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1 year

Shankar Mahadevan has a degree in Computer science and software engineering. Sudha Murty has a Masters in Engg. from IISc and was the first female engineer at India's largest auto company. Both are honoris causa doctors. But am sure they arent good enough for this journalist.

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Guess who will decide the new school textbooks? Sudha Murthy and Shankar Mahadevan form part of the new expert panel

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@rishilectual Imagine thinking you are entitled to any girl just because you passed some exams, which have nothing to do with how you are as a human being or life partner.

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@vibinbaburajan Me, reading the first three sentences: hey that's not bad, why are people complaining? Me, reading the fourth sentence: oh.

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@ReheSamay The exact reason I have stopped following comedians. Thanks.

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@gvicks @sagarcasm Hilarious joke + stinging commentary on lax HR background check processes. Well played.

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@growing_daniel @mjolke Out of curiosity, what is Bombay chicken? (Am a fifth generation Mumbaikar, and I don't know what to feel right now)

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At least I don't remember the Chief Minister bowing down in front of the people. #MukhyaSevak ? After bitter politics, such gestures, even if they may just be gestures, seem reassuring to the common people. #UddhavCM #UddhavMahaCM

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@NITINKML That's basic educational qualification. A brilliant singer and musician, who can sit for a Carnatic concert and then sing for a jazz concert in the same evening, it won't be wrong to call him a musical genius, though his commercial work makes people forget that.

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@sagarcasm This actually exists

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@malnadkoos Lol no. That's Maharashtra's money. And we are happy if our brothers and sisters in UP do well and eventually start helping other states too.

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@whoiskamil @vrai_bonhomme @KarlreMarks @forsoothsayer Actually, not even that. India produces the tea. The British only market it. And drink it

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@Ancientcons For all those saying there would be colonies on Mars and the Moon, please tell me more about the Great Scandinavian Space Program. Have they reached the moon yet?

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@VivekGRamaswamy @SVB_Financial No Bank, no carbon emissions. That's one way to achieve their goal...

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@indic_mangifera There are others on the panel who are. Murty runs the Infosys Foundation, an NGO which does a lot of work in the area of education, as well as healthcare etc., for 27 odd years. Her contribution will be valuable.

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@TheEconomist "Prestige military toys"?? Who in their right mind would call nuclear submarines and hypersonic missiles that??

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@mohit_dantre @IyerAvin They moan-itize.

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@IndiaHistorypic Bromo is Javanese pronunciation of the word "Brahma". The volcano is named after Brahma

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@LaurenWitzkeDE Fun fact: Your national anthem was written on a ship (HMS Minden). That ship was made in Bombay, India. The "Pajeets" giveth, and the Pajeets taketh away. Now, sit down, racist.

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@Iradeeeee The only reason he was caught was because his brass balls made too much noise when he walked and attracted attention.

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@Herman_Gomes Sure. Hate Indian tourists. But allow local taxi mafia to extort money from same tourists. Allow Russian and other gangs to do what they want. And then use a cow slur, because apparently you know all these people's birthplace personally.

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@growing_daniel @mjolke The remnants look delicious though. Glad it was nice. Cheers!

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7 years

@TechnicallyRon After all that looting, you guys still have to work?

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2 years

@ARanganathan72 @PMOIndia The BF7 variant has been in India since October 2022, and thankfully, we haven't seen large-scale problems. So, let's hope that there is some level of immunity now.

Omicron sub-variant BF.7 detected in India: All you need to know - CNBC TV18

Omicron sub-variant BF.7 detected in India: All you need to know

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4 years

@nramind He is as free to put forth his opinion on social media as you are, and a quick read through your tweets, and in fact, this very tweet itself, makes it clear who likes to "pontificate". Interesting indeed to hear (ex-) editors asking others to stick to their own field.

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@amitsurg In the priority list of people to be blamed, Nehru ji would be pretty low down the order. Tribal elders almost completely to be blamed. If Nehru didn't know the customs, the tribals ought to have had the sense to understand that it was an honest mistake.

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5 years

These are the achievers and activists who need to be celebrated and honoured, unlike media-savvy children pushed by their more media-savvy parents, who tend to be famous for being famous, with little achievement to their name.

