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The Hawk Eye

@thehawkeyex

May 11, 2022 • 9 tweets • 5 min read • Read on X

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While we celebrate #NationalTechnologyDay, here are some delightful moments that have become history.

12-Sep'96: Indian envoys to UN Prakash Jha & Arundhati Ghose reaffirmed nation's refusal to sign a nuclear test ban treaty. (Observe the body language :-)
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Then PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee's first address to the nation after the successful n-test conducted on 11-May'98, followed by a press statement by the Chief of DRDO Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam who supervised Pokharan-II.

What a proud moment for every Indian!

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The chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Richard Shelby reacted on "colossal failure of US intelligence in not detecting India's nuclear test".

Media bombard him with uncomfortable questions. 14-May'98 (the next day after the second test in 13May)
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If the first test on the 11th May was not enough for the USA to absorb, India successfully conducted another on 13th May 1998.

CNN news coverage on 11th, 12th & 13th May (left to right)

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NYT, FPJ coverage and WaPo Op-ed by Victor Gilinsky & Paul Leventhal (President of Nuclear Control Institute) - "India Cheated" :D

US called his ambassador, sanctioned India, embarrassed CIA & then some vent out frustration by writing articles. Overall Full meltdown!
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Pakistan then PM Nawaz Sharif was visiting Kazakistan when he got the news of Pokhran-II.

The cry and complaint to the USA were obvious. But India was ready for all these global reactions.

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Even the opposition in India couldn't digest it well. All across party lines, issued mixed statements.

CNN took advantage (obviously) and covered it in their series of absorption (left pic)

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Then POTUS Bill Clinton urging India to halt the n-program and lecturing some restraint. He warned India had threatened the stability of Asia, addressing the US naval Academy.
22-May'98

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Grand salute to all who brought the glorious moment to India by flawless execution of 'Operation Shakti'.
Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, Dr R Chidambaram, Dr K. Santhanam, Dr Anil Kakodkar, Indian Army & all involved scientists.

#NationalTechnologyDay

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🧵 In case you missed it back then… Tale of two.

Start with first- Behere — an AAP supporter (read diehard Modi hater)— and his brilliance⬇️

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Behere once donated ₹25,000 to Saket Gokhale, convinced that Gokhale was “fighting” the so-called fascist regime on his own.
His hate for Modi was so blinding that he fell for it without a second thought.

He regretted it.

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A while later, Smart-ass Behere dared to ask Gokhale what had been done with his donation.

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Behere held him "bhraminical fraud".

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Jun 6

The TIMELINE of Bangalore stampede is shocking!

Disaster was inevitable. How the event unfolded: 🧵

11:30pm RCB won
Next Day:
07:01 @RCBTweets announced victory parade; without securing necessary permission

8:00 Police Comm raised the flag to CM & urged to postpone!

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This was the time when CM or Dy CM could take the right decision to postpone but they didn't.

11:50 RCB departed from Ahmedabad

11:58 Traffic advisory. No Parade said Police

13:00 KSCA pushed hard for Parade

13:55 Parade cancelled but event is still ON

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14:00 Crowd started piled up at both the venues Vidhan Sauda (VS) and Chinnaswamy Stadium (CS)

14:15 Virat and RCB Team arrived at Bangalore HAL airport; welcomed by Dy CM DKS.

14:40 CM again confirmed he being attending the felicitation.

15:00 Stadium hit full capacity
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May 27

This isn’t a Bollywood script. But could’ve been!

Late night in Noida, a plainclothes police team crept into the dark lanes of Nahal- a locality notorious for sheltering criminal elements.

Target: a 24-year-old young auto-theft kingpin - Qadir.

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Acting on a tip-off, the team approached quietly, hoping to make a silent arrest. But fate has written something else for all the characters in this story.

As soon as cops approached and he sensed the trap, Qadir raised an alarm (read SOS) hysterically.

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Within seconds, Nahal came alive and a mob of "unidentified locals" swarmed in, hurling stones offering a great resistance to the arrest of their local hero.

Amid the chaos, Qadir's man opened fire, hitting Ct. Saurabh Kumar straight in the head.

He couldn't make it.
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May 20

🧵 The Unknown - Terrorising the Terrorists!

A mysterious wave of killings has struck key terrorists linked to the terror attacks on Indian soil. Many of them were knocked down deep inside Pakistan.

Elimination by unknown gunmen (2022-25) 👇
(Part1)

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1️⃣ Saifullah Khalid (LeT)
📍 Killed: May 18, 2025, Matli, Sindh, Pakistan
🔹 Mastermind behind:
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2006 RSS HQ attack, Nagpur
2008 CRPF camp attack, Rampur

2️⃣ Abu Qatal aka Qatal Sindhi (LeT)
📍 Killed: March 16, 2025, Jhelum, Punjab, Pakistan
🔹 Close aide of Hafiz Saeed
🔹 Orchestrated attacks in Jammu & Kashmir, including:
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2024 Reasi bus attack

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Apr 21

FACT CHECK-

Hamdard (Rooh Afza maker) claimed that "each glass that you enjoy contributes to the nation building".

This claim is disputed. Let me tell you why!

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To start with Hamdard is a WAQF property since 1948. The owners made some arrangement of keep the company & family running and the part pledged to the God.

The arrangements were made in the name of (a) Khandani Income and (b) Quomi Income

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After reserving 1/8 part (ultimately for muwwalis caretakers) of

Khandani Income is for personal (family) needs 1/4th and rest for community). Net net 75% as WAQF charity. In fact Hamdard has taken tax exemption on this Quomi income part.

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Apr 13

How Abu Salem escaped the death penalty in the 1993 Mumbai Serial blasts case ; and so can Tahawwur Rana too?

Here is a small explanation!

Abu Salem was extradited from Portugal in 2005 and according to the extradition treaty....
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India cannot impose the death penalty or a sentence more than 25 years of imprisonment on him.

Salem recently argued in court that he had already served 25 years in 2025, including his time in custody before extradition and while in Portugal.

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However, the Supreme Court held that his sentence officially began in 2005, meaning he completes 25 years in Indian custody only by 2030.

Now, the SC has directed the Maharashtra government and the Centre to respond to his plea for release.

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