When 6 crore Indians and pushed into poverty due to medical expenses each year, your small gift of health can truly change a life. #GiftAHealthyTomorrow A film we are truly proud of. Written, produced and directed by @RoohiD and @howbza #HappyDiwali piped.video/Qvc2dJpTVPA

He is violating his oath, going against the constitution. It’s sickening. Who is he to dictate our puja?

Bengaluru’s Pink Line is a Rs 17,346-crore lesson in the cost of delays. Originally estimated at Rs 8,730 crore and due by 2016, it is still pending. The airport, too, awaits metro connectivity nearly two decades after opening. Stop announcing new projects. Finish what you start.

In last 35 yrs, only 2 Indian PMs have visited Pakistan - both were from BJP - one of them went there uninvited In last 35 years, only 1 President of a National Party has visited Pakistan - he was also from BJP - he went there & praised Jinnah

A devastating fire at Baghajatin Market has reduced over 100 shops to ashes in the early hours of Navami! What should have been a season of joy has become a period of tragedy, destruction & despair under @BJP4Bengal’s maladministration.

Students of Nagaland are forced to leave their houses in Kolkata. They are being harrased and mocked as "Corona Virus". THIS is really Sick. @HMOIndia @AmitShah @narendramodi

Jai Hind The judicial custody of #AshutoshRanka and #SauravDas must be urgently reviewed and they must be released immediately. Hoisting the National Flag, even in a prohibited area, should not warrant such prolonged detention. The judiciary and the executive must rise to the occasion to ensure that the youth of this country do not lose faith in the rule of law and constitutional rights.

Empty words

Emergency is back ! RT @medianama Twitter Deletes Political Cartoons Posted By DNA Cartoonist @MANJULtoons goo.gl/fb/61Inl

Weapons in the arsenal of mafia-turned-politician Raja Bhaiya out on display during the traditional "Shastra-pooja" on Vijaydashmi.

Admitting the bias. Dainik Jagran's Sanjay Gupta officially confirms on the RSS stage that their editorial policy is fully ideologically aligned with the Sangh. Thank you for finally confessing you are an ideological pamphlet, not an independent daily! @JagranNews #HappyDussehra #vijayadashmi #RSS

Buat yang ga ngikutin demo di Perancis. Tau trigger awal demo ini bisa jadi besar karena apa? > Ada murid SMA protes sekolah negeri toiletnya bocor dan banyak tikus. > Anak yang protes dipukul polisi sampe mulutnya berdarah bahkan ditembak depan muka. nitter.siddz.com/melenchon4ever/status/… > Beberapa anak juga sampe dimutilasi tangannya sama polisi. nitter.siddz.com/neruda57/status/210707… > Puncaknya ada anak ditenggelamin sama Polisi. nitter.siddz.com/alertesinfos/status/21… > Police brutality ini bikin kesadaran kelas seluruh murid SMA Perancis terbangun. > Intel mulai menyusup. Beberapa manasin pake isu kalau demo ini penyebabnya imigran muslim buat kambing hitam kerusuhan. nitter.siddz.com/abdoulafar76316/status… Njir brutal banget takut kayak di mana ya 😭😭😭

Two months after leaving TMC, Yusuf Pathan secured Gujarat’s approval for the disputed land as a “gift” The state has approved gifting him 500 sq m of a disputed municipal plot beside his Vadodara home and transferring another 478 sq m at a 45% discount to its assessed value The entire plot was valued at around ₹20.5 crore in July. In 2024, the civic body had asked him to remove alleged encroachment from it Civic approvals remain pending

The person on the cover is one of Bengal's greatest, Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. The book is "Pather Dabi" & it was was banned by the British government exactly 100 ago from today on charges of seditious revolutionary propaganda. The BJP thugs are copying the British. Again.

Executive Magistrate aka ACP rank officer sending someone to jail because "there is likelihood of breach of peace". This makes the ACP the most powerful "court" in India, more powerful than the Supreme Court and High Courts

In 2024, Ashu had called me for advice asking me if I thought he should leave his McKinsey job to work for Jaipur where he’s from. I had just been radicalized and heartbroken by the entire top leadership of AAP being in jail at the time. I told him, “Ashu this is the Wild West. You might believe that you will do everything right and follow all the rules, and keep your head up and do what’s right. But if the state wants to crush you, it will - and no one will care.” The optimist that he is, he obviously didn’t listen to me. Three months ago, when Ashu took the plunge and joined CJP and became the lead negotiator on behalf of students with JP Nadda, I thought, Wow, how wrong was I! Maybe India has turned a page. Cut to today - when Ashu is indeed being crushed by the state for his existence. The point of this story is - Ashu is an inspiring person not just because he has walked into jail with a smile for the crime of holding a Tiranga in Jantar Mantar. It is also because he has always known the consequences of fighting this fight, and yet made the choices that he did. It takes a certain crazy to face down the bully and take him head on. And Ashu is that crazy, both for his own good and not. Release Ashutosh and Saurav NOW!

