Author: New Delhi Post

The Bar Council of India (BCI) has withdrawn its decision to halt the advocate enrolment of NALSAR University of Law’s 2026 graduating batch, just hours after issuing the controversial direction. The action followed a campaign by a section of NALSAR students opposing the invitation of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant as the Chief Guest at the university’s convocation. BCI Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra, who is also a BJP Rajya Sabha MP, had initially directed State Bar Councils not to enrol any student graduating from NALSAR in 2026 as an advocate until further orders. The BCI had also sought details…

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sajid Mohamed is a practising lawyer and the founder of a law firm in India, with extensive experience of law as an instrument embedded in wider institutional and social frameworks. This perspective, attentive to how legal principles operate in the real world and affect real people, informs the analytical approach of this book. He examines the racial framework of the world order through its intellectual origins, colonial application, legal codification and contemporary persistence. He writes with the conviction that the view from a formerly colonised society can be more illuminating than the view from the centre. He…

A ‘Cobrapost’ investigation into government filings reveals DLF Limited and five group entities paid ₹52.45 crore to a farming LLP after cancelling plot purchase agreements. No sale deed was registered, no property was transferred, and the payments were reportedly booked as professional fees, raising questions that could warrant regulatory scrutiny A review of statutory filings, annual reports and records filed with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has raised serious questions over a series of transactions in which DLF Limited and five of its group entities paid ₹52.45 crore as “compensation” to a farming LLP (Limited Liability Partnership) promoted by…

Following India’s invitation to Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to attend the BRICS Summit in India, Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi has expressed confidence that bilateral relations would move forward constructively once Rahman visited India. “I am looking forward to everything positively; there is no bilateral issue that cannot be resolved through mutual understanding.” Indian high commissioner hold separate meetings with Bangladesh Foreign Affairs Minister Khalilur Rahman and State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam on Wednesday in Dhaka. Describing the meetings as highly positive, Trivedi said: “We had remarkably good meetings, which were a very positive…

With an estimated 40 million Indians living with chronic hepatitis B and another 6–12 million affected by hepatitis C, it continues to be one of the leading causes of chronic liver disease and liver cancer globally, yet millions remain unaware until the disease has progressed significantly. Beyond vaccines, antivirals and conventional treatment, homeopathy has been playing a big role in the cure and management of hepatitis and other chronic liver disorders. On World Hepatitis Day today, Dr Kushal Banerjee, senior consultant homeopath and director of clinical practice at Dr Kalyan Banerjee Clinic, said hepatitis often remains undetected for years because…

ABOUT THE BOOK Dancing with Joy is an inspiring memoir by Ananda Shankar Jayant, one of India’s most celebrated classical dancers, whose life unfolds at the intersection of art, intellect and public service. Her journey is one of discipline, grace, resilience and quiet courage. Central to this remarkable story is her encounter with cancer—met not as an ending, but as another rhythm to be understood, challenged and ultimately mastered. ‘Cancer is a mind game,’ she writes, ‘and dance—my core strength—taught me to ride both the crab and my mind.’ Rich with insight, wisdom and deeply personal reflections, Dancing with Joy…

In a major climbdown by the Modi government, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday tendered his resignation, bowing to the central demand of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) and student protesters. Students have been on the streets for the last several days at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar and elsewhere over irregularities in the NEET-UG 2026 examination. CJP spokespersons described the resignation as a “first and necessary step” but stopped short of calling off the agitation. In statements issued shortly after Pradhan’s post on X, party representatives said the demand for the minister’s exit had been met. Yet, other items on…

ABOUT THE BOOK At eighteen, Ravi leaves his small town in Bihar for Delhi University, convinced that education will change his life. Instead, he finds himself living in a large room above a foul-smelling gutter in Khajoori Khas, a migrant-dominated neighbourhood in North-East Delhi, where the mysterious sound of anklets echoes through the night. As Ravi grapples with poverty, insecurity, ambition and the weight of family expectations, three women leave an indelible imprint on his life: Alka, the unattainable dream; Priya, whose quiet affection transforms him; and Kasturi, the enigmatic woman across the street. When Kasturi is found dead, Ravi…

Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay’s reply to the Motion of Thanks on the Governor’s Address during the first session of the 17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on June 22 was much more than a customary response to the Governor’s speech. It was a carefully structured political statement that sought to define his Government’s priorities, articulate his ideological position and, more significantly, project his politics beyond the boundaries of Tamil Nadu. In his 40-minute address, it becomes evident that, for Vijay, Tamil Nadu is not merely the State he governs but the political platform from which he intends to build a…

About the book Rajesh Talwar’s book “The Incredible Indians” is an engaging children’s play. Eleven of India’s most iconic personalities are brought vividly to life through the eyes of The Creative Five, a group of schoolchildren working on a class project. Rather than simply recounting facts, the children dramatise the struggles, setbacks and triumphs that shaped these remarkable individuals at different stages of their lives. Readers will witness Dr B R Ambedkar confronting discrimination in his childhood, M S Dhoni overcoming obstacles in his youth, and Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw and Prime Minister Indira Gandhi grappling with the challenges of…