Author: New Delhi Post

In a surprising development, India has not been included in Forbes’ latest ranking of the world’s top 10 most powerful countries, igniting widespread discussion about the nation’s global standing and the metrics used to assess power. Given India’s global strength, its exclusion from this list is undoubtedly a topic of debate. India has one of the largest armies in the world, with an advanced missile program and nuclear capabilities. India has rapidly become the world’s fifth-largest economy and is projected to reach the third position in the coming years. India plays an active role on international platforms, has chaired the…

The Union Budget 2025-26, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, has brought major relief to India’s middle class with tax cuts, savings incentives, and increased spending on essential services. With a focus on boosting disposable income and improving the quality of life for average families, the budget is expected to reduce financial stress and encourage spending, saving, and investment. Here are the salient features of the Budget: Quoting Telugu poet and playwright Shri Gurajada Appa Rao’s famous saying, ‘A country is not just its soil; a country is its people.’ – the Finance Minister presented the Union Budget 2025-26 with…

The Maha Kumbh, often described as the largest religious gathering on Earth, is a spectacle of devotion, spirituality, and faith. In 2025, the government touted it as a grand success, highlighting the massive arrangements, security measures, and infrastructural developments. But beneath this well-crafted image, the ground reality painted a grim picture of negligence, mismanagement, and tragedy. The Maha Kumbh was not just a religious gathering—it was also a political stage. The ruling government, eager to use the event for political mileage, spent hundreds of crores on advertisements, PR campaigns, and branding. However, behind the glittering posters and well-orchestrated press briefings,…

The investigation into the attack on Saif Ali Khan appears to have encountered significant issues, leading to scrutiny over the effectiveness of the Mumbai Police’s handling of the case. There was a case where a man named Akash Kailash Kanaujia was wrongly detained as a suspect, resulting in severe personal repercussions including job loss and a broken marriage proposal. This incident highlights a potential error in identifying the real culprit initially. “There are even discrepancies on the versions given by the family members, the staff and the doctors at the hospital. Moreover, when the entire family was at home how…

A tragic stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj claimed at least 7 lives and left dozens injured as millions of devotees gathered for the sacred Mauni Amavasya snan (holy dip). Witnesses blame the incident on sudden crowd surges and movement restrictions caused by VIP convoys, leading to a deadly crush near the main bathing ghat. Authorities have launched an investigation into security lapses, while rescue teams continue to manage the aftermath. On January 29, 2025, during the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, a tragic stampede resulted in the deaths of several individuals, with many more injured.…

BJP has received a whopping 3,967.14 crores rupees as donations in the run up to General elections in 2024. The highlight is the increase of 87 percent in the donation amount as compared to last financial year. In 2022-23, the party received 2,120.06 crore rupees. Interestingly, on the other hand, the government has wrote off loans of several business houses worth 12 lakh crores in the last one decade since they are in power. If that was not all, 28 elite businessmen from India fled the country duping the banks with several lakh crores. “The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) indeed…

The Indian government has allowed banks to write off significant amounts of loans over the years. For the decade ending FY 2023-24, the total loan write-offs by commercial banks were Rs 12.3 lakh crore. Over the last five years, from FY 2019-20 to FY 2023-24, Indian banks have written off loan’s worth approximately Rs 9.90 trillion (or lakh crore). In the last six years up to FY 2021-22, banks wrote off loans amounting to Rs 11.17 lakh crore. Over nine financial years from 2014-15 to 2022-23, banks have written off bad loans worth Rs 14.56 lakh crore. These figures indicate…

Age is just a number of your passion drives; you can touch the sky. Modelling has been a serious business in India since independence. Millions of to be models wish to walk the ramp and head towards the tinsel town in search of better opportunities but only a few get success. For Arshuma khan it has not been a cake walk as well, still a child and a student of only class 7th, she has already carved a niche for herself in the modelling industry. At such a tender age Arshuma has won several awards and recognised for the immense…

In India, the issue of husbands committing suicide due to harassment by their wives has been highlighted by several incidents over the past year. According to various reports and posts on social media, there have been a number of cases where men have taken their lives due to what they described as harassment, often linked to dowry laws, marital disputes, and financial demands. There have been notable instances where men have left behind suicide notes or videos explicitly blaming their wives and in-laws for their decision to end their lives. For example, one case involved a 34-year-old deputy general manager…

Elated by Indian citizenship over three hundred Pakistani refugees are to cast their first vote in India. Many of whom have been in India from more than a decade now, it’s a dream come true for them. While for many, citizenship is a still a distant dream. They are still waiting for the government to look at them with ease of documentation. But whom will they vote for? Certainly, BJP will benefit as they have been behind their entire transition from Pakistan to India. At the resettlement colony of Delhi- Majnu Ka Tila, in make shift homes specially brought up…