Vikram Chandra
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Journalist, tech enthusiast, investor. Presenter of The India Story. Founded @editorji (acquired by RPSG in 2020). TV news anchor in an earlier avatar!
Joined November 2008
The smoke storm will pass, winter will end. And we will forget about the air pollution crisis till the next November. Can we try something different this year? .Here is my attempt to put together a draft Clean Air Plan. Please share, amend and refine this thread. And let's keep.
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Hi @alok_pandey, I would like to rent 10 of their rickshaws for a week. They don’t need to do anything - just promise to be at home with their families. Let me know how I can send the money.
#JantaCurfew is bad news for Lucknow’s rickshaw pullers . They are daily wagers and income is down and the future is even more bleak . Spoke to them a while ago . Also , maintained a distance , shot on zoom , wore a mask , but did it because their voice needs to be heard !
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Every Indian wrestler at the CWG got a medal. 12 out 12. Nice sweep! With 6 of them being gold.
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You have to think back to the Vajpayee government’s decision to become a nuclear power in 1998. Critics had asked “Why??”.That question has been decisively answered.
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One thing is clear - democracy is alive and well in India.
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Why struggle for a Green Card, Aravind? .Come back to India! .Grow Perplexity from here!.
Had the honor to meet Prime Minister @narendramodi ji. We had a great conversation about the potential for AI adoption in India and across the world. Really inspired by Modi Ji’s dedication to stay updated on the topic and his remarkable vision for the future.
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The next in the #TwitterDialogues series will be with Uma Bharti tomorrow evening! Send in your questions with #AskUma and follow @editorji for the latest updates on this.
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Spread Covid around the world after a coverup. Throttle Hong Kong.Bully neighbours across the South China. Threaten Taiwan.Occupy Indian territory.Kill Indian soldiers. Blame everyone else .#2020 for China so far.
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Did you just equate the Dalai Lama to Masood Azhar?! 😮Actually, India should be proud it shelters the Dalai Lama. Pakistan should be ashamed it shelters Masood Azhar.
It’s very easy to understand why China blocked resolution against Masood Azhar in UNSC?India sheltering an enemy of China since decades and his name is Dalai Lama
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My first big coverage - I came to Davos in 1992 with Prime Minister Narasimha Rao. India was totally ignored then and treated as unimportant. From there to the opening plenary in 2018. India has come a long way! We should feel proud!.
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Repeating my message to some trolls. Have I changed my opinion of Biden after his disastrous mistake in Afghanistan? Yes! .That's why we have a brain. So that we can adapt our assessment of people based on what they do. Otherwise you are either brain dead or brainwashed!.
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I can't tell you how happy I am that I quit TV news for good many moons ago. This would be hilarious if it wasn't so embarrassing and awful. .
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Is there any other country where an “unwell” international terrorist is given treatment at an Army hospital? Presumably paid for by the Pakistani tax payer! #MasoodAzhar.
‘Unwell’ Jaish chief Masood Azhar undergoes dialysis in Pakistan Army hospital .
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I'm delighted to announce that the RP Sanjiv Goenka Group has acquired a 51% majority stake in @editorji! I'll continue as MD and Airtel/HT as investors. I launched Editorji in 2018 to try to reshape video news. The product is ready -@RP_SanjivGoenka will scale it significantly!.
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840,000 views already for this exchange. As I said a couple weeks ago, the Sadhvi Pragya decision could have an impact on India’s image.
Why is India’s BJP fielding a far-right Hindu nationalist candidate who is *on trial for terrorism*? Which other democracy does this happen in?. On today’s @AJUpFront, I ask BJP spokesman Nalin Kohli - watch his response and our exchange: .
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For states saying "This is our oxygen" - what would happen if Maharashtra said "This is our vaccine" and prevented the movement of Covishield from the Serum Institute in Pune? This is the path to complete breakdown.
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The Indian National Anthem will play for the first time ever at an athletics stadium at the Olympics! .Also the first track and field medal since Norman Pritchard in 1900. 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳.
