Everything about EVMs is a secret. But what's out is super worrying.

1 - ECI lies about it. EVM are not standalone, all get connected to computers.

2 - Experts giving certificates of them being safe are same people who invented VVPAT...🧵

Neel Madhav and Parth MN report.

All bank accounts of protestors frozen for protesting against #Adani

Now u've proper confirmation why gobermint is so agressive about #Aadhaar , draconian perpetual KYC & re KYC, allowing only select IDs for KYC, mass surveillance, etc

indianexpress.com/article/india/… via The Indian Express

Now that the PM has raised the issue of resources being unfairly transferred to people having more children (he targeted the M**lim community), perhaps we should ask why resources of South India should go to the people of UP, Bihar etc who have certainly had way too many children

What’s going on with Vinfast?

Our wide-ranging investigation into the Vietnamese EV manufacturer relied on satellite imagery, AIS data, trade records, and on-the-ground reporting in multiple U.S. states and continents.

Two weeks after Israel’s Justice Ministry acknowledged a cybersecurity breach, which may—according to those claiming responsibility—have stolen hundreds of gigabytes of data, the Anonymous hacking collective says it has now breached Israel Defense Forces forbes.com/sites/zakdoffm…

Done deal!! Gukesh is the Challenger. #Gukesh

Very sad that it is 2024 and a missing census is not on the agenda. First govt to miss a census in 140 years must be a special achievement. Basic competence in governance is lacking but we have big slogans.

I am daggered, stunned, and — thank you!

Never imagined that Black River might be on a list that includes Dennis Lehane, Vaseem Khan, Kate Morton and many others I admire. This is an honour, The Crime Writers’ Association.

Good luck to all of you for the shortlist.

Pushkin Press DGA

New lows everyday

I am discovering I and my wife have families, relatives and businesses we were unaware of till date.

These numbers are stunning but not even a ripple in mainstream media #Sahara CRCS Refund Portal Registers Claims of Over Rs82,695 Crore, but Pays Only Rs228.77 Crore, Reveals RTI - one of the many losses that remain hidden!! moneylife.in/article/sahara…

Polling personnel in six eastern districts of Nagaland waited for nine hours in booths, but not one of the four lakh voters of the region turned up following a shutdown call given by an organisation to press for its demand for ‘Frontier Nagaland Territory’
trib.al/AEDo9Yc

A fascinating new ancient DNA study is just out, titled “The Genetic Origin of The Indo-Europeans”. Among the co-authors are Iosif Lazaridis, Nick Patterson, David Anthony & David Reich. It brings greater detail and clarity to our understanding. Here goes:
biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

You heard the man.

The book is now available for pre-order:
UK (August): waterstones.com/book/the-ident…
US (November): amazon.com/New-India-Nati…

TIME's list of the 100 Most Influential People in the world is out. I'm honored, delighted, and grateful to be a part of this incredible group #TIME100
time.com/6964966/priyam…

This hilarious Nov '22 criticism of Suryatilak project says it's akin to 'badly designed school level science fair projects...where purpose...is to devise as complicated and as resource heavy solution as possible in a hope to impress the audience/judges' theaidem.com/csir-research-…

The social media platform 'X', formerly known as 'Twitter', has clarified that the ECI has issued directives to delete certain posts, one of which raised the issue of 'Electoral Bonds'.

It is incumbent upon the Election Commission to ensure free and fair elections. 

The issue

Biden and Harris released their tax returns today.
Trump did not.

Just back from 🇨🇳 to discover waiting for me a preview copy of what I'm convinced will the most important book on 🇮🇳 for many years: 'The New India', by the formidably talented Rahul Bhatia.

Everything Rahul does is top class. Looking forward to reading very much 📚👊

We Can't Forget How the Modi Govt Failed to Tackle the Second Wave of COVID-19, writes Aakar Patel

m.thewire.in/article/govern…