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Paran Balakrishnan retweeted
“How many civilians do you believe you've killed?” — Piers Morgan Corners Israeli Spokesman Over Admitting He Has "No Idea" How Many Innocent Lives Have Been Lost
Piers Morgan: "How many civilians do you believe you've killed?"
Avi Hyman: "We don't have exact figures, as you know, it's the fog of war."
Piers Morgan: "You got exact numbers for Hamas terrorists you've killed, why wouldn't you know how many civilians you've killed?"
Avi Hyman: "Because obviously our focus is to go after the Hamas terrorists..."
Piers Morgan: "Hang on a minute. That does imply that you you're putting a bigger premium on killing Hamas terrorists... than you are on innocent civilians. That can't be right, surely."
Avi Hyman: "Piers, with respect, don't put words into my mouth, please."
Piers Morgan: "Give me a ballpark number for civilians."
Avi Hyman: "Well well, you can you can use the ballpark as far as the Hamas figures, which I reject as being false."
Piers Morgan: "You literally have no idea how many civilians you've been killing."
Avi Hyman: "I can tell you definitively that our aim is to go after Hamas..."
Piers Morgan: "That's quite extraordinary, you're an official spokesman for the Israeli government and you have no idea how many civilians you've killed."
Avi Hyman: "It's not that I don't know, I'm not authorized to give the information, I don't have the information."
Paran Balakrishnan retweeted
Q: Does Israel have valid long standing historical ties to the land?
A: NO, legally NO!
It was supposed to be recognised as an indpendent state for all ppl on that land. There's no legal basis for a Jewish state on that land in international law.
Prof. Ralph Wilde, Int. Law UCL
Paran Balakrishnan retweeted
BREAKING: In a stunning moment, CNN's Senior Data Analyst Harry Enten just exposed how Gen-Z voters CRUSHED Republicans in the midterms. This is amazing.
Paran Balakrishnan retweeted
Inflation has hit its highest level in two years, with onion prices doubling as grocery bills soar.
@BalaParan
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Paran Balakrishnan retweeted
Government grants Norwegian journalist Helle Lyng a visa to travel to Hyderabad, but Embassy tells her it is cancelled just as she heads to airport. If this is about her comments to PM and Secy(West) in Oslo in May, why was visa issued? And once issued, why cancel? Awaiting MEA explanation thehindu.com/news/national/n…
Paran Balakrishnan retweeted
Perfectly Copied Chronology
Just 4 steps were needed to dismantle a painstakingly built great Democracy.
Know how 👇
Paran Balakrishnan retweeted
'There's no reason why I shouldn't be allowed into a democracy': Helle Lyng to @thewire_in
Paran Balakrishnan retweeted
Wow. The moment Jake Tapper called the Mississippi Senate race is something to see.
Mississippi was ground zero for civil rights. The most dangerous state for Black people. They kept saying go slow, go slow.
Tonight, Mississippi sends a Black man to the Senate.
Scott Colom
Paran Balakrishnan retweeted
Lost a great beacon of our times. Always an iconoclast and with feet on the ground...my Rajdoot GTS twin...RIP my friend.
@MalaMalvika @JaitlyJaya @BalaParan @virsanghvi
Sad news, Bunker Roy has passed away, in Tilonia, Rajasthan, where he set up his world famous Barefoot College. Set up in the 70s, it trained illiterate and semi-literate rural women, to become solar engineers who bring electricity to remote villages. From Doon School, and St Stephen’s College, he chose a life of service. Honoured with several awards, featured in Time Magazine’s influential list in 2010.
Do look him up, young Indians should know there were incredible people like this
Paran Balakrishnan retweeted
Senior IT Professionals (including me) will look forward to this research more than AI =)
Scientists have developed an electric comb that restored nearly 100% hair coverage in mice within a month.
The innovation combines electrical stimulation, improved blood supply and targeted molecular treatments to reactivate hair growth. Human trials are still ahead.
nature.com/articles/s41467-0…
Pic Credit: Unknown, ViaWeb
Paran Balakrishnan retweeted
Qualcomm is likely to lay off around 1000 people in India as part of global layoffs in this round. Layoffs are happening at all levels in India, and the indication is that they are not performance-based.
Why? Qualcomm wants to reduce its overall headcount globally and India is equally impacted. Their revenue is declining. Recent quarter results showed an 8% decline in YoY revenue. They want to adjust the cost base accordingly.
