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Ajay Raghunath Nair retweeted
Bombshell: Oliver Sacks (a humane man & a fine essayist) made up many of the details in his famous case studies, deluding neuroscientists, psychologists, & general readers for decades. The man who mistook his wife for a hat? The autistic twins who generated multi-digit prime numbers? The institutionalized, paralyzed man who tapped out allusions to Rilke? Made up to embellish the stories. Probably also: the aphasic patients who detected lies better than neurologically intact people, including Ronald Reagan's insincerity. newyorker.com/magazine/2025/…
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Ajay Raghunath Nair retweeted
Harvard forced out the director of the François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights — another shakeup at a center whose programming on the Israel-Palestine conflict has been a flashpoint at the University. @akshayaravi22 reports. thecrimson.com/article/2025/…
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Mumbai-Pune-Nashik-Vadhawan should now become India's first urban Super Cluster, offering everything for business, entertainment, and a good life in general. Delhi is thinking along these lines with the National Capital Region. Not sure why Mumbai is so far behind.
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We need better nutrition and food policies, now. There is no ‘healthy India’ without it. @foodpharmer2
Here's something worrying from a recent earnings call of a beverage maker: Indian's are consuming more soft drinks than ever. Even Indian companies have said something similar. Remember, India is at the epicentre of the global diabetes epidemic.
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Ajay Raghunath Nair retweeted
Some of your “Made in France” luxury items are actually made in India. For decades, fashion houses obscured their business ties to developing nations where labor is cheap. We investigate what’s behind a garment label. Watch the full video 👉 trib.al/vB7dvD9
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Ajay Raghunath Nair retweeted
I love that the Brazilian government not only publishes a Brazil-centered world map (why wouldn't they?) but also flip it around (again, why wouldn't they?).
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Ajay Raghunath Nair retweeted
This shows what a tough spot Harvard is in. They've already caved morally in the most shameful way, and yet the administration is still squeezing them for not going further.
In January 2025, Harvard University adopted a new definition of antisemitism. (insidehighered.com/news/dive…) It defines antisemitism as, among other things, "drawing comparisons of contemporary Israeli policy to that of the Nazis." The definition is known as @TheIHRA definition of antisemitism (holocaustremembrance.com/res…). Thus, Harvard would have defined Albert Einstein as an antisemite, who, in 1948, described the Israeli political party Herut as a “political party closely akin in its organization, methods, political philosophy & social appeal to Nazi and fascist parties.” (arabnews.com/node/1289796) Harvard would have also defined David Ben Gurion, Israel's first Prime Minister, an antisemite, who "regularly" liked Menachem Begin to Hitler (jstor.org/stable/30245767) Harvard University has adopted a cartoonish definition of antisemitism. Harvard is intellectually bankrupt. It exists to promote and debate and discussion over what is and is not antisemitism, not restrict the conversion around it. What a toxic wealth management firm. sorry, university.
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Whoever has strategised and built India's air defence in the last few years must be congratulated. We the people were unaware of such a spectacular capability.
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Ajay Raghunath Nair retweeted
100 Chuhe 🐁 Kha ke billi chali Musing Karne
Morning musing; WAR is not a TRP VIDEO GAME in a news studio . JOURNALISM is NOT JINGOISM. FICTION can’t play out as FACT. BREAKING NEWS must not BREAK DOWN SENSE must not give way to SENSATION. SOCIAL MEDIA WARRIORS must go back to their BUNKERS. Have a blissful and hopefully calm and peaceful Friday . Thoughts with villagers in border areas who are the ones truly suffering. And soldiers who put their lives on the line. May better sense prevail. 🙏
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Ajay Raghunath Nair retweeted
We fail as a nation not because of cease fires but when our only response is to abuse women. Look at the absolute garbage (in the comments) we are throwing at Mr Misri and his family. Disgusting.
Replying to @narendramodi
@narendramodi #SelfieWithDaughter with Didon, my greatest achievement in life so far.
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Ajay Raghunath Nair retweeted
All the war-propaganda, all the screaming and lies and hatred, comes invariably from people who are not fighting: George Orwell
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Ajay Raghunath Nair retweeted
Not for me to “explain”. But I cannot express enough respect & admiration for the tremendous courage & fortitude displayed by young Himanshi Narwal, in the face of a huge tragedy. Those who can stoop so low as to insult a Veer Nari, deserve the nation’s contempt.
Just a thought : The @indiannavy has legitimate interest and locus standi to protect the honour and well being of its Officer and his widow. It’s perplexing & disappointing that no FIR is registered as yet against the vile abusers of Himanshi Narwal Sir @arunp2810 may explain
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Ajay Raghunath Nair retweeted
In a first, India chairs UN forum on narcotics, pledges to improve access to pain relief and palliative care @NewIndianXpress @TheMornStandard @iapcsecretary @palliumindia @FinMinIndia @MoHFW_India @IAHPC @parth_0013 @UNODC @asar_for_india @DrEliSaenz @UNODC_PTRS
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The deepseek team is obviously really good. China is full of talented engineers. Every other take is cope. Sorry.
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Funny, if it wasn't sad. What is the protocol to test for HMPV? I hope the baby is fine from the fall as well as the cold.
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#hmpvvirus #HMPVinIndia I am not a virologist or an infectious disease doctor but know something about healthcare. Here is a warning about an upcoming epidemic. Given the news of #HMPvirus , the memory of #COVIDー19 & our health system we will see attempts to monetize it. A costly test called bio fire will be promoted. All sorts of medications will be used. Drs will prescribe costly antivirals. And maybe even antibiotics. Images from China will be flashed & experts who have never treated #HMPV_Virus will appear on TV & make inane statements. Isolation wards will be created. Panic & fear is good for a section of our healthcare. Remember COVID was a financial bonanza for some whilst a disaster for many others. Be warned. Stay calm & sensible.
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Ajay Raghunath Nair retweeted
#hmpvvirus #HMPVinIndia I am not a virologist or an infectious disease doctor but know something about healthcare. Here is a warning about an upcoming epidemic. Given the news of #HMPvirus , the memory of #COVIDー19 & our health system we will see attempts to monetize it. A costly test called bio fire will be promoted. All sorts of medications will be used. Drs will prescribe costly antivirals. And maybe even antibiotics. Images from China will be flashed & experts who have never treated #HMPV_Virus will appear on TV & make inane statements. Isolation wards will be created. Panic & fear is good for a section of our healthcare. Remember COVID was a financial bonanza for some whilst a disaster for many others. Be warned. Stay calm & sensible.
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Ajay Raghunath Nair retweeted
The bill is 1,500 pages long & no one has time to read it. That isn’t a bug. It’s a feature.
Musk and Ramaswamy press House GOP to kill federal funding bill: ‘Ever seen a bigger piece of pork?’ trib.al/AkDo371
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Ajay Raghunath Nair retweeted
Drug Pricing Thread 👇 This policy brief published by @TheHinduCentre (teapaw.org/TheHinduCentre/status/…) by a member of the All India Drug Action Network (AIDAN) has missed the mark, by a mile. It advocates for strengthened price controls to reduce the cost of medicine. 1/n
Why are medicines so costly in India, despite the country being the largest producer of generic formulations and a leading manufacturer of vaccines? Dr. Anant Phadke of ADAN breaks down the dynamics that direct these high prices in this Policy Watch: thehinducentre.com/publicati…
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The true heroes are not the ones we hear about, but the ones who gave it all, selflessly. Their courage and sacrifice are the foundation of our strength. #26November #UnsungHeroes #MumbaiAttack #InTheirHonour
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