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This list names me and 27 others as key UN influencers - on loving mother nature. Imagine if a list - is prepared for loving your mother or families this way. Millions will make to the list. That's what's is required - to save our planet . List of millions. Thanks @Onalytica

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@JavierBlas Enter PetroChina, Sinopec and China National Offshore Oil Corporation. @PramitWorld

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@RishiSunak @ZelenskyyUa "Britain knows what it means to fight for freedom." Errr...the only reason Britain knows it is because so many countries fought against Britain for their freedom.

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@acorn Disagree. There is clearly a thing like overpopulation, relative to resources and level of development. And level of governance. We are there. Also, even theoretically, there will be a physical limit to population, no?

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@odysseuslahori Can't read the script, but something tells me Google is not quite correct. :)

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2 years

@ImtiazMadmood This is the original. The first word in the seventh line is: catuḥsraktirdiśo (Catuh means four and disho means disha- direction). My Sanskrit is far from good, but I believe it means four directions, not corners

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@MacaesBruno LOL, why would we want you guys to freeze? Europeans are not very high on the list of most Indians. I'm assuming it's the same the other way too. In fact, am sure of that.

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5 years

@anandmahindra The song, lyrics and overall production quality made me look at the the old Vicco Vajradanti ads with new-found respect. If this is what the British Indians make in 2019, Vicco Vajradanti was way ahead of its time.

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@dailystar Reminder: People of 15 countries have the king of England as their king. Their citizens take an oath to be faithful to, and bear allegiance to, a member of this family. Personally, can't imagine being beholden to this incorrigible family. It should be" God save the citizens".

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@Liv_Lanes "A large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced"?

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3 years

@ShashiTharoor Not a big fan of the photo on the card, but not sure if I would take the word of a blues bar gatekeeper so seriously either. That guy gives off drunk hobo vibes. The larger issue is about Indians seeking validation from/settling personal scores using outsiders.

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@aridutilh @ParikPatelCFA @JessLozanoS Hey, please don't laugh..that's an investment!

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@RWwarrior_ @rishilectual LOL. OK incel.

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@Indian10000000 As I have mentioned in other responses, they aren't the only ones in the panel. Also, Murty is an accomplished author, Mahadevan is a musical genius. We need diverse ideas in framing our textbooks.

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@GalenMetzger1 @SakethSD Wait, one of the oldest continuous human civilizations has no clear national identity? It is the civilizational identity that nourishes the national identity in case of India. I have no position to take on the rest of the argument, or boorish positions by either side.

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9 years

Difference b/w level of international acceptance of ISIS & Saudi is proportional to length of blade each uses for beheading @RichardDawkins

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@OmarAbdullah I agree. I conceptualized the Mumbai Ahmedabad bullet train in my mind 15 years ago, while traveling that route. I should get the credit once it starts running in 2027.

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@hollyjayewiley @Sprinter99880 India has had a woman Prime Minister and Women Presidents. Interesting, how you assume so much about our culture.

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2 years

@calm_sutra I hope they learn #Marathi quickly. Otherwise, we Maharashtrians will force them to go back to their state. (That's sarcasm. It won't happen. We are not like them....mostly, of course)

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@TheLegateIN Joe Biden watching all the Russian military equipment going past him will be fun to watch. 😄

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8 months

@indianmarket8 @growing_daniel @mjolke Tu Tera kaam kar na madarchod. Mujhe jo khaana hai mai khaaunga.

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@dammitabai Le Gujarat: Coca cola jalebi with cheese and fafda toppings.

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3 years

@TheEconomist Wasn't the PM of New Zealand a role model? Weren't heads of countries with 200 times the population of New Zealand supposed to take notes from her leadership? Glad NZ is in Asia now. Easier to learn from them.

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@AdityaV30773454 They are part of a panel, "Aditya" (bright as the Sun that you are), they are not the only ones in that panel.

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2 years

@skhndh "It is obscene, vulgar and improper for a (sic) 18 year old student to see his professor dressed in scanty clothes..." So, why was your son doing it, Mr. B K Mukherjee?

