Here are a few pieces I wrote on when I was reporting on the #NRC in Assam:
Despite the prevailing confusion, construction of ‘concentration camps’ in Assam for foreigners is in full swing -
Since I'm relatively new here, a thread containing a few of my articles for National Herald:
A walk down the memory lane...
https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/india/how-salman-rushdie-crossed-paths-with-bal-thackeray
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#VibhajanVibhisikaDiwas: The RSS/BJP's objective behind invoking the horrors of #Partition is only to further their political agenda by blaming Muslims and the Congress for the tragedy and not any kind of empathy for the victims https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/opinion/vibhajan-vibhisika-diwas-will-modi-or-bjp-discuss-role-of-hindutva-wadis-in-bringing-about-partition
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PM Narendra Modi’s remarks disparaging political parties for announcing '#freebies', forgetting that his party does too to score electoral victories, has triggered a debate on the subject
@ashlinpmathew@twitter.com
https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/india/modis-remarks-on-freebies-sparks-debate-opposition-attacks-govts-magnanimity-towards-corporates
RT @Qaumi_Awaz@twitter.com
سپریم کورٹ نے آج اس عرضی کو ماننے سے انکار کر دیا جس میں ایسی سیاسی پارٹیوں کی منظوری رد کرنے کا مطالبہ کیا گیا تھا جو انتخابی ’ریوڑیوں‘ کے وعدے کرتے ہیں۔
@ashlinpmathew@twitter.com #SupremeCourt https://www.qaumiawaz.com/national/difference-between-social-welfare-schemes-and-electoral-rolls-cancellation-of-recognition-of-parties-will-not-be-democratic-supreme-court
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/Qaumi_Awaz/status/1557708660679352321
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The #SupremeCourt refused to entertain the plea to de-register political parties for promising #freebies before elections, but stated that it would examine the issue. The case will be taken up again on August 17. @ashlinpmathew@twitter.com https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/national/sc-refuses-to-entertain-plea-to-de-register-political-parties-for-promising-freebies-before-elections
RT @Qaumi_Awaz@twitter.com
انتخابی ریوڑیوں کی باضابطگی سے متعلق عرضی پر سپریم کورٹ میں کل پھر سماعت ہوگی، گزشتہ ہفتہ عدالت نے اس معاملے میں ماہرین کی ایک کمیٹی بنانے کی تجویز رکھی تھی۔
@ashlinpmathew@twitter.com #SupremeCourt https://www.qaumiawaz.com/national/hearing-in-the-supreme-court-on-the-elections-rewaris-tomorrow-in-the-opinion-of-law-experts-forming-a-committee-will-bury-the-issue
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/Qaumi_Awaz/status/1557394083269603328
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“There is no single agency in #IndianRailways taking ownership of waste management related issues,” the Comptroller and Auditor General (#CAG) has observed @ashlinpmathew@twitter.com https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/india/cag-castigates-railways-for-glaring-deficiencies-in-waste-management-system
We have only 61 medals. And we were 2nd in the medal table in 2010 with 101 medals
RT @khushsundar@twitter.com
Whoa! What an achievement by our athletes at #CommonwealthGames2022 this time. We stand 4th in tally with 81 medals. Many congratulations to each n everyone of them. Their hard work & support from PM as well as sports ministry resulted in this feat. Thank you very much 🙏🏻🙏🏻👍🏻
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/khushsundar/status/1556860253358080000
State of the Indian flag.
Who should be blamed for this?
RT @samar11@twitter.com
Dakshina Kannada post offices receive thousands of defective polyester flags from Gujarat: stripes of varying proportions, wrong sizes, Ashok Chakra askew, many tattered. https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2022/aug/07/dakshina-kannada-post-offices-receive-thousands-of-defective-flags-from-gujarat-2484922.html
Several Delhi Anganwadi workers and helpers were detained by the Delhi Police while they were protesting in front of LG VK Saxena’s official residence in Civil Lines to demand their reinstatement following termination of their services in March.
@NH_India@twitter.com photos by @vipin0449@twitter.com
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#RSS failed to hoist the national flag at its headquarters till 2002 and has not heeded the Prime Minister’s call to pin the #Tricolour to their social media profiles. It clearly does not want to display a love that it does not feel https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/opinion/why-rss-is-not-displaying-its-love-for-the-national-flag-that-it-does-not-feel
Wondering if the Chairman means UGC or the National Testing Agency?
RT @PTI_News@twitter.com
CUET-UG: Strict action will be taken against anyone involved in 'wilful sabotage' of process, says UGC chairman M Jagadesh Kumar
RT @iwpcdelhi@twitter.com
We at IWPC wholeheartedly congratulate @nikhat_zareen@twitter.com for having won 🥇 in the women’a 48-50kg flyweight category beating McNaul of Ireland in the #CWG2022
We are proud to have hosted her at @iwpcdelhi@twitter.com just after she won the World Championship
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/iwpcdelhi/status/1556279768651223040
When a media organisation can't see the plight of common people who are struggling for two meals and the reason for Congress protests around the country…
Here is @TimesNow@twitter.com blinded - #byforoftheBJP
RT @NH_India@twitter.com
While dismissing his bail application, #AllahabadHC noted that police investigation revealed that Kappan had no work at Hathras; The court also cited the news report he had filed on an anti-CAA protest, which was critical of Delhi Police. @ashlinpmathew@twitter.com https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/india/siddique-kappan-not-as-lucky-as-zubair
Boring and centre-left procrastinator who has nothing better to do than stalk other people's thoughts. Currently News Editor @NH_India