@SadaaShree Why was it called guaranteed? Some kind of monetary guaranty from the state?
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Kiani Rumbo
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Secunderabad Station was proposed in 1870 by then Nizam, Mahboob Ali Khan Siddiqui, to connect Hyderabad State with rest of India.
The Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway, was formed as a private entity, and construction began on Secunderabad to Wadi Jn line, that would in turn connect to the Great Indian Peninsula Railway.
Both the station and the railway line were completed on 9 October 1874, bringing Hyderabad on to the Railway Map of India.
The Deccan Archive Foundation@DeccanArchive
Hit me with the craziest Hyderabad Deccan history facts you know.
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@rautsanjay61 @realDonaldTrump You are inviting a foreign power to meddle in India’s internal Affairs? Might as well invite the British back while you are at it. We know you are unhinged. Why not go all the way to insanity.
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I had written an open letter to President Trump, @realDonaldTrump as he has always spoken about democracy and fair elections, and wanted to bring the truth to his attention.
As a responsible Indian, and Member of Parliament, it is my duty to shed light on the fact that this election was carried out in an absolute lopsided manner.
To begin with, the Opposition Parties that represent more than half of India’s vote share officially in 2024, have raised doubts over the fairness and neutrality of the Chief Election Commissioner and his motives.
The Election Commission, under the CEC’s guidance has barred 9 million voters from voting overnight, without a fair appeal or any further justice.
More so, even while Manipur burnt with violence, this election saw the deployment of central forces in millions, including tanks and encounter specialists, as a mark of force.
It is my duty, to ensure that everyone is aware, the world over (be it a president of an important democracy or a citizen of any country) that the elections haven’t been as free and fair as shown by sections of media to the world.
The disenfranchised voters, and those who faced fear while casting their vote raise questions even today. EVMs have been doubted for 2 decades and rigging issues have been raised by India’s leader of opposition.
I strongly believe that leaders of democracies around the world cannot be kept away from the fact that the institutions that once ensured our elections to be free and fair, are now being questioned.
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@Dalit_Ff Neither Chh. Shivaji nor Benimadhav are regional heroes. Both belong to the great Hindu civilization.
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No hate for Chatrapati shivaji maharaj...
But, we should stop it,
No one idea based and Better than shivaji maharaj in Bengali..
He is Dakat Benimadhav Ray, first glorify the local kings then others...
But we should stop ignoring our own regional heroes.
No one inspired Bengal the way Benimadhav Ray did. First glorify local kings and warriors, then others.
The Bengali Pandit who offered Narabali of Pathan invaders before Goddess Kali.
In the 16th century, the Sanskrit scholar Benimadhav and his group became a terror for Afghan invaders.
Pathans used to demolish temples, destroy murtis, and force Hindus to stop their worship and puja.
Seeing the chaotic condition of society, Benimadhav decided to take up the sword to protect Dharma.
He was a skilled swordsman, and it is said that on every Amavasya night, he offered the bali of Pathan invaders at the feet of his worshipped Goddess Kali.
Joy Kali
Joy Benimadhav Ray 🚩
Joy Bangla 🔱
IronHeart@iron_heart9
East to West We are a big Hindu Family
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@dudeitsokay All that one can see is Bengali people celebrating their own culture and their own symbols. No imposition to be seen here
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it's not okay to unnecessarily impose shivaji maharaj in every state, bengal has got nothing to do with him.
Incognito@Incognito_qfs
Good Morning from West Bengal
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@AnshumanMohta @datta_arvind You got to account for high health care expenses later in life
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@datta_arvind Actually yearly expenses * 30 is actually very good
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What's a good retirement fund number to target?
I certainly believe having $1 million (~₹9 crores) in liquid assets (bonds, FDs, mutual funds, equities, PPF) is a good sum to plan for retirement.
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@san_x_m McKinsey works people hard all over the world. Lots of folks quit after a few years but with their experience go on to do great things and earning big bucks too.
These people are driven and are not exploited workers.
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His name was Saurabh Kumar Ladda.
He was 25 years old. Chemical Engineering from IIT Madras. MBA from IIM Calcutta. CFA Level 1 certified. He joined McKinsey and Company as a junior analyst in August 2022.
