The Arvind Kejriwal government in New Delhi has just guaranteed unemployment for many unskilled, semi-skilled and skilled workers by passing a tough minimum wage bill recently. As newspapers reported, President Ram Nath Kovind has given his assent to the Delhi government’s Bill to amend the Minimum Wages Act under which employers violating labour rules in […]
Category Archives: Commentary
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Apr
Apr
Many states of India are again experiencing situation like demonetization of 2016. ATMs all across India are running dry and we are seeing long lines outside banks. The finance minister Mr. Arun Jaitley said that this shortage of cash is because of unusual sudden spike in the demand for money. Newspapers are citing causes related […]
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Apr
Apr
Rape attacks on girls are very common in India. It is the history of this country as evidenced by the rape of Draupadi by his own brother in laws inside the royal court! Recently many such cases were reported in North India, especially in Uttar Pradesh (the recent Unnao rape case), Haryana, Punjab and Jammu […]
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Apr
Apr
The central board of secondary education (CBSE) in India is in a fix over the leak of mathematics and economics papers of standard X and XII respectively. After the leaks were revealed, students already gave their exams by the time the news of leak came out, CBSE and the HRD minister decided to retake these […]
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Jan
Jan
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his latest Davos World Economic Forum speech, which he delivered in Hindi and caused surprise and flurry in delegates who had to reach for their translation headsets quickly, defended globalization and attacked the increasing trend of protectionism around the world, especially in United States under President Donald Trump. Does […]