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by arshyam
03 Dec 2024 06:26
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8713
Views: 3324400

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

Is food waste in Indian towns and cities collected separately ? Is used cooking oil collected and blended with diesel? From what I have observed it is just dumped. The food waste just rots and encourages rats, and the used oil is just dumped in drains and water bodies. Haresh Ji, Not to my knowledg...
by arshyam
29 Nov 2024 06:46
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6644
Views: 1589184

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

^^^ thank you saar. Is this movie dubbed in Telugu/Hindi/Eng? My Tamil is rusty, cant understand much in other langs Yes ji, It is in Telugu. He already said it in the OP. Yes saar, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi. Though it may be out of theatres outside of the south markets as it's be...
by arshyam
29 Nov 2024 06:40
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6644
Views: 1589184

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

And finally, since this is BRF, let me share some of the military details shown in the film. I epecially liked the fact that the Army's RR units finally got their due on screen - most military films focus on some unit deployed on the front, and not much is known about RR amongst the public. This fi...
by arshyam
28 Nov 2024 19:24
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6644
Views: 1589184

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

And finally, since this is BRF, let me share some of the military details shown in the film. I epecially liked the fact that the Army's RR units finally got their due on screen - most military films focus on some unit deployed on the front, and not much is known about RR amongst the public. This fil...
by arshyam
28 Nov 2024 19:12
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6644
Views: 1589184

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

Ah yes, her stupid super-wokeness. But none of that is evident in the film, since it's a biopic and the Army (ADGPI) took care to ensure the representation of one its own was accurate. So I'd say let the individual actor's wokeness not distract from the real life story of an Ashoka Chakra hero. It's...
by arshyam
28 Nov 2024 06:16
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6644
Views: 1589184

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

It's the story of the life of Maj Mukund Varadarajan AC, 22 Rajput/44 RR, and is based on the book India's Most Fearless: True Stories of Modern Military Heroes by Shiv Aroor and Rahul Singh. ... arshyam avare, thanks for the reco. The only haddi in the kabab is the heroine. Hopefully she doesn't h...
by arshyam
19 Nov 2024 06:39
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6644
Views: 1589184

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

If you haven't caught this latest blockbuster yet, please do. It's a must watch for jingos, and worth watching on the big screen. They have released dubbed versions in Telugu, Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam as well. It's the story of the life of Maj Mukund Varadarajan AC, 22 Rajput/44 RR, and is based...
by arshyam
10 Aug 2024 08:22
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
Replies: 1220
Views: 242458

Re: Modi 3.0 - Bharat

what does it mean by "referred to joint House panel " does it mean act has gone to cold storage ? madhu ji, It's a tactical move because of events in beediland This is not the time to provide a rallying point for adharmic forces hyped up on the beedi model The point to note is the the bil...
by arshyam
25 Jul 2024 06:38
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8713
Views: 3324400

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

@arshyam gaaru, that is what I heard from two sources. “Immovable assets” are “real estate”, I presume. What about stock holdings in Indian companies, public or private? I presume that is rolled up under "all financial assets". The fine print should reveal these things clearly in the next...
by arshyam
24 Jul 2024 07:06
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8713
Views: 3324400

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

From that PDF I have, two flagship initiatives seem to be Agriculture and ITIs. LTCG went up both on stocks/binds as well as real estate. LTCG definition is that some body has to hold the assets for 24 months (and in some cases just 12 months) to get the lower tax rate. On the other hand, they remo...
by arshyam
21 Jul 2024 09:45
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
Replies: 1220
Views: 242458

Re: Modi 3.0 - Bharat

arshyam ji, The BJP workers are out in the streets protesting in text book commie/congi style, and the cm has been forced onto the backfoot for alleged corruption, proof may have been covertly provided by no less than his own dcm regarding the job reservation drama that the congis are embroiled in ...
by arshyam
20 Jul 2024 07:54
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
Replies: 1220
Views: 242458

Re: Modi 3.0 - Bharat

It appears that the BJP is learning how to pay back in the same coin 8) The Karnataka government on Thursday ordered closure of GT World mall in Bengaluru for seven days after a farmer was allegedly denied entry due to his attire -- a 'dhoti' and a white shirt. https://www.livemint.com/news/india/k...
by arshyam
20 Jul 2024 07:48
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2024 Lok Sabha Elections Exit Polls & Results
Replies: 1498
Views: 236566

Re: 2024 Lok Sabha Elections Exit Polls & Results

Quite true. My point is when the govt knows there will be these kind of roadblocks, be more realistic in goals. Moreover a minister like Gadakri ji has the ability to cut across party lines and tell states like TN they get no highways if they don't cooperate. Why be obsessed with how many more km o...
by arshyam
19 Jul 2024 07:00
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2024 Lok Sabha Elections Exit Polls & Results
Replies: 1498
Views: 236566

