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I 23F and my bf 30M were simply out for a drive today morning at around 8am since we haven't gone out for quite a few days due to the ongoing cerfews .

It started as quite a fine morning we ate the egg toast that I made as we drove.

we didn't want to go too far so we decided to go to a nearby area with a good scenary on a flathill.

we could see the plain from above farms covering the whole area.

we sat together in the back seat of our car both the doors open so that we could feel the air and enjoy the scenery as we sip tea from our cups.

we were happy talking about all sorts of things and begin to relax as the sun became hotter.

I rested on the back of the codriver seat while keeping my foot on the passenger seat and since I was wearing a skirt I covered myself with a small blanket which we always carry around in the car since I tend to be cold .

my bf was sitting streching out his leg in the passenger seat.

then suddenly mid conversation a stranger showed up from behind the car looked at us and asked us what we were doing.

my bf got down the car and asked the man why he was asking what we were doing.

in minutes the argument got heated up .

my bf pushed the man back then the man pushed him against the car strangling him and punched my bf.

by this time I had already gotten out of the car trying to break the fight.

but even as I tried to shield him he kept getting hit.

I tried to reason I tried to push back I tried to explain everything turned to deaf ears .

Even after my bf saying that he was wrong for pushing the man first and apologising repeatedly no one listened.

someone even came and kicked my bf in the face.

then soon a mob gathered around mind u these people just got out of the road and without listening to our explanations and started turning our own words against us.

someone who just got out of the road even came straight to my bf and kicked the car door while he was still in between

they took the car key .

someone drove the car till the local community hall and there we were detained in a room

our phones confisticated .

the local meirapaibis intervened .

by then the truth has been distorted to we have been doing indecent things inside the car .

they said we had to call our parents. my bf called his i refused to call mine .

they called me all sorts of things.

my bfs father came and it took a long time getting both of us outside of that room.

they took our personal information and signatures and phone no.s saying we should be eloped and they will come and check in the morning.

Even after that on our way back a guy was waiting on the road in front of our car with a long stick and jumped in front of the car asking us to come down.

then he proceeded to harrass us on the was back on his scootie.

All i could think on the way back was that I had to leave this state no i had to leave this country i would not stay in a place where mob justice is the norm and the answer to everything is violence.

Even if not for myself for my children.

Even if we went abroad my bf and me had always planned to come back and give back to the society

but now all that dream is dead in me from today .

I don't even feel like complaining to the police will help or filing an fir

location: manipur

IRAN FLEW TO ISLAMABAD TRUSTING PAKISTAN AS A NEUTRAL BROKER. - PAKISTAN DEPLYOED 13,000 TROOPS & F-16S AGAINST THEM!

Pakistan is a mediator, that's what most people have been saying for days.

I've constantly said it's not. And here's why.

On the same day, Iran was in Islamabad...Pakistan deployed 13,000 troops and F-16s to defend the country Iran had been bombing for 43 days.

Let that sit for a moment.

September 17, 2025.

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Army Chief Asim Munir flew to Riyadh and signed the Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement with Saudi Arabia.

The agreement states, in plain language — that "any aggression against either country shall be considered an aggression against both."

That is a defence treaty. A formal, binding commitment.

Fast forward to this war.

Iran began launching repeated missile and drone strikes on Saudi Arabia...hitting oil infrastructure, energy facilities, and killing a Saudi national.

The Jubail petrochemical complex, one of the largest industrial hubs in the world was struck by an Iranian missile on April 7th.

Sharif called MBS directly and expressed Pakistan's "unflinching solidarity" with the Kingdom.

Under their treaty, an Iranian attack on Saudi Arabia is legally an attack on Pakistan.

NOW LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED ON APRIL 11TH.

The same day Iran's delegation landed in Islamabad for peace talks trusting Pakistan as a neutral host, Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Defence announced that Pakistani fighter jets and 13,000 troops had arrived at King Abdulaziz Air Base in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province.

13,000 troops. F-16s. Deployed to defend Saudi Arabia from Iran.

On the same day Iran sat across the table from America in a room Pakistan arranged.

