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When a mod himself is worried about a ban

... replied in the politics thread.

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Somehow, I am not a fan on this renaming. Perhaps because the stadium was earlier named after the Sardar. Though the sports complex would still be called Sardar Patel sports complex, it's usually the stadium name that shows up on TV, and hence gets visibility. Surely there are enough doddering stru...

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Somehow, I am not a fan on this renaming. Perhaps because the stadium was earlier named after the Sardar. Though the sports complex would still be called Sardar Patel sports complex, it's usually the stadium name that shows up on TV, and hence gets visibility. Surely there are enough doddering struc...

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Get Vaccinated To Defeat The Pandemic – It Is Absolutely Safe: Trust Me, I’m 94 - by Dr H V Hande, Swarajya A nice article by the 94-yo former health minister of TN advocating vaccination, along with a summary of the challenges we faced as a country and how we overcome some of them. Nothing new tha...

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Dharampal's series is very revealing about life in 18th and 19th century India. Swarajya has published a timely article summarizing Dharampal's works:

On Dharampal’s Birth Anniversary: Short Descriptions Of The Gandhian Scholar’s Most Important Works - by Ashwini B Desai and Harshith Joseph

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Ashwin's day it is. Man of the match already? A(nother) (second-inning) 5-wicket haul would be icing on the cake.

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^^ Interesting factoids, I didn't know about these connections. Thanks.

That said, at some point, we'd need a law making election contestants declare if they have (immediate) family ties abroad, especially relatives working in/for foreign governments.

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#islam This is not the first time marwaris are facing this brunt of these idiots. It started with the rabid Seeman's Naam Thamizhar Katchi, probably instigated by one of the larger Dravidian parties, calling for Marwaris to go back :(( . I had a heated argument against a few Seeman fans on this per...

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Another thing with the 1st Chepauk test: it's possible that the long Australia tour got our players used to Aussie conditions, and needed time to adapt to home conditions. England, by contrast, were 'acclimatized' via their SL tour just before this, so came off on top. The next match will surely be ...

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I don't think No-hit Sharma is good for Tests. Pick him for ODIs and T20s. Bring back KL Rahul. My thoughts exactly - Rohit hasn't impressed ever since he came to Australia for the last two tests. Yes, he scored some half-centuries, but so did people like Sundar or Shardul. One expects better from ...

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A thought-provoking analysis by S.Gurumurthy about the role of RBI in generating (or suppressing) growth. Apparently, there is still an element of risk from RBI policy, so how they approach the NPA issue is key. Posting the full article as it has raised some important points, including how RBI can (...

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Assuming they are really asleep and not just pretending to be, yhey'll wake up only when they get bitten in the posterior. But then, looking at Kanishka, maybe they won't.

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They just don't care, saar. I mean, how hard is it to watch coverage of other airshows from around the world and seek to apply that here? There are tons of such videos on youtube, if anyone's interested. I have given up on DD ever improving on this aspect, and keep my expectations at the sub-basemen...

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My only concern with these record-breaks is the quality. The old BLR-MAS highway via Chittoor got upgraded with concrete (using these pavers only) for a 70km stretch in AP, and the fit and finish is horrible. So much so that folks from east Bangalore still prefer to take the route via Krishnagiri de...

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Not an expert by any stretch, but won't printing more money cause higher inflation, reducing the actual value of the deposit?

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After some more thought, I am thinking maybe this could be a vehicle to reduce the interest outgo by the govt? As others have posted, 8% p.a. interest is not sustainable beyond a point, and by taxing this interest, they get to reduce the interest rates without actually do so. So with some money movi...

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^^ <Nail firmly hit on the head>

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Amazon, Flipkart hit as budget slaps digital tax burden on non-resident e-com operators - By Bismah Malik, TNIE BENGALURU: In a move that may upset e-tailers like Amazon, Flipkart, the government has introduced an amendment in the Finance Act 2016 under which non-resident e-commerce operators will ...

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Hmm, this is going to get a lot of brickbats, including from moi... Budget 2021: Political hot potato Employees Provident Fund now taxable - TNIE NEW DELHI: Hidden in the fine print of the budget is a shocker for salaried people – interest on employees contribution to provident fund beyond Rs 2.5 la...

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After some thought and analysis, and the sheer adamancy and headstrong displayed by the govt of the day, these farm laws seems like nothing but a pseudonym and legal basis for corporate farming initially by Indian corporates but then handed over to western corporates on the sly. What analysis? Coul...