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The next #TwitterDialogues is tonight with @PiyushGoyal! Send in your questions with #AskPiyush. Follow @editorji @TwitterIndia for the latest updates on this. Get the app at
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Dear America, .Can you please outsource this entire election process to India? .The Election Commission could handle it very efficiently and with much less stress.
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The BJP is still in pole position to form a government - unless INDIA somehow makes Nitish and CBN offers they cannot refuse. But the era of absolute dominance is over for now. We will have a government with checks and balances.
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Disgraceful propaganda video. Absolutely disgraceful. Please don’t telecast, don’t share, don’t view.
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That elephant had more courtesy than 95% of the drivers on Delhi’s roads! 😃.
That gesture at the end is more like 'Hey, thanks' .Animals have their #RighttoPassage and providing them a safe passage is our duty as well. Video via WA
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I'm confused. #JusticeforSSR was supposed to answer these crucial questions: Did someone murder SSR? Did someone abet his suicide? Did someone divert money from his bank accounts?.Somehow the whole case seems to have become an inquiry into joints that may have been consumed?.
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Let’s hope this case leads to a change in the system. The abuse of these laws has gone on too long.
TW : SUICIDE : BANGALORE. ◾Atul Subhash, 34 year old .◾Got married in 2019.◾Driven to suicide by wife, in-laws, biased laws & system within 5 years.◾Left 1.5 hr suicide video, 40 page note.◾Wife demanded 3 Crores Alimony.◾Wife didn't let him even see the face of his child
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A thousand years of history shows that India can only be defeated by outsiders when we fight among ourselves. Those who fan internal divisions for the sake of TRPs, votes or social media hashtags should keep this in mind.
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Lesson for the future. Don’t eat bats!.Don’t eat pangolins!.
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An entire generation of political leadership seems to have left us in the past 18 months. Pranab Mukherjee, Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj, Sheila Dikshit, Manohar Parrikar, Jaswant Singh, Amar Singh, Lalji Tandon, Tarun Gogoi, Ahmed Patel. And many more.
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As you can see from the reaction to his passing in India and around the world, history HAS been kinder to Dr Manmohan Singh.
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37 days without bail in a 22 year old case is surely excessive? This is how the process can become the punishment.
This is Shweta Sanjiv Bhatt,. Since the past 4 months, the government has left no stone unturned in trying to subdue, victimise and harass our family. 1. In July, our security cover was removed, despite the.
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After all these years in TV news, am finally going #DigitalOnly with @editorji! I will not be doing any TV shows for now, including during the elections. Watch this space for more, and wish me luck!!.
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Denied a place in the CT team after averaging 750. Dropped from the Test team after scoring 300. @karun126 must be wondering what he needs to do. And @harbhajan_singh has a valid point. Why say that domestic cricket should be a priority, if performances there don't count?.
Is there a point playing Domestic cricket when you don’t pick players based on form & performance ? #KarunNair.
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The Roman Circus was designed to be a distraction at a time of trouble. It wasn’t fair to those being fed to the lions.
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A single horrific assault like this can reverse a decade of efforts to talk about “Incredible India” as a tourist destination. As you can see from the comments below. I hope the rapists get the strictest punishment - and as quickly as possible.
a travelvlog couple trying to visit every country in the world decided to go to India as their latest destination. 11 hours ago they announced they were at the hospital because he had been beaten up and she had been gang raped by 7 men.
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Are those really quarantine centres?! Kerala deserves multiple rounds of applause on how it has handled Covid. 500 cases. 474 have recovered already. 4 deaths. Those are "best in the world" figures - in a state with very high population density.
Kerala govt has set up a quarantine centre in Guruvayur of Thrissur dist for people being brought from different countries. The 181 passengers who were brought to Cochin from Abu Dhabi on an Air India Express flight have been taken to quarantine centres in their respective dists.
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Chhota Rajan is lucky he got a bed. .
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Astonishing. Within minutes of this tweet someone from team @SonuSood found him a hospital! I’m truly amazed. 👏🏼👏🏼.
Can anyone please help with treatment and a bed for him? Would be deeply obliged . .
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With so much death and misery around us, I'm really struggling to get myself to care about the West Bengal elections. or the #ExitPolls.
