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Thank you @ArreTweets @Kaju_Katri 4 beautifully bringing out the stories about #TribalLives, #wildlife, #biodiversity in a #video that captures the very essence of #SaveAareyForests campaign. Time to feel the pulse of destruction N collectively fight for our #EnvironmentalRights

This indeed means a lot coming from you sir. While no party may be perfect AAP remains a promising one that has prioritised health, education and transparency. We need the right might and minds to enter the system, participate and change. @AamAadmiParty

Ramachandra Guha: How AAP has helped deepen Indian democracy scroll.in/article/109254…

@Joydas Reading your tweet while having Poha. 😂. It's the best thing that happens to me, especially if it's mom made. You need a good poha dish 😀

People have Poha for breakfast because then they know, no matter what happens rest of the day, it can’t be worse than Morning

"You don't have to be India's wittiest artist to be a Raymond's man---but it helps" The great (and handsome) Mario Miranda---the illustrator and cartoonist who could pack an artwork with more people than any Indian artist, alive or dead---would have been 100 years old today. #MarioMiranda

Instead of worrying that humanities degrees don’t prepare students for jobs in today’s world [product managers finance consultants startups], we should worry that we’ve created a world with such little value for literature, art, philosophy—anything that expresses the human soul

There was a time when stardom was a fortress. In the 90s, Ruby Bhatia wasn't just a VJ; she was the electric pulse of a new, liberalised India, reportedly commanding Rs 1 lakh per show. Rahul Roy wasn't just an actor; he was the face of a generation’s collective heartbreak, the Aashiqui boy whose silhouette defined romance and whose haircut was the bestseller in every saloon. Govinda? He was—and is—the undisputed king of the masses, a comic genius who could make a cinema hall shake with a single pelvic thrust. Fast forward three decades, and the fortress has been dismantled by the relentless, voyeuristic machinery of social media. Today, these icons find themselves under the harsh, unforgiving glare of a "content-hungry" digital mob that mistakes struggle for failure and evolution for desperation. Recent headlines have taken a perverse pleasure in dissecting Ruby Bhatia’s career shift. Yes, the woman who once defined "cool" is now a life coach charging Rs 3,000 for a six-month program. To the keyboard warriors, this is a "fall from grace." To any sane mind, it is a woman finding meaning after a nervous breakdown, choosing to make mental health accessible to the masses rather than gatekeeping it for the elite. Similarly, Rahul Roy has been subjected to the "cringe" treatment for appearing in social media reels with unknown creators. The internet, in its infinite cruelty, ignores the fact that this man is a brain stroke survivor. He is fighting aphasia, paying off legal debts that predated his illness, and trying to "stay active" and work for as long as he is alive. When he asks his trolls to find him "decent work" instead of mocking his reels, he isn't showing desperation; he is showing a spine of steel that most "influencers" couldn't dream of possessing. Then there is Govinda, the man who once gave the Khans a run for their money, now frequently seen performing at school annual days and weddings. The "dark shadow" of social media brands these "small shows," as if the size of the stage dictates the stature of the legend. Govinda’s response is a masterclass in humility: "I never let my ego influence my work." Whether it’s a Chief Minister’s event or a local school function, the man dances because he is a performer. There is more dignity in one of his "wedding steps" than in the entire collective output of a thousand anonymous trolls. Social media has birthed a generation of spectators who believe that unless you are at the absolute zenith of your power, you should vanish into the shadows. We have become a culture that feeds on the "tragedy" of the legacy act. But here is the truth: There is nothing sad about a veteran getting up and going to work. There is nothing "cringe" about an icon refusing to be defeated by a health crisis or a shifting industry. The desperation doesn't belong to Ruby, Rahul, or Govinda. The desperation belongs to the social media ecosystem that needs to tear down giants just to feel tall.

This is the kind of vile journalism this country needs an escape from. How disgusting of her to dig out personal information and put it up on a platform like X? Should we do the same to you ? #Mumbai

@RitikaChopra__ You didn't have to did out that information. 1. You aren't paid to get personal with a citizen and 2. You should be doing exactly the same for public representatives. That's the MLA and his clout whoul never give permissions to ppl. Put down your papers if you have some shame.

