!