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My parents did that a long time ago!.Even threw in the Chandra as a bonus. 😜.
Parents of newborns are naming their kids Vikram & Pragyan in aftermath of success of Chandrayaan-3.
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Criminal defamation, months in court and mounting legal fees. While the person you accused remains in a position of huge power. And then we ask why women don’t speak out. #MeToo.
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Jantar Mantar. Lots of young people have turned up to condemn lynchings. Good sign for the future! #NotInMyName
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Some key takeaways from the verdict. 🧵. 1. The 400 paar slogan could have been a self goal - both because it set expectations too high, and because it enabled the opposition to raise the "Constitution in Danger" issue. This had a major impact on Dalit voters, especially in UP.
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Stepped out for a (fully vaccinated and safe) friend’s birthday dinner after 17 months! Dress code was Bollywood. This is in your honour @SrBachchan. 😃
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China is making a big mistake by trying to bully its neighbours while they are already having to deal with the coronavirus epidemic. I don't think this is going to be forgotten or forgiven in a hurry.
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Anyone who calls the Taj Mahal a "blot on Indian culture" has very clearly lost the plot.
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The strange part about the recent hate in the USA is that the Indian American community is actually a model minority. The highest per capita taxes, well assimilated, built more than 90 unicorns, created plenty of jobs. Most of them embrace American ways and American values.
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For the Delhi Police to be questioning @srinivasiyc at this time is a bad idea. Forget about the optics/ethics of being seen as harassing someone who has been widely praised for helping in this crisis. It should be obvious that it could backfire politically too.
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That’s what we should do with Pakistan! Look at the top MNCs investing in Pakistan- they all make billions in India. Ask them to choose - and then watch them pressurise the Pak government.
The U.S. government is considering blocking foreign companies and individuals from conducting business with Venezuela's state-owned energy firm Petroleos de Venezuela (#PDVSA).
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That was a good lesson in effective communication from PM @narendramodi - clearly stating the extent of the problem, admitting there are no easy solutions and directly appealing to citizens for their help and assistance.
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Those who did the exit polls in West Bengal (esp those who said the BJP was winning) have to ask themselves a big question - how do you miss a landslide as big as this?.
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I think it is time to show some grace. Whatever the rationale, this was a good step by the Pakistani Prime Minister, and we should acknowledge that. Otherwise we sound churlish in the eyes of the world.
Oh my God. Bunch of hysterical TV anchors acting like they ordered Pak PM to return Abhinandan. Pls stop this hysteria. Let him come back safely first. Stop frothing at the mouth.
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Wait, what? . Comments like these, death threats to diplomats, threats to blow up airliners are "freedom of expression". But tweets by @ShivAroor and @smitaprakash are "foreign interference"? . Just checking. .
"We have klled 2,700 police officers of various ranks. We have killed the PM, CM, and generals" — Khlistani extremist Shamsher Singh who is sitting with Jagmeet Singh .
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The country which has had an incredible Olympics is Uzbekistan!. 8 gold medals! . For a country with the population of Telangana.
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Am I the only person who simply can't bear to see any more cute vacation pictures from the Maldives? .(Or anywhere else).
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This is truly tragic and horrific. India introduced strong laws to protect women. When people misuse those laws - it can result in terrible injustice. We need to fix this.
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Announcing #TwitterDialogues in partnership with @TwitterIndia! A series of special interviews with India’s top political leaders in this election season. Send in your questions live to @editorji and we will put them to the politician!
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Has vaccination picked up? Yes.Was it slow to kick off? Yes.Have we overtaken the US in absolute numbers? Yes.Are we behind in per capita numbers? Yes.Can we do 1 cr jabs a day? Yes.Is production inadequate today? Yes.Why is it tough to see that ALL of these statements are true?.
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India seems to have sacrificed its economy to save lives. The US seems to have sacrificed lives to save the economy. That's strange because we have always been told that human life is cheap in India, and so precious in the US!.
The difference in approach between India and the US is clear. India has 16% of the world's population and 0.3% of COVID deaths. The US has 4% of the world's population and 24% of the deaths.