The woman who confronted Minister Girish Mahajan at a BJP rally in Worli last week is Teena Choudhary, 50, a former television actress and wife of Bollywood director Robbie Grewal, known for films including John Abraham starrer Romeo Akbar Walter & Saif Ali Khan starrer Jewel Thief: The Heist Begins, reports @OzarkarVallabh indianexpress.com/article/cities… via @IndianExpress

@NatashaASpeaks Such idiots. They don't deserve anything decent. Zero civic sense.

The coastal road promenade is strewn with trash already! Infrastructure like this is wasted on our people, who have zero civic sense. This is where the authorities should step in: disallow people from carrying food items to the promenade and levy heavy fines for littering.

This government needs to be heavily penalised for concretising the city so mindlessly, and removing the tree cover from every corner. #Mumbai #maharashtra

The social contract embodied by the Indian constitution was no colonial implant. Derived from Indian social currents & rooted in Indian history, it was uniquely Indian. @_YogendraYadav tells why and how it needs to be renewed. indianexpress.com/article/opinio… via @IndianExpress

❗️Breaking: Just saw a copy👇🏽of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, to be introduced in the parliament in the special session this week. It’s worse than what everyone feared - it opens the floodgates for complete reallocation of seats for states and for gerrymandering. ➡️ As expected, in the name of advancing women’s representation, it is basically a move to facilitate early delimitation and to expand the size of Lok Sabha to 815. ➡️ But, contrary to the assurance of the PM and ministers, there is nothing in this bill to ensure that the present proportion of seats for each state would be maintained. It lifts the existing freeze (based on 1971 census, extended to post 2026) completely without any safeguard the government was promising. ➡️ Worse, the decision about which Census would be the basis for reallocation is taken away from the constitution and placed in the domain of law (ie, simple parliamentary majority). ➡️ Actual reallocation and determination of boundaries would be done by the Delimitation Commission, on which the constitution is silent. And this cannot be challenged in a court of law.

For years @uniindianews was a training ground for many journalists. Another media legacy is coming to an unfortunate end. 🙏

@sardesairajdeep Proud of you for the way you took care of that!!! Brave.

When spiteful racist language is used to target India and Indians, we get incensed. Yet when the same person resorts to the familiar ‘Islam is evil’ trope, we applaud. And forget that racism and communalism (and casteism) are cut from the same cloth of fear, prejudice, hatred and demonising the ‘other’. Now you know why it became so easy to divide and rule us?! Thank you for your attention 🙏

@chiragbarjatya Plant trees. In bulk.

Pune is already on 41° Celsius. You cannot step out in this sun. ACs are on full blast. Monsoon is Four months away. This time summers are going to be brutal. Keep yourself and family safe.

@readswithravi Yes!! 👋🏽 Hello!

Is there anyone else who still favors reading physical books over e-books in 2026?

Just see how Modi Govt's handpick National Green Tribunal (NGT) is actually Anti-Green! Between 2020 and 2025 (see chart) 20% (65 cases) among the 329 appeals filed by citizens and activists against the arbitrary Govt's grant of environmental clearances, did the NGT rule in favour of the appeal. Conversely, when environment-destroying companies appealed against the denial of clearances by the government, NGT gave relief to 80% (126 of 160) of the anti-environmental capitalists and others. indianexpress.com/article/expres…

A recent report by The Hooop Collective has flagged verification issues with Indian Brands - with 1 out of 3 brands not engaging in independent verification of green claims. This is hopefully a welcome step. #ESG #Sustainability #Greenbrands #sustainabilityspark2026 #SEBI

@TARUNspeakss @EnvironmentPib @moefcc Hang your heads in shame for allowing this and many such acts that continue to cause irreparable damage to our rivers. @Indian_Rivers #environment @NGTIndia

Hindu culture is the biggest threat to Environment & Ecology He is flaunting 11 canisters of pure ghee being poured into Ganga. This is peak stupidity backed by devotion. And we wonder why our rivers are so polluted.

When one of Hollywood's greatest screenwriters ("Network", "Marty") was known for being intensely private, you focus on his work alone — which should be the case all the time. This is one of those documentaries.