An update from me...

Important: Here’s something that a LOT of people don’t know about what’s actually going on with Delhi Police. CJP’s Saurav Das & Ashutosh Ranka have been sent to 2 more days of judicial custody in Tihar Jail. By a judicial court? NO. They have been kept in Tihar Jail for the last 6 days on the order of a Special Executive Magistrate (SEM). Who is an SEM? He is an ACP-rank (junior) police officer of Delhi Police appointed by the state govt. Therefore, Delhi Police arrested Saurav & Ashutosh & now a Delhi Police ACP (acting as SEM) is keeping them in jail. There’s no FIR against them. There’s also no judicial order. Delhi Police are the accusers & well as the judge when it comes to keeping them in jail. That’s how messed up it is.

Congratulations to the BJP. They have achieved the impossible. Major Durga Puja pandals in Kolkata are closed. Forget the puja vibes, fear and panic have taken over, with people staying indoors amid concerns about stampedes and gross mismanagement. The worst part is seeing absolutely no remorse from CM Suvendu Adhikari. His remarks are laced with politics and seem aimed at creating divisions in society. Here, he talks about how the former govt recruited non-Bengali speakers as temporary home guards, claiming that this could be one of the reasons they couldn't manage the situation or follow orders properly, ultimately resulting in the stampede. Administrative failure should be answered with accountability, not language politics. Poor from CM. 👎 #ChorBagan #Stampede #DurgaPuja #Kolkata

What happened to my India ... where people held a book to their heads and hearts in repentance in case they dropped the book my mistake. Here they are throwing, stamping and tearing books. May Goddess Saraswati never forgive these hoodlums. May they be cursed for life.

Just to set the records straight… For all non-Bengalis who confuse Durga Puja (of Bengal) with Navaratri (outside Bengal), there's a simple big difference in the way it's celebrated. While Navaratri could be religious (as people claim it to be), Durga Puja is a cultural festival. There's a remarkable difference between religion and culture. Why is Durga Puja not religious, but cultural? Here's a Bongs take! 1. For most Bengalis, they have nothing to do with devotion, and everything to do with celebration. Religion (as it has become) is an organized way to deal with devotees, and the Bengalis are far far away from any sort of blind beliefs. 2. God/Goddess is an image that's alienated from family of our own lives and seen as an authority. To Bengalis, Durga is just a part of our family. She could be termed as the Goddess, but never seen with a God-like image. There's way more love than devotion. It's a very human connection. She's the daughter of the house who's come for Autumn break to her parents house with kids and friends 3. While people outside Bengal may fast as much as they like, Bengalis will continue to feast on Mutton Biriyanis and all sorts of delicious non-veg food (even at Puja premises where organizers often arrange for meals). Had there been any religious angle, things might not have been so simple. 4. Durga Puja as a festival is deeply connected to arts, crafts, music, theater, films ... everything! It's an all-round celebration. Only a very tiny percentage of people would bother to offer prayers. For the rest of us, Durga and the spirit of Durga puja is all in our heart. Even if we offer 'Anjali' (a prayer), our eyeballs hover all over the surrounding beauties in laal-paar-sada-sarees (a beautiful dress that ladies prefer to wear). 5. Durga puja is all-inclusive. Many Muslims in Bengal celebrate it too. Even there are religious Muslims who are the Presidents and Secretaries of Puja committees. No 'religious' festival could ever break these barriers! 6. There are hundreds of government and private awards given for 'Best Puja'. Not a single parameter in judgement relates to the devotion aspect of it. The Best Puja judgement takes into consideration the artistic finesse of the idol-making, the decorations around it, the lights, the sound, the safety measures, the theme, the concept, the social relevance of the theme, etc. It never considers how devotedly people offer prayers. So, devotion doesn't even come in our way of celebrating Durga Puja. For those who have never witnessed Durga puja in Kolkata but have a lot to comment on it, please do make a visit. Your idea of a festival will change. Our country had no religion, but we thrived on our culture. It's time we pack religions into the sacks and throw them back to the western world (from where it has come) and fall back on our all-inclusive cultural ways of celebrating life once again. Originally penned by Niilanjanaa Daschakraaborty