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There has to be some equality before law. A line spoken by a 9 year old in a school play qualifies as sedition and warrants the arrest of her mother? Contrast that with the comments we hear daily on some news channels and on the campaign trail.
#ExpressFrontPage | School ‘sedition’ arrests: 9-yr-old waits for mother to be freed, police seize slippers, question children.
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An Indian 1-2 in the triple jump! .Gold AND Silver!.An Indian was at number 4 too!.
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Where is this heading? Just a year ago @JM_Scindia and @SachinPilot were considered two of the brightest stars in the Congress party. Both sidelined to keep the "old guard" happy.
Sad to see my erstwhile colleague, @SachinPilot too, being sidelined and persecuted by Rajasthan CM, @ashokgehlot51 . Shows that talent and capability find little credence in the @INCIndia .
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Umm. most of what is called "Chinese" food in India is actually "Indian Chinese" (and is, IMHO, tastier than the original). In nearly all cases it is made in India, by Indians and from Indian grain/vegetables/chicken. This particular boycott doesn't make much sense!.
Restaurants selling Chinese food should be banned. I appeal to people to boycott Chinese food: Union Minister Ramdas Athawale
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Recoveries now outstripping new cases in Mumbai, so active cases are falling. May this be repeated in other cities and states across India. 🙏🙏.
Mumbai reports 7,221 new #COVID19 cases, 9,541 recoveries and 72 fatalities in the last 24 hours; active cases at 81,538
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If Prannoy being raided for "allegedly causing a loss to a pvt bank", what about those sitting on billions in public sector bank NPAs?
#CBI carries out searches at residence of #NDTV founder #PrannoyRoy, three other locations for allegedly causing loss to a private bank.
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Strong message from @ImRo45.
The lives of cricketers have become so intrusive that cameras are now recording every step and conversation we are having in privacy with our friends and colleagues, at training or on match days. Despite asking Star Sports to not record my conversation, it was and was also then.
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Looking at the spread of Covid19 through the world, I'm puzzled by the numbers from China. How did that country only end up 84,000 cases? How come there was hardly any impact in cities like Beijing or Shanghai? How have fresh cases been negligible for a month? Any thoughts?.
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It’s a national shame that in 2018 humans still have to go into sewers with no protective clothing. At the last Cleanathon joined @SrBachchan in pledging to keep fighting till this is eradicated. Pls help with your ideas and suggestions.
The boy walked up to his father's body at a crematorium, moved the sheet from the face, held the cheeks with both hands, just said 'papa' & began sobbing. The man was yet another poor labourer who died in a Delhi sewer on Friday. Family did not have money even for cremating him.
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First direct impact of the PM's speech - some news channels have suddenly realised that lynchings have been taking place.
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One of the key points at the @RahulGandhi press conference today - he said that 90% of those who died in the second wave died needlessly, they could have been saved if oxygen was available.
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Afghanistan gave India a much tougher contest today than Pakistan ever did in World Cups!.
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The duty of a free media is to question and to report. If the price is harassment and attempted intimidation then so be it.
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After a year of development in the “garage”, my start-up moves to an office of its own! Power packed team in place. Wish us luck!
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How many of you had tears in your eyes when the national anthem played? 🇮🇳.An entire generation of Indians less than 40 years of age have only heard it once before at the Olympics.
Goosebump moment at the Olympics as the victory ceremony begins. The Tricolour 🇮🇳 and the National Anthem.
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The Indian ambassador to the UAE has had to step in to douse the flames that bigoted comments have ignited. Islamophobia can seriously damage our relations with multiple key partners in the Middle East.
India and UAE share the value of non-discrimination on any grounds. Discrimination is against our moral fabric and the Rule of law. Indian nationals in the UAE should always remember this.
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I think my air purifier is trying to tell me something!
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Can we give Paddy Upton a Padma award? . 2011 World Cup in cricket .Top position in Test rankings.Hockey team conditioning . And now the Chess World Championship.
