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The US Consulate in Kolkata is located on Ho-Chi-Minh Sarani. Every time the Americans write the address of their Kolkata consulate, they are bound to write Ho-Chi- Minh's name! ​It was the Left Front government that renamed this street to 'Ho- Chi-Minh Sarani'. ​Today is Ho-Chi-Minh's birthday. D*own with i*mperialis*m!

THE METAMORPHOSIS OF THE PROLETARIAT, A Dispatch from the Left Wing of the Insectoid Front: Comrades, Kafka, and Pest Control Enthusiasts, It has finally happened. Join in numbers ✊✊ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Our demands are simple ,we want a strong, modern, fair and developed India. 🇮🇳 • Free & world class public education for every child • Free, accessible & high-quality healthcare for all • AQI below 25 in every major city • Clean air, clean rivers & safe drinking water • 5%+ GDP investment in R&D, science & innovation • Indian universities in the global Top 100 • Strong public schools, libraries & research institutions • End brain drain ,create opportunities at home • Migration by choice, not compulsion • A balanced mixed economy , strong private sector with strong public welfare • Industrial Revolution 2.0, 3.0 & 4.0 revival in India • Manufacturing led growth & high-skilled employment • MSME empowerment with easy credit & lower compliance burden • Energy security through renewables, nuclear & domestic production • Global level infrastructure in transport, logistics & digital connectivity • Smart villages & smart cities growing together • Modern railways, ports, highways & public transport • Affordable housing & planned urban development • Zero hunger & zero extreme poverty • Better wages, dignity & social security for workers • Farmers with stable income, modern technology & market access • Food processing & rural industrialization revolution • Women’s safety, workforce participation & equal opportunity • Skill development linked directly to industry needs • AI, semiconductor, biotech & deep-tech leadership from India • Data privacy, cybersecurity & digital rights protection • Merit-based systems with innovative affirmative action • Transparent & accountable governance at every level • Faster, fairer & free judicial access for citizens • Police, judicial & administrative reforms • Strict action against corruption & misuse of taxpayers’ money • Zero freebie politics,investment over appeasement • Taxpayer money spent on productivity, education & healthcare • Decentralization with empowered local governments • National security with economic strength • Strong diplomacy with strategic independence • Sustainable growth without environmental destruction • Sports, arts & culture investment at global standards • Equal opportunities regardless of caste, religion, gender or region • Dignity, opportunity & constitutional rights for every citizen • Free judicial remedies and equal access to justice for every citizen • Free and world-class education for all • Free, accessible and high-quality healthcare for every Indian • Beyond education, healthcare and justice, nothing else should be permanently free • Welfare should empower citizens, not create dependency • Taxpayers’ money must be invested in productivity, infrastructure, research and human development • Subsidies should be targeted, transparent and temporary • A nation grows through opportunity, innovation and merit , not freebie politics A developed India is not a dream. It is a national decision, a collective responsibility, and a generational mission. 🇮🇳

THIS IS PEAK WHATABOUTERY 🔥 REPORTER: Why should Norway trust India when fundamental rights are being violated? MEA: We have Gandhi, ancient civilisation, and a Constitution that guarantees fundamental rights. REPORTER 🎯: Exactly. I know India has fundamental rights. That is why I asked about violations. MEA: If rights are violated, people can go to court. 😐 REPORTER: That’s the point. Why are people forced to go to court for basic rights? MEA: It’s my press conference. I will decide. REPORTER: When will PM take free questions from the press? MEA: Next question.

