Why do senior editors waste precious airtime by getting Chetan Bhagat on their shows to talk about covid and public health policy?
What’s his exact expertise?
Just occurred to me how low the bar is for sexual harassment cases.
We are thankful a victim wasn't convicted for criminal defamation.
MJ Akbar should be prosecuted.
Anchors at British state broadcaster BBC asking their political reporter how a Prince Charles or PM Johnson qualify to get tested with only mild symptoms where frontline NHS workers are unable to access testing and are struggling to get PPE. juxatapose with our Pvt news channels
I spent a day inside one of Mumbai's Covid War Rooms.
Bed allocation for patients is done through the city's 24 war rooms.
I learnt-strict triaging (assigning degree of urgency/severity of condition) is only way to ensure those that need beds get them
At one point in the interview, Justice Gogoi tells
@SreenivasanJain
…” We (SC bench) could have passed an order that the media cannot report on the sexual harassment allegations against CJI, we didn’t, did we?”
Can you believe that? Staggering hubris.
Clearly remember many editors echoing then PM-aspirant N Modi’s mocking epithet of ‘maun’ Mohan Singh—despite Singh regularly fielding questions.
Going through TL of those editors now, not one of them finds it odd that the PM hasn’t taken a single question through this crisis.
Some of the country’s most powerful television editors anchor the 9 pm news. The near absence of any reporting, debates, questions asked on
#Manipur
on their broadcasts is beyond shameful. ‘Tyranny of distance’ arguments are an embarrassing cop out.
The real 'foreign interference' comes with exempting political parties from scrutiny of foreign funding by amending FCRA (with retrospective effect).
#LestWeForget
#ForeignFunding
Days after the Supreme Court said the central government's vaccination policy is “prima facie arbitrary and irrational", PM announces course correction.
PM Modi has spoken only 22 times in Parliament.
Vajpayee spoke 77 times in six years when he was PM
Manmohan Singh (who was called Maun Mohan Singh by Modi in 2012) spoke 48 times as PM.
Even Deve Gowda averaged better in his two years in office.
If it was Delhi facing the kind of water crisis Chennai is faced with today, television networks would have ' Dilli mey pani Ki killat' wall to wall coverage. Hard pressed to find a single report on chennai across channels
They give hate speeches, Abuse Prophet Mohammed, Encourage their supporters to pick up arms to fight Islam. But when we call them out, They blame us. In this video, Yati Narasinghanand targets me by calling me 'Islamic Jihadi', accuses me of getting funds from Islamic countries
🧵
#Zubair
case: Do Police Have The Right To Unfettered Access To Your Phones, Laptops?
Power of arrest is so casually exercised in India today. Much leeway is given to police without parallel protections to accused: Senior Adv Rebecca John
@scroll_in
All the haters gloating over Bajrang Punia’s loss in the bronze medal match at Asian Games : I, and I am quite certain, scores of other women are proud of &thankful to have an ally like this decorated wrestler in the battle against sexual abuse +intimidation of our women wrestles
IS Chahal, BMC chief :
BMC has issued global bid today to acquire 1 crore COVID vaccines to vaccinate citizens of Mumbai at the earliest possible on a massive scale
Every effort being made to vaccinate all eligible citizens of Mumbai on war footing in the next 60-90 days.
#ForeverIndebted
to
Priya Ramani, Ghazala Wahab, Rebecca John, Raya Sarkar, Sandhya Menon, Chinmayi and all the women who made it possible for so many voices to be heard.
I will be telling my daughter their stories.
#Fearless
#PriyaRamaniAcquitted
.
@virenrasquinha
: Many of our women sportspersons come from places where women lack agency, where wearing jeans or owning a mobile phone or daring to marry a person of their choice can get them killed.
Our women encounter obstacles that aren't purely sporting they are societal
VerdictDay
#PriyaRamani
It is crushing that a victim had to stand trial in a criminal defamation case, when not a single perpetrator named in
#MeToo
faced charges.
Here’s hoping
#truth
is defence enough
सत्यमेव जयते।
The kid has just learnt the word 'circumstances' and is now cracking us up by trying it out in every other conversation.
Eg: My stomach is full. In these circumstances, I cannot finish my plate of food.
It is ridiculous that so many are thinking that I really beat Vishy sir in a chess game, that is almost like me waking up and winning a 100mt race with Usain Bolt. 😬
For each dose sold to private hospitals, Serum makes profits of up to 2,000 % and Bharat Biotech up to 4,000%.
In comparison, based on the estimated cost to make 1 dose, Pfizer’s and Moderna’s profit margins are 650 percent and 500 percent, respectively.
#KanganaRanaut
may think India got Independence in 2014 but this cannot be endorsed by any true Indian. This is an insult to millions of freedom fighters who gave up their lives so that present generations can live a life of self-respect & dignity as free citizens of a democracy.
