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CM Joseph Vijay 😎
All the best, hope it’s a golden era in TN politics and governance. @TVKVijayHQ
#TN #CMVijay #TVK
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BREAKING : BIG E20 FUEL CONTRAVESY.
Karnataka Petrol tests expose shocking ethanol levels of up to 31.2%, far exceeding the mandated 20% blend.
>> 63 samples tested across 7 districts. IOCL, HPCL, BPCL, Nayara and SHELL all report show excess ethanol levels.
Who is accountable ? and what about consumers ?
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Reports suggest that this fraud-ridden operation by @IndianOilcl allegedly involved mixing more than 30% ethanol in petrol in Karnataka, despite the prescribed limit being 20%.
The government has reportedly ordered an investigation. Consumers deserve answers, not excuses! Who authorised this blatant violation? Who is accountable for potentially compromising fuel quality and consumer interests?
Stop playing with people's money, vehicles and trust. Fix accountability and punish those responsible!
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Thank you everyone for paying taxes on time to fund politicians luxury
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Is this a massive nationwide fuel scam? @IndianOilcl, @HPCL and @BPCLimited must answer for allegations of blending more than 20% ethanol in petrol in Karnataka, potentially across other states too. If proven, this is outright cheating of millions of consumers and a serious breach of public trust. Who authorised this, who is benefiting, and who will be held accountable? This could turn into one of the biggest fuel scandals in India's history!
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Telling this For 100th time, always use speed 100 if u want ur beloved vehicles to last longer. This country is run by scamsters and liars.
BREAKING: Not E20 fuel , but E 31.2 fuel
Karnataka govt’s petrol tests find ethanol blending above 20% in samples from seven districts.
The state tested 63 petrol samples collected across Karnataka from major oil companies, including IOCL, HPCL, BPCL, Shell and Nayara.
After oil marketing companies failed to clearly disclose ethanol content, the government sent the samples to private labs.
Results of Ethanol blend :
IOCL: 31.2%+
HPCL: 30.5%
HPCL: 27%
BPCL: 26.5%
Nayara: 26.1%
Shell: 25.5%
Bengaluru was among the seven districts where samples exceeded the 20% ethanol limit.
Karnataka will send its report to the Centre.
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Indian income tax system isn't about nation-building; it’s a tool for institutional corruption. Salaried taxpayers are bled dry while corrupt officials build empires abroad with zero conscience.
The only way to stop this systemic robbery is to #AbolisIncomeTax entirety
Many years ago, I visited the Commissioner of Income Tax’s home. He served the finest alcohol, including Cristal Champagne, Grey Goose Vodka, and Blue Label Whiskey, and boasted of procuring 20,000 acres of land in Australia. How is such blatant corruption tolerated in India? Do these people have no self-respect or conscience?
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For salaried class there is no point staying in India.
Your tax money will go to fund subsidies & buy votes through Ladli Behen.
Many illegals will also be using ur taxes by these schemes.
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He is enjoying his retirement with our future and money at stake.
Without a strong rival party or challenger within the BJP, India’s prime minister shows no serious sign of refreshing his government. That is a shame. The country needs bolder thinking if it is to thrive economist.com/leaders/2026/1…
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The irony of my life:
Scared of AI taking my job.
Scared of AI stocks crashing.
But @nsitharamanoffc @FinMinIndia doesn’t care if I survive or thrive. It just wants its cut of my blood, sweat and tears.
#AbolishIncomeTax
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Democrats taking control of the House and Senate has brought a new twist into the AI story.
Democrats want AI to be regulated, controlled, and subject to strict scrutiny.
They want to slow down on AI before sufficient guardrails are built.
Democrats are against data centers in their current form. Already, hundreds of billions of dollars have been invested in AI and related infrastructure such as data centers.
For example, Texas alone accounts for close to 27% of data centers in the US. A Democrat governor is taking over, and it looks like data centers may run into huge trouble.
Huge debt and equity have funded AI infrastructure. Investors are already unsure whether returns will materialize. There have been talks of some of this debt being downgraded, and raising new money may not be possible.
There have been rumors of many hedge funds facing trouble due to margin calls.
Huge liquidation has been happening in global markets. US stocks were butchered last night. South Korea’s stock market has already fallen more than 50% from the top. Chinese AI stocks have been routed in recent months. The same story is playing out in Japan.
AI is definitely going to shape our future. But it will go through many ebbs and flows before that.
From railroads, automobiles, aviation, electronics, the dot com boom, technology, and AI, all major inventions have invariably destroyed most of investors wealth.
That’s why Buffett always says that while he appreciates these endeavors, he prefers to skip the ride.
Capital markets are brutal.
In India, last quarter’s earnings of companies are coming out really well.
