Author: New Delhi Post

The L&T chairman SN Subrahmanyan’s recent call for a 90-hour work week, echoing the earlier, equally dubious proposition of a 70-hour week by Narayana Murthy, throws into sharp relief the chasm between the aspirations of India’s corporate elite and realities of its labor laws. The Factories Act, a relic of a bygone era perhaps, clearly limits the work week to a mere 48 hours. One wonders if these titans of industry have even glanced at the legal code. An article, whose author and publication now escape me – forcefully argued that overwork is a killer, literally. It marshaled chilling statistics…

For the last one year, on almost every foreign visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the government has been pro active to project that poverty in India is at an all time low and PM Modi has lifted 25 crore people in India, above poverty line. This was based on a report of the Niti Ayog named ‘Multidimensional Poverty Index’. But actually, if the Agrarian Study researchers are to be believed, the on-ground findings are far from truth. So, was the Niti Ayog report fudged? On what basis the government claim was made?  Perhaps, this issue too will be buried…

Finally, the Chief Minister of violence-hit Manipur, Biren Singh, has apologized to the people of Manipur which was long due. But the reason of this apology by the CM particularly at this time of the year is beyond understanding. What had led to his sudden apology after so many months of the incidences. If there was another government in Manipur, would CM Biren Singh fall short of asking for resignation? Would a simple apology after so many months would have been enough? As he could not control the violence in his state, the centre was repeatedly defamed internationally, bringing a…

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Is Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar all set to receive the prestigious Bharat Ratna in early 2025? the political circles both in the national capital and Patna are abuzz with the news after Janta Dal United (JDU) put-up posters in Patna before the JDU convention in October this year. More recently, on December 25th, Union Minister Giriraj Singh also demanded Bharat Ratna for Nitish Kumar.  Singh’s remarks gain significance in light of the Bihar BJP leadership’s recent comments stipulating that the NDA would contest the upcoming State Assembly elections under the leadership of JD(U) chief and incumbent CM Nitish Kumar.…

Dr. Manmohan Singh is perhaps the only world leader, till date, who was an alumnus of both Oxford and Cambridge Universities. Before becoming the prime minister, Dr. Singh chaired almost all the top offices of the Indian government related to economy.  Chief Economic Advisor, Finance secretary, Deputy chairman of the Planning Commission, RBI Governor before being elevated to be the finance minister. Nothing of this sort ever happened in the history of India. “The highlight of his political career as the prime minister was the 1998 nuclear deal with America, which he stood by ended the era of sanctions placed…

Politics in Delhi is abuzz with activities related to two schemes announced by Aam Aadmi Party recently for women and elderly citizens in Delhi. AAP levelled serious allegations on BJP leader Pravesh Verma who allegedly distributed ‘cash’ money with a leaflet of BJP to women in his area as part of “Ladli Yojana” as claimed by AAP. There was a huge queue of women in from of his house Pravesh Verma after the news broke that cash is being distributed at Pravesh Verma’s house. The scheme has been named aptly by BJP challenging the AAP scheme on its face. Legally,…

The Winter session of the Indian Parliament ended on a note which nobody expected. Ruckus and mayhem all around with a few Criss- cross FIRs marked the end of the winter session. The lawmakers protesting in the Parliament vicinity against a statement of the Home Minister Amit Shah made inside the Parliament. The standoff is likely to continue for another few days until the matter dies its own death. But not that soon. The matter escalated further after allegations of ‘push n fall’ against leaders of the opposition. Dalit Historian, Author and journalist Dr Siddharth Ramu while elaborating the entire…

The Parliament of India, on Thursday, turned to be a ‘Free for All’ after a high voltage political drama unfolded after Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s statement in the Parliament. BJP and Congress held simultaneous protests, and targeted each other over Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s remarks on BR Ambedkar. A BJP MP sustained injuries during the protest, with the party claiming that it occurred when Rahul Gandhi pushed another MP into him. Rahul Gandhi denied the allegations, claiming instead that the BJP had pushed Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and blocked his own entry at the Parliament gate. The MPs from both camps…

New Delhi Post Exclusive Investigation Online Gambling and Betting is illegal in India, a well-known fact to the cricket frenzy people but in India, Offshore betting companies are openly playing with the lives of the people, duping the people of their hard earned money by roping in some of the most famous Bollywood film stars who are continuously promoting Cricket Betting companies for a few lakh rupees. In the first part of the investigation, New Delhi Post reveals several Bollywood actors blatantly violating the law of the country by promoting illegal betting sites. “Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Sunil Shetty, Tamannaah Bhatia, Urvashi…