There are but a handful of journalist-entrepreneurs, even fewer women.
That
@dhanyarajendran
is one of them makes me incredibly happy and proud.
She took the remarkably brave step of quitting her job and setting up the excellent
@thenewsminute
7 yrs ago. Still going strong.
Remember the original 'toolkit' case?
Where young climate activist Disha Ravi was arrested for criminal conspiracy, sedition?
Well, the Delhi police maybe filing a closure report, having found no evidence!
Dear
@IndianExpress
looking after your own child is NOT babysitting. For crying out loud, if a women athlete were looking after her child for most of the day, would you be writing this headline?
🧵Who decides which faction of Shiv Sena is the real Sena- Eknath Shinde's v Uddhav Thackeray's?
Speaker or the EC? Does the faction having majority MLAs have the upper hand?
I asked PDT Acharya, former Secretary General of the Lok Sabha
@scroll_in
♥️ also for all the reporters who covered
#hockey
over the years with great passion despite flagging interest levels, editorial neglect and below par performances from the teams.
@DiggySinghDeo
@mihirsv
@MissDasTweets
and so many others.
🧵"Big filmmakers are being mobilised by the state for furthering their majoritarian project
Many films slated for release in the run up to 2024 have a definite purpose; that of generating hatred of Muslims
Ira Bhaskar tells me
@scroll_in
“Nitin Gokhale, who was formerly with NDTV and Tehelka, and is now close to the national security advisor, Doval, suggested that any such process must begin by colour-coding journalists. “Green – fence sitters; Black – against; and White – who support.”
Justice Patel of Bombay HC while asserting there will be no sealed cover business in his court, responds to apprehension that ‘material will find its way to the press” -
I couldn’t care less. The fourth estate will do its job, I will do mine.
The press exists for a reason.
I was trying to find the right word for the dread and despondency in the air as people die for want of oxygen/access to a health facility.
News 18 informs us it’s ‘pessimism’.
This is an outstanding piece of journalism.
@anumayhem
investigates the sequence of events leading to the death of Faizan and the
@DelhiPolice
' role in it.
Delhi riots: Man in national anthem video died after cops denied him medical aid
🧵
‘NREGA, Food Security Act, once derided as ‘freebies’, ensured Indians didn’t starve during Covid’
Among comparable nations, India spends the least on social protections, yet we’re debating ‘freebies’,
@AiyarYamini
tells
@scroll_in
The Hema committee report documenting rampant misogyny, sexual abuse and power asymmetry in the Malayalam film industry was released on Monday.
Yet to hear even an anodyne acknowledgement from the many young actors whose craft I admire. Prithviraj, Fahad Fazil, Nivin, Dulquer
UP police registered an FIR against me after Deep Srivastava filed a complaint of defamation.
As per law, an FIR for criminal defamation can only be filed after a magistrate's approval.
UP police bypassed this & registered an FIR under IPC 500 and 501.
State should pay for violating civil liberties by way of wrongful prosecutions.
Policemen who pursue malafide cases should face crippling fines, Colin Gonsalves tells me.
#SeditionCases
#MunnawarFaruqui
#BK16
'Door-stepping' or 'button holing' are terms TV editors use to tell reporters to confront those in power that are evading questions.
@TanushreePande
reminded us how it is done. Courageously.
Not to be confused with display of 'çourage' by Republic reporters
🧵SC lawyer Shahrukh Alam
TV news anchors are breathtaking in their shallowness. They contribute to structural violence against Muslims. They tell ppl Muslims are invaders, predators. It has everyday consequences. Tht harm isn't recognised by criminal law
My 4 year old can't fathom why her parents need to work when her school has declared a holiday owing to heavy rains. "It's raining for grown ups too mamma", she says 😀
Bhakti in religion may be a road to the salvation of the soul.
But in politics, Bhakti or hero-worship is a sure road to degradation and to eventual dictatorship.
- Babasaheb Ambedkar
21-7, 21-7 a k a total annihilation of her opponent, Okuhara.
@Pvsindhu1
wins India's first ever Gold at the world championships taking her total medals at the worlds to 5 !!!
Enthusiastically siding with the mob is such a classic cop out by those in power. Easy to do. What's not easy to do is tackling the critical pendency of cases, low conviction rates, police reform, judicial reform. He could start with his own state.
I congratulate the hyderabad police and the leadership that allows the police to act like police
Let all know this is the country where good will always prevail over evil
(Disclaimer for holier than thou- police acted swiftly in self defence)
#Encounter
#hyderabadpolice
The women have carried the day for us-
#CWG22
Indian women's hockey team win bronze.
PV Sindhu (seemingly injured) storms into the final.
