Bharat Rakshak

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Hillar Clinton has no official position. Trump tried putting pressure on Ukraine as President of the US. Of course, with the latest Supreme Court ruling, the US President is above the law. Lastly, what is the relevance to India of Hillary Clinton, no longer in public life? I expect moderator to be e...

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Is this account of the Chinese local government debt crisis to be trusted? https://youtu.be/Z_dvIqQo2FM?si=V6BxMlVSA6sRdNiX https://asiatimes.com/2024/07/china-to-defuse-its-13-trillion-lgfv-debt-time-bomb/ Tip of the iceberg? https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3268639/chinese-counties...

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The weed suppressant is correct education. The weed killer is ruthless politics. --- On X/twitter I see - "why would father of an Agniveer lie? The Army must be lying" and "The total amount as stated by Shri Rajnath Singh is a little less than 1 crore, of which around 48 lakh is insur...

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The HSBC India Manufacturing PMI came in at 58.3 in June 2024, up from May's 57.5 but slightly below both preliminary estimates and market forecasts of 58.5. The latest reading indicated a sharper improvement in business conditions, as strong demand conditions spurred the expansions in new orders, ...

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I don't know what Indians collectively have done to deserve the kind of people exemplified by Rahul Gandhi. Think about it - RG is Leader of Opposition, he has the rank of a Cabinet Minister. Suppose someone told him an Agniveer martyr's family did not get compensation. RG can quietly find out the t...

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Text of PM speech (Hindi)
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2030461

English summary:
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2030380

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Yawn: LONDON: With the UK general election just days away, all eyes are on constituencies with large Muslim populations. Discontent over Labour’s perceived lacklustre response to the Gaza conflict has sparked a rise in pro-Palestine independent candidates, threatening Labour’s dominance in these ar...

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Just an aside - I'm on vacation, and am perhaps wasting time by listening/following the political discourse live. I'm also doing my usual set of puzzles in math, crosswords, etc., that I do even during working days. Is it just chance, or does all this speech and debate actually depress the intellige...

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https://www.news18.com/business/indias-inclusion-in-jp-morgans-bond-index-why-does-it-matter-8950104.html# Indian government bonds or government securities (G-secs) have been included in the JP Morgan-Emerging Market Bond Index. The inclusion, effective June 28, will be staggered over a 10-month per...

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Capitalism is based on greed and avarice, communism on sloth and envy, and much democratic politics is based on creating fear and even hatred of some group or something; yet these qualities are recognized even in the originating lands as maha-paap. So there has to be a better way.

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Do Bharatiyas have the intellectual might and vision that no young Bharatiya mind will ever be seduced by Marxism again? This is one of the urgent tasks - that the current crop of Marxists should be the last generation of Marxists in Bharat. Every young person should clearly see that the Marxist sys...

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NDTV reports

GST Collection Hits ₹ 1.74 Lakh Crore In June, Monthly Data Release Stopped
The government, however, has discontinued the official release of monthly GST collection data, sources added.

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Where does one put news items like this? KOZHIKODE: Education for women has once again become a topic of heated debate in the Muslim community in Kerala with the Mujahids asking the Sunnis to tender an apology to women for “obstructing their right to education for over a century”. … “Samastha should...

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Green hydrogen is not intended to be the one answer. https://www.deloitte.com/global/en/issues/climate/green-hydrogen.html “ Either in its pure gaseous form or in the form of derivative molecules (ammonia, methanol and synthetic aviation fuels – SAF), it can lead to significant emission savings in h...

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I think what various commentators that are pro-Sanatan have said has merit - the Sarkar and the Sanghatan have to be distinct. In part because each can do what the other cannot. In their diagnosis the Sarkar has taken over the Sanghatan leading to the 2024 debacle. IMO, Sarkar has to have single min...

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This infrastructure blogger says he is not political, but had to answer Dhruv Rathee. This is a good explainer on how India's unit costs for logistics are way higher than that of a lot of the world, and how highways will help make India competitive. He also goes on to say how businesses and industry...

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HIndus have to unite, and not do anything complicated or violent, simply, Congress Ko Vote Se Juda.

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Anyway, I’m dropping the subject. Except in the case of emergencies where a minister can expedite things to way faster than regular process, a minister is not supposed to be involved in day to day operations, IMO. Policy and strategy is what they should be doing. Career officers are supposed to over...

