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POACHING FOR OUR MUSK GLANDS FOR PERFUMES HAS NOW PUSHED ALL FOUR SPECIES OF MUSK DEER IN INDIA DOWN TO THE ENDANGERED CATEGORY!

THESE GLANDS WERE SUPPOSED TO BE MY IN-BUILT EAU DE COLOGNE!
MY TICKET TO
A DOE'S HEART! YOU'VE TURNED THEM
INTO MY
GREATEST CURSE!

WHAT A PAIN
IN THE REAR YOUR SPECIES IS.

https://www.greenhumour.com/

“We found nearly 50 kg of stale chicken, seemingly months old, in the godown. Those in charge of the canteen took it away after spraying disinfectant. I had requested the health inspector to take immediate action, following which the canteen was raided,” said Antony Painumthara, Elamkulam division councillor.

The health wing officials found printed food containers, suggesting that the canteen supplied food on trains...

The Department of Consumer Affairs (DoCA) last week announced that a report for a “Framework on Repairability Index (RI) in Mobile and Electronic Sector” had been submitted to the government. Under the RI, consumer electronics and electronic appliances would be assigned a score depending on how easy they are to repair by evaluating products under criteria like availability of spare parts, cost of repair, software updates, and availability of information.

... While “planned obsolescence” — selling consumers less durable products intentionally so that they come back to buy a newer model — is often cited as a reason for this, there is often a simpler reason: companies are cutting corners on raw materials and manufacturing, under the strain of increasing metal costs and price competition.

Foreign secretary Vikram Misri locked his X account on Sunday (March 11) after he was viciously trolled on social media for yesterday’s ceasefire announced between India and Pakistan. No one from the Union government, including external affairs minister S. Jaishankar, has yet condemned the trolling or come out in his support.

BJP IT cell now using bhakts to attack someone because we now have peace? It must be hell to live in their minds. Next time there is a conflict, hand them a rifle and send them to border to fight.

Pakistan has violated the bilateral understanding reached this afternoon to immediately stop all firings and military actions on land, air and sea, government sources said on Saturday night.

A ceasefire!
https://xcancel.com/DrSJaishankar/status/1921183635274608685#m

@mastodonindians
@india

#India >#Indiapakistan >#pakistan >#terrorism >#war >#pahalgam >#alleyesonpahalgam >#news

Sources:

https://www.freepressjournal.in/world/pak-govt-on-x-shares-video-game-footage-claiming-to-be-response-to-indias-attack-gets-massively-trolled

https://www.news9live.com/technology/gaming/fake-war-clips-pakistan-shares-video-game-footage-online-2848603

cross-posted from: https://lemy.lol/post/44172609

Discover the full list of social media accounts banned in India after the Pahalgam terrorist attack in April 2025.

Justice Bhuyan reportedly remarked that it is not the court's role to instruct the media to remove content, highlighting that both the judiciary and the media are foundational pillars of democracy. The Supreme Court’s decision was informed by the judgements in landmark cases such as Sahara and Naresh Mirajkar. 

https://mastodon.social/@aditi_muses/114476329324019701

Now: Now: Twitter’s Global Affairs account restored in India. MeitY had asked X about its tweet from last night (8,000 accounts, etc.), as per a person aware of the matter. X blocked it in India without an order. Now MeitY has issued an order to X to NOT block it, as per this person.

This is gold.

Justice Yashwant Varma has refused to resign from the Delhi High Court despite a Supreme Court-appointed panel confirming a large cash recovery from his residence. The process to impeach him is set to start soon.

The enquiry committee confirmed the recovery of cash from the official residence of Justice Yashwant Varma, who was serving as a judge of the Delhi High Court, following a fire incident on March 14. Based on the panel’s report submitted to Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, Justice Varma was given the option to either resign or face impeachment proceedings.

https://archive.md/p4Lv7

Several airlines, inclduing Air India, Akasa Air and Indigo, issued statements to passengers requesting them to arrive three hours early as Centre stepped up security at all airports amid the ongoing attack by Pakistan.