Niti wins the gold medal. What absolute STARS
In heated Maharashtra poll battle, Uddhav Thackeray emerges as Opposition alliance’s strike weapon
On Monday all 6 constituencies of Mumbai vote.
The last phase of the long drawn out voting in the state includes 7 other seats. I report.
via
@scroll_in
"During her reign, she never once acknowledged the atrocities that her family inflicted on the native people that Britain invaded across the world. She willingly benefitted from the wealth that was attained by the exploitation &murder of millions across the
#QueenElizabeth
"I am not an ant, I can't carry 50 times my body weight!"
-the kid when asked to get some parcels from the door. *trotting out excuses from lessons learnt in science class* 😆
#Assam
child marriage arrests will push thousands of families deeper into financial misery
Child marriage is prevalent among the poorest who have limited options, mass arrests not the solution, human rights lawyer
@AmanWadud
tells me
@scroll_in
Fellow South Indian friend texted me in panic- hey, these new ministers are saying, “ संघ के मंत्री के रूप में…”during oath taking. Is this new, are they saying they owe allegiance to the sangh parivar? 😂
Viktor Alexson was 26yo when he won the
#AllEnglandOpen
for the first time
Pullela Gopichand was 27yo when he won the title
Prakash Padukone was 25 yo when he beat Liem Swie King to win the title.
@lakshya_sen
is 20. he will get there.
We all expected that he will run the reigning Olympic champion &world no1, Axelson close, if not beat him as he had at the German Open, but wasn't to be today
@lakshya_sen
But what a dream run its been No doubt it will be onwards and upwards for the young man
#AllEnglandOpen2022
The unwillingness of Justice Bela Trivedi to believe a 20 year old woman who left her home after being abused by her family, including sexual abuse by brothers, is just staggering.
"Apni ladki ko aise thodi na jaane denge"
That Justice Mishra got to adjudicate over so many sensitive cases means he was preferred by the CJs to handle them.
Like the 4 judges alluded to in the 2018 press conference without taking his name, many of these cases were politically important.
On Shane Warne's tone deafness (or simply, casual racism)
And how
#CheteshwarPujara
came to be called Steve at Yorkshire.
(Yorkshire faces allegations of institutionalised racism)
One of the ‘innovative’ ways in which the hospital overcharged, was to conducted multiple tests, several times on the patient between 1 am and 3 am to hike costs.
BMC audit findings of Nanavati patient’s bills 👇🏾
Did the state plant evidence on electronic devices of the accused (as has been shown to be the case by a digital forensics company) is the question before the judges
Unable to understand the recusal. Making the reason for recusal public would certainly be in public interest
JustIN - Third
#BombayHighCourt
judge, Justice
#SadhanaJadhav
recuses from hearing
#BhimaKoregaon
- Elgar Parishad matters.
Earlier Justices PB Varale and SS Shinde recused from hearing these petitions, including two plea alleging planting of evidence.
The kid’s class had a spelling test.
Asked to spell ‘beautiful’, one kid kept sending 😍🥰 emojis.
Exasperated teacher: “ Just what are you doing?!!!”.
Figures the poor kid was on an iPad and every time he typed the word and hit enter, it sent the emoji. 🙈
On Zubair's electronic devices being seized: I'd have imagined that the fundamental question a magistrate would ask in such a case is-- here is the tweet, the man is not denying the tweet, why did you need the device? Clearly there is no nexus
(Tressa Jolly is) from Cherupuzha, a small hilly address in north Kerala, where if you wanted to play the sport, you built a court. It's what Jolly Mathew Thaickal, a former PE teacher, did for his daughters Treesa &Maria. Super story
@ninansusan
This has to be said.
@anilkumble1074
is on the same flight as I- NO starry tantrums. The man stood in the queue like everybody else. Made no special demands and was generally very courteous. What a legend!
The process has been reversed. You haven't first sought material that may be relevant for investigation. Instead you arrest him. Its an admission that you have no case against him. After arresting you're saying let's recover laptop to determine if any other offense is committed
We all expected that he will run the reigning Olympic champion &world no1, Axelson close, if not beat him as he had at the German Open, but wasn't to be today
@lakshya_sen
But what a dream run its been No doubt it will be onwards and upwards for the young man
#AllEnglandOpen2022
I wouldn’t normally bother to read a 10 minute-read on the IPL. But kya writing hai boss! Superlative.
This is easily the best piece on Tewatia- by Siddarth Monga.
Rahul Tewatia and the romance of the struggle.
Indra Nooyi, the former CEO of Pepsi, says she has “never, ever, ever” asked for a raise. “I find it cringeworthy. I cannot imagine working for somebody and saying my pay is not enough.” Read the full interview with her in
@NYTMag
.