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Today is the birth anniversary of freedom fighter Bina Das (24th Aug 1911). Her father, Beni Madhab Das, was one of the mentors of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. Bina Das was a member of Chhatri Sangha, an organisation for women in Kolkata. She attempted to assassinate the Bengal Governor Stanley Jackson, in the Convocation Hall of the University of Calcutta. She fired five shots but none hit him. Her confession statement started with "My object was to die, and if to die, to die nobly fighting against this despotic system of Government, which has kept my country in perpetual subjection to its infinite shame and endless suffering..." For her part in freedom struggle, she was jailed for 7 years at the age of 21 and again for 3 years in 1942. It's very sad that when she died,Her dead body was recovered from the roadside on 26 December 1986 in a partially decomposed state. Sad that after independence, she was largely ignored.

Good analysis in @businessline on how India’s space story is moving beyond ISRO and rocket launches. India is building a thriving private space ecosystem spanning launch vehicles, satellites, propulsion, Earth observation, communications, ground stations, space-domain awareness +data/applications built on top of them. The emerging ecosystem already spans firms such as Skyroot, Agnikul, Dhruva Space, Bellatrix, Pixxel, GalaxEye, PierSight, SatSure and Digantara, each operating at different points in this value chain. The global commercial satellite industry generated about $303 billion in 2025 broadly distributed as -54.5% (Ground equipment) -34.7% (Satellite services) -6.7% (Satellite manufacturing) -4.1% ( Launch services) Considering launching rockets is only a tiny slice of the commercial space economy, India’s real ambition should therefore be to build not just a launch industry, but a full-stack commercial space economy

On behalf of the people of Andhra Pradesh, I thank Hon'ble Prime Minister @narendramodi Ji and Hon’ble Union Minister @nitin_gadkari Ji for approving the 1,107 km Kharagpur–Amaravati Corridor! With 457 km passing through AP, this landmark project will connect our state directly to Eastern India, reduce logistics costs for our farmers & industry, accelerate Amaravati’s rise as a premier economic hub, and create new opportunities for industry, agriculture, trade & employment. #AmaravatiUnstoppable #AndhraPradesh

At a crèche in Koraput district run by an NGO. Early childhood care, nutrition, stimulation & a safe environment are necessary for children to thrive, not just survive. Stunting & poor brain growth are irreversible after 5 yrs. The Palna scheme of @MinistryWCD needs to be scaled.

మద్రాసు ప్రెసిడెన్సీ ప్రధానమంత్రి, ఉమ్మడి ఆంధ్ర ప్రదేశ్ రాష్ట్ర తొలి ముఖ్యమంత్రి, స్వాతంత్ర్య సమరయోధులు "ఆంధ్రకేసరి" టంగుటూరి ప్రకాశం పంతులు గారి జయంతి నివాళులు. #TanguturiPrakasamPantulu

🚀 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗔𝗚 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝘇𝘂𝗿𝗲 – 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀 Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) isn’t magic. It’s a well-designed pipeline — and Azure gives you all the building blocks. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝘀 𝗥𝗔𝗚 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝟰 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 👇 🔹 Indexing • Parse documents (PDFs, docs, etc.) • Chunk text for better recall • Generate embeddings using Azure embedding models • Store them in a vector database 🔹 Retrieval (R) • User query → encoded into embeddings • Semantic search over the vector store • Fetch the most relevant chunks 🔹 Augmentation (A) • Combine retrieved chunks • Build context-aware prompts • Ground the query with trusted data 🔹 Generation (G) • Send prompt + context to the LLM • Generate accurate, hallucination-reduced responses 💡 Key takeaway: RAG is not about “asking the LLM harder questions” it’s about feeding the LLM the right context at the right time. If you’re building enterprise-grade GenAI on Azure, mastering this flow is non-negotiable. 🔖 Save this for reference 💬 Drop a comment if you want a deep dive on any stage 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝗻 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟭 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗮 𝗱𝗮𝘆. 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗜 𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹-𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 👉 𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘂𝗽 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 now → avsl.beehiiv.com Follow @AiswaryaVenkit1 for more such insights!!

*'స్వాతంత్ర్య సమరయోధులు, ఆంధ్రరాష్ట్ర మొదటి ముఖ్యమంత్రి, 'ఆంధ్రకేసరి' శ్రీ టంగుటూరి ప్రకాశం పంతులు గారి జయంతి సందర్భంగా ఆ మహానీయునికి ఘన నివాళులు.💐* #TanguturiPrakasamPantulu #AndhraKesari #LavuSriKrishnaDevarayalu #NarasaraopetMP

AI skills are becoming essential across almost every role. And you don’t need an expensive program to start building them. Here are 5 free AI learning options that can help you strengthen your fundamentals and earn a certificate along the way: → AI Fluency: Framework & Foundations by Anthropic Learn how to work with AI effectively and understand the core ideas behind AI fluency. → Career Essentials in Generative AI by Microsoft & LinkedIn Build practical knowledge around generative AI, responsible AI, and its workplace applications. → Intro to Machine Learning by Kaggle Get hands-on with machine learning concepts using practical exercises and real datasets. → Artificial Intelligence Fundamentals by IBM SkillsBuild Understand essential AI concepts, terminology, applications, and foundations. → Elements of AI by the University of Helsinki A beginner-friendly introduction to AI, machine learning, neural networks, and real-world use cases. Certificates alone won’t build expertise, but structured courses like these can give you a strong starting point and a clear direction for what to learn next. Which one would you start with first?

