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- 23 May 2019 10:35
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: 2019 General Elections : Results Discussion
- Replies: 2982
- Views: 436129
Re: 2019 General Elections News and Discussion
The %of votes counted is apparently 6% only. Long way to hold. BJP will lose only
- 22 May 2019 15:05
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: 2019 General Elections News and Discussion
- Replies: 6200
- Views: 1156611
Re: 2019 General Elections News and Discussion
[url]httpss://twitter.com/ANI/status/1130746767740350465?s=19[/url]nachiket wrote:What did Nitish Kumar say exactly?
- 22 May 2019 13:28
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: 2019 General Elections News and Discussion
- Replies: 6200
- Views: 1156611
Re: 2019 General Elections News and Discussion
Rajesh Chakrams seat by seat assessment on TN
looks realistic to me
https://twitter.com/myindmakers/status/ ... 66657?s=19
looks realistic to me
https://twitter.com/myindmakers/status/ ... 66657?s=19
- 22 May 2019 12:54
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: 2019 General Elections News and Discussion
- Replies: 6200
- Views: 1156611
Re: 2019 General Elections News and Discussion
Rupa Subramanya Verified account @rupasubramanya Follow Follow @rupasubramanya More Rupa Subramanya Retweeted Dr.C.M.Upadhyay If exit polls were true about a massive BJP victory, why would CBI issue a clean to the Yadavs? Chatter among some of the faithful by tying up some recent developments lik...
- 22 May 2019 07:25
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion - Sept 2016
- Replies: 4447
- Views: 1532597
Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion - Sept 2016
I just missed seeing the launch but saw the vapor trail post the launch from MIT ground in Chromepet, Chennai
- 21 May 2019 16:33
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
- Replies: 4780
- Views: 1527059
Re: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
Knew of dead zones in WR/CR but was unaware of dead zones in AC traction though was intrigued by the signs. Also used to wonder if those WCAMs on CR went beyond Igatpuri. Thanks for the clarifications. One question though on whether WCAM hauling Rajdhanis hauled the rakes all the way to Delhi or whe...
- 02 May 2019 15:57
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
- Replies: 4780
- Views: 1527059
Re: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
Yes, the whole derail thing is a bit overblown but Mr Manis blog also subtly indicated the lack of progress on Train 20 due to vested interest. I guess they are all waiting for 23rd May to see which direction the wind is blowing
- 02 May 2019 14:36
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
- Replies: 4780
- Views: 1527059
Re: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
Turf battle derails future of Train 18 While the first train set, christened the Vande Bharat Express and flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has been running successfully for over 16 hours a day between New Delhi and Varanasi since February 2019, a spat over protocol among officers of the...
- 27 Apr 2019 22:49
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
- Replies: 4780
- Views: 1527059
Re: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
Thanks for reminding. Yes it was mixed gauge track then.
Hopefully the third track gets commissioned soon and they could increase the frequency especially with the circular railway getting completely electrified. The progress on IR under Modi Govt has been very good and is very visible in TN.
Hopefully the third track gets commissioned soon and they could increase the frequency especially with the circular railway getting completely electrified. The progress on IR under Modi Govt has been very good and is very visible in TN.
- 27 Apr 2019 22:01
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
- Replies: 4780
- Views: 1527059
Re: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
[quote="Sridhar K They also wanted to lay down a new connecting line between Velacherry on MMRTS and Adambakkam and St. Thomas Mount. Do not know the status. This is a very old project and going at snails pace. My daily commute from 2011 to 2016 was along the route. The elevated structure is d...
- 27 Apr 2019 19:19
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
- Replies: 4780
- Views: 1527059
Re: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
A question for vsunder Sir or anyone familiar with Chennai suburban railway network. Wouldn't it make more sense for Southern Railway to operate Gummidipoondi/Tada suburban trains from Fort Station. The present arrangement of operating from Moore Market Complex results in suburban trains crossing w...
- 19 Apr 2019 10:32
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: 2019 General Elections News and Discussion
- Replies: 6200
- Views: 1156611
Re: 2019 General Elections News and Discussion
My sister lives in Bangalore. She transferred her voter ID to Bang this year through the online process. Her name was in showing in the Karnataka EC site but not in the National site. When she went to vote at BTM booth near her flat, the local official could not trace her in the list and asked to tr...
- 14 Apr 2019 16:55
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: 2019 General Elections News and Discussion
- Replies: 6200
- Views: 1156611
Re: 2019 General Elections News and Discussion
rhytha, Polimer seems okay too, just for news reporting, at least. Not sure who owns it though. Everyone has a channel :) A rare real news channel in today's time. Though I am skeptical on NDA getting 50% in TN, I sincerely hope that I am wrong. One thing I find is that common man has more apprecia...
- 14 Apr 2019 14:50
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: 2019 General Elections News and Discussion
- Replies: 6200
- Views: 1156611
Re: 2019 General Elections News and Discussion
Arshyam, my colleague from Theni who is well connected to the polity there confirms that OPS son will loose as the TTV person is likely to split or even may win. It seems OPS unlike EPS has done nothing for the constituency and people are having the choicest words for OPS. With EPS talking control, ...