There are places we pass through in life… and there are places that become part of who we are. Manchester will forever be my home. To the city, the club, and every supporter, my sincerest thank you. These past four years have been unforgettable, filled with moments my family and I will carry with us for the rest of our lives. There simply aren’t enough words to describe the happiness and warmth we’ve felt here. Thank you for every cheer, every memory, and for making us feel at home from the very first day. Forever a Red Devil ❤️

Comerciantes madereros talan el árbol secuoya milenario "Mark Twain", que medía aproximadamente 100 metros de altura y un diámetro de casi 5 metros, tenía más de 1.340 años, en el momento de ser talado. California, EEUU, 1891. Desde finales del siglo XIX, en EEUU, la industria capitalista maderera en su avaricia infinita, cortó miles de estas hermosas secuoyas para hacer negocio con la construcción, alrededor del 95% de los bosques de secuoyas fueron destruidos. Los bosques originales de secuoyas cubrían más de 800.000 hectáreas... en algo más de un siglo, la tala indiscriminada redujo este ecosistema a menos de un 5%, que es lo que actualmente está protegido. Lo peor de todo, es que estos árboles eran tan anchos que al caer terminaban destrozándose, por lo que se desperdiciaba la mayoría de la leña y los madereros empezaron a usar explosivos para manejarlos, así que terminaban destruyendo todo los árboles sin ni siquiera aprovechar toda la madera. Como decía Marx, el capitalismo es el único sistema que en su afán codicioso de dinero, devora incluso a sus propias fuentes de riqueza, a los humanos y a la naturaleza.

A photographer captured a weasel riding on the back of a green woodpecker

Today, I received this photo, which in itself says a lot. We do a great deal for the protection of tigers. We make sincere and consistent efforts for their conservation. However, there seems to be some leakage in the system that we are unable to detect. I am not implying anything, nor do I claim to know whether these are tigers from captive breeding or whether they were hunted from the forests of India and ended up in these plastic bags. But this is a ready package for those ignorant and irresponsible people who will use them for home decoration or turn them into shoes to wear on their feet. If we observe them carefully, then based on my experience, I can say with confidence that these are Bengal Tigers. It is extremely important that we protect these creatures with complete honesty and utmost vigilance. Otherwise, how will our future generations ever get to see these magnificent animals? #tigerdeath #wildlifeofindia #wildlifecare

BJP-RSS broke Sidhu-Kanhu's statue in Banshihari. Adivasi women took the streets. Turn rage into power. BJP-RSS want to impose Manuvadi Hindutva and destroy pluralism. Defend Bengal's culture. Crush Manuvadi Hindutva. Fight together. Learn from Banshihari. Hul Johar!

Raghu Rai (1942 – 2026) was an Indian photographer and photojournalist. He was a protégé of Henri Cartier-Bresson, who nominated Rai, then a young photojournalist, to join Magnum Photos in 1977.

The newly elected BJP govt in the West Bengal broke a statue commemorating the 1859 Indigo Rebellion in Bongaon. They are erasing all traces of the anti-colonial struggle, only to surrender at the feet of the new master- the USA.

piku is a love letter to kolkata.

Respect. Resilience. Revolution. 🔥100 Gun Salute to Pooja Meghwal! On April 29 in Udaipur, Rajasthan, Dalit bride Pooja Meghwal was dressed as a beautiful bride and proudly seated atop a horse during her wedding procession. But upper-caste men could not tolerate the sight of a Dalit woman riding a horse. They humiliated her, forced her to dismount, and attacked the entire procession. Yesterday, Pooja rose again fearless and dignified. Mounted on the horse, holding a photograph of Jyotirao Phule, she led a massive procession to the Collectorate demanding justice. This time, no one dared to stop her. Courage cannot be broken. Dignity cannot be denied.

Ratha, 1868

"Jana Gana Mana" (Bengali: [ɟənə gəɳə mənə]) is the national anthem of India, originally composed in Bengali by poet Rabindranath Tagore, who was awarded the #NobelPrize in Literature in 1913. Pictured: An English translation of Jana Gana Mana by Tagore

MK Stalin- 1.02 lakh votes deleted in Kolathur constituency, he lost by 8,795. Mamata- 51,000 votes deleted in Bhabanipur seat, she lost by 15,000. Kejriwal - 38,000 votes deleted in New Delhi constituency & he lost by 4,000. (2025) Three prominent Chief Ministers of opposition were defeated by mass deletion of votes. If you still don’t see the pattern and believe they lost because of anti-incumbency then the joke is on you.

This angle just makes the build-up before the goal look unreal 🤯

🇸🇦 Saudi video editors are insane man what a cold edit 🥶

The streets won't forget this farewell tour.