Re: 2024 Lok Sabha Elections Exit Polls & Results

@Deans sir, the biggest factor with land acquisition is not the money, but the will to actually acquire the land. This contributes to most of the delays and cost escalations. Since the land itself becomes valuable due to the proposed project, the market value of the land increases, and the delay hel...
by arshyam
29 Jun 2024 11:03
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 9765
Views: 2927283

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

"US Report on Religious freedom in India is deeply biased & motivated by votebank considerations" " Several Indian places of worship have come under attacks by pro-Kha*listani groups in the US" "Several incidents of vioIence reported against the Indian community in Amer...
by arshyam
22 Jun 2024 07:52
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
Replies: 4866
Views: 1689361

Re: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)

Looks like a training issue if that is upheld. And points to the pace of change exceeding people's ability to keep up. The thumb rule in railway safety is that for major accidents to happen more than one person should make a mistake at the same time. Here looks like the station masters too have con...
by arshyam
21 Jun 2024 06:44
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: List of victims of Terrorist attacks in India
Replies: 96
Views: 143789

Re: List of victims of Terrorist attacks in India

*Support Families Of Driver Vijay & Conductor Arun, Who Were Killed In The Reasi Terror Attack.* On the evening of June 9th, a horrific terrorist attack struck a bus carrying pilgrims in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district. The bus, carrying passengers from Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Delhi, w...
by arshyam
14 Jun 2024 07:00
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2024 Lok Sabha Elections Exit Polls & Results
Replies: 1498
Views: 236566

Re: 2024 Lok Sabha Elections Exit Polls & Results

However, BJP did not reach out to AIADMK , BRS, BJD from what I know. BJP was approached for alliance by all three and in retrospect, rightfully refused. This is not at all true, and in fact, was the other way around. The BJP central leadership went out via many channels to reach out to the AIADMK ...
by arshyam
05 Jun 2024 14:40
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2024 Lok Sabha Elections Exit Polls & Results
Replies: 1498
Views: 236566

Re: 2024 Lok Sabha Elections Exit Polls & Results

This a big hindu consolation item the BJP wilfully ignored, for reasons best known to NaMo. They got caught in their own narrative of SSSV and Vasudaiva Kutumbakam. Nothing wrong with the narrative as long as it's wielded to achieve your ends, but here the ends sort of changed over time. The hindu ...
by arshyam
04 Jun 2024 12:26
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2024 Lok Sabha Elections Exit Polls & Results
Replies: 1498
Views: 236566

Re: 2024 Lok Sabha Elections Exit Polls & Results

I was checking the eci website for Coimbatore constituency. As of 12.04 pm it was showing a total of just 1 lakh votes as having been counted. Usually by noon in TN voting would practically be over. But here only around 15% of votes have been counted. Very strange. Perhaps, just some delays in uplo...
by arshyam
04 Jun 2024 12:16
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2024 Lok Sabha Elections Exit Polls & Results
Replies: 1498
Views: 236566

Re: 2024 Lok Sabha Elections Exit Polls & Results

Kerala might pull a surprise - BJP strongly leading in Thrissur (Suresh Gopi leading by 59k) and Trivandrum (Rajeev Chandrasekhar leading by 23k).
by arshyam
04 Jun 2024 09:40
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2024 Lok Sabha Elections Exit Polls & Results
Replies: 1498
Views: 236566

Re: 2024 Lok Sabha Elections Exit Polls & Results

Till 10 mins ago, (on TimesNow) NDA was showing as leading in 290-odd seats, now they are at 306.
by arshyam
04 Jun 2024 09:39
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2024 Lok Sabha Elections Exit Polls & Results
Replies: 1498
Views: 236566

Re: 2024 Lok Sabha Elections Exit Polls & Results

Btw, the PM was trailing by a few thousand votes in the first round, in case anyone insists on shibbering all day.

(He has regained a lead now)
by arshyam
04 Jun 2024 09:36
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2024 Lok Sabha Elections Exit Polls & Results
Replies: 1498
Views: 236566

Re: 2024 Lok Sabha Elections Exit Polls & Results

Folks, hold your horses. It's only postal ballots so far. EVMs are only now getting started.
by arshyam
01 Jun 2024 06:46
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]
Replies: 1668
Views: 405801

Re: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]

Don't want to derail this thread. There is also an untold/unknown history of the Swami Vivekananda Rock. RSS and other people who wanted this memorial to be built had approached individuals and governments for donations. The CM of Kerala was E.M.S Namboodirippad from CPI(M), who did not offer a pai...
by arshyam
31 May 2024 06:34
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 9765
Views: 2927283

