Rohan Jahagirdar

Friendly reminder, Hinton is the same guy who told us this: "We should stop training radiologists now. It's just completely obvious that within five years, deep learning is going to do better than radiologists.". That was six year ago. He was right about the AI. Wrong about the job. AI already reads scans better than any human. Six years after this nonsense prediction we have more radiologists. That's because Hinton and many others just fundamentally misunderstand that tasks are not jobs and that the job of a radiologist is also interacting with patients, being a light in darkness, providing hope and warmth and care and a thousand other things. Again we need to stop listening to these folks. I cannot say it enough, just because this fellow is brilliant with AI does not mean he has any clue how it will impact society. None. Zero.

Brigadier VK Joshi, 70, served the Army for three decades, survived war and multiple counterinsurgency operations, but lost his life to a stray bullet in a pointless clash between a group of urban dehatis. A Delhi-registered Fortuner overtook a Scorpio N on Mussoorie Road in Dehradun, which hurt the ScorpioN occupants ego. The ScorpioN occupants gave chase. When the Fortuner didn’t yield, the ScorpioN group of urban dehatis pulled out a pistol and started firing. At that very moment, Brigadier Joshi was out on his morning walk. A bullet from that reckless exchange found him. His friends rushed him to the hospital, but he was declared dead on arrival. A life of service ended by someone else’s arrogance. As far as the urban dehatis are concerned, I'm sure they'll be out on bail in no time.

After much reflection, I have decided to resign from my position as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, effective today. I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby. It has been an honor serving under @POTUS and @DNIGabbard and leading the professionals at NCTC. May God bless America.

1. New Biz in 10 years = ONE, paints 2. Group R&D % of sales = .3%-.6% 3. Grasim VSF cost=15% higher than China 4. Ultratech profitability = distribution muscle = higher prices Indian elite revels in its mediocrity like a dung beetle on a mound of excrement.

In Ghaziabad, at Kaila Bhatta in Uttar Pradesh, a Hindutva goon named Satyam Pandit threatens an elderly Muslim man, ordering him to shut down his non vegetarian eatery every Tuesday, or he would set the shop on fire. How is it that any random vigilante can openly intimidate poor Muslim vendors of their livelihoods, video record these threats and circulate the videos on social media to gain followers, but still face no consequences? Till when will @ghaziabadpolice, @dm_ghaziabad and Govt remain silent spectators? Such threats by RW influencers have increased in and around Ghaziabad, Why is the govt and @Uppolice turning a blind eye on such blatant intimidation and lawlessness by these goons?

At the banks of the Ganga in Patna, trash was once routine. Then Shubham Kumar chose to return home — and show up every Sunday. From a handful of volunteers to 1,100+ changemakers. 1.4 lakh+ kgs plastic cleared. 98% drop in thermacol. 16,000 livelihoods revived. From Ranchi to Varanasi — the movement grows. Because cities don’t transform overnight. They change when someone bends down… and picks up the first bag.♻️ #CleanIndia #RiverCleanup #CivicSense #CommunityAction #SustainableCities [Ganga Ghat Cleanup, Patna Environmental Initiative, Plastic Waste Reduction, Community-Led Sanitation Drive, River Conservation India, Civic Sense India]

This is just insane republicworld.com/india/scared-h…

Kudikunta Lake of Hyderabad City rejuvenated by ⁦@kalpana_designs⁩ was filled with sewage & solid waste,Today it’s completely transformed with the CSR initiative of Infosys Foundation,filled with good water 💧,Birds started coming back,Kudos to entire team,Feel proud 🙏

@RnaudBertrand India has a similar system wherein anyone can walk into the hospital and see a Neurosurgeon, or two if they want. It certainly speeds up things if the patient needs a specialist but it also encourages unnecessary procedures