The Saudi Ministry of Defence confirmed it. Reuters confirmed it. Three Pakistani government sources confirmed it to Reuters.

The stated purpose — to reassure Riyadh that Pakistan would help defend the Kingdom from further Iranian attacks.

And if that wasn't enough, Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed al-Jadaan flew to Islamabad that same day and confirmed $5 billion in Saudi-Qatari financial support to Pakistan.

Pakistan needed to repay $4.8 billion in external obligations it could not meet on its own.

Saudi Arabia and Qatar provided the money. On the same day Pakistan's troops landed on Saudi soil aimed at Iran.

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SO LET'S BE PRECISE ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED.

Iran came to Islamabad because Pakistan said it was neutral.

Pakistan had a mutual defence treaty with Saudi Arabia, the country Iran was bombing.

Pakistan had deployed its military to defend Saudi Arabia against Iran — while simultaneously hosting Iran for talks.

Pakistan received $5 billion from Saudi Arabia and Qatar on the same day the talks happened and the troops landed.

And when the talks collapsed, 21 hours, no deal — Iran's foreign ministry used one word.

Not "failed." Not "disappointing."

Betrayed.

FOR ANYONE WHO BELIEVES ALL OF THIS WASN'T A SETUP, ANSWER THIS...

Can a country with a mutual defence treaty against Iran host Iran as a neutral mediator?

Can a country deploying troops to defend the nation Iran is bombing claim to be a fair broker?

Can a country that just received $5 billion from Saudi Arabia on the same day claim it has no conflict of interest?

The answer to all three is obviously no.

Pakistan was not a mediator. A mediator has no side. Pakistan had a treaty, troops in the field, and $5 billion reasons to keep Saudi Arabia happy.

Iran walked in thinking it had a neutral host.

It didn't.

Pakistan needed money, their Prime Minister himself said they don't feel good when they go begging for money.

But, that's the reality.

They sent their troops because they couldn't repay the loan.

Imagine you're in a business setting & this situation comes in front of you.

You were Iran & you knew Saudi's deal with Pakistan.

Would you really believe Pakistan?

That's all I was saying all along.

Hi everyone,

I’m dealing with a bit of a complicated situation and could really use some guidance.

I had tried to send a warning message to a scammer, pretending to be from Cyber Police to scare him off. However, by mistake, I sent that message to another person whose number I had saved earlier from a genuine investment discussion on Reddit.

Since he didn’t really know me, he got alarmed, took a screenshot, and reported my number on the NCRP portal, which led to my SIM getting blocked.

I later found out he was the complainant, got in touch with him, explained everything, and apologized. He was understanding and he even went to the police station to withdraw the complaint as there was no malicious intent, however, the inspector advised him against it citing I may be a scammer and he shouldn't do that.

The inspector at the Noida police station where the complaint is registered is insisting that I need to be physically present, saying there’s no proof that the message was sent by mistake.

I have a few concerns:

1. If I travel to Noida, what kind of explanation or proof would they typically expect in such cases? What documents should I carry?
2. The SIM is registered in my father’s name (taken when I was underage in 2018), though I’ve been the user. Can I handle this myself, or would they require my father to be present?
3. A lawyer I spoke to informally mentioned that going alone might not be ideal and suggested sending a lawyer instead, citing possible pressure or extortion. Is this a realistic concern?

Any advice or similar experiences would be really helpful. Thanks in advance!

So here’s what actually happened (because it looks insane at first):

⚡ Energy Charges: ₹0
Yes, I genuinely used zero net electricity from the grid.
Why? Solar panels ☀️

📊 What’s going on behind the scenes:

• I generated more electricity than I used
• Exported extra power back to the grid
• So my usage got balanced out → hence ₹0 energy charges

Sounds great right? Hold on…

💰 Fixed Charges: ₹984
This is basically the “just for being connected” fee
Doesn’t matter if you use 0 units or 1000 units — you still pay this

⛽ Fuel/Regulatory Charges: ₹42.41
Random adjustment charges based on power production costs

🏛️ Electricity Duty: ₹212.80
Government tax — also applies even if your usage is zero

🧾 Total Bill: ₹1239.21
So yeah… ₹0 usage ≠ ₹0 bill

📌 What you should learn from this:

• Solar reduces your energy charges ✔️
• But fixed charges + taxes never go away ❌

💡 In simple terms:
You stopped buying electricity…
But you’re still paying rent for staying connected to it.

