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Finally , I was able to Publish something . I hope its good , but only you can judge . So do let me know how it is . If sad poetry , with a pinch of hope , a dose of reflection and a spoonful of social commentary is your thing , then you will enjoy it amazon.com/dp/B0C4M87DGW

🚨 Videos of #Iran's strikes on Bahrain

@paranjoygt Newslaundary just doesnt only run on subcription . It does have investors. So if they have investors , its pretty rich to call out others.

From Abhinandan Sekhri of NewsLaundry: Yesterday, The Washington Post laid off one-third of its staff. It eliminated every single editor and correspondent in the Middle East. Bureau chiefs, from Cairo to Berlin, were laid off, including India’s bureau chief Pranshu Verma. We’re told over 300 people have lost their jobs. Even by the normal standard of media layoffs that have been documented through Covid, this is a purge. This should be a wake-up call. Jeff Bezos bought Washington Post for $250 million. For context, he’s worth over $240 billion. He paid $500 million for his ‘super-yacht’. He also has a ‘support vessel’ that cost $75 million. He spent $237 million on properties just in Miami. He owns over 420,000 acres of land in the United States. He spent at least $20 million – a pittance, compared to the rest of his spending – on his wedding last year. Under him, Amazon spent $40 million to acquire the rights to Melania, a documentary on Melania Trump. Melania herself will get paid 70 percent of this amount. Amazon also spent $35 million to market it. We’re not even converting these dollar figures to rupees because that’s too many zeros for a single email. But remember this, Jeff Bezos could spend $1 million every single day and only run out of money after 623 years. Yet here’s Washington Post’s purge, just a year and a bit after Bezos famously said, “The advantage I bring to The Post is when they need financial resources, I’m available…I’m the doting parent in that regard.” Billionaires don’t have your backs. We’ve said this for 14 years. It’s why we built a series on media ownership and explained NDTV’s crumble after the Adani takeover. Billionaires want to do one thing – make more money. It takes precedence over everything else, whether in America or India. You don’t have the billions – or the millions either – of a Bezos. That doesn’t mean you don’t have their power. You have even more power. Because there are so many of you, of us. We are all stronger TOGETHER! Thank you for supporting Newslaundry and building the future of journalism. For every bad decision made by a billionaire, we’re able to offer you the alternative. Because we’re stronger together. Forward this email to a friend who could use a wake-up call too. Tell them to subscribe. Gift them a subscription if you have to, or reply to this email with their email ID and we’ll email them for you. We’ve got the power together. In gratitude,

@thehawkeyex Catchy. Surprising Bollywood hasnt used it yet in any movies

"Badluram ka badan zameen ke niche hai, toh humko uska ration milta hai" Regimental song of the Assam Regiment. Dark humor. But full of energy. Full of vibes. Do you know the story behind the song? x.com/rishibagree/st…

@DeafMango When did Indian govt said that. The whole issue was even against public opinion Indian govt never said anything about stopping cricket with Pak in tournaments

It's funny how post-war the Indian government hinted towards ending all cricket against Pakistan, and here we are, less than a year later, with the ICC threatening to eradicate Pakistan cricket if the PCB opts to forfeit a World Cup game vs India. Capitalism baby💰

@raghav_bikh @bakshikaran91 So what was Haidar ? The Irfan character was a living bhooth ? U know nothing about story telling then.

@bakshikaran91 Brother this clip is from a horror film injected with propaganda that I'm commenting on. How tf would a horror film be factual 🤣🤣🤣 khud padh ke dekh lo aur kuch seekh lo media literacy ke baare mein instead of polluting my mentions archive.is/sFofN

As per usual, Aditya Dhar cannot write or produce a film without inserting hasbara-esque hatred against minorities or anyone else he deems traitorous. Tells you everything you need to know about the gutter-level aesthetics and preferences of the industry and audiences these days.