- 14 Apr 2019 08:35
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: 2019 General Elections News and Discussion
- Replies: 6200
- Views: 1156611
Re: 2019 General Elections News and Discussion
On TN, JJs Goodwill has been lost despite much better governance by EPS due to continuous propaganda by DMk Eco system which is much powerful than even the con eco system in other states. The ADMK cadre votes are split by TTV. My personal estimate is 3-8 seats Max for NDA in TN, primarily from Kongu...
- 04 Apr 2019 10:22
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: 2019 General Elections News and Discussion
- Replies: 6200
- Views: 1156611
Re: 2019 General Elections News and Discussion
I travel quite a bit around North and eastern TN over the weekends and can confirm the impact of PMs gram Sadak yojana and there are boards indicating it as well. I used to wonder where all the Swach Bharat cess goes until I got to see the documents from our municipality in Sub urban chennai which o...
- 01 Apr 2019 22:14
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: MiG-21 Bison shoots down F-16 in Kashmir
- Replies: 4234
- Views: 1229407
Re: MiG-21 Bison shoots down F-16 in Kashmir
Karan Saar
You should be on twitter if not already. Considering that we were expecting a PAF retaliation after Balakot, did PAF catch us by surprise but our superior training helped us to handle it and unfortunately F16 go shot after crossing the loc,?
You should be on twitter if not already. Considering that we were expecting a PAF retaliation after Balakot, did PAF catch us by surprise but our superior training helped us to handle it and unfortunately F16 go shot after crossing the loc,?
- 01 Apr 2019 20:41
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: MiG-21 Bison shoots down F-16 in Kashmir
- Replies: 4234
- Views: 1229407
Re: MiG-21 Bison shoots down F-16 in Kashmir
One more thread on the battle by Sameer Joshi on twitter shared by Rohitvats
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- 01 Apr 2019 07:22
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Balakot: News & Discussion
- Replies: 5107
- Views: 1402234
Re: Operation Balakot: News & Discussion
https://www.opindia.com/2019/03/the-print-article-by-shekhar-gupta-on-air-battle-after-balakot-airstrikes-peddles-faulty-analysis-half-truths-and-whole-lies/amp/?__twitter_impression=true Sridhar, does this mean I am off the hook for the Swarajya article? I was caught up in the middle of work relat...
- 31 Mar 2019 22:47
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Balakot: News & Discussion
- Replies: 5107
- Views: 1402234
Re: Operation Balakot: News & Discussion
https://www.opindia.com/2019/03/the-pri ... ssion=trueGuddu wrote:Which article sahab ?.
- 28 Mar 2019 17:08
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: MiG-21 Bison shoots down F-16 in Kashmir
- Replies: 4234
- Views: 1229407
Re: MiG-21 Bison shoots down F-16 in Kashmir
Saar, Amar from Swarajya is interested. Is there a way he can contact you or you can reach him at amar@swarajyamag.comKaran M wrote:Wow. Thanks sir. Hopefully, enough guys see it to understand not to take anything our DDM puts out at face value.
- 28 Mar 2019 14:28
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: MiG-21 Bison shoots down F-16 in Kashmir
- Replies: 4234
- Views: 1229407
Re: MiG-21 Bison shoots down F-16 in Kashmir
Amar from Swarajya is interested. Is there a way he can contact Karan?Neela wrote:KaranM , please put it out to Swarajyamag
Added later
Karan Saar
Can you pls contact amar@swarajyamag.com
- 28 Mar 2019 12:58
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: MiG-21 Bison shoots down F-16 in Kashmir
- Replies: 4234
- Views: 1229407
Re: MiG-21 Bison shoots down F-16 in Kashmir
Team bhp thread on Indian aircraft has BR members/lurkers calling out Couptas agenda and asking people to visit BRF. I added the link to Karan s post shared in Twitter by Ramana Garu
- 25 Mar 2019 14:20
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Pakistan Armed Forces: News & Discussion
- Replies: 2341
- Views: 1014892
Re: Pakistan Armed Forces: News & Discussion Thread
Any reason why China does not sell J10s to China so that they can repaint them as F10s
- 25 Mar 2019 14:00
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: MiG-21 Bison shoots down F-16 in Kashmir
- Replies: 4234
- Views: 1229407
Re: MiG-21 Bison shoots down F-16 in Kashmir
All these years of lurking in BR has taught me that Attacking Srinagar or Valley is Haram, while attacking Jammu Naushera is Kosher. In fact their choice of target was not even surprising for a strategically and military challenged nanha Abdul like me. So their target was always Indian military inst...
- 20 Mar 2019 20:35
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Autos Thread -2
- Replies: 703
- Views: 257974
Re: Indian Autos Thread -2
There is a good review of Ather on team bhp recently Ather Review Quality has various dimensions. Safety, build, reliability, serviceability etc. Safety wise Marutis barring Brezza are Alkhalids while from a reliability perspective, engines are pretty decent. Clutch, transmission, brake pads, suspen...