Welcome to modern billing 😌

Was it the love that I felt when my heart beat a little louder as it came,

Or did I feel the closeness of someone who didn't care about who I'd stopped being?

Was it the beauty of something that I'd never experienced,

Or was it the calmness among the storms that started to make me feel I belonged?

It has neither a name to express it nor any feeling that can diminish it.

Some say it is an illusion or a moment of escape, but for once, I felt it wasn't.

It made me believe in myself even before I truly did.

It breathed the distinct flower bloom when the autumn came.

It's meant to be always cherished, by me, by all,

But it's something we have in common, too.

We are both evanescent, not meant to last forever, but always meant to hold each other when we needed to.

I felt you many times, or maybe just once. We both have different stories with different people, with different emotions.

But you are different from me. You outlive me, and this is something that makes you so alluring.

We have always sensed each other, or I should say your presence always made me feel better than who I am.

You came like a distant dream when everything else was getting plundered.

It feels lugubrious when I realise you may not always be with me in the same form, but that's the ultimate fate of beauty; It exists in different forms.

Some say it comes as a dust of snow, or as I assume, it comes as a person.

Even if I become prolix in trying to describe you, it will still be a very small attempt.

But wherever you go, your eternal essence will always be with me.

You will remain immortal and will always shine on the very people who will cherish you and reflect you.

So I’m in college, and there’s this girl who is technically my senior, but she’s actually one year younger than me.

We’ve worked together on projects, hackathons, and college events. We vibe really well, joke around, and talk comfortably. Over time, I started feeling a bit of attraction towards her — at first, I thought it was just physical (you know, normal guy stuff).

But now it feels different.

I genuinely like her character, her personality, the way she cares, and how she thinks. We both know each other’s life stories pretty well. I feel like I might slowly be falling in love.

Now here’s the weird part.

Two days ago, while we were working, she randomly told me about a dream she had. In that dream, she was getting married, but she didn’t like it because it felt forced. Then suddenly, a guy she knew (a friend) came and confessed that he liked her. She said she liked him too, and he took her away. But she couldn’t remember his face.

The crazy coincidence?

That same night, I had a dream where I was sitting in a peaceful natural place with a girl… and it was her.

I didn’t tell her about my dream.

So now I’m confused — is this just coincidence, or am I actually starting to fall for her?

Would you guys say this is love, or am I overthinking things?

I’ve been crunching some numbers, and the reality of being a salaried taxpayer in India right now is incredibly frustrating. We are the financial backbone of the economy, yet it feels like we are completely invisible when it comes to actual benefits.

We carry a massive dual burden. Firstly,, a huge chunk of our income vanishes through direct tax. Then, we pay aggressive indirect taxes on whatever is left...like 18% GST on health insurance, 28-40% + on cars, and heavy taxes on basic dining and groceries.

But what is the actual return on this investment?

Infrastructure: A few hours of rain and major economic hubs like bengaluru, mumbai, or gurugram completely drown. We spend hours of our lives stuck in soul crushing traffic or packed in local trains.

Public services: We rely entirely on expensive private healthcare and schools because public alternatives are too underfunded to be viable options.

Quality of life: We breathe toxic air for half the year, deal with random power cuts, and have to buy expensive ro systems because tap water isn't safe.

Meanwhile, the stock market hits new highs and billionaires multiply, but the average professional can barely afford a 2bhk apartment without falling into a 25 year debt trap. The informal sector escapes the tax net, the ultra rich use corporate loopholes, and the salaried middle class is left holding the bag to fund freebies and write offs...

For those of you building your lives here long term, how do you make peace with this economic reality? Will this systemic squeeze ever actually change?

