Bollywood CC # 104 - Page 84

Originally posted by: Biggbhons

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI, May 4 (Reuters) - India and Russia have suspended efforts to settle bilateral trade in rupees, after months of negotiations failed to convince Moscow to keep rupees in its coffers, two Indian government officials and a source with direct knowledge of the matter said.

This would be a major setback for Indian importers of cheap oil and coal from Russia who were awaiting a permanent rupee payment mechanism to help lower currency conversion costs.

With a high trade gap in favour of Russia, Moscow believes it will end up with an annual rupee surplus of over $40 billion if such a mechanism is worked out and feels rupee accumulation is 'not desirable', an Indian government official, who did not want to be named, told Reuters.

India's finance ministry, the central Reserve Bank of India and Russian authorities did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

The rupee is not fully convertible. India's share of global exports of goods also is just about 2% and these factors reduce the necessity for other countries to hold rupees.

One would think that our highly educated finance minister would already have been aware of that ? 😃

Avatar 5 has been delayed from 2028 to 2031 marking a full 8 year delay before the film has even gone into production. Ayan Mukherjee could never 😆

Originally posted by: Ottocake

Tell me you have seen this drama.

https://twitter.com/greenappIejuice/status/1609965976639913984?t=ipnUTr8AxgG3PeQnqYIIvQ&s=19

news-Wrap Update 👍🏼

https://twitter.com/i/status/1668619343100542978

Originally posted by: return_to_hades

I think the US GDP projections are not factoring in the impact of Eras and Rennaisance. I genuinely think the economists and financial experts did not know how to factor in live entertainment. Eras alone is expected to generate 4.6 billion in a recession economy.

I mean no offense to Bey but the Eras tour has morphed into a different level of traveling circus altogether. Why are cities and streets being renamed for a tour is beyond me 😆

Has the much expected Cyclone Biparjoy picked Gujarat to visit first ? 😲

https://twitter.com/i/status/1668603648597737473

https://twitter.com/sginindia/status/1667365296267743232?s=46&t=vscT2vQf5gIsAF8w4Csgcg

Originally posted by: Satrangi_Curls

Ma'am, please look up The Trevor Project and read on suicide amongs LGBTQIA+ youth.

When you have information on your fingertips, better educate yourself.

Nobody performs gender affirmation surgery on minors. That's not a thing.

It's probably pointless to debate this but hijacking this still to add that it is incredibly difficult to get approved for Gender reassignment procedures for adults still, let alone minor. You can not just walk into a store and order a gender change. Most physicians don't even prescribe HRT and you need to jump a lot of hoops before you can be approved.

Individual cases who regret their procedures can not dictate the policy for the majority. No laws are made based on singular cases. The current researched rate of individuals unhappy with gender reassignment procedures is less than 3%. (Cornell) For comparison, the rate of regret for Knee Replacement Surgery is between 6-30% (NCBI). Should we ban arthritis procedures now? ☢️

Also want to highlight that gender affirming procedures for minors are not only for trans children. They are also for cis children who might need it for different reasons such as gynecomastia (enlarged breasts in men). Blanket bans without any common sense and poorly worded laws lead to banning such procedures as well. Funnily enough, you know what is allowed in such bans. Teen breast implants for Cis Girls (Common Dreams).

Finally, saw some fiction on suicide rates. Again, suicide rates for trans people drop significantly following gender affirming treatments. Though, overall they remain high and anyone with a brain can tell that has a lot to do with the kind of prejudice they face, rather than the treatments itself. (Cureus)

Facts don't care for feelings and all that.

https://twitter.com/common000786/status/1668649107794317312?s=20

https://twitter.com/NarundarM/status/1668511791352258560?s=20