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US Ambassador to India, Sergio Gor tweets, "Joined US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Kolkata for a visit to the Missionaries of Charity. Moments like these remind us the U.S.-India partnership rests not only on strong policies, but also on shared values and the spirit of selfless service that transcends borders." (Pics: Ambassador Sergio Gor/X)

Going through the provisions of the proposed Maharashtra Devasthan Inams Abolition Act. Every line of it leaves me angrier than the previous one. A worse piece of legislation with regard to temple lands is yet to be found. Key points: 1. Occupiers become owners, even if unauthorised they can pay market rate and become owner 2. Hereditary occupants who are lessees become owners 3. Govt takes control of all the devasthan lands that are not under control of other occupants and can do what it wants with them 4. No provisions for compensating the devasthan for this irreversible alienation of its lands 5. Collector will decide any disputes, and devasthan isn’t even made a mandatory party. This deserves street level and legal level opposition on a large scale. CM Fadnavis has ordered a relook of the act as several Hindu organisations are already up in arms against it. But nothing less than a complete withdrawal will suffice.

I’m trying to look the same.” Turns out his little brother had severe autism. And if his hair changed too much, his brother would panic because he thought people were being replaced. So this teenager kept the same haircut for 3 years straight. Never complained once. The barber said: “That was the day I learned love can look ridiculously small from the outside.”

Imagine having bad day at office and then Rekha Gupta sits next to you in Metro. Bro’s expressions are genuine😭😭

Her name was Shubha Shankaranarayan. She was 21 years old, a law student in Bengaluru. She was in a relationship with Arun Varma, her 19 year old college junior. Her father did not approve and arranged her engagement to someone else. On November 30, 2003, Shubha got engaged to B.V. Girish, a 27 year old software engineer. His family celebrated. His future seemed set. Three days later, Shubha called Girish and suggested they spend some time together before the wedding. She proposed dinner and then a stop near HAL Airport to watch planes take off from the viewpoint on Inner Ring Road. He agreed. While Girish stood looking at the runway, three men attacked him from behind with a motorcycle shock absorber. Shubha stood nearby and screamed at the attackers to stop, pretending to be shocked. Girish suffered severe head injuries. He died in hospital the next morning. His family filed a police complaint. At first, investigators found nothing. Girish had no enemies, and suspicion did not fall on Shubha because the engagement had happened just days earlier. Then police reviewed the engagement video. Shubha appeared unhappy and disinterested throughout. Her expressions did not match someone who had just gotten engaged. Investigators dug deeper. They discovered that Shubha had made 73 phone calls and exchanged numerous messages with Arun Varma on the day of the murder. When confronted with the evidence, she confessed. The murder had been planned even before the engagement. Shubha wanted to be with Arun Varma, so she, Arun, and two hired men planned to kill Girish. Girish had been engaged for just three days. In July 2010, all four were convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment. The Karnataka High Court later upheld the verdict. In 2025, the Supreme Court also upheld all four life sentences. The Supreme Court observed: "Shubha chose a tragic and unacceptable route to address her personal issues, which led to the loss of a young and innocent life." He went to watch planes take off with his fiancee. He never came home. Repost this. Some stories should never disappear.

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Saurabh Dwivedi tried desperately to woo the left people but they declined to associate themselves with him cause for them he is too dehat coded and lacks proficiency in English. He even gave up his gamcha for their validation 1/n