స్వాతంత్య్ర సమరయోధులు, ఆంధ్ర రాష్ట్ర తొలి ముఖ్యమంత్రి, ‘ఆంధ్రకేసరి’ శ్రీ టంగుటూరి ప్రకాశం పంతులు గారి జయంతి సందర్భంగా వారికి నా ఘన నివాళులు. తెలుగువారి ఆత్మగౌరవానికి, సాహసానికి, పౌరుషానికి ప్రతీకగా నిలిచిన శ్రీ టంగుటూరి ప్రకాశం పంతులు గారి స్ఫూర్తి చిరస్మరణీయం.

One of the suggestions I have for our Honourable Chief Minister Joseph Vijay is to consider Singapore like laws on drug dealing and high level corruption. Singapore awards the death penalty for drug dealing and for high level corruption. They do enforce these laws. In the Indian context, at the Ministerial level and at the all India services level (IAS, IPS etc) we must: 1. Drastically raise the pay. 2. Any future corruption should attract the death penalty. Raising the pay is equally important and we should declare an amnesty for past sins so we do not endlessly debate the past. The courts should enfoce it, after proper review and due process but due process can not mean 30 year delay. Sigapore courts are very efficient and we can learn from them. I have been an ardent fan of Lee Kuan Yew my entire adult life and I have read every one of his speeches! We must study his approach.

పెదకాకాని శివాలయంలో అమ్మవారి ఆభరణం మాయంపై సమగ్ర దర్యాప్తు.. @police_guntur #TempleJewelryTheft #PoliceInvestigation #TempleJewellery #Pedakakani

🚀 Microsoft 𝗔𝘇𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗭𝗼𝗻𝗲 + 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗲 (𝗜𝗮𝗖) = 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 & 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 Many organizations move to Azure… But only a few build it the right way from Day 1. An Azure Landing Zone provides a pre-configured, enterprise-ready cloud foundation aligned with Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF). When combined with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), it transforms cloud setup from manual & error-prone → to automated, consistent & scalable. 🔹 What it covers: ✅ Identity & Access Management (Microsoft Entra ID, RBAC) ✅ Networking (Hub-Spoke, VNets, ExpressRoute) ✅ Governance & Policies ✅ Security Baselines ✅ Monitoring & Management ✅ Structured Management Groups 🔹 Why IaC matters? Without IaC → Manual setup, slow provisioning, difficult scaling With IaC → Automated deployment, Git-based versioning, CI/CD integration, repeatable environments 🔹 Real-world impact: ✔ Faster onboarding ✔ Strong governance ✔ Secure Dev/Test/Prod environments ✔ Cost optimization ✔ Enterprise-grade standardization 💡 Tools commonly used: Terraform, Azure Bicep, ARM templates. Cloud success isn’t just about migration — it’s about building a well-architected, secure, and scalable foundation. Are you implementing Landing Zones with IaC in your organization? 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝗻 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟭 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗮 𝗱𝗮𝘆. 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗜 𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹-𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 👉 𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘂𝗽 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 now → avsl.beehiiv.com Follow @AiswaryaVenkit1 for more such insights!!

🚀 Microsoft Fabric — Explained Simply Most companies don’t have a data problem. They have a “too many tools” problem. That’s where Microsoft Fabric changes the game 👇 👉 Imagine having: • Data pipelines * Storage * Analytics * Dashboards * AI All in one single platform That’s exactly what Microsoft Fabric delivers. 💡 What makes it powerful? ✅ One unified data lake (OneLake) ✅ Built-in ETL + Data Engineering ✅ Real-time + batch analytics ✅ AI integrated with Copilot ✅ Seamless with Azure + Microsoft 365 No silos. No tool switching. No complexity. ⚡ Before vs After ❌ Multiple tools (Data Factory + Synapse + Power BI) ❌ Data duplication ❌ Complex architecture ✅ One platform ✅ Faster insights ✅ Lower cost ✅ Easier collaboration 🧠 Think of it like this: Microsoft Fabric = Operating System for Data Just like Windows manages apps, Fabric manages your entire data ecosystem. 📊 Use cases: * Business dashboards & reporting * AI/ML model building * Real-time analytics (IoT, logs) * Data warehousing & lakehouse 🔥 If you're working with data in 2026, this is not optional — it's foundational. Would you replace your current stack with Fabric? 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝗻 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟭 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗮 𝗱𝗮𝘆. 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗜 𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹-𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 👉 𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘂𝗽 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 now → avsl.beehiiv.com Follow @AiswaryaVenkit1 for more such insights!!

