Author: New Delhi Post

ABOUT THE BOOK Life is a battlefield. Each of us, like Arjuna on the field of Kurukshetra, faces moments of doubt, fear and overwhelming choice. At such crossroads, Krishna’s timeless wisdom in the Bhagavad Gita offers a path forward, guiding us from confusion to clarity, from anxiety to peace, and from limitation to liberation. In Life Is a Battlefield, Priya Arora distils the Gita’s most powerful verses into lessons for modern life. She reveals how adversity becomes a teacher, how inner reality shapes outer experience, and why selfless action and equanimity are essential for resilience. With clarity and compassion, Priya…

A Delhi court has overturned a gag order that restrained journalists from reporting on the Adani Group, calling it unconstitutional. The ruling is seen as a major victory for press freedom in India, with implications for corporate power and state intervention in media. The legal battle between Adani Enterprises Limited and senior journalist Paranjoy Guha Thakurta has once again placed media freedom under scrutiny in India. On September 6, the Rohini District Court in Delhi passed an ex parte gag order, restraining journalists and media platforms from publishing or retaining reports deemed defamatory against the Adani Group. Journalists Targeted in…

Viksit Bharat: India @2047 by Aditya Pittie is a timely and meticulously researched work that provides a compelling blueprint for India’s transformation into a developed nation and global economic powerhouse by its 100th year of independence, achieving a projected economy exceeding $30 trillion. The book stands as an unparalleled resource for policymakers, business leaders, academia, and citizens passionate about India’s future. EXCERPTS Development of North East India Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, North East India has seen significant development and transformation. The Modi government has prioritised the region’s holistic growth, addressing its historical challenges related to infrastructure, connectivity, economic…

Birgunj turned into a hub of cross-border business diplomacy on August 27 as the India-Nepal Economic Partnership Summit 2025 convened industry leaders, policymakers, and chambers of commerce from both sides of the border. Hosted by the PHDCCI India-Nepal Centre in association with the Consulate General of India, Birgunj, the NICCI Birgunj Chapter, and the NADA Automobile Association of Nepal, the summit aimed at accelerating bilateral economic cooperation for shared prosperity. From automobile associations to provincial policymakers, the gathering drew a diverse mix of voices. The Consul General of India, Birgunj, and the Vice Chairman of the Madhesh Province Policy and…

Aabhas Maldahiyar’s book meticulously crafted the saga of Babur—the visionary whose strategic genius and indomitable spirit reshaped history. Relive the battles of Khanwa and Chandiri, where his tactical brilliance and his warriors’ valour defined an era. Beyond the clash of swords, the book unveils Babur’s relentless campaigns to unite a fragmented land and lay the foundations of an enduring empire. His court, rich with poets, scholars and artists, reveals a ruler as devoted to culture as he was to conquest. Through vivid storytelling and Babur’s own reflective writings, readers glimpse the inner world of a leader who combined ambition with…

If you thought Alaska’s glaciers were cold, you should’ve seen the body language between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin during their frosty little polar pow-wow. Forget geopolitics—the real battle played out in posture, handshakes, and eyebrow acrobatics. The Handshake Showdown: WrestleMania at -10°C Trump approached with his signature power grip, palm thrust out like he was offering a ride on Trump Air (with “tremendous in-flight entertainment, everyone says so”). Putin, of course, countered with his own Siberian squeeze—short, sharp, and slightly smug, the kind usually reserved for if you’re about to buy a used tank. Observers swear they saw snowflakes evaporate…

A month after New Delhi Post first lifted the lid on Dream11’s murky financial underbelly, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has now, under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, said the country’s biggest fantasy gaming platform functioned like a digital wallet moving crores of rupees every day — without any authorisation under the Payment and Settlement Systems (PSS) Act, 2007. The admission is damning. In a written RTI response, RBI stated that Sporta Technologies Pvt Ltd, Dream11’s parent company, “is not authorised/approved as a Payment System Operator under the PSS Act, 2007.” Even more astonishing was the disclosure that…

New Delhi, 20 August: A month after New Delhi Post’s exposé on Dream11, the government has moved swiftly to rein in India’s booming but largely unregulated gaming sector. On Wednesday, the government passed the “Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025” — the toughest measure yet against real-money gaming while carving out space for e-sports and skill-based platforms. The Union cabinet approved the Bill on Tuesday. The legislation proposes a blanket ban on online real-money gaming — apps and platforms where users wager cash for returns. Offenders could face up to three years in jail and fines of ₹1…

Not schools. Not parents. Not even peers. It’s Reels, Shorts, and whatever comes after. Are we okay with that? When did the babysitter stop being the neighbour’s daughter and start being a server farm in California? Indian parents once worried about playground gossip, Bollywood songs, or cable television. Today, the real “playground” is virtual. It scrolls endlessly in 15-second bursts—platforms where algorithms decide what children see, who they imitate, and even what they dream of becoming. Childhood is no longer unfolding in parks or classrooms. Increasingly, it is being outsourced to machine-learning models built not for wisdom or values, but…

US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin held a high-profile summit on a military base in Alaska, their first face-to-face encounter since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The meeting, steeped in symbolism and spectacle, was billed as an attempt to explore pathways to peace, but ended without concrete agreements. Instead, it underscored the gulf between diplomatic theatre and substantive progress, leaving allies sceptical and Ukraine anxious about what the optics might mean for the ongoing war. Here are 10 Takeaways from the Trump-Putin meeting.