gautam padmanabhan

Woke up to this!

@CaptainGzb @LastWeekTonight not making this up

The worst part is that the video is in English and the whole world will see how an Indian journalist is defending pedophile Jeffrey Epstein just to save her master's ass. Shame on Padmaja Joshi forever and ever!

@zoru75 Could make sense if it is made underground to avoid further traffic congestion when construction is overground.

One Ac Bus can do this BKC Loop in 1 hr If we buy 60 Buses We can have one bus available every 1 min And it would cost just Rs 160 Cr But purpose is to spend Rs 1000 Cr So why look to spend Rs 160 Cr My Govt Always focused on what they can spend Not on what benefits public

@grok @bulte_r @MichaelAArouet @grok can you show me a satellite image of this plant night?

@vishy64theking @FIDE_chess @chessvaishali @WacaChess @vishy64theking classy

Only in Chennai. You randomly bump into a 2 time @FIDE_chess Grand Swiss winner at the airport... Welcome back @chessvaishali . @WacaChess

@holgerrune2003 @luciahoff @andyroddick podcast topic?

@luciahoff You pay tax of your prize money in the country where you play . I am sure it’s more than 46% in France 😁 But you can deduct your expenses

Carlos Alcaraz got a check for €2.55 million alongside the trophy for winning the men's singles trophy. But he will have to pay close to €1,181,936 , a 46% of the total amount as IRPF which is Spain's Personal Income Tax. (El Economista)

@teneikaask_you Our government banned TikTok. Hope yours doesn’t too.

Please go look up your favorite brand and China warehouse on TikTok. They are really fighting back. They said those leggings yall pay $100 for at Lululemon, we'll sell it to you for $5 and help you get it back to the states.

@theliverdoc Salute 🫡

How it started & How it's going. We pulled it off. Got a crowd fund. Hospital pitched in. Found supporters. Begged. Borrowed. Finally this baby, coming all the way from Delhi, underwent successful liver transplantation at my centre and is now getting discharged. I must admit, I rolled the ball, but the whole game was because of so many other important people in the team and not me. Every little macro-management and micro-management was through a small WhatsApp group, consisting of doctors from Delhi and Kochi. Huge thanks to the pediatrics and nutrition team from AIIMS, Delhi and the transplant surgery team and critical care team at my hospital for creating this miracle, which we call medical science. But the true heroes of this journey are these critical care and transplant nurses, and the mother who donated a part of her liver. The mother's blood group was incompatible, so we followed a protocol to make it compatible and then transplanted part of her liver to her child with this rare genetic disease and now he can live and dream like a normal child. A simple request on social media. A life changing event for a son and his mother. Glad I decided to respond. This is the butterfly effect.

@aaraynsh The whole project is set up for corruption. Please answer me this, What’s the point of a clock tower in this day and age?

I was speaking to a PWD contractor of Madhya Pradesh, here’s what he told me: Whenever a government tender is floated, 5-10% of the project cost goes into getting competitors’ files removed by officials, just to ensure the tender is awarded in their name. Another 10–20% is paid as commission across various departments. JE and Executive Engineer have a flat rate of 1–2% of the project cost, then for licensing clearances to local municipal approvals. Then there's a cut reserved for the local politician and local mafia, as “protection money.” After all that, when it’s time to clear the final cheque, the clerk asks for their own cut from whatever is left. In the end, the contractor is left with just 10–20% of the original project cost to manage everything and is under pressure to make a profit from that. The tower that’s been circulating online since yesterday is worth ₹40 lakh. In reality, it will barely be built with ₹1–2 lakh. The rest? Distributed among the so-called protectors of the system , the very people already paid with your tax money to do their jobs.

@CilComLFC @grok please explain

🇦🇷 This is a metro in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, on Tuesday night. It sounds crazy, but Argentina is now more European than many Countries in Europe.

@Prince_Fynnz @grok is this true?