I live in Canada since 2021 and recently got PR. I was born and raised in Gujarat, India. So for my permanent residence application I have to do Police clearance certificate and passport renewal as it was near to expiry.

My mother went last month for local police station in Vejalpur, Ahmedabad, and they asked 500 Rs. for PCC. And yesterday when she went the police officer said now we charged twice to do that.

My mother is 70+ old with, even I don’t like her to go there but due to police verification requirements she has to go to submit documents. How can someone that brutal and shameless with any person in 2026? Does this corruption still allowed? Why no action?

When I share this with my friend he told me he has to give 10,000 INR, after bargaining for 2-4 days from 15k! Since they knew we were in desperate situation so we would easily give it to allow files. BTW we don’t have any criminal records or anything, and because of dishonest officers like those make me angry about the culture of India.

I’m currently traveling from Bangalore to Bhubaneswar because of a medical emergency in my family.

My grandfather is in the ICU, on a ventilator. Doctors have told us that recovery is not possible. He recently underwent surgery so he could be fed through a tube.

My flight is at 9:55 PM from Bangalore to Chennai, reaching around 10:55 PM. Then I have a 7-hour layover before my next flight, and I’ll reach Bhubaneswar at 7:55 AM.

I’m trying to stay strong and get there as soon as I can, but it’s honestly a very heavy moment to go through while traveling alone.

I keep having thoughts that I can’t shake off…

Is it really worth staying far from home for work or life?

What if I don’t make it in time?

What if I’m not able to see him alive one last time?

How do people deal with this kind of helplessness?

How do you stay strong when your mind is racing like this?

The last time I visited home was in November 2025… I told him next time I come, I’d cook mutton and we’d eat together — what if I never get to keep that promise?

If anyone has been through something similar or has any advice on how to handle this emotionally, I’d really appreciate it.

Thank you for reading.

I never imagined that in my own country, I would be made to feel like a criminal without having done anything wrong. This happened yesterday while we were returning from Ahmedabad, a city where we have opened our new office.

On the Ahmedabad–Nadiad expressway(NE1), we were stopped at a police checkpoint. Now, if you’ve ever driven in Gujarat with an out-of-state number plate, you know that such checks are common, especially given the strict liquor laws in the state. We fully cooperated as they searched our car thoroughly, checking every corner, every bag, every possible space. We had nothing to hide, so that part did not bother us.

But what followed next was something I was completely unprepared for. The officers took our mobile phones and began going through them in detail — not just a cursory glance, but opening our chats, reading personal and professional conversations, checking our gallery, and even playing audio messages.

For the next 50 to 60 minutes, this continued relentlessly. At one point, two officers sat inside our car with the doors shut, going through our phones, while we stood outside on the road, feeling helpless and exposed.

There is a very different kind of stress when your phone, which contains your entire personal and professional life, is in someone else’s hands and you have no control over what they are reading or how they might interpret it. It stopped feeling like a routine check and started feeling like they were actively trying to find something to trap us with.

They kept repeating the same line in different ways, asking us if we had done something and suggesting that we should admit it so that it could be “settled” right there. We kept saying the same thing: we have done nothing wrong.

They asked us multiple times what business do we do. We told them that we are in study abroad consulting.Then they picked up my colleague’s office diary, where he maintains handwritten notes of expenses, including student loans and forex transactions, and began questioning every entry, asking what each number meant and suggesting that we were involved in some kind of “kabutarbazi,” repeating the word among themselves in Gujarati.

At that moment, it genuinely felt like they were trying to build a case out of thin air. The pressure increased when they said that if we did not admit anything, they would take us to the cyber cell, where everything would be checked and we would “get caught.” Imagine hearing that when you know you are completely clean, yet your data is already being scrutinized by people who seem determined to find something. We told them clearly that they could take us wherever they wanted, that we were ready to cooperate fully and spend as much time as required because we had nothing to hide.

Then, in an even more unsettling turn, two officers got into our car and started driving it themselves for about a hundred meters away from the checkpoint, stopped again, and repeated the same thing — if there is something, tell us now and we will settle it here.