- 19 Mar 2019 22:31
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
- Replies: 4780
- Views: 1527059
- 19 Mar 2019 15:51
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
- Replies: 4780
- Views: 1527059
Re: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
Background on the bogies of T18 by Sudhanshu Mani in his blog. Also covers transformers and power
http://anindecisiveindian.blogspot.com/?m=1#
http://anindecisiveindian.blogspot.com/?m=1#
- 14 Mar 2019 14:38
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: MiG-21 Bison shoots down F-16 in Kashmir
- Replies: 4234
- Views: 1229407
Re: MiG-21 Bison shoots down F-16 in Kashmir
Yesterday was watching Vijeta movie on my flight from ccu to mas. There is a scene where an Indian pilot get shot down overRJ and the crowd about to beat him to death thinking he is a Paki. Depsite his explanation, the local villagers don't beliy him. He uses his guns to scare and IAF SAR arrives on...
- 03 Mar 2019 11:13
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
- Replies: 4780
- Views: 1527059
Re: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
Did a Chennai-Chidambaram road trip. one could see the Villupuram Tricky Mainline at a few points. Poles are up until Cuddalore OT, post which Poles couldnt be seen. Also saw at a couple of manned railway crossing, railways have laid the over bridge over the tracks while the earth work on both sides...
- 01 Mar 2019 23:30
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Balakot: News & Discussion
- Replies: 5107
- Views: 1402234
- 01 Mar 2019 23:23
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: J&K News and Discussion - 2016
- Replies: 3305
- Views: 948908
Re: J&K News and Discussion - 2016
Looks like operations all out in Kashmir is in full flow. After removing security cover to hurrirats, NIA raids and now JEI ban. The COIN action is also shifting northwards now
- 01 Mar 2019 23:16
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: MiG-21 Bison shoots down F-16 in Kashmir
- Replies: 4234
- Views: 1229407
Re: MiG-21 Bison shoots down F-16 in Kashmir
Did we upgrade these Bisons ourselves or sent to Russia?
- 01 Mar 2019 23:12
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Balakot: News & Discussion
- Replies: 5107
- Views: 1402234
Re: Operation Balakot: News & Discussion
Twitter was abuzz with India using Missiles at LOC. So it may be Nags.
- 01 Mar 2019 12:43
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Balakot: News & Discussion
- Replies: 5107
- Views: 1402234
Re: Operation Balakot: News & Discussion
PAkistan FM on CNN is stating Masood Azhar is seriously ill and to arrest him India needs to provide strong evidence which convicts him in Pakistani Court of Law :lol: https://twitter.com/ananthkrishnan/status/1101321613885104129 If Azhar is seriously ill he needs to get treated in AIIMS as good wi...
- 28 Feb 2019 07:35
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: BRF Information Warfare & Social Media Cell
- Replies: 55
- Views: 16017
Re: BRF Information Warfare & Social Media Cell
Saw this ad on my twitter timeline. Infowar is on by Pakis.
https://twitter.com/PTIofficial/status/ ... 57696?s=19
My I'd is @sri_diwakar
https://twitter.com/PTIofficial/status/ ... 57696?s=19
My I'd is @sri_diwakar
- 27 Feb 2019 14:26
- Forum: Military Issues Archive
- Topic: Indian Forces Strikes Pakistan Terrorist Camps
- Replies: 2210
- Views: 406553
Re: Indian Forces Strikes Pakistan Terrorist Camps
Wng Cmdr capture is real. 51 Sq, AC No - CU-2328. Seems like a trainer aircraft, meaning there is one more pilot to be accounted for. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D0Zfid_XcAE_LR4.jpg :twisted: There were morning tweets that said that one of the pilot landed on the Indian side while the other one on ...
- 27 Feb 2019 14:23
- Forum: Military Issues Archive
- Topic: Indian Forces Strikes Pakistan Terrorist Camps
- Replies: 2210
- Views: 406553
Re: Indian Forces Strikes Pakistan Terrorist Camps
Which could also mean that someone loaded it from the western hemisphere. The fact that the official pak channels like rundi tv are not saying anything means that it could be fake
- 27 Feb 2019 12:54
- Forum: Military Issues Archive
- Topic: Indian Forces Strikes Pakistan Terrorist Camps
- Replies: 2210
- Views: 406553
Re: Indian Forces Strikes Pakistan Terrorist Camps
Mi17 crash is near Srinagar and far from LoC. No way they were shot by F16 that intruded near LoC. There are photos in Twitter that Rohitvats tweeted of smoke trail of missile near budgam crash site, which is fishy. Friendly fire or manpad from Jehadis or BVR kill from far off (impossible)? Need to ...
- 19 Feb 2019 22:48
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: J&K News and Discussion - 2016
- Replies: 3305
- Views: 948908
Re: J&K News and Discussion - 2016
Sridhar K, first thank you for posting so extensively. Now, sorry for being obtuse but why should this... ...make you and your team rage filled? I feel I am misunderstanding you. From the above it seems locals are, apart from being anti-Modi, very keen to ensure you had a good image of Kashmir and ...