Around 10,000 people, mainly low-income earners, now live in constant fear of losing livelihoods & hard-built homes for a beautification plan in Lucknow, the capital of #UttarPradesh .
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#Lucknow #Demolitions #Eviction

This sums up the state of the economy.
The headlines are always rosier than the facts.

GST revenues are still lower than the Pre-GST period average.
An eye opener. 🔬

Three years ago on this day. The situation was so critical that the New Zealand high commission had to tag an opposition, seeking oxygen cylinders for a staff member. Srinivas BV 's team reached the gates with cylinders in no time. This tweet was obviously deleted.

🚨 Statement— We have filed a writ petition before the Delhi High Court challenging the illegal, arbitrary, and disproportionate blocking of the India Hate Lab website (indiahatelab.com) in India.

The website was blocked on the orders issued by India’s Ministry of…

At Anand in Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his campaign speech said Pakistan is crying to see Rahul Gandhi becomes Prime Minister of India. That’s quite intriguing since Rahul’s grand mother Indira Gandhi as PM of India had divided Pakistan into two in 1971.

A tale of two universities:

Media called JNU a hub of anti-nationals.

They built so much anger against JNU among the masses. Galgotiya students can't even read the posters, they can't even stand in front of JNU students. Still no such vilification of Galgotiya as JNU. Why?

“After taking my first exam, I returned home and saw our house being demolished, and my books & notes buried under the rubble”

16-year-old Saurabh to Mohd Abuzar Choudhary on seeing his house razed in February in Lucknow, #UP , to build a riverfront plaza article-14.com/post/in-luckno…

“After taking my first exam, I returned home and saw our house being demolished, and my books & notes buried under the rubble”

16-year-old Saurabh to Mohd Abuzar Choudhary on seeing his house razed in February in Lucknow, #UP , to build a riverfront plaza

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Home to around 2,000 families, working class colony Akbar Nagar in #UttarPradesh  capital Lucknow reels in fear as authorities seek to demolish homes for a proposed riverfront project. Mohd Abuzar Choudhary reports

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Home ministry ne Parliament mein kaha tha ki 'love jihad' ke baare mein unhe koi khabar nahin.

After 10 years in power, is this all you have? Or are there depths you are yet to plumb?

India is at 140th position globally in per capita GDP. And as Andy Mukherjee reminds us, because of high inequality, 90% of Indians are lower than that. That's how poor Indians are, compared to the people in other countries.

So, Election Commission of India used to declare the final voting percentage within 24 hours of polling.

This time, it declared the percentage after 11 days.

There's an unexplained rise in the % from the figures given out at 7 PM on the polling day.
ECI hasn't held a PC

Is the process reliable?

A two-time Prime Minister pitting one community against another,to win some votes. 👏👏👏

Urge and request all to listen to this gentleman. Highly candid, frank and honest. #AjayBagadiya

The Lawyer of #AkshayBam who withdrew his nomination from Indore at the last moment disappointing voters and the Party.

Every politician or aspiring to be one must listen to…

Irrespective of political party, the casualness with with male politicians crack jokes at such horrors against women is infuriating. Dignity of women is not a matter of joke & this Karnataka minister would do well to understand that.

Very worrying, will impact health, productivity & agriculture. Need to come up with solutions esp to protect those who are most vulnerable. City planning needs major change - less concrete & glass, more blue-green spaces, affordable cooling technologies - & more research

Cost of Congress guarantees for 5 cr people of Karnataka = 60,000 cr
Tax redistribution to people

Versus

Cost of BJP offices and buildings for itself -
= 87,750 cr
Wealth redistribution to itself

Honestly, I am not surprised by how brainwashed the #GalgotiaUniversity students are. My work makes me interact with students of many private universities in & outside NCR, and the rot is deeper than we think.