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Amith Hegde @amithhegde.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Tulu finally gets its due ❤️ #Tulu accorded status as #Karnataka's 2nd OfficialLanguage A language is not merely words; it is the memory, identity, culture, & soul of a people It's the language of our Ancestors, our Daivas & Bhootas, our Folk Traditions, our Bhumi & our Seas #TuluOfficialLanguage

The text shows the outline of the map of Karnataka state with its flag colours, and it also incorporates the Tulunadu flag colours and elements (Sun and Moon). At the top, the text reads as Tulu in the Tulu Script

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Amith Hegde @amithhegde.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

#Karnataka Parks Bill permits up to 5% of any park or #garden, to be alienated through sale, lease, gift, exchange or mortgage, for public utility projects We should build better infra around our #parks wherever possible & not by gradually consuming them www.facebook.com/share/p/1cRe...

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ಇದು ಬೇಕಾ? Karnataka Assembly Passes Parks (Preservation) Amendment Bill, 2026

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Amith Hegde @amithhegde.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

🇮🇳 Happy Independence Day May the spirit of freedom inspire us to face every challenge with courage and hope Celebrating the 80th Independence Day of India and 79 years of Independence #India #IndependenceDay #Freedom #IndiaAt79 #IndependenceDay2026

An image of a child jumping high, holding the Indian flag, with the text '15th August' at its centre, accompanied by birds flying high against the sky and a firework going off in the flag's tricolour. The other text in the background reads 'Happy 80th Independence Day. Let's hold our heads high and hearts full — because we are proud to be Indian.'

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Amith Hegde @amithhegde.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

In #India's first #InvestmentFriendlinessIndex, #NITIAayog assesses 36 states & UnionTerritories across 84 indicators, with no state crossing the 60-mark despite five qualifying as top performers No single state dominates every pillar 📸 @bsindia.bsky.social www.business-standard.com/economy/news...

Screenshot of the Top 10 States in the Investment Friendliness Index and the Leading 5 States under Infrastructure and Business Climate

Screenshot of Top performing States under the eight pillars across three categories of States, namely Large States, Hilly & NE States, and City States/UT's

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Amith Hegde @amithhegde.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

#WhatYouEat in your #40s may determine how your #brain would function later in #life The critical window from ages 45 to 54, is when #LongTermBrainHealth & future #CognitiveTrajectories appears to be shaped #Dementia #Food 📸 @timesofindianews.bsky.social timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/what-y...

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Amith Hegde @amithhegde.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Between 2015-2025 #WomenFounders in #India received just ₹4 out of every ₹100 in #StartupFunding (methodology in t image), highlighting a severe structural, rather than capability, gap—this despite better RevenuePerformance 📸 @timesofindianews.bsky.social timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/ind...

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The Rs 100 figure represents aggregate funding across a dataset of Indian tech startups founded between 2015 and 2025, mapped across high-velocity employer cohorts-essentially the most institutionally connected slice of the startup ecosystem where capital concentration is highest.

Within this network, women-led startups accounted for 4.4% of the capital raised, defined as companies with at least one woman co-founder.

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Amith Hegde @amithhegde.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

#Congress-led #Karnataka govt on Dec 10 tabled #KarnatakaHateSpeechAndHateCrimes(Prevention)Bill in the assembly, enabling the state to take preventive measures against #HateSpeech and impose prison terms of up to 10 years for repeat offenders 📸 moneycontrolcom www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/k...

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How does the bill define ‘hate speech’?

“Hate speech” covers any expression - spoken, written, by signs, visible representations or electronic communication - made in public view with an intention to cause injury, disharmony, enmity, hatred or ill will. It applies when such expression targets a person (alive or dead), a class or group of persons, or a community, to serve any “prejudicial interest.”

What are ‘prejudicial interests’ under the law?

“Prejudicial interest” is defined broadly to include bias based on religion, race, caste or community, sex, gender, sexual orientation, place of birth, residence, language, disability or tribe. This list covers most constitutionally protected equality grounds and several additional identity markers.