Next year, they may make more global cuts if growth declines further. India will be part of global cuts if it happens again next year.
My PoV included in Economic Times news today.
@TanyaPandey_ET
Paran Balakrishnan retweeted
Global IT Service Providers (Accenture, Capgemini) are increasing their revenue growth guidance this year.
While Indian IT Service Providers are reducing their growth guidance.
Why this divergence? It's consulting bro!
Importance of consulting has increased in AI led transformation and change in enterprise workflows.
Indian IT Service Providers earlier adventure with consulting produced mixed results.
Now its time for Consulting 2.0 for Indian IT Service Providers. They will augment their consulting capabilities and acquire consulting firms in next couple of years.
Paran Balakrishnan retweeted
Qualcomm begins India layoffs, 1,000 jobs at risk.
My PoV included in The Financial Express news today.
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Paran Balakrishnan retweeted
After Indian IT Service Providers, Global IT Service Providers are also shying away from H1B and Green Card applications
IBM is ending visa and green card sponsorship for its consulting division which employs 150K people globally.
Affected employees can either relocate outside the US and continue working for IBM or leave the company by the end of the year.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Paran Balakrishnan retweeted
Delhi releases missing Diwali-night data; PM2.5 levels cross 3,700, over 60 times national standard. PM2.5 levels crossed 2,000 µg/m³ at several stations, exceeding the national 24-hour standard by over 60 times at the worst-affected location.
newindianexpress.com/cities/…
Paran Balakrishnan retweeted
Layoffs in one big enterprise software vendor.
Interesting comment from CFO:
Sales operations headcount is down significantly while the number of quota-carrying salespeople grew by double digits.
If you are bringing sales, you are secure otherwise not.
Paran Balakrishnan retweeted
Govt approves purchase of Israeli tech to clone your phone without legal safeguards, HM nod for order that even bypasses make in India requirements. Superb scoop from @internetfreedom that should make every citizen think and question.
YouTube @dhruv_rathee says Delhi Police tried to clone his phone and failed only because their software was too old for his iPhone. In January, Home Minister Amit Shah personally cleared the NIA to buy Cellebrite, the Israeli phone-extraction tool, bypassing Make in India rules. About ₹5 crore. The spec sheet names iPhones 11 to 14 and specific Android models.
Cellebrite bypasses your passcode and pulls everything. Every app, every chat, every photo. No law says when police may do this, to whom, or how long they keep it.
This is not about one YouTuber. Phones have been seized from protesters and journalists too. IFF has filed RTIs, and has a petition in the Supreme Court on surveillance powers.
Are we comfortable with the NIA, the Home Ministry and State police buying this, with no rulebook? Happy Diwali. May the diyas of liberty light up our lives.
#Cellebrite #Surveillance #Privacy #DigitalRights #DhruvRathee #NIA #DelhiPolice #IFF
Paran Balakrishnan retweeted
YouTube @dhruv_rathee says Delhi Police tried to clone his phone and failed only because their software was too old for his iPhone. In January, Home Minister Amit Shah personally cleared the NIA to buy Cellebrite, the Israeli phone-extraction tool, bypassing Make in India rules. About ₹5 crore. The spec sheet names iPhones 11 to 14 and specific Android models.
Cellebrite bypasses your passcode and pulls everything. Every app, every chat, every photo. No law says when police may do this, to whom, or how long they keep it.
This is not about one YouTuber. Phones have been seized from protesters and journalists too. IFF has filed RTIs, and has a petition in the Supreme Court on surveillance powers.
Are we comfortable with the NIA, the Home Ministry and State police buying this, with no rulebook? Happy Diwali. May the diyas of liberty light up our lives.
#Cellebrite #Surveillance #Privacy #DigitalRights #DhruvRathee #NIA #DelhiPolice #IFF
Paran Balakrishnan retweeted
IMPORTANT : The high profile Gokul Dairy Co-operative chairman election in Kolhapur won by the Mahayuti govt in Maharashtra . The Congress backed panel had earlier won the 25 board member elections by a narrow 13-12 margin. The Fadnavis-led govt brought in an ordinance and nominated four additional members with voting rights! Final result? 16-13!! So if 13-12 can be turned into 16-13 by an ordinance, what chance does the farmer-voter's mandate really have? Demo-crazy Maharashtra istyle!🙏