@RehamKhan1 @CheckMate1_ Comment kar raha hoon ..taki inke makeup ke paise hi nikal jaye thodi reach se.

@CheckMate1_ Bangladesh & Pakistan What’s next?

@RehamKhan1 Ye dono ek doosre ko promote karte rehte hai ... baaki logic koi hai nahi .

Why didn’t I think of that!!! Spot on. #DhurandharReview

@RehamKhan1 @CheckMate1_ Akshay is not insta . Pehle research to karlo thoda . Secondly spying insnt infiltration . Every country has spies . Third its a movie for god sake and not a govt covert operation . Aap log apni bana lo bhai .

Did #Dhuranahar win the propaganda war? How did the audience respond? #AkshayeKhanna #ChAslam #IndiaPak @CheckMate1_

@Wabbasi007 @RehamKhan1 The logic is also flawed. All countries have spies. Spying isnt infiltration . India denies infiltration . India doesnt say they dont have a spy network.

@Wabbasi007 @RehamKhan1 Haha . Its more funny than anything . Like roleplaying . Faltering economy 🤣. That quote from Akshay is fake too . Wth . Kya hai ye.

Has Pakistan found its own equal of Palki Sharma finally in @RehamKhan1 ? Good explainer on latest Indian movie .

@KartikeyaTanna @_tharkuri Nobody can control masses on social media . But one has the tech to stop the comments . Why not use the feature if so worried about vile comments. If u r putting something on SM publically than expect whatever is coming with it. Restrict comments and have ur preaceful sleep.

Not many know this, but freedom of speech works both ways. She has the right to critique a movie and people have the right to call out her obvious biases and lack of objectivity. As to why she withdrew the review, we don’t know the reason. She can always put it up on her individual YouTube channel and turn off comments if criticism bothers a critic that much.

To push someone like Anupama Chopra to withdraw a review is the absolute pits! Threatening and harassing everyone who disagrees with something as fleeting as a film is such a disgrace. What next? Mannu lorry will accidentally run over their cars and bikes? It’s shameful what this country’s public space has turned into. A space where I grew up to love films cautiously, see deeply and debate fiercely is now a blood curdling snake pit. My heart goes out to each one of you critics taking the punches. FWIW, I’m with you.

@Rajiv1841 U dont get it . They make those post because they know it will rile us indians up and they will get engagement. I guess they are smart in a way

Pakistan's people are proving again why they are the most illiterate country in the world!! Faf Du Plesis played peak years of his career in IPL & now he knows that going to auction is a sure shot "unsold" for him so he as precaution already took his unofficial IPL retirement & now at age of 41 he will be playing PSL. PSL is literally getting used & finished product of IPL. Faf acted smart & now making some more money as 41 years old retired player in 3rd grade league PSL🤣😭

@intelecttrol @tequieremos South asia 😅

@tequieremos We rant about Pakistan 24/7, but when it came to speaking at a big international forum… we pulled out. What signal does this really send to the world?

Something interesting has happened in the UK. The Oxford Union was set to host a defining debate on the motion: "𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐬 𝐚 𝐏𝐨𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐬 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲." The stage was prepared for a rigorous, fact-based discussion, with Pakistan’s panel ready and confident to represent their side: 🔹Gen Zubair Mehmood Hayat, Former Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee of Pakistan 🔹Hina Rabbani Khar, Former Foreign Minister of Pakistan 🔹Dr. Mohammad Faisal, Pakistan’s High Commissioner to the UK On the Indian side, the debate was supposed to feature high-profile figures: 🔹Gen M.M. Naravane, former Indian Army Chief 🔹Subramanian Swamy, former Law Minister and Harvard Professor 🔹Sachin Pilot, former Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan Yet when the day arrived, India’s representatives vanished from the debate entirely. Reports indicate that the Modi government refused to allow them to leave India. This was not a matter of convenience; it was political panic. A government that constantly proclaims India’s global confidence and democratic maturity could not face scrutiny on an open, international platform. The motion would have forced India to confront the uncomfortable reality that its so-called “policy towards Pakistan” is in fact a carefully manufactured populist narrative masquerading as security policy. By refusing to participate, India admitted, without a word, that its policy is less about genuine security and more about political theatrics. The Oxford Union debate was meant to expose the truth; India’s retreat only confirmed it.