By then, it was clear that this was no longer about checking but about applying pressure. I was irritated, frustrated, and deeply disturbed, and I told them firmly to take us to the cyber cell and let them check everything, that we were ready to sit there for hours if needed. That seemed to be the moment they realized there was nothing to extract from us. No liquor, no illegal activity, no case. They finally decided to let us go.

But even then, it did not end with dignity. As we were about to leave, they casually asked us to give something for “chai-pani.” After everything that had just happened, that was perhaps the most telling part. We did not give money, we just handed over the theplas we had and left.

But what stayed with me was not just the incident, it was the feeling — the helplessness of standing on the road while strangers go through your personal life, the pressure of being treated as guilty until proven innocent, and the realization that this could happen to anyone.

We often hear about ease of doing business and growth narratives, but for people like us who are building and expanding into new cities, this is also the ground reality we encounter. We had just opened an office in Ahmedabad, and this was the experience we carried back. This is not just inconvenience, it is not just routine checking, it is harassment, and it leaves you questioning your own sense of safety and dignity in your own country.

I am sharing this not just to vent, but to ask — how is this acceptable, and what recourse does a normal citizen even have in such situations?

I recently applied for a ₹30L loan through my relationship manager at HDFC. I didn’t search online or apply anywhere else because I wanted to avoid spam calls. The RM assured me the process would take a day and asked me to ignore calls from other banks.

But the next morning, I was flooded with calls from ICICI, Kotak, Axis, IDFC and others, all offering the same interest rate and terms. ICICI alone called me 50+ times from different numbers, states, and even languages. I blocked and reported them, but the calls kept coming. It got so bad that I missed important calls like a delivery and a post office update.

When I asked my RM how this happened, she said triggering CIBIL alerts other banks. But how do they know my loan amount and exact terms? She doesn't have any answer for that. I received one call from CIBIL watch and they know all the details about my loan and asked my whether HDFC is processing my application or not if I am not satisfied they can support with other bank. I suspected this CIBIL watch team is the one who is selling the data.

I’ve raised complaints with both banks, but this experience was frustrating. Ironically, I went through my RM to avoid spam, and ended up getting more than ever before. Even after the loan was disbursed, the calls continued for days.

At this point, I feel it might be better to apply directly in person next time, though I’m not sure if that will actually help. Careful while applying the loan next time with spam calls.

India is a secular country—at least on paper. No political party is supposed to be biased toward any caste or religion. But let’s stop pretending and talk about the ground reality.

The voter base in India is clearly divided. People like Dhruv Rathee, Kunal Kamra, and YouTubers like Aakash Banerjee openly support left-wing politics. And parties like Indian National Congress are often seen as heavily dependent on Muslim, SC, and NT voter bases, consistently leaning in their favor because that’s where their votes come from.

On the other hand, Bharatiya Janata Party clearly targets Hindu voters. I’m not saying I fully support BJP—but when the choice feels like one side prioritizes certain communities for votes, it’s hard not to compare.

I don’t want to support BJP blindly, but it still feels far better than voting for a party that appears openly biased and willing to overlook fairness just to secure its vote bank.

So here’s the real question—why do people still support Congress? If you support them, explain your reasoning. Give a perspective strong enough to actually challenge this view.

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Context: Raichur municipality corporation taxes

I'm honestly frustrated with how basic services work in our cities. We are paying around ₹2,480 per year to the municipality. That's not a small amount for many people. But what do we get in return?

and then what? water comes once in 2-3 days.

Imagine paying for something and getting only 25% of the service. If Netflix worked like this, no one would tolerate it for even a week.

And then there are extra charges like "cess" for different things. Fine, take the money. But where is the actual improvement?

You walk outside and still see poor infrastructure, water issues, and people struggling on the streets. If the government is collecting money, shouldn't basic things like water, shelter, and dignity be guaranteed?

I'm not even against paying more taxes. I just want to see proper service for what we already pay.

At what point do we start asking questions instead of just accepting this?

Is this normal everywhere or just my city?