Most teams rush to build AI agents before asking the most important question: ❓ Should you even build one? Microsoft's Cloud Adoption Framework has a decision tree that cuts through the noise. Here's what it actually says: 🔷 Step 1 — Business Plan Check If your task is structured or predictable → skip agents entirely. Use GitHub, Microsoft Fabric, or ML models instead. If it's static knowledge retrieval → build a RAG app, not an agent. 🔷 Step 2 — SaaS Before Custom Before writing a single line of custom agent code, ask: does M365 Copilot, GitHub Copilot, Azure Copilot, or Dynamics 365 already solve this? If yes → use it. If no → now you can build. 🔷 Step 3 — Architecture Decision Single agent or multi-agent? Only go multi-agent if you're crossing security/compliance boundaries, involving multiple teams, or planning for serious scale. Otherwise? Test a single agent first. If it passes → ship it. If it fails → then escalate to multi-agent. The framework's core philosophy: 👉 Don't build what already exists. 👉 Don't over-engineer what can stay simple. 👉 Let the use case — not the hype — drive the architecture. This is the kind of structured thinking that separates mature AI adoption from "we just used agents because everyone else is." 💬 Where does your team usually get stuck in this decision process? 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝗻 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟭 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗮 𝗱𝗮𝘆. 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗜 𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹-𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 👉 𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘂𝗽 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 now → avsl.beehiiv.com Follow @AiswaryaVenkit1 for more such insights!!

Thank you for the vadas, idlis and filter coffee. Thank you for the birds, beaches and mangroves; the turtles that return to our shores; the glorious tree-lined streets; the Marina breeze; the December Kutcheri, magnificent old buildings, jasmine flowers and Madras checks. Thank you for the 4 a.m. coffee shops serving piping-hot idlis, and inspiring hardworking women with flowers in their hair, selling fish, flowers and vegetables, running businesses, leading institutions, & literally getting everything done What a vibe ❤️ Happy Madras Day ! #MadrasDay #HappyMadrasDay2026

అటు సినీరంగంలో.. ఇటు ప్రజా జీవితంలో, సామాజిక సేవా రంగంలో ఎందరికో మార్గదర్శకంగా నిలిచిన ప్రముఖ సినీ నటులు, ‘పద్మవిభూషణ్’ మెగాస్టార్ చిరంజీవి (@KChiruTweets ) గారికి జన్మదిన శుభాకాంక్షలు. మీరు నిండు నూరేళ్లూ ఆయురారోగ్యాలతో, సంతోషంగా ఉండాలని, సమాజానికి మరిన్ని సేవలందించాలని మనసారా కోరుకుంటున్నాను. #MegastarChiranjeevi

AI gateways are becoming a critical control layer. As enterprises connect more models, users, applications, and agents, direct access to AI services quickly becomes difficult to secure, scale, and govern. Azure API Management can provide that control through 10 practical gateway patterns: → 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗜 𝗘𝗻𝗱𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁: expose multiple AI services behind one consistent interface. → 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: secure access with Entra ID, OAuth 2.0, and scoped policies. → 𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝗤𝘂𝗼𝘁𝗮𝘀: control usage and protect services from overload. → 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: detect harmful inputs, PII, and jailbreak attempts. → 𝗥𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁/𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: reshape traffic for model and client requirements. → 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝗥𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: choose models dynamically by cost, latency, region, or capability. → 𝗖𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴: reuse frequent responses to lower latency and cost. → 𝗖𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴: monitor usage, errors, latency, and token consumption. → 𝗙𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 & 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆: route to backup models when primary services fail. → 𝗠𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶-𝗧𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗜𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: enforce dedicated policies and quotas per tenant. The gateway is not just a routing layer. It becomes the policy, security, observability, and resilience layer around enterprise AI. Which of these patterns is most important in your AI architecture today? 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝗻 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟭 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗮 𝗱𝗮𝘆. 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗜 𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹-𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 👉 𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘂𝗽 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 now → avsl.beehiiv.com Follow @AiswaryaVenkit1 for more such insights!!

Chennai is not just a word, it is an emotion! ❤️ It’s the sound of waves at Marina. The aroma of filter coffee. The taste of our favourite food. The warmth of our people. The memories we’ve made. The city we proudly call Namma Madras. And this Madras Day, let’s add one more thing to that list: our health. Because a city this special deserves a healthier and happier you. Let’s celebrate Madras by making healthier choices every day. Happy Madras Day! 💙🧡