On Friday, February 23, 2024, he returned home to his apartment in Wadala, Mumbai, after a work trip to Ahmedabad at 10:30 at night.
At 11:15, he jumped from the ninth floor.
In his last phone call to his girlfriend, he spoke about the pressure he was facing on his project. Police recorded statements from his flatmates, family, colleagues and seniors. The official police investigation concluded his death was due to pressure at his workplace.
He was 25 years old. IIT. IIM. McKinsey. Every milestone India tells its young people to chase.
Today is International Labour Day. The day the world stops to ask what we owe the people who work.
India has no law that limits working hours for white collar professionals. The Factories Act caps factory workers at 48 hours a week. For salaried office employees, there is no legal ceiling.
Saurabh Kumar Ladda is not the first. He will not be the last.
Follow for real stories India never makes headlines about.
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@sandman1306 This guy is a mallu regionalist. If you want another example of retarded regionalists look at rajput-stans. Then there are Marathi’s like that too
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Please someone explain me how is this any different from regionalists opposing chhath puja in Maharashtra? Lectures only for marathi people? At least practice what you preach.
Joe ن 🗽🌴🚡🏙️@americakaran
In Sangh Kerela 2050, “Martand Verma” will be a secret loyal servant of Lord Shivaji, who worked to unite Travancore with the Maratha Empire. Shivaji temples will adorn Kerela from Kasargod to Thiruvanathapuram (appropriately renamed to Shivajipuram), with a Modi statue inside.
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@maa_bhaishiiH @labstamil Churches in the US cannot directly endorse a candidate but are allowed to endorse issues. They use this first amendment privilege to talk about issues like abortion and immigration etc. they are also allowed to be partisan like denying communion to certain candidates
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Btw, in the United States, churches are technically legally forbidden to endorse or oppose a particular political candidate in an official capacity, failing which they can lose their tax-exempt status. Pastors are also not allowed to campaign for any particular political candidate and ask their congregation to vote for them. Church cannot use any of their resources for political campaigning. (Johnson Amendment 1954)
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Secualrizm in its birthplace Britain means seperation of the Church and the State.
Sickularism in its adopted home India means the inclusion of the Church and the Masjeed in the State❤️🖤
News Arena India@NewsArenaIndia
Christian Bishops meet Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin, pledge support to DMK Alliance.
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@YearOfTheKraken Most of these women MP/MLAs are wife/daughter or DIL of an established male leader.
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I am sceptical of the assumption that the Opposition Parties will face any negative impact from ensuring the failure of the Women's Reservation Bill.
Genuinely don't think women at large care much about it. Simply because it isn't something that affects them much in any manner.
I could be wrong.
But it doesn't seem like an issue that invokes strong emotions in people either way.
I could be wrong, of course.
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@EvanRossFL @CoachDanGo There’s an orange flavored powder available. Use that and gulp fast
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@CoachDanGo More power to you. I even tried mixing it in my protein shake and it was rough.
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@avidseries Could be a good idea if it was accompanied by tax reduction on others. But targeting rich to score political points is not a good idea.
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The tax would affect only homes that are worth more than $5 million and are not being used as the primary residence of the owner.
It would raise about $500 million annually to help close the city's budget gap.
Seems like a good idea.
Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@NYCMayor
Happy Tax Day, New York. We’re taxing the rich.
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@bhaumikgowande True but still not walkable to jobs. 70s city was way less crowded than today, but people were poor too.
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@kiani_rumbo Mumbai didn't exist beyond Sion and chembur when this pic was taken
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That's because people walked everywhere and used public transit. Car usage and dependency have literally destroyed Mumbai's aesthetics.
indianhistorypics@IndiaHistorypic
1970s :: Traffic In Bombay
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@rajtoday Why are the consoles all square and not modern looking and sleek like in modern cars?
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There never was a time that our elections were free of freebies.
TN in 96 - free TVs, free rice, free gold thalis (mangalsutra), free power to farmers etc
Cbn lost to YSR because he didn't offer freebies but YSR did. Free power, free rice etc.
Ktka was better and Modiji didn't offer free anything.
