Waseem Khan

@bhash @OlaElectric @bhash managed to do the hard engineering (making a 4680 dry-coated cell), but is failing at the "boring" parts of business: service, reliability, and protecting market share from incumbents.

We got our dry coating process working last year. Lakhs of cells already in vehicles that customers are using. World class tech isn’t the domain of the west anymore. The @OlaElectric engineering and manufacturing teams are absolutely world class and it’s a privilege for me to work with them.

@WFRising kindly help if possible

@chairmanbwssb @DKShivakumar Complaint #BWSSB-2026-01-26-275157 for Mahaveer Tuscan (RR: E-228935010). 286 flats have ZERO water due to a main line airlock. No response from AE despite multiple follow-ups.

@deepigoyal Indian consumers demand low prices. If regulation raises gig costs, shoppers will switch to value giants like Reliance Retail and DMart. This strengthens big retail while destroying gig livelihoods, pushing workers back into the invisible informal economy

Last one on this topic, and I have been holding this in myself for a while. For centuries, class divides kept the labor of the poor invisible to the rich. Factory workers toiled behind walls, farmers in distant fields, domestic help in backrooms. The wealthy consumed the fruits of that labor without ever seeing the faces or the fatigue behind it. No direct encounter, no personal guilt. The gig economy shattered that invisibility, at unprecedented scale. Suddenly, the poor aren't hidden away. They're at your doorstep: the delivery partner handing over your ₹1000+ biryani, late-night groceries, or quick-commerce essentials. You see them in the rain, heat, traffic, often on borrowed bikes, working 8–10 hours for earnings that give them sustenance. You see their exhaustion, their polite smile masking frustration with life in general. This is the first time in history at this scale that the working class and consuming class interact face-to-face, transaction after transaction. And that discomfort with our own selves is why we are uncomfortable about the gig economy. We want these people to look our part, so that the guilt we feel while taking orders from them feels less. We aren't just debating economics. We are confronting guilt. That ₹800 order might equal their entire day's earnings after fuel, bike rent, and app cuts. We tip awkwardly, or avoid eye contact, because the inequality is no longer abstract. It's personal. Pre-gig era, the rich could enjoy luxury without moral discomfort. Labor was out of sight. Now, every doorbell ring is a reminder of systemic inequality. That's why debates explode. It's not just policy. It's emotional reckoning. Some defend the system (“they choose it”), others demand change (“this isn't progress, its exploitation”). And here’s the uncomfortable twist: the unsaid ask of clumsy ‘solutions’ isn’t dignity. It is about returning to invisibility. Ban gig work and you don’t solve inequality. You remove livelihoods. These jobs don’t magically reappear as formal, protected employment the next day. They disappear, or they get pushed back into the informal economy where there are even fewer protections and even less accountability. Over-regulate it until the model breaks, and you achieve the same outcome through paperwork instead of slogans: the work evaporates, prices rise, demand collapses, and the people we claim to protect are the first to lose income. And then what happens? The rich get their old comfort back. Convenience returns without faces. Guilt dissolves. We go back to clean abstractions and moral posturing from a distance. The poor don’t become safer, they become invisible again: back in cash economies, back in backrooms, back in shadows where regulation rarely reaches and dignity isn’t even debated. The gig economy just exposed the reality of inequality to the people who previously had the luxury of not seeing it. The doorbell is not the problem. The question is what we do after opening the door. Visibility is the price of progress. We can either use this discomfort to build something better (which we keep doing continuously as delivery partners are our backbone), or we can ban and over-regulate our way back into ignorance. One of those choices improves lives. The other simply helps the consuming class feel virtuous in the dark.

@hvgoenka “There’s already a template — let an Indian firm take over the local operations without the IP, like TikTok doin in US . Save money @hvgoenka keeps things ready for when the situation rises .”

Imagine if Trump bans India from using U.S. tech platforms- no X, Google, Instagram, Facebook or ChatGPT. Frightening, no! Just think about the consequences seriously and what could be Plan B for us.

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A child from Gaza breaks down after being awakened to the news that a ceasefire has began in Gaza.

President Trump gathered with the leaders of Egypt, Turkey and Qatar at a global summit Monday for a signing ceremony on the Gaza ceasefire. Almost three dozen world leaders from Europe and the Middle East were also in attendance bloom.bg/4qfO1Pl

US President Trump signed the Gaza ceasefire deal alongside mediators Egypt, Qatar and Turkey during an international summit hosted in the Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh. Follow for live updates: reut.rs/4938zUT

Elon Musk's xAI is targeting the video game industry, with advanced "world model" AI, aiming for next-gen AI-created games. #AI #xAI #Gaming

Physics sees through all lies perfectly

@hvgoenka Here it is

Dear RTO, for a truly Indian driving test, please add: 6 potholes, one truck coming from the wrong side, 4 uncles crossing the road without watching, 3 cows meditating mid-road and 1 dog chasing everything. Let’s make it feel like the real thing!

@NICMeity jkrevenue.nic.in is down since last 10 days with no timeline when it will be restored cc @AshwiniVaishnaw @JitinPrasada

@ahmedalifayyaz So what is the plan around these destinations like doodhpathri etc till what time they will remain closed @dicbudgam @DC_Budgam

After this tweet, top officials called, clarified and agreed to me that most of these are "off-beat tourist destinations which are occasionally visited by some tourists". They said that out of the main tourist destinations, only 5-6 have been closed because of security reasons and foreboding apprehensions. They pleaded that the list had been put out by a newspaper, not by anyone in the government. I'm expecting a proper clarification from Divisional Commissioner Kashmir or Commissioner-Secretary Tourism J&K.

PAHALGAM TERROR IMPACT One fails to understand why the government itself is spreading fear and discouraging the tourists by circulating that "48 tourist destinations" have been closed in Kashmir after the #PahalgamTerroristAttack . When I checked this list, I noticed that only 18 of these sites are the recognised tourist destinations. The rest are either insignificant places or different units of the same cluster or simply the names of some particular hotels apparently just to bring this number up to 50. Rather than creating a hype of fear, these hotel owners could have been quietly advised to suspend their business for some days. These can't be hyped up as "tourist destinations". I made 10 attempts to seek a proper clarification from Directorate of Tourism Kashmir but nobody responded in the last 24 hours. While ensuring a foolproof security bandobast, the government should keep the tourism business running in Kashmir. Even after the terror attack, hundreds of fresh tourists are arriving in Kashmir every day.

@sabyjan @GreaterKashmir she started her MBBS practice, professional degree in medicine, but left midway amidst of her father's killing in 1994

@GreaterKashmir What is her educationak qualification is a million dollar question

I will seek suggestions from all stakeholders and then put it in public domain: Education Minister Sakina Itoo on academic session restoration

@safiranand supporting a cause he cares about, or simply enjoying more comfort in his daily life, there are many ways to make meaningful use of his hard-earned money. What do you think he should do with his savings now?

@safiranand It sounds like the finfluencer has been very disciplined with his investments, which is commendable! However, it’s important to remember that money is a tool to help us achieve our goals and enjoy life.

I met a finfluencer He said he doesn’t buy new clothes, car, home. Only invests every month Now he’s 50 and has a good corpus But he’s forgotten why he collected and saved the money 😂😂😂😂

@safiranand Maybe he could take some time to reflect on what he truly values and what he wants to achieve with his savings. Whether it’s traveling,

@airtelindia Still it is not resolved

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@airtelindia my broadband 08010165028_dsl is not working and no one has a idea why and ur customer care is asking me to pay zero rupees #WorstCustomerService #CustomerServiceFail #TerribleService #UnacceptableService