I've been wanting to write this for a while: an article on the key characteristics of the Chinese health system, as a patient. It's something that I - perhaps unfortunately - have come to have a lot of experience with in my eight years in China. I've been to the doctor as a patient dozens of times. My wife delivered our first daughter in a Chinese hospital, and had cancer surgery in Shanghai. My younger daughter - who once completely severed her thumb in an unfortunate accident in rural Gansu - had emergency surgery in a small clinic there (her thumb is fine now!). We spent the entire covid episode in China. And, to this day, I still go back to China every year to do my routine health tests or the occasional procedure (like a thyroid biopsy in Harbin last year). In other words, when it comes to the Chinese health system, I've seen a lot. What's fascinating about the Chinese health system, and that's true in general about many things in China, is that it never inherited Western dogma about how things were supposed to work, it's completely unconstrained by what everyone else has decided is "normal". And, as a result, you end up with things that would simply sound impossible to any Western patient: a consultation with the head cardiologist of one of Shanghai's best hospitals for less than $10, blood test results in under 30 minutes, and a system where you can walk in, see three specialists and walk out with a diagnosis and your medicine - all before noon. As I argue in the article that's all enabled by 3 characteristics that sound super unorthodox: 1) extremely short consultation times, less than 5 minutes 2) no GP gatekeepers (you go straight to see specialists) 3) systematic testing for every patient, even if you just have a cold Each one sounds wrong. And in fact when I describe them to doctor friends in the West they immediately explain to me why that can't possibly work, and how their own system is far superior. Except that it does work, I checked the numbers (on top of my personal experience): the Chinese system handles close to 10 billion total outpatient visits a year (nhc.gov.cn/cms-search/dow…), or about 7 visits per person per year on average, and the average wait time is only about 18 minutes (gov.cn/yaowen/shipin/…). Contrast this with France, my country, where people already go to the doctor A LOT, but still less than in China: only 5.5 visits per person per year (evaluation.securite-sociale.fr/home/maladie/M…). And the French system can't even handle this lower volume: when you can see a specialist straight away in China - you don't even need to make an appointment in advance - you need to wait months to see one in France (50 days on average for a cardiologist, for instance: drees.solidarites-sante.gouv.fr/sites/default/…). I've personally managed to see 3 specialists AND do all related tests AND get the test results AND get diagnoses AND buy the medicine to cure me - all in the space of a morning at a hospital in Shanghai. That would have undoubtedly taken me a whole year in the French system. My purpose here is not to argue that the West should replicate the Chinese health system wholesale, but to ask an honest question: what if some of the things we take for granted about healthcare aren't nearly as inevitable as we think? Is it completely unthinkable that we've developed some dogmas that are costing us - in money, in time, and occasionally in lives? That's the whole point of my article: describing a health system built from first principles by people who never assumed we in the West knew better - up to you to decide if they have a point. Enjoy the read here: open.substack.com/pub/arnaudbert…

@sirajnoorani This is sad beyond words

A father was shot dead while trying to save his son in Delhi's Nand Nagri area. The murder took place near Nand Nagri B1 Government School. Watch the report. A 15-year-old boy was allegedly assaulted on Tuesday evening in New Delhi’s Nand Nagri area, triggering a chain of 1/6

Traffic and pollution are major detractors to the India story

@maryashakil Of course, “strategy”

Fadnavis’s significance in this victory goes beyond numbers — it reaffirms his grip on Maharashtra’s BJP, his credibility as a strategist, and his indispensability to the party’s central leadership. A comeback not just for the alliance, but for his political heft. Visuals of him with his family after he addressed the karyakartas at the BJP office. #MaharashtraPolitics #BMCElection2026

Socially conservative, fiscally very conservative

i was tired of stupid people on road so i hacked my helmet into a traffic police device 🚨 while i ride, ai agent runs in near real time, flags violations, and proof with location & no plate goes straight to police. blr people - so now ride safe… or regret it.

Wow! I hope the @AndhraPradeshCM takes a cue to fix the museum in Nagarjuna sagar, it is one of the most poorly maintained places!

All the kids on Reddit who want better treatment of the gig workers will wince in pain if one of these platforms increases the prices by a trifle -- even if it is purely to help the delivery workers. Everyone wants duniya ka bhala, but not on their dime!

And politicians would do well to inculcate it

Discovered recently @tmkrishna's renditions of Ashoka's edicts. Oh, what joy it has been to listen to them! Thank you 🙏 youtube.com/watch?v=xXWuHN…

@theskindoctor13 Which private hospitals were these that she went to? How are they operating with a valid license when they aren’t even stocking defibrillators or basic equipment?

In the early hours in Bengaluru, 34-year-old Venkataraman woke with severe chest pain, prompting his wife Roopa to rush him on a scooter to a nearby private hospital. They were allegedly turned away as no doctor was available. She took him to another private hospital where an ECG confirmed a heart attack, yet no emergency treatment was given and no ambulance arranged; instead, they were advised to go to Jayadeva Hospital. With no alternative, Roopa again set off on the scooter. En route, Venkataraman suffered intense pain, the scooter lost balance, and both fell. Despite being injured herself, Roopa pleaded with passing motorists for help, but most ignored her as her husband lay gasping for breath. By the time he was taken to a hospital, he had lost consciousness and was declared brought dead. Systemic failure and public indifference did not kill the humanity within Roopa, and she donated her husband’s eyes, later saying that timely medical care, or even basic help from passersby, could have saved his life. Venkataraman and Roopa were ordinary, law-abiding citizens who must have paid taxes on time, yet when a time-critical emergency struck, they had no immediate care. Heart attacks are among the most common causes of sudden death in India, yet timely intervention remains a matter of luck. Why can’t the govt establish small coronary care units every 4–5 km, equipped with ECGs, defibrillators, oxygen, and essential drugs? These units wouldn’t need full-time doctors, trained paramedical staff, supported by protocols and telemedicine, could deliver lifesaving care in the crucial first minutes at modest cost and enormous impact.

What’s the story behind #ArnabGoswami going rogue?