Mental coach Paddy Upton says he's spoken to Gukesh once a week for the last 6 months, with the plan to have him so ready no contact was needed during the match. He says a big mistake players make is to think they need to do something completely different in their 1st huge event
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The Congress party has become a textbook case of how NOT to run an organisation. Leadership vacuum, family wanting power without responsibility, inability to nurture talent, no succession planning, muddled decision making. Every management red flag is there. #scindia.
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I think South Africa will eventually get a lot of credit for speed and transparency after detecting Omicron. If China had done the same 2 years ago, the world may not have suffered so much.
#COVID19 | After a number of countries banned flights from #SouthAfrica, the country's foreign ministry said it is being 'punished' for detecting a new Covid-19 variant. #covidvariant #Omicron #CoronavirusUpdates
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I've often wondered why so many of the hyper-nationalists who keep loudly denouncing India's external and internal enemies are so quiet when it comes to the real threat India faces. Which is from China.
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I do hope everyone on Twitter has seen this?
I want this Government to be criticised. Criticism makes democracy strong: PM @narendramodi.
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Perhaps this 'home quarantine stamp' will turn out to be an effective way to prevent people from foolishly endangering others. .
Chief Public Relation Officer, Western Railway: 4 persons suspected to have #COVID19 who had flown down from Germany&were heading to Surat, were deboarded from Garib Rath train in Palghar today. They had 'home quarantine stamp' on their hands, still they were defying the protocol
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Bajrang Punia gets the bronze medal in the 65 kg freestyle wrestling!!.🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳.
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India is lucky to have 4 quality spinners who can all bat well - Ashwin, Jadeja, Axar and Sundar. Makes for good depth, especially in home conditions.
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We just crossed 2 crore vaccination doses today. And it's still only 5 pm. Well done, India.
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There are many things about this viral post that I disagree with. But one thing is clear. India needs a massive clean-up - in Mission Mode. The air.The garbage.The plastic waste.Civic sense. Swachh Bharat 1.0 was actually quite a success in improving some problems such as.
British Indian tourist goes to India for 3 years and calls it "a dump". He says even other poorer countries in Asia like Vietnam are better. India is in denial about it's global reputation.
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How many young girls and boys are going to pick up hockey sticks as a result of the past 24 hours?.
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India’s first medal at Tokyo. Silver medal for #MirabaiChanu in Women’s 49kg weightlifting. 🇮🇳.
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I thought Myanmar was close to China? At this rate, the only rock solid Chinese allies will be Pakistan and North Korea. .
Myanmar calls out China for arming terror groups, asks world to help. (Reports Shishir Gupta) .
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I genuinely don't understand this report, so can someone explain it to me?. How is it "foreign interference in Canada" if Khalistan supporters are denied visas to visit India? . Wouldn't the US refuse visas to Al Qaeda supporters? Wouldn't Canada refuse a visa to someone calling.
Foreign Interference: A former B.C. Sikh temple leader needed to visit India for family reasons. The story of what happened next reveals how India conducts foreign interference in Canada. A Global News investigation w/@JeffSempleGN.
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The fundamental disconnect around this entire episode is still the same. What are the "constitutionally protected rights" of a resident? Do they include death threats to diplomats and threats to blow up planes - because there is enough evidence of that in Pannun's own public.
Justice Department Announces Charges Against Indian Government Employee in Connection with Foiled Plot to Assassinate U.S. Citizen in New York City @NewYorkFBI
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Whatever finally happens, one thing is definite. At least 70 million Americans voted for Donald Trump to be re-elected as President. That after 4 years of his presidency, after coronavirus, after all those books by his colleagues, after all the sustained criticism. .
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An unusually emotional speech from @priyankagandhi as she speaks about her father Rajiv Gandhi.
आख़िरकार इतने दशकों बाद आज एक बेटी का दर्द छलक के शब्दों में बह उठा. पहली बार अपने पिता पूर्व प्रधानमंत्री Mr #RajivGandhiजी को याद करते हुए, भावुक @priyankagandhi जी ने कहा:. मोदीजी ये समझ नहीं पायेंगे कि मेरे पिता को विरासत में धन दौलत नहीं विरासत में शहादत की भावना मिली. आगे👇🏼
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