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You want DGCA rules - here they are, all in black and white:
https://www.dgca.gov.in/digigov-portal/ ... icRulesReq

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> I believe it is the DGCA safety dept, in which case they should have all the necessary reports and sign off on designs before they are built. If you read the structural failure example that I provided above you would know that that is simply not adequate. Since writing is more popular than reading...

A_Gupta · Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022 I think the same holds for blood transfusions?

I think the same holds for blood transfusions?

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CNBCTV18 report from two hours ago (8 AM IST July 1st): As many as 21,690 IndiGo passengers have been affected. The airline has since accommodated 12,194 travellers on alternate flights, while cancelled and offered a refund to 9,431 passengers. 62 passengers are still awaiting resolution. SpiceJet, ...

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"All flights from Terminal-1 have been shifted to Terminal-3 and Terminal-2," Delhi airport said in a post on X. According to officials, the incident has impacted around 21,690 passengers of IndiGo and around 925 passengers of SpiceJet." > The normal practice for any cancelled flight ...

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My comment on the above:

> According to Islamic jurisprudence, relationships of this type must be clearly delineated to avoid incestuous marriages between children who have received the same mother's milk.

But cousin marriage is ok?

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Posted without attribution (easy enough to find): Karachi (AsiaNews) – The Sindh Institute of Child Health and Neonatology (SICHN) has been forced to put on hold Pakistan's first human milk bank due to controversy on social media where many claim it does not comply with Islamic precepts. To solve th...

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Here's an example of structural failure analysis in understandable language. The case used as an example, and the arrived-at root cause are quite interesting. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/structural-failure-investigations-lusemuna-chilongoshi-o8ruf#:~:text=As%20already%20alluded%20to%2C%20the,is%2...

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IIT-Delhi: http://str.iitd.ac.in/consultancy.html Consultancy The consultancy projects are undertaken for arriving at practical solutions to problems of special nature. Because of the proficiency of the Structural Engineering Section, various government divisions, Public Sector Undertakings and indu...

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Raise your questions in Parliament :) > IIT-D has professors in structural engineering, who may or may not have practical experience in doing the kind of audits they have been asked to to (which is rather difficult, when the structure has already collapsed and a lot of debris removed). There are spe...

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> Why can't this be discussed threadbare in Parliament (which is telecast live) ? Oppn is right is saying Govt is avoiding a discussion, in which case, people will believe they are responsible. I guess suspend the normal order of business in the Parliament and go directly to NEET. Anyhow, this is wh...

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^^^ Obviously, the reports from the usual sources on airport structural integrity cannot be trusted. Therefore, IIT Delhi has been commissioned. So I understand. The war room is to ensure timely refunds or else alternative flights for the affected passengers, with no run around from the airlines. An...

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In brief, green hydrogen is hydrogen made via renewable energy or biomass, and the belief is that they can get the cost to USD $1 per kg, at which point it is economically viable.

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Yawn: Lee Kuan Yew, the former prime minister of Singapore and the architect of the tiny country’s giant economy, first visited Pakistan in 1988. According to the celebrated columnist Ardeshir Cowasjee, when Yew was leaving, a Pakistani journalist asked him if he had any advice to offer to Pakistani...

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Good speech: Milind Deora
https://youtu.be/xVgIeTGyFMg?si=QSoxxdKcggN_ba0w

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The estimate of economic viability is there in the linked documents.

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Chetak ji look at this:
https://x.com/KanwalSibal/status/1807358018385838403

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It is hopeless to try to keep countering false narratives. What one needs is a “grand positive narrative”. How to get that is a matter to consider.

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The Hindu says: The official reserves of wheat, maintained by the Food Corporation of India (FCI), have dropped 4.7 per cent to 29.91 million tonnes (mt) as of June 1 from 31.39 mt in the year-ago period. But the stockpiles of rice are higher by 21.8 per cent at 50.46 mt now against 41.42 mt in 2023.

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Allegedly North Korean troops have landed in Russian-held Ukraine.

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Some years ago Maldivians used to come to Trivandrum or Ernakulam for medical treatment. I am told reliably that now they go to Malaysia or Thailand.

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This is post-election news, but dunno if the policy is pre-election: NEW DELHI: Not content with piecemeal Make in India initiatives in its defence procurement, the Union government has made a policy switch to buy as many as 114 Multi-Role Fighter Aircraft (MRFA) only from a vendor who is ready to s...

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