Indian election tourist since 2006. political consulting. former journo.
New Delhi, India
Joined May 2011
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Anything that burns…
Anything that burns contributes to air pollution. We should support cleaner alternatives.
Replace coal grills and tandoors with electric ones.
Replace thermal power plants with solar panels everywhere.
Replace petrol and diesel with EVs.
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#ExpressOpinion | I was blown away by how secure everyone was in their own skin, with their mundus, and their plaits, and their nicely oiled hair, not trying to be anyone else, not telling us to be like them.
Writes: Deepika Singh
Read: indianexpress.com/article/op…
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Will @Cockroachisback be allowed to hold a Loktantra Bachao Padyatra at this site? @DelhiPolice?
Ya fir Bond sign krwaoge?
VIDEO | Delhi: BJP national president Nitin Nabin along with Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, MoS Harsh Malhotra and other leaders join the 'Loktantra Bachao Arajakta Hatao' Padyatra.
Visuals from Chandani Chowk area.
(Full video available on PTI Videos - ptivideos.com)
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Is this at a designated protest site? Also what about business being affected during festivals?
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Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) 😹
Delhi: On the INDIA bloc rally scheduled for November 1, Ashish Grover, General Secretary of the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT), Delhi, says, “As we mentioned earlier, during Navratri alone, the losses amounted to at least ₹400 crore per day. These losses will now increase. The rally is being held on November 1, and we have been saying for a long time that it should be postponed. The appeal from the entire trading community and the people of Delhi is that whatever you are doing, whether for society or for any other purpose, please allow businesses to operate. Once the festive season is over, you can follow the government’s directions and hold your rally in the designated area. Whatever protest or rally you want to organise, you can do so there.”
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As I reported hours ago, Flávio Bolsonaro has arrived safely in United States.
The mastermind behind this operation is U.S. Secretary of State @SecRubio .
From the United States, free and safe, Flávio will lead the opposition against Lula.
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Argentinian government confirms it helped opposition leader Flavio Bolsonaro flee Brazil.
La Dirección Nacional de Migraciones informa que a las 22:50 hs del dia 27/10, ingresaron por el paso fronterizo de Puente internacional Tancredo Neves en la provincia de Misiones, los ciudadanos Flavio Nantes Bolsonaro, Fernanda Antunes Figueira Bolsonaro, Carolina Figueira Bolsonaro y Luiza Figueira Bolsonaro, quienes lo hicieron con documentación hábil de viaje sin ningún impedimento legal para el ingreso al país, asimismo los tránsitos fueron registrados por la autoridad de aplicación sin incidentes.
Por su parte, a las 23:30 hs, la comitiva ingresante abordó un vuelo privado despachado por la compañía Baires Fly S.A con destino a la ciudad de Guayaquil, Ecuador, según se informó en el plan de vuelo.
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Según leo a los brasileños, la victoria digital de Lula tuvo dos pilares. Primero organizarse en chats y segundo, no interactuar con los trolls de derecha: no responderles, no citarlos, no caer en la provocación y solo bloquearlos. Por eso casi no se vio propaganda de Bolsonaro.
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This is proof that Modi Govt is giving bulk suspension orders to Instagram.
They are not even bothering to check individual posts, just blindly blocking posts left and right in mass.
Instagram removes the reel posted on LiveLaw's official page about the ECI's affidavit in the #SupremeCourt.
The reel, which was only an explanation of the ECI's version, was removed by Instagram saying, "We received a legal request to restrict this content".
There is no explanation how the reel (instagram.com/reel/De_dnDnOW…) violated any law.
@instagram @Meta
The same video is available on YouTube - youtube.com/watch?v=OuEYr-bY…
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New Delhi is gridlocked, Ashoka Road is shut. Approach to Barapullah -Sarai Kale Khan in south Delhi choked. There are no protests today. Any petition from traders?
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Celebrations have erupted in the streets of Serbia's capital Belgrade, after long-standing leader Aleksandar Vučić admitted defeat to a student-led protest movement in snap parliamentary elections. Read more: bbc.in/4BwV5ga
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One of Lula’s most important and least well-known achievements is US capacity to sanction it into compliance is limited, because unlike Europe, Brazilians don’t need Visa or Mastercard to make payments.
JUST IN: Trump threatens to tariff Brazil unless they redo their election
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
Unsubstantiated and likely incorrect. No evidence of this can be found in any media outlets or news agencies.
reuters.com/world/brazil/
A CJI asking the government which judges we can appoint is not an example of respecting or strengthening democratic institutions.
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Justice SK Kaul recalls an incident where Justice Chandrachud held court till 9 PM just to avoid a Collegium meeting where the then CJI and other judges were waiting for him for hours together.
Read here: barandbench.com/news/minorit…
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With Lula’s win, we are now one step closer to preserving Earth’s largest rainforest.
Banning non-BS6 vehicles from entering Delhi for 3 months is a step in the right direction. I don't know if it will make a measurable impact in reducing air pollution, but I'm hoping it can at least help reduce traffic in the city.
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The Election Commission has filed its reply in the Supreme Court to the petition on how the three-member Commission functions.
27 pages, approved by all three members. Its argument: every decision was unanimous, and a Commissioner’s note is a “suggestion,” not a decision.
Here’s what it addresses, and what it doesn’t.
🧵 (1/10)
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India’s growth story is partly a function of the base effect.
In the last thirty years, India’s per capita GDP has increased from $375 to $2,702, i.e 7.2 times.
Then we looked at all the countries who made this leap and what time they covered it in.
India is faster than 19 countries but slower than 15 countries. It's actually at the median.
Needless to say, the growth rates tend to slow down as per capita keeps rising because the base effect starts to work against you. India’s not at that stage yet because we are still pretty low in terms of per capita GDP, but maybe we will reach that stage in 7-10 years time
This is not to take away from India’s growth story, but the base effect can’t be ignored also
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