Preetam Rao@Preetam_M_Rao
State elections in 2000s: Gujarat: I'll hit highest GDP growth Tamil Nadu: Wait & watch. It'll be me Karnataka: We'll make our state a global tech hub Andhra: Watch out for me State elections in 2026: Free bus rides Free money for women Quota More quota Take even more quota
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@wil_da_beast630 True, but also that India was forcibly held and made to supply only the raw goods, denied industrialization for a long time.
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India's share of global wealth declined mostly because the Industrial Revolution happened in Europe.
paleoneoliberal@armsq17
This myth of Indian pre-colonial wealth is nonsense, just as stupid as the myth of looted gordillions.
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@dhume Quality of education in English is very poor. People in rural and semi rural areas lose creating unnecessary divide.
But India needs one language.
Perhaps Hindi but written in Tamil script might make everyone suffer equally
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This is a good argument for Indians to learn Hindi voluntarily. But it downplays several real issues with the Hindi-imposition project:
1. It artificially privileges one linguistic group in the subcontinent over others.
2. Hindi represents a region that is (currently) economically and intellectually backward, especially compared to the South.
3. It is not the language of transnational science or commerce, or the language that most Indian elites reach for by instinct and habit. (Watch a video of Mukesh Ambani talking to his kids.)
4. Some of the most enthusiastic votaries of Hindi are also actively hostile to English, which naturally creates disquiet among many educated Indians across the country.
Śrutaṃ me gopāya@shrutammegopaya
The opposite argument is this It is important for all Indians to have a common “Indian” language as lingua Franca English cannot be that language though it can serve as a secondary lingua franca Among all the Indian languages Hindi is best placed to serve as lingua franca for a variety of reasons 1. It is widely comprehended by a majority of indians (even without “imposition”) 2. It is the only prakrit that has transcended a regional identity thanks to its spread as hindavi through medieval empires serving as medium 3. It represents everything that sanskrit has to offer in terms of intellectual / technical vocabulary while being easier to learn than sanskrit with a far simpler grammar / fewer cases etc 4. It has had a lot of work put into it in 19th and 20th centuries and has proved adaptable and resilient in the face of modernity unlike some of the more ancient southern languages that have regressed and turned more conservative (like tamil) 5. It is a v elegant language that is least diglossic among all indian languages. Resembles english in that respect
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@neoavatara @bennyjohnson No.
Best to stop posting when you are smoking.
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@bennyjohnson The funny part? There are Hindus that believe Jesus was also an avatar of Vishnu, like Krishna.
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Muhammad is dead.
Krishna is dead.
Buddah is dead.
Confucius is dead.
Jesus Christ is alive.
That is the truth that has remade the world. Glory to God.
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🌸 इंदूरच्या होळकर घराण्याचा राजवाड्यात उत्तराधिकारी निवड सोहळा 🌸
- इंदूरच्या ऐतिहासिक राजवाडा पॅलेसमध्ये होळकर घराण्याचा उत्तराधिकारी निवड सोहळा पार पडला.
- इंदूर संस्थानाच्या महाराणी उषा देवींच्या इच्छेनुसार हा सोहळा रामनवमीच्या दिवशी, २६ मार्च रोजी आयोजित करण्यात आला.
- राजगुरू विजय राजोपाध्याय यांच्या मार्गदर्शनाखाली पारंपरिक विधी पार पडले.
- राजकुमार यशवंत राव होळकर यांनी पारंपरिक पोशाखात देवपूजन व धार्मिक विधी केले.
- विधीनंतर पारंपरिक दरबार भरवण्यात आला, ज्यातून इंदूरच्या संस्थानकालीन परंपरा पुन्हा अनुभवायला मिळाल्या.
- आपल्या भाषणात यशवंत राव यांनी सांगितले की, ते होळकर सांस्कृतिक केंद्र, रेहवा सोसायटी, वुमनवीव्ह आणि खासगी ट्रस्टच्या माध्यमातून वारसा जपण्याचे व सामाजिक कार्य पुढे नेण्याचे वचनबद्ध आहेत.
✨ हा सोहळा इंदूरच्या राजघराण्याच्या परंपरा आणि आधुनिक काळातील सामाजिक बांधिलकी यांचा सुंदर संगम होता.
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