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What is a ‘hate crime’ in this Bill?

A “hate crime” is the act of communicating hate speech by making, publishing or circulating it, or by promoting, propagating, inciting, abetting or attempting such hate speech. The offence is triggered when these acts are carried out with the intent to cause disharmony, enmity, hatred or ill will against any person (dead or alive), group of persons or organisation.

What punishments does the Bill propose?

For a first offence, the Bill prescribes imprisonment of not less than one year, extendable to seven years, and a fine of Rs 50,000. For repeat offences, the jail term increases to a minimum of two years, extendable to 10 years, along with a fine of Rs 1,00,000.

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What preventive powers does the bill give police and magistrates?

An Executive Magistrate, Special Executive Magistrate or a police officer not below the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police may act preventively if they believe a person or group is likely to commit, or has threatened to commit, an offence under the Act. For this, they can invoke procedures under Chapter IX of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, related to keeping the peace and maintaining good behaviour.

Can the government order online content to be taken down?

Yes. A designated officer authorised by the state government can direct any service provider, intermediary, person or entity to block or remove “hate crime materials,” including online content. This creates a state-level takedown mechanism alongside existing central IT rules.

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Amith Hegde @amithhegde.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

#Quarries devour #BufferForests of #WesternGhats after #SandMiningBan Post ban— #miners started crushing QuarriedHardRock to produce ManufacturedSand, also known as #Msand Quarrying activity with its loud noises, dust & #blasts is harming #biodiversity 📸Mongabay india.mongabay.com/2025/11/quar...

Banner image: A stone quarry in Mangaluru, Karnataka. Representative image by Ravimum via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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• A new study has found that after the 2016 ban on river sand mining in Kerala, stone quarries have expanded near protected areas in the Western Ghats to extract stone for M-sand production.

• The researchers found that some quarries expanded five to tenfold or more during 2011 to 2021. About 17% of this increase took place in 2016.

• Besides causing loss of biodiverse habitat, quarrying activity involves loud noises, dust, ground-shaking blasts which could potentially harm the region’s wildlife.

• The study recommends that ecologically sensitive zones be designated strictly off-limits for new quarry approvals.

Image of a stone quarry in Malayattoor in Ernakulam district, Kerala. The state’s construction industry reacted to a 2016 ban on river sand mining in six of Kerala’s rivers by switching to manufactured sand (M-sand), artificially made from crushing hard rocks into fine particles. Representative image by Ranjithsiji via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0).

A view of the Western Ghats. Based on data from Kerala’s state mining portal KOMPAS, the researchers identified 355 operational quarries of which 72 quarries fall within the 10-kilometre buffer zone around 20 protected areas in the Western Ghats. Image by Max Martin.

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Amith Hegde @amithhegde.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

🇮🇳 Happy Independence Day Celebrating the 79th Independence Day of India and 78 years of Independence #India #IndependenceDay #Freedom #IndiaAt78 #IndependenceDay2025

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Happy Independence Day

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Freedom is a gift we must protect with unity, courage, and responsibility!

Right next to it is a girl child running with the Indian tricolour flag aloft in her hand

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Amith Hegde @amithhegde.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

What #India’s passionate support for an assassinated #CongoleseLeader #PatriceLumumba says about today’s WorldOrder—reflects a time when 🇮🇳 was closely involved in t LiberationStruggles in #Africa through t state, t activities of SolidarityOrganisations & individuals 📸Scroll scroll.in/article/1084...

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In the 1960s, the US, Belgium and a pliant UN helped overthrow Patrice Lumumba whose ideas of African unity and independence were seen as dangerous by the West.

Colour picture of Patrice Lumumba who had been murdered just a year after being elected Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo on June 30, 1960, when the country gained independence from Belgium.

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Amith Hegde @amithhegde.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Almost everywhere in the world, the #BuiltEnvironment meets the #water with a hard, almost defensive edge But in #India, at any #ghat, we see steps that meet the water, descend beneath it & let it wash over them, writes #ClaudioCambon (📸 by him) #Stepwells #Architecture scroll.in/article/1083...