Elon Musk’s Starlink has received anticipated state approval in India, opening the door to enter the world’s second-biggest internet market after China — over three years after SpaceX’s previous attempt to launch its satellite-based broadband in the country eventually failed.

On Wednesday, India’s Department of Telecommunications gave its nod to Starlink to start working toward its compliance in the South Asian nation, a senior official confirmed to TechCrunch.

It is one of the stupidest articles I have read recently. Everything is so superficial and stupid. But it is a bonus to live a more environmentally friendly life. So, yay for sustainability ig.

When Maya* saw “recycling enthusiast” on someone’s dating profile, she didn’t roll her eyes—she texted him a green heart. “It was the first time I felt genuinely seen,” she says.

https://web.archive.org/web/20250508144138/https://elle.in/life-culture/green-flags-only-why-singles-are-falling-in-love-with-eco-conscious-dating-9046830

Union Home Secretary reviews preparations done by States to test civil defence preparedness in the wake of a ‘hostile’ situation...

States across the country prepared to conduct mock drills on Wednesday (May 7, 2025) following the directions of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).

https://web.archive.org/web/20250506202548/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/union-home-secretary-govind-mohan-civil-defence-mock-drills-may-6-2025/article69543883.ece

Hundreds of Indian tourists, families and honeymooners, drawn by the breathtaking Himalayan beauty, were enjoying a picture-perfect meadow in Kashmir. They didn’t know gunmen in army fatigues were lurking in the woods.

When the attackers got their chance, they shot mostly Indian Hindu men, many of them at close-range, leaving behind bodies strewn across the Baisaran meadow and survivors screaming for help.

The gunmen quickly vanished into thick forests. By the time Indian authorities arrived, 26 people were dead and 17 others were wounded.

India has described the April 22 massacre as a terror attack and blamed Pakistan for backing it, an accusation denied by Islamabad. India swiftly announced diplomatic actions against its archrival Pakistan, which responded with its own tit-for-tat measures.

While the Indian government has banned 16 Pakistani YouTube channels for “provocative content” and “misinformation” following the Pahalgam terror attack, Indian television news has been doing what it does best: rolling out the red carpet for such content, in studio lighting, with a splash of nationalistic graphics.

For example, on Poochta Hai Bharat, hosted by Aishwarya Kapoor on Republic Bharat, Pakistan strategic affairs expert Hamid Khan said, “The NYT ne kaha ki yeh saara Pahalgam drama hai aur Modi ne apne nakamiyon ko chupane ke liye yeh kiya hai. Aapke MPs, press, aue log pooch rahe hai ki Modi ne yeh drama kyun kiya. Jo aap Kashmiryon ke saath kar rahe hai, puri duniya apko Kashmiriyon ke genocide pe mujrim karar de rahi hai? (The NYT has written that Pahalgam was orchestrated by PM Narendra Modi to hide his failures. Your MPs, press, and citizens are asking why Modi had to do this drama. The whole world is terming India a criminal due to the genocide of Kashmiris.) ” 

No piece by the New York Times has made such claims.

On Tuesday, the Karnataka High Court directed the Indian government to block Proton Mail, a popular email service known for its enhanced security, following a legal complaint filed by New Delhi-based M Moser Design Associates. The local firm alleged that its employees had received emails containing obscene and vulgar content sent via Proton Mail.

University of Lucknow assistant professor Madri Kakoti, known online as satirist Dr Medusa, has been booked under sedition and six other charges for her social media posts on the Pahalgam attack.

An FIR has been lodged at Hasanganj police station on the basis of a complaint from an ABVP member, who is enrolled in a postgraduate course at the university. The case has been filed under BNS sections 197(1), 152, 302, 352, 353(2) and 196(1)(a) apart from provisions of the IT Act.