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

Amreeka mein democracy khatre mein hai. I hope India is watching the deterioration of democracy in the oldest democracy in the world with concern. The opposition is being muzzled and all that (fill in whatever platitudes WaPo/NYT/Economist mouth off against India).
by arshyam
22 May 2024 06:47
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]
Replies: 1668
Views: 405801

Re: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]

With that out of the way, it does not look like a wave election (it could very well be, but only he exit polls people with sharp analytical skills would be knowing). The term "wave election" seems misused/misunderstood. Two main things: 1) "Wave" occurs either when people strong...
by arshyam
22 May 2024 06:41
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]
Replies: 1668
Views: 405801

Re: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]

KL Dubey wrote: 21 May 2024 19:42 ..Barack Obama (Andhra), In fact I hear Obamudu has already prepared his campaign slogan ("obamayya vostaavayya") modeled on a song in an old Raj Kapoor film.
:rotfl: :rotfl:
by arshyam
04 May 2024 10:57
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 9765
Views: 2927283

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

One thing is for sure, whoever said the following knew what (s)he was talking about: "First, they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, and then you win." Recent US actions like the Covid-time bad faith action on withholding contracted Covaxin ingredients, the periodic n...
by arshyam
04 May 2024 10:12
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 9765
Views: 2927283

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

Beyond that, Bharat will stick to its policy of not commenting on another country's internal matters. Because 1. Its decency 2. We dont really care who craps in their own living rooms. Maybe we should occassionally do so - our policy makes us predictable - others not knowing how we'll react is also...
by arshyam
04 May 2024 09:51
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 9765
Views: 2927283

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

Biden States that India and Japan are Xenophobic Countries https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-india-japan-china-russia-immigration-economy-74a50301fac4f48fd5e5a4cc9b1bb3ff He made this statement at a fundraiser where the audience was predominantly Asian Americans. So much for the MUTU's on this f...
by arshyam
27 Apr 2024 09:22
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]
Replies: 1668
Views: 405801

Re: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]

Have been talking to bunch of contacts in India, some people are less enthusiastic compared to 2019. Mostly because they think that Modi will definitely come back so they are complacent, some are planning long weekend trips etc. Complacency is one thing, but those who skip elections for a weekend t...
by arshyam
27 Apr 2024 09:18
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]
Replies: 1668
Views: 405801

Re: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]

Pandey made many predictions for last assembly elections and they did not come true. Not even close. So please take what he says with a grain of salt. And he is not a centrist journo - he was a AIADMK supporter and now a BJP supporter. In TN, anyone opposing the DMK is a centrist journo onlee :). O...
by arshyam
27 Apr 2024 06:49
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]
Replies: 1668
Views: 405801

Re: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]

Rangaraj Pandey, a centrist journo in TN with a good track record and ground-level visibility gives the BJP alone 330+ seats this time around (NDA would be more, of course). He says 400 is difficult to achieve, but 330 is very much possible. In TN, he has said the UPA will win 30+ seats (total 39) t...
by arshyam
26 Apr 2024 11:09
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]
Replies: 1668
Views: 405801

Re: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]

Moi did my part this morning in S BLR constituency. Voted for party which stands for development & 2047 vision. But the voting process was not pleasant. Just one EVM (one more reserved for VVIP)...it took 2 hrs to come out. 2014 experience was great...had 3 or 4 EVMs...in & out less than 15...
by arshyam
26 Apr 2024 11:07
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]
Replies: 1668
Views: 405801

Re: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]

Brisk polling from my booth in Bangalore South. Joined the line at 7:15 and was out by 7:45. Hoping for an above-Bengaluru-average turnout this time. Lots of Congi workers on the streets near my booth, but not that much presence from the BJP side. Perhaps because the BJP voters here are committed an...
by arshyam
17 Mar 2024 07:46
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]
Replies: 1668
Views: 405801

Re: GE 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]

Yep, and the world's largest election's natural outcome is the world's most popularly elected leader. The Prime Minister of India. Some numbers: the PM of India is usually elected indirectly by 273+ MPs, who collectively poll around 40% of the vote of Indians. That translates to around (40% of ~1 bi...
by arshyam
30 Jan 2024 07:17
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Replies: 3327
Views: 938060

Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1

Thiru Annamalai (Retd. IPS) avargal has caused a storm in Tamizh media circles so much that Naxal Ram@The Hindu wants to boycott/deny media coverage to Annamalai So, what actually got the goat of the BIF? Annamalai's Actions Agitate: What The Latest Controversy In Tamil Nadu Politics Tells Us About...
by arshyam
26 Jan 2024 12:27
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Republic Day 2024 Coverage
Replies: 14
Views: 5492

Re: Republic Day 2024 Coverage

DD messing it up, as usual. Their commentary is off-sync, and the idiotic commentators don't even realize it. Looking at a 4-fighter formation, and mindlessly reading the written script and calling it as a 3-plane transport formation!