Anil Padmanabhan

Dear Sir, Thank you so much for this acknowledgment and for drawing attention to one of the many themes capturing India's profound transformation. 🙏

Remembering Charles Chaplin (1889 ‑ 1977) on his birthday!

Aditi Ashok, slam dunk 🏀💥 #LPGALookback

Their names are Anmol Singh Jaggi and Puneet Singh Jaggi. Co-founders of BluSmart. India’s clean energy cab startup. 8000 electric cabs across Delhi and Bengaluru. Government backing. Investor darlings. SEBI investigated and found this. They borrowed Rs 978 crore from government agencies IREDA and PFC to buy 6400 electric vehicles for their fleet. They bought 4704. Rs 262 crore went elsewhere. Rs 43 crore on a luxury apartment in DLF Camellias Gurugram. Rs 26 lakh on a TaylorMade golf set. Rs 6.2 crore transferred to their mother’s account. Rs 50 lakh invested in Ashneer Grover’s startup. SEBI called it a personal piggybank. While this was happening BluSmart employees stopped receiving salaries. Drivers protested online. ED detained Puneet Jaggi. SEBI banned both brothers from markets. Gensol stock collapsed 85 percent. BluSmart shut down. They built a green energy empire on government money and spent it on a flat overlooking a golf course. Follow for real stories about money and power in India.

🇮🇳 Vaishali Rameshbabu wins the FIDE Women's Candidates Tournament 2026 🏆 ❗️She will now challenge 🇨🇳 Ju Wenjun for the FIDE Women's World Championship title! #FIDECandidates #FIDEWomensCandidates #FIDE #Chess #Cyprus

From a pleasant first two weeks of April to this in mid April, #India is back to summer mode with temperatures hovering in the range of 38 to 41°c on 14th April afternoon in most parts. As anticyclonic circulation tighten grip - Further rise in temperature is expected in a range of 40 to 45°c in central, east and some parts of north India later in this week and first proper #Heatwave of the season to set in! #Summers

Decline in poverty rates has been the highest for urban Muslim households from 39.4% (2011-12) to 5.7% (2023-24). (Based on Rangarajan poverty measure from Household Consumption Expenditure Surveys) #KnowIndia

Fingers crossed!

Anti cyclonic circulation is back in action over Indian subcontinent! What does this mean? • Anti cyclonic circulation is basically a Ridge / high pressure area where winds rotate clockwise. • This will trigger dry weather conditions in large parts of #India for 2 to 3 weeks. • Temperatures to spike up significantly with majority of the cities to cross 40°c mark, Some states to observe #Heatwave as Tmax anomaly is likely to be 5 to 7°c above normal over next 2 weeks. #Summers #Summer2026

@RohanBhade Absolutely Rohan.

@capitalcalculus please expect some "brain picking" on this, I need to understand this in more detail

Hi Everyone, My latest blogpost on @Substack just dropped. This time I write on how India is gradually transitioning from a compliance-first to a trust-based economy. And that its digital public infrastructure provides India with a fantastic opportunity to reward good behaviour and thereby leap frog to a trust-based economy. Sharing a teaser.

This whole episode emphasises the importance of having an Indian flagged fleet. When the flagging-related laws were changed a couple of years ago, almost no one noticed, but it will turn out to be a consequential process reform in the long run.

"As on 1 April, as Home Minister Amit Shah informed Parliament, presence of Naxalites had shrunk to a few districts of Chhattisgarh. How was this battle won? More importantly, does this signal a new dawn for this large swathe of India, which is also mineral rich?" @capitalcalculus @stratnews_tech @StratNewsGlobal

🚨 PREETI PAWAR IS ASIAN CHAMPION 🔥 She stunned Three Times World Champion Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Huang Hsiao-wen 🇹🇼 5-0 in Women's 54kg at Asian Boxing C'ship 2026! WELL DONE! 🇮🇳❤️

For nearly 60 years, the writ of Left-Wing Extremism held sway over 182 districts After sustained action, which accelerated in the last decade, India has broken the back of Naxalism. @capitalcalculus in conversation with Vijay Kumar, IPS (Retd.) youtube.com/watch?v=AXY0WH… via @stratnews_tech

THIS IS INSANE FOLKS! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 India's Ayush Shetty just stunned World No.1 Kunlavut Vitidsarn to storm into the Finals! 🏆

Its time for some Heat 🔥 As rains taper down now, temperatures are all set to rise gradually starting this weekend. By next mid week - weekend many cities in #Maharashtra #Telangana #MadhyaPradesh #Chhattisgarh #Odisha #Jharkhand to record maximum temperatures b/w 42 to 45°c. Most parts of #Gujarat #UttarPradesh #Rajasthan to record up to 41/42°c. National capital #Delhi and #Haryana can report first 40°c of the season by 17th or 18th April. #Heatwave conditions to observed parts of central & peninsular #India

𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒 𝐅𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐇: 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢 𝐏𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫 𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐒 𝐆𝐎𝐋𝐃 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐭 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐁𝐨𝐱𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬 🔥🔥🔥 STUNS 3-time World Champion Huang Hsiao-wen 5-0 in Final (54kg). #Boxing

Capital Calculus 🎥|| Did Development Fail—Or Did Naxalism Block It? Anil Padmanabhan speaks with Vijay Kumar, ex-IPS and security advisor, Home Ministry @capitalcalculus @nitingokhale stratnewsglobal.tech/capital-calcul…

Weather Alert for Delhi NCR ⚠️ Fresh spells of moderate to heavy rain & thundershowers along with gusty winds of 40-50km/h likely b/w 9:15 to 10:45pm in most parts of #Delhi #Gurgaon #Faridabad #Noida #Ghaziabad. Peak spell will last for 10-20 mins only, post that intermittent showers will continue on & off in late night. Risk of hailstorm does not exist in this spell. #DelhiRains

He once dreamed with nothing but grit. Today, Coach Kuldeep Kumar Vedwan is shaping champions. He trained Payal Nag—the world’s first limbless archer—who won gold in Bangkok, defeating her idol Sheetal Devi. From a farmer’s son to the mentor behind India’s para-archery stars, his journey is built on belief, not resources. With handmade bows and relentless hope, he’s proving something powerful—sometimes, heroes simply help others fly.🏹🇮🇳 #Inspiration #RealLifeHero #ParaArchery #SportsForAll #PayalNag [Real Life Dronacharya, Coach Kuldeep Kumar Vedwan, Payal Nag, the world’s first limbless archer, World Archery Para Series in Bangkok, Payal Naga Wins Gold]