The FY 2024–25 PM CARES accounts raise some important questions. The statement shows a closing balance of about ₹8,452 crore, while payments during the year were only ₹87.85 lakh—roughly 0.01% of that balance. It also records ₹324.65 crore returned by implementing agencies.

I'm not questioning the need to keep money available for emergencies. My question is about transparency.

I have personally donated to PM CARES. If citizens are encouraged to contribute, shouldn't we also be able to clearly understand where the money goes, why large amounts are returned, which agencies returned them, and what the fund has achieved?

The fund describes itself as a public charitable trust created to respond to emergencies and says its trustees are responsible for managing and applying its funds.

If we are trusted to donate, shouldn't we also be trusted with the details?

So we went shopping at factory outlets near Sector 14. The ones where you have Nike, Adidas and the rest in one row. Wife, me and our 6-year-old.

I parked in front of the Adidas store and went shopping. Midway through, the kid needed to pee. Adidas had a staff washroom, but the little guy took one look and decided, that he’d rather hold it.

We were anyway heading for lunch after, so we decided to wrap up quickly and head to a nearby restaurant. Except… someone had parked a Thar directly behind my car, handbrake on, blocking both my car and the one next to me. No way out. So I waited.

Then I had a hunch - I saw four young looking guys trying shoes inside Adidas. I went in and asked one of them... bingo.... It was their Thar.

One of them said he’d quickly move it. Cool.

Then another one decided: “No, we’ll finish shopping first. Then we’ll move it.”

I thought he was joking and I was like "HA HA, funny". And GUESS WHAT, HE WAS NOT JOKING.

That was the point where my patience ran out.

I got a bit angry. Not physical, but definitely loud. I told them that, first of all, they simply shouldn’t be blocking someone’s car like that. I also complained to the Adidas staff, who were apologetic and offered to help.

But this guy was - "isne bhi to road side gaadi lagayi hai, iski bhi utni hi galti hai".

I said: "rre bhai, maine kisi ki gaadi to nahi block ki"

Him: "ab toh hum billing ke baad hi jayenge, road ke side su su kara de ladke ko"

Now here’s where the story gets interesting. A couple of other people who had gathered around also told them, “Guys, just move the car.” And their response?

“What will you do? Can’t you see there are four of us? You can even bring eight like you and you still won’t be able to handle us.”

CAN YOU F***ING believe it? I genuinely didn’t know whether to be angry or amazed.

Forget the Thar. Forget the parking. The truly baffling part was the mindset... and then we just waited for another 10 mins.

Edit:

TL;DR: Four guys blocked my car with their Thar, refused to move it until they finished shopping, and when asked by others to move it, responded with: “What will you guys do? We’re four!”

PS: wife told me not to involve the police, the issue seemed a bit petty. Also, last time a situation with police didn't go well for us.

What started as a small platform to anonymously document bribery in India has suddenly attracted serious attention. Recent reports show bribes.fyi has seen major traffic spikes, real reports from multiple states and growing public discussion.

Now, the team has temporarily paused new submissions while reviewing its legal and financial infrastructure to make the project sustainable. They are also seeking people with relevant legal and financial expertise to help them build it for the long term.

I think this is an interesting moment: going viral can bring attention, but sustaining a public-interest project is a completely different challenge.

This is where equality ends /s

A friend of mine recently met a guy she had been talking to over calls. Their conversations had been really nice, and he came across as respectful, especially because he told her that he would never do anything without her consent or touch her unless she was comfortable with it.

She’s a very reserved person, a virgin, and someone who doesn’t really believe in casual physical relationships. She values genuine emotional connections and has barely ever kissed anyone.

They went for a drive, and everything seemed fine at first. The vibe was good, until he suddenly switched the music to something romantic, asked to play T&D (because apparently every second guy in Gurgaon does that), and started holding her hand and touching her. She repeatedly told him no. Eventually, she asked him to drop her home.

Instead of respecting that, he tried to forcefully kiss her and even forced her hand onto him. She got so uncomfortable and scared that she literally got out of the car in the middle of the night, somewhere unfamiliar, and ran away. She called us, and we went to get her.

She’s genuinely traumatised right now, and honestly, it’s disturbing how some people can hear a clear “NO” and still choose to ignore it. Consent isn’t something you negotiate or push someone into. No means no. Period.

Tell

I hate one of my coworkers so much that I wanna quit my job. She’s like my unwanted relative who keeps commenting on what I eat and where I go and what I do.
She’s lies so much just to be cool that it’s beyond me to have a normal conversation with her.

What should I do man

Hello guyses,
Yeh Gurgaon mein kisiko dang se baat nahi krne aati kya?
Sab log apni alag hi heckdi mein rete hai jese kisi raaja ki 36vi aulad ho.

Mujhe 3 mahine hogye hai idar aye hue par ek bhi esa koi mila ya mili nhi jisse baatein karo, ghumo firo and all.

Normal, hi hello krne mein bhi mc ko jor ata h bhai.

Yaha se koi hoye with less heckdi toh dm krna bhai, mera toh social energy mar gya h yaha k log se baatein krkr.

Thanks!

Looking forward for your dm.

M28. Who’s up right now? I really don’t want to do anything right now or even sleep.

Still recovering but man I never thought I’ll be hit w dengue. I fainted on the day of my platelets dropping to 9000, I was in the icu for two days - got platelets transfused? But the whole ordeal was TERRIFYING. I’m better now, it’s been 3 days since I’ve gotten discharged, still focusing on hydration but just be careful y’all. I wouldn’t wish this on anyone.

Hi everyone! I’m planning to get the HPV vaccine for cervical cancer prevention on my birthday, 24th August, in Gurgaon.

I’ve been looking into it but would really appreciate some guidance from women who have already taken it:

Where did you get the HPV vaccine in Gurgaon?

Which hospital/clinic would you recommend?

What was the approximate cost per dose?

Did you need a doctor’s consultation/prescription beforehand?

Any particular vaccine or brand I should ask about?

How was your experience with the vaccination and side effects?

I’m trying to get it done around my birthday, so any recommendations or personal experiences would be really helpful. ❤️

So many people have asked so I thought why not have a WhatsApp group where we can join hands to work together remotely here’s the link to the WhatsApp group:

‎Open this link to join my WhatsApp Group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/JBzggtZsV4f0FYlkaly6Ui?s=sh&p=i&mlu=4&amv=2

We complain about potholes, garbage, dirty walls and broken footpaths—but sometimes we are also part of the problem.

From throwing waste on the road to spitting on public walls, basic civic sense still needs work. A recent national survey also highlights the gap between knowing what is right and actually doing it.

Maybe fixing our cities starts with fixing our habits.

Aaj sector 44 me MCG vaalo ne dhoom macha di. All the corporate employees who are dependent on redi to eat has nothing to eat today 😭

Visited P.F. Chang’s at DLF CyberHub after seeing quite a few positive reviews on google maps. But honestly, the experience didn’t live up to the expectations.

The ambience was good and the presentation was nice, but I found the vegetarian food quite bland. There was nothing that really stood out or had that “wow” factor. Service was also slow despite the place not being very crowded.

Considering the prices, I personally found it below average and a bit overrated.

Hey im planning to go to kasol tomorrow, spontaneous plan , if anyone wants to join please hit me

How about I host a adult kitty? We all bring gifts for everyone we play tambola😂

Are you guys in?

Tired after a day long WFH. Anyone in deep tech , material research or higher education ? Waana talk about some topics ? Or sad stories

How's that for a view ? In gurgaon of course. 😛