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@AditiThorat @narendramodi Personally, I am "deeply disturbed" that you think Mr.Jaishankar is the Finance Minister of India. You need to have some basic awareness before getting offended. Hope this comes under "listening to criticism" and you will learn from this.

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@Dr_KhanMD @whaticannotbe @rishilectual Yes, both sides are being a little silly. A good marriage requires much more than these things.

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8 years

@ShirishKunder @IndiaToday She was one of the first IPS officers, the first lady Commissioner of Delhi, IIRC. Surely that requires talent?

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If Maoists are 'Gandhians with Guns', isn't jail just a 'Bungalow with Bars'? #ArundhatiRoy

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@Readaccoun94493 @Ancientcons Naming elements is more important than counting? LOL. Oh by the way, Mendeleyev gave not-yet discovered elements the prefix eka-, which was derived from the Sanskrit Eka, which means One. So, yes, even naming elements had an Indoan aspect to them.

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@NITINKML So, he gets in because of his musical qualifications. Doesn't exactly weaken his nomination, does it? And keep your ad hominem attacks to yourself. You cut a sorry figure when you blindly accuse others of being in certain camps.

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@SgbSgba @entropied2223 The millions of milll workers who came from nearby Konkan and other parts of Maharashtra had no sweat glands in their bodies, apparently?

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@lucifer_damned Indian origin "Marxist Leninist" sitting in the USA. Right.

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2 years

@McFaul Great idea! Let's have former Asian and African colonies do something like this!

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@iamthedrifter I marvel at how much the Pakistanis, especially the elite, suffer from confirmation bias, especially about India. Arundhati Roy should be given a medal for feeding this bias.

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@Bharatmy3 @rvasisht Mona Lisa was made in 1503. The other was made anywhere between 1860-1900 approx. Mona Lisa set the stage for a new type of style, which became iconic in Art, across the world. Perhaps even inspiring the second painting. Let us not make such facile 'analysis' to pat our backs.

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6 years

@scsclassics That India and China were a big, big deal, economically, culturally and as centers of innovation.

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4 years

@varungrover Oh come on, Varun! Banging plates etc. was done in many cities outside India too, to encourage frontline staff. Nobody claimed it would make the virus disappear, except some calendarally challenged actors. Let's not demean a sign of appreciation, however basic it seems to us.

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@ESPNcricinfo Would Michael Slater have played for the next six months if he'd sledged someone today, the way he sledged Rahul Dravid in 2001?

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Is it possible for all Punekars to come together, buy land, get world-class experts and get a "private" airport built? There are enough industrialists in Pune who can work together to finance this. @aparanjape I know it sounds a little crazy, but it's worth a try.

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Disappointments from #MahaBudget2023 . >No Clear Budget awarded for many Projects is concerning Like Pune Int. Airport at Purandar. How could you missed Kanjurmarg Badlapur Line for Mumbai Metro . Manmad Indore Line Was big miss

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@variableaus Don't feel the pain because I have been hypnotized watching the ICQ flower trying to turn green over my dial up connection.

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@AksharPathak Yeh sab qeusadilla?

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@Austen Would love to see this sort of wholesome content.

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@notafanofswarth @Ancientcons So, now we are moving from Scandinavians to White? By that logic, the 'Browns' taught the world to count (i.e., do advanced maths). Try launching anything more than a firecracker without using Indian numerals. This racial superiority will get all of us nowhere.

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@SamKhan999 @PicturesFoIder The one on the left has terrific facial bone structure, great hair and deep eyes. She would have been very beautiful in her youth. But then, she has dark skin, so how can she be beautiful in your eyes, right?

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@IndexofGujarat Looks more like a temple from Star Wars.

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@ai_for_success @IndianTechGuide

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6 years

@ashoswai @b50 Forget the heinous caste-play here, this fellow doesn't even get the irony of writing this sitting in Uppsala. He's sick, and one thing he has is irony deficiency.

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2 years

@ReheSamay Nahi, tujhe yeh sunaake hi nikalna thaa.