Anushka Sharma goes to GG for INR 45 Lakh #WPLAuction

@sanndeepyadav @GabbbarSingh In tests his average was 41.

@GabbbarSingh Gambhir was a proper clutch as a player no one can take that away from him. But man this Test team looks completely lost under him. Two home whitewashes in one year. Thats not transition thats a bloody disaster. BCCI needs to stop sleeping and sack him.

“I m the same guy who said one guy can’t claim a win, it’s the team” Sack this petulant manchild

@Its_CineHub There is something called "acting " which is different from personality . Mainstream so called Hero actors play their own personality . They dont play the character . These actors play characters in true sense. Same in west. Nobody calls Rock the best actor of generation

UNPOPULAR OPINION :- Actors like #PankajTripathi, #NawazuddinSiddiqui, #KayKayMenon are great, no doubt but they’re also OVERTATED when people call them “the BEST ACTORS OF INDIA” .. I mean they shine only in a very specific space that are INTENSE, GROUNDED AND SERIOUS ROLES ! And that’s perfectly fine. But that doesn’t make them universally versatile 🤷🏻 Social media creates an illusion that they can do everything. But imagine them doing what #HrithikRoshan did in WAR, #SRK did in DDLJ, or #RanbirKapoor did in Animal ? 🤯 They simply can’t ! because RANGE doesn’t stretch that far !! Meanwhile, the same MAINSTREAM ACTORS can easily perform their Realistic and Serious roles✅ This is exactly why BOX-OFFICE stardom is with these Mainstream Actors only as they appeal to a much wider audience, carry massive expectations, and still deliver!! People often criticize them only because they’re visible everywhere, not because they lack craft 💥 So in Short, both SET OF ACTORS are essential to INDIAN CINEMA , but looking down on commercial actors just because they do UNIVERSAL FILMS is the real hypocrisy and JEALOUSY 🎬🙏🏻

@dhruv_rathee Yeah have your heard of someone called Tarintino . Have you watched Kill Bill . Its re releasing . Watch that too . have you seen some of the Korean and Japanese movies . They are called Movies for a reason

Aditya Dhar has truly crossed a limit of cheapness in Bollywood. The extreme violence, gore and torture shown in his latest film trailer is the equivalent of watching ISIS beheadings and calling it “entertainment”. His lust for money is so unhinged that he is willingly poisoning the minds of the young generation, desensitizing them to gore and glorifying unimaginable torture. This is the chance for Censor Board to show if have a bigger problem with people kissing or watching someone get skinned alive.

@Ramandeep_Bajwa Nah . Modi went to meet Shareef . All know what happened next. PAK ARMY establishment will never agree for peace. Threat of India is what keep them in power. The ship has long sailed. Few tried . All ended with bitter results.

All these have been tried. And they failed. The only permanent solution is to make peace with Pakistan. Start a dialogue on solving the Kashmir issue. Keep talking till a mutually agreeable solution is reached. Similarly start talking to China to settle the boundary dispute once for all.

I never in my wildest dreams imagined Russell Crowe explaining test cricket to an American who has no idea about the game. Absolutely priceless!

@RoflGandhi_ You guys cant wait for 3-4 days for the pic to be clear before blaming govt and asking accountability .As per you after 9-11 US president should have resigned next day. Everyone of you respond with the same playbook . First concern should be towards victims. Rest can come later

It will be business as usual tomorrow, Desi James Bond & Sasta Chanyka will carry on with their propaganda on expected lines. No accountability, no responsibility.