We have little direct exposure to AI.
With earnings picking up, valuations remaining reasonable, and the government considering tax reforms for capital markets, our markets seem to be either entering good times or at least avoiding bad ones.
This is how things look as of date.
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It's truly heartbreaking to see how people in India are discouraging innovation in India itself. If you don't like a product, simply don't buy it. Nobody is forcing you. Temple is offering a lifetime subscription to its product, and naturally, it will take time to build, improve and deliver everything.
The same people who are aggressively criticising Temple happily spend ₹70,000 on an shit Apple Watch that, in their opinion, doesn't even deliver 20% of what Temple or several other fitness trackers offer. Yet, they rarely question those brands with the same intensity.
Honestly, Indians themselves are becoming the biggest obstacles to Indian innovation. If someone is genuinely trying to build something, give them a chance. Allow founders some time to learn, improve and prove themselves. Raging against a startup on X within the first week of its launch doesn't just discourage its founders; it sends a dangerous message to thousands of aspiring entrepreneurs who might think twice before building something in India.
Criticise products constructively, demand accountability, but don't kill innovation before it even gets a chance to grow.
@deepigoyal @temple
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Our people spoilt them by giving them king treatment.
We as employers, hold the right to question our employees. In fact, we're duty bound to keep them in check.
Salute to the person for the firm reminder🫡
Nation needs more such citizens !
#PublicServants #CitizenServices
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Damnnn more power to you Taxpayer 🔥
I wish each and everyone of us have this courage and show the aukaat to these government babus #AbolishIncomeTax
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IAS Officer: Do you have an appointment? Come back later.
Taxpayer: You are a public servant not a private employee. Serving the people who pay your salary is your duty not a favour.
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6 Nov' 11 am update: #Chennai region may witness more spells of rain, on and off, over the next 24 hours as clouds line up over the Bay of Bengal as an easterly wave. Sunshine is likely in between spells.
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EVEN THE SUPREME COURT CALLS OUT THE PERMANENT JOB PRIVILEGE & WHILE 2.64 CRORE PRIVATE WORKERS PAY UP TO 31.2% TDS TO FUND IT!
The Supreme Court just stated out loud what every private-sector taxpayer experiences every single day!
📍 THE TWO-TIER SYSTEM IN INDIA:
1️⃣ The Privileged Bureaucracy: Permanent state employees get guaranteed Dearness Allowance (DA) hikes, lifelong pensions, family pensions, and zero risk of job loss regardless of whether they type 3 pages a day or do nothing.
2️⃣ The Squeezed Private Worker: ~2.64 crore effective taxpayers in the private and unorganized sectors get up to 31.2% TDS auto-bled off their salaries on payday, face high GST on daily survival, and receive ZERO state pensions or safety nets when tech/AI layoffs hit!
3️⃣ The Pension Burden: Taxpayers carry the entire weight of funding inflation-indexed state pensions, while net household financial savings have smashed down to a 5-decade low of 6.2% of GDP and household debt sits at 45.5% of GDP!
4️⃣ Zero Accountability: If a private worker types 3 pages a day, they get fired. If a state employee does it, they get promoted and receive a pension for life funded by the exact private worker who was fired!
📍 THE SIMPLE COMPARISON: "Auto-deducting a third of a private worker's paycheck to pay lifelong pensions and DA hikes to unaccountable isn't public service - it's running a two-tier tax colony!"
Apart from DA and other allowances, Govt employees also get pension. Govt employees are really the privileged class as compared to unorganised sector, corporate sector etc. Govt servants should come in contract basis.
Then only they will be accountable.
They take recruitment in High Court, district court. Then go to secretariat. Then type 3 pages in a day. If govt employees were sincere the litigation would come down in this country. Pensions are being received by families after death of govt servant. Where is the accountability of govt servants?: Supreme Court in Punjab DA case
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There must be a salaried person present when these discussions are happening.
Who is pushing what & who all are discussing? Not giving our due representation in these meeting will have Tsunami impact on the GDP, tax collection & the economy. We want to see what is happening?
#WATCH | FICCI Pushes For LTCG Tax Relief, Calls For Wider Tax Reforms
With the Union Budget 2027–28 approaching, FICCI has submitted a set of tax-related recommendations to the Revenue Secretary. Its wishlist includes restoring the LTCG exemption on listed securities, reviewing STT on delivery-based transactions, simplifying TDS compliance and rationalising provisions under the new Income Tax Act. Kuldeep Singh takes you through the industry body's key proposals and what they could mean for investors and businesses.
@ficci_india @scribesingh
#UnionBudget2027 #FY28Budget #FICCI #LTCG #STT #TaxReforms #ETNOW