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@Subbu_06 Your maid + 17 family members >>> Kaushik Basu's taxi drivers. After all, his taxi drivers are mostly outside India, they can't vote. @kaushikcbasu

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Yes, threatening someone for a harmless (though tasteless) joke looks great on Thane police. Having solved all other problems, they are looking into such critical matters. Wonderful.

Thane City Police -ठाणे शहर पोलीस

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@xavvierrrrrr Please share your contact no via DM.

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@shravansampath @vikramsampath He at least has a PhD which mentions the word "History". Tharoor has a doctorate in "International Relations and Affairs" (not making this up) and Sardesai has an M.A. and LLB. (Ram Guha has a PhD in forestry!) Vikram was the most qualified to talk about History on that stage.

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@Vashishtrv @PhysInHistory Do not be troubled by seeing this Terrible form of Mine (to Arjuna) Now, be fearless and calm and look at my Form. (Lord Krishna is Arjuna's childhood friend and cousin)

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Folks, I am now muting this conversation. Thanks to all those who interacted in good faith. And for those who kept abusing me, LOL!

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@snehamordani Doctors and their families can no longer enjoy free trips for conferences unless they're speakers. -> pharma companies will ensure every doctors gets 3 mins to speak. Introduction, favourite colour etc. :)

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@LOLrakshak The Sorting Hat then puts them into 4 houses: Joharclaw, Joharpuff, Joharin and Johardor

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@thewire_in The Wire sets the moral test for The Wire. The Wire then certifies that the Wire passed that test. The Wire!

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@piersmorgan Great! You won the Spelling Bee. Pity it isn't the World Cup. @virendersehwag

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@Ancientcons To add to that, India was able to launch a craft on the south side of the Moon within 75 years of gaining Independence from European dictatorial rule.

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@harbhajan_singh 100-93.6 = 6.4%. (6.4% of Indian population is at risk of death due to Corona). The vaccine will help save 94.5% out of this 6.4% as well. In a country of a billion+ people, that is a huge number. It is a difference between 88,618,262 people dying vs 4,874,004 people dying.

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@nntaleb Damned by association? Sorry, nobody gets to decide and reward/punish me based on who I should or should not follow. Am unfollowing you, will block you soon. Nice while it lasted

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@APTeacher1754 @stellensatz @Kdenkss We saw the evolution when the USA attacked Afghanistan and Iraq for 9/11, instead of Saudi Arabia or Pakistan.

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@malikgarv Regular people: Rant Bangalore people: Complaints as a Service

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@gerryshih Isn't that doxxing? How is that OK, Gerry? @MEAIndia please take action against this individual for disclosing personal details of an Indian citizen.

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@Ananth_IRAS "When Tamil Nadu wanted a superstar, it was given by Karnataka." Surely you mean Maharashtra, sir? :)

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@gringostani @Noahpinion Your argument would hold if we were talking about India, where caste discrimination is still an ugly reality. It makes no sense in an international/American context, where competition is not skewed due to caste.

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@Indian_Bronson @DrinkerOfSoma Bollywood for the masses. Vedanta for the wise. Horses for courses and all that.

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@nytimes Hey @katierosman , I believe you wrote this article. Why don't you write an article against Arthur Gregg Sulzberger in the NYT? Has there ever been a single article written against him in the NYT? Something something glass houses stones?

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@doubtinggaurav Andaaz Apna Apna is a good one time watch. Weak script held up by decent acting, and that too by the supporting actors, not the main cast. Nowhere near a cult film.

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@latikambourke "It is guided by what it thinks is best for India, not by alliances or what others want of it." Unlike the rest of the world, which runs on sunshine, butterflies, rainbows and idealism?

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@PowerTrain_YT @chorshayar05 @mp_index Imagine this, but spread over 30 acres.

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@StateOfLinkedIn "right of passage".

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#Pakistani Twitter, classy as always.

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na burger na pizza, airport chor kar ayega apka jija.

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@TheNadiaPR @TelegraphRoyals @Breathedreamgo "There's no Sikh Empire anymore". Well, there isn't a British Empire anymore either, so what's Britain doing holding on to it?

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@Trinhnomics Having observed Rajan ever since his Governorship at RBI was not renewed, I strongly think he keeps responding from a place of anger, not objectivity.

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