Musakeena Bhavi Gadag, Karnataka, 12th century. | Claudio Cambon

Kund Mailacherla, Andhra Pradesh, 17th-18th century. | Claudio Cambon

Shakti Kund Akhaj, Gujarat 10th century | Claudio Cambon

Queen Rudabai Vav Adalaj, Gujarat, 1498 CE. | Claudio Cambon

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Amith Hegde @amithhegde.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

RCB are IPL Champions 🏏 The 18 year wait is finally over #EeSalaCupNamde 🏆 Congratulations 👏 🎊 🎉 #RCBForever #RCBchampions #RCBvsPBKS #IPL #IPLchampions #IPL2025 #ViratKohli #RoyalChallengersBengaluru #rcbwin #Bengaluru 📸 RCBTweets

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Amith Hegde @amithhegde.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

#Brand-alore:A new hub rises Until ’90s, #India’s #advertising lived out of #SouthBombay Then Delhi & Gurugram muscled in With t explosion of #startups, D2C & tech, #Bengaluru has joined t HighTable of ad-mad cities in India 📸ETBrandEquity brandequity.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/adverti...

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Bengaluru has emerged as a significant advertising hub in India, driven by the rise of startups and digital marketing, reflecting a shift in consumer behavior and preferences.

The Southern advertising market has evolved from traditional sectors to a more diverse landscape, with brands increasingly recognizing the need for region-specific campaigns that resonate with local cultures and languages.

Bengaluru's unique combination of digital talent and innovative independent agencies has allowed the city to produce globally recognized work, exemplified by Dentsu Creative Bengaluru being named Cannes Lions Agency of the Year in 2022.

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Amith Hegde @amithhegde.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Swift, Surgical, Unapologetically Assertive #India conducted 24 missile strikes on 9 TerrorSites in #Pakistan & POK—killing 70 #terrorists in response to #PahalgamAttack #OperationSindoor aimed to combat #CrossBorderTerrorism & dismantle MilitaryTerrorLinks 🎥ANI www.ndtv.com/india-news/7...

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Amith Hegde @amithhegde.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Cowardly terrorist attack in Pahalgam, #Kashmir This act of violence is utterly reprehensible & must not go unpunished My heartfelt condolences to the families of those who lost their lives, & prayers for the swift recovery of the injured #Pahalgamterroristattack #India 📸 Asia News International

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Amith Hegde @amithhegde.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

#IndianWomen create #history 🇮🇳 Congratulations 👏🎉 🏆#Indian Women's Team beats #Nepal 78-40; Clinches the inaugural #KhoKhoWorldCup Trophy They remained #undefeated throughout the tournament #KhoKhoWorldCup #TheWorldGoesKho #BharatvsNepal #KKWC2025 #Khommunity #KhoKho #KKWCWomen 📸@Kkwcindia on X

Kho Kho World Championship 2025 winning team image of the Indian players

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Amith Hegde @amithhegde.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

On #CasteBasedQuota, #SupremeCourt says '75 years of benefits enough'; and that it is now up to the #legislature and #government to decide whether it should be #implemented #Reservation #ReservationPolicy #India #ScheduledCastes #Quota #Caste 📸 firstpost www.firstpost.com/india/on-cas...

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Presiding over a two-judge bench, Justice BR Gavai stated, “We have given our view that taking into consideration the past 75 years, such persons who have already availed benefits and are in a position to compete with others, should be excluded from reservation. But it is a call to be taken by the executive and the legislature.”

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Amith Hegde @amithhegde.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

Gratitude to all the Farmers who tirelessly work to grow our food 🙏 Kisan Diwas or National Farmers Day - December 23 - celebrated in honour of the contribution of #IndianFarmers #JaiKisan #KisanDiwas #FarmersDay #FarmersDay2024 #NationalFarmersDay #Farmers #Food #economy

Image of a Farmer tilling his field with a pair of bullocks

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Amith Hegde @amithhegde.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

What happens on the #internet every minute (2024Version) Data Never Sleeps 12.0 The latest overview of the crazy amount of #OnlineActivity happening every day We’ve reached a new #TippingPoint—#AI is primed to dethrone competitive mainstays of the #InternetEra 📸Domo www.domo.com/learn/infogr...