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Summary of the capital expenditure on defence is here: https://www.indiabudget.gov.in/doc/eb/sbe20.pdf (In ₹ crore) Army: ₹36,481.90, up from ₹33,213.28 (2020-21 RE) Navy: ₹33,253.55 down from ₹37,542.88 (2020-21 RE) Air Force: ₹53,214.77 down from ₹55,055.41 (2020-21 RE) DRDO: ₹11,375.50 up from ₹7...

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So the BIF will use this template to block any further reform, and the real tough ones are ahead, like UCC. If the govt really stays these farm bills (it is only a proposal for now), they are going to have more trouble down the road, and risk becoming a lame-duck govt for the remainder of the term. ...

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One must congratulate Sundar and Shardul for making a stand at the crease, their partnership ensured we have a fighting chance to get to a draw at minimum, while the Aussies will have to work much harder to force a result.

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Looks like Ashwin was giving it right back to Paine's sledging. Something about Paine's next India tour being his last and all that.

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Nirmala Sitharaman's stewardship of the economy will go down in history on par with Manmohan Singh's post-91 role. The V-shaped recovery is pointing to a sustained bull run from now on.

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At minimum, look for a different captain at least for tests. Kohli is great as a batsman, but as captain, meh... middling at best. As for Shastri, time to kick him out. After the world cup debacle, we have plumbed a new low under his coaching - 36 all out calls for a head or two. Basically, one gets...

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A legend has passed! Om shanti.

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I have seen this problem with Firefox when I used to have "strict" mode of Tracking Protection (under Options->Privacy and Security). This mode breaks some functionality as it does not allow some types of media and scripts (embedded YT videos wouldn't load, for example). As for images, I t...

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If India wants to "corrupt" her, it can be done under the guise of "emotional connect". We have seen Hillary Clinton, Madeline Albright, etc. being very partial to Europe, unlike Condi Rice. Same between Canada/Australia/NZ/UK. A similar relationship exists between Spain and Arg...

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Historically, kolar has been a hub of out of state workers, mainly from TN who came in for the work in the gold mines many decades ago and settled there. This was only one place where CPI(M)/CPI used to win ONE seat. In last election they lost here too, as their usual candidate (a person who runs l...

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https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/china-gives-five-differing-explanations-for-deploying-large-forces-at-lac-jaishankar/articleshow/79645218.cms "We are today probably at the most difficult phase of our relationship with China, certainly in the last 30 to 40 years or you could argue eve...

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How are other states that grow rice or wheat manage without burning stubble? I have hardly seen any cases of stubble burning in TN or KA, for example, and these are heavily rice-intensive agri-economies.

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The fact that the open market price is so much lower than MSP indicates that the market has a glut. Perversely, MSP itself is one of the main factors that contribute to it by distorting the market - many farmers grow these staples in the hopes of getting the MSP rate, and end up pushing the market p...

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^^ Not sure if related, but SSC forum has been tracking repeated (weekly) An-124 flights into MAA post-lockdown, containing, apparently, factory parts. Not sure if they were outbound from China or Korea, though.

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the amerikis and whiteys in general think that democracy, freedom and sovereignty for them is different from what they are willing to permit non whiteys to think that they have access/entitlement to. their values are superior and more refined than what non whiteys are entitled to just because they ...

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<POOF>

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The important thing here is that the loser is doing Russia and China's job of calling the world's fairest election rigged. But to his dismay, Republican Officials (his own appointees) are vouching for the accuracy of the vote. :lol: For someone who is so vocal about desi capabilities, I was surpris...

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Whether (s)he is good/bad or (im)mature is not the point. The IPS officer has no business using her official position to silence his(her) voice. As simple as that. So what if he sounded a bit rude - does the constitution say anywhere that the Right to Free Expression is only for polite conversations...

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During election speeches, Biden cannot appear to be soft on China, especially when his opponent is saying something or the other against China, as well as pointing to his record while in office. Basic political strategy. So we should take these pre-election "strong" words with a pinch of s...

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1. Higher command experience - only one Indian officer, Colonel Thimmayya, commanded a brigade in WW2 (not even Brigadier Cariappa had command experience with a brigade); Indian officers were simply neither trusted nor trained to handle higher formations by the British. Almost all ChiCom armies wer...

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