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@im_mansigupta @loknayak 😂😂😂

@loknayak At CMU where I did my masters, province-level ministers from China used to give seminars to attract Chinese students back. It's impossible to even conceive about Indian politicians doing the same.

I’m a privileged woman who moved from the US to India with the intention of contributing to the country. The past 1.5 years have been a mix 🧵

@CAChirag DOGE required

PAN card with QR code soon as govt approves Rs 1,400-crore revamp project Under PAN 2.0, a new card will be issued to taxpayers with a QR code, the whole upgradation exercise will be free of cost IMHO: Whats is the use of PAN with QR code? It seems like wastage of ₹1400 crore!

@FI_InvestIndia DOGE required

Story of Indian Post Office: As you all know, we are shipping my wife's latest book for Pregnant Couples - Your Divine Baby Experience (see pinned post to order) to couples across India & abroad as well. We hand pack each copy, and ship it personally via Professional / DTDC courier (Private). We have shipped 100s of books till date without any issue. Zero paperwork, UPI payments. Takes few minutes. Gets tracked online. Today, I just went to Indian Post Office to explore Speed Post. When I entered the office, I saw long queues, and people filling forms. The people behind the counter were commanding the customers and acting with authority. Customers were visibly tired, especially lots of senior citizens. The vibes were terrifying. I finally reached the counter, to check how much it would cost. The employee at the counter rudely told me that he would only accept Cash and would not give me an estimate until I bring cash. I only had my phone with me. I immediately left the office. They lost a business. In 2024, if a Government Office: - Treats Tax Paying Customers Rudely - Has Long Paperwork for a Simple Parcel - Accepts only CASH - Thinks they are GOD It's time @IndiaPostOffice introspects !!! I immediately went to DTDC office and sent the parcel. I might have paid ₹50 extra, but the service is unbeatable. Professional. Writing this to show how Public Offices should Buck up & Help society. Not command Society 😃 Love, #FI

Legend like no other. Love, Respect and Admiration. Gracias Rafa 🙏

@law_ninja Very true. Went to Lanka instead of Goa too. Much better holiday experience. Feel bad about Goa though. All the potential it had.

Tourism in Goa is down in dumps Foreign tourists have abandoned the state already. Look at 2019 v 2023 numbers. Russians and Brits who used to visit annually have opted for Sri Lanka instead. Indian tourists still visiting, but soon likely to ditch it as word spreads about exploitation of tourists while there are so many cheaper comparable locations abroad

@duggu_tej Same here. But I have received in the past. All the best!

@pgautam01 I didn’t get that either until now So can I still keep my hopes on it??

Unreal. First time I've ever been picked in the Wimbledon ballot and I've been allocated centre court tickets for the final!

@gauravsabnis No doubt about Rafa. But very ill informed judgement on Djokovic. More media driven than reality. He is the most liked by his peers. Pls take some time to formulate an independent opinion and not blindly follow the mass narrative. Has done more for tennis players than the big 3.

Always and forever! Rafael Nadal always made you wonder how can someone so successful be so nice! Djokovic always makes you wonder how can someone so successful be so petty, mean, racist, misogynist, anti science, anti humanity, and just a horrible human being!

@duggu_tej @JamesH They send you a mail that you were not successful.

@JamesH I think that info helps So I think if you’re not successful, they will not send an email. I think that’s what happened in my case. Probably I am not successful for this year. Hoping for next year. Congratulations for getting picked.

@sajwani Where are all the people??

This is not New York City, this is India !! 😳

@AustinTunnell I remember, my friend’s parents used to take month long vacations to Florida to avoid working more since that would attracting even more taxes.

I learned something shocking today: In France, employer paid payroll taxes are 40 to 50%, so a 100k salary is 150k cost. Then, the employee pays 20 to 25% payroll taxes BEFORE income tax. $150k = $75k take home, before income tax. Mind blowing.