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Data Never Sleeps 12.0

2024

Domo’s unveiled its annually anticipated 12th edition of Data Never Sleeps, offering a unique snapshot of how digital habits manifest themselves minute by minute. The report shows the world’s internet population has reached a record high of 5.52B people and uncovers signs that AI may be unseating digital juggernauts as it brings in new forms of engagement. From streaming and shopping to the digital workplace, this year’s infographic captures the immense volume of data generated online every 60 seconds, providing insights into how technology continues to shape our daily lives.

“The phenomenal acceleration of generative AI over the past two years has dominated the digital conversation, and this year’s Data Never Sleeps shows how we’ve reached a new tipping point – AI is primed to dethrone competitive mainstays of the internet era,“ said Josh James, founder and CEO of Domo. “In the year ahead, we’ll be watching how this shift changes our broad range of digital activity, impacts the competitive landscape, and accelerates corporate investment in AI-ready data and tech.”

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Amith Hegde @amithhegde.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

#TulasiGowda, fondly known as the "Encyclopedia of Forests," dedicated her life to nurturing the environment, planting over 30,000 trees, & inspiring generations Her unmatched wisdom, humility, & love for nature leave a legacy of hope & green resilience for all 🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳 Om Sadgati 🙏 🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳

Tulasi Gowda receiving the Padma Shri award from President ram Nath Kovind

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Amith Hegde @amithhegde.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

#ZakirHussain—the legendary TablaMaestro, leaves behind a legacy that transcends music His genius redefined percussion, bridging cultures with rhythm & grace Wah Ustad Wah! A true global ambassador of Indian classical music, his soul-stirring art will resonate forever Om Sadgati 🙏 📸@ZakirHtabla

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Amith Hegde @amithhegde.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

#KarnatakaHighCourt bench of #Justices #KrishnaSDixit & #CMJoshi pronounces order in #Kannada, says #language must be #recognised The #judges authored the same #judgment in two languages — Kannada & #English 📸barandbench #RegionalLanguage #Article348_1_a #Latin www.barandbench.com/news/litigat...

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Before pronouncing the order, Justice Dixit said,

“We in fact, want to set a new trend...If Kannada is not to die out, then Kannada should be recognised.”

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Justice Joshi too chipped in and said,

“We give all our judgments in English. If we do this, how will the common people understand? In England, court proceedings were conducted in Latin until 1730. Thereafter, a law was made that the orders and judgments of the English court should be given in the local language. Therefore, since 1730, proceedings in England have been conducted in English.”

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The Court also said that while Article 348(1)(a) of the Constitution mandated that all proceedings in the Supreme Court and in every High Court, shall be in English language, it did not say that they should be in “English only.”

The Bench also revealed that it had written the same order twice, once in English and then in Kannada.

“This is not a translation. We have written it in Kannada. Just like how poet Rabindranath Tagore used to write poems in Bengali and English,” the Bench said.

With the consent of the Governor and the Chief Justice, regional languages too can be used in High Courts, the judges said.

At the end of the pronouncement, Justice Joshi read out the operative part of the judgment in English.

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The advocates present in the Court lauded the judges’ initiative and said that even the common man will be able to understand its judgments. They expressed the hope that other judges of the High Court will be inspired to do the same.

Justice Dixit then said,

“We do not know about that, but we have done our part.”

Back in 2008, Justice Arali Nagaraj had pronounced a verdict in Kannada.

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Amith Hegde @amithhegde.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Celebrating #ConstitutionDay #SamvidhanDivas 75th #ConstitutionDayOfIndia The Constitution of #India 🇮🇳 was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 26th November 1949 and came into force on 26th January 1950 #75YearsOfConstitution

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Happy Constitution Day!

75 years of Constitution

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