आप सभी को चाँद मुबारक। सड़कों पर देखे गए ख़्वाब आसमान में बुलंदी पाएं। जिस सड़क से न गुज़रें वो सड़क आपकी खुश्बू को तरसे। त्योहारों के मेले सजते रहेंगे। वो भी जाने लगे हैं, ये भी आने लगेंगे। माहौल में गर्मजोशी बनी रहे और पकवानों में स्वाद बना रहे। नए कपडों में गमकने वाले अपने सभी

Key political figures who delivered most hate speeches in India in 2024! Out of the documented 1,165 hate speeches at in-person events, 462 speeches (39.7%) were delivered by politicians, highlighting the direct role of political figures in spreading anti-minority rhetoric. 🧵

unreal. absolute cinema.

As countries develop, the share of those employed, rather than self-employed, gradually rises at higher levels of income. This also improves the government's ability to enforce taxes. Read our VoxDevLit on Taxation to learn more: voxdev.org/voxdevlit/taxa…

The official poster for the 78th Cannes Film Festival ✨💙 featuring Claude Lelouch's 'A Man and a Woman'

congratulations Neeraj Ghaywan!! cannot think of anyone else more deserving of this...

Today is the day when clarity is paramount. Share only credible and verified news. Speak with measure, not recklessness. Avoid jingoism. Don’t share sensitive information that could cost lives. And if unsure—say nothing. Silence, sometimes, is golden.

war is devastating for everyone involved. now more than ever, the governments on both sides must act to curb misinformation and focus on de-escalation. the stakes (human lives, trust, and stability) are too high to ignore...

Joachim Trier’s SENTIMENTAL VALUE has won the Grand Prix at #Cannes2025.

what a time to be alive…

A jarring note in Altman’s essay. As social choice theory spells out, deciding what we collectively want is an impossible problem. Who decides? Put another way - social media algorithms are aligned, but only to their owners. The idea that we can get alignment for all is strange.

1/ Week 28: Theory paper in focus this week is the seminal article by Anthony Atkinson and Joseph E. Stiglitz that is now famously referred to as the "zero commodity/capital taxation" benchmark in public economics. It has led to much technical & policy debates. Let's find out.

If you had to read one thing about India's development policies this week, consider this excellent piece on 20 years of the NREGA by Jean Dreze and Rahul R. I learnt so much! ideasforindia.in/topics/poverty…

Siraj has had more umpires calls go against him than any other bowler in Tests in 2020s. There is a God. Its known as the Law of Large Numbers

what a game of test cricket. pure drama and tenacity under pressure

A friendly reminder: data is political…and any attempt to hide or suppress it should raise serious questions about intent and accountability