Indian Politics

The Right to Disconnect Bill, is trying to give employees the right to not respond to employers’ calls, texts or emails after office hours. The idea is to help reduce work-related stress and strive for a better work-life balance. After being in the workplace for eight hours or more, it might be very stressful for a person to respond to office-related calls after work. But not everyone has the liberty to ignore a boss’ call because we are home and need to focus on family, right? This Bill will give you the right to ignore your boss (after work!). To help employees enjoy a better work-life balance and reduce stress, NCP MP Supriya Sule had recently introduced the Right to Disconnect Bill 2018, in the Lok Sabha. This Bill if passed in Lok Sabha, gives employees the right to not respond to calls or any kind of communications from the employers after office hours. The Bill which was introduced on December 28, requires the setting up of an Employee Welfare Authority, which will pu...

Let me explain Deep State of which I am more than convinced and so are many others I know of. It is not fitment of my imagination. I am not paranoid and neither am I dreaming of it in my sleep... The Deep State exists and we must know it. "Deep State" for sure will not advertise in newspapers or on tv channels. You have to discern it. Let me explain.  I talked of Judges+  Bureacrats+  Media owners+  Europe/ US/ Pak/ China being part of the deep state. Let me start with the judges. What do you think was the purpose of SC judges press conf ( org by a journalist) and then CJI  impeachment noises by left and Cong? Why? To desist them from taking up Babri Masjid land case. Sibbal as much had earlier requested the bench to postpone it until next yr elections. And then Raffael judgment pronounced only after the state assy elections were too much of a coincidence. Was it a coincidence that judgment on Sajjan Kumar delivered only after the electi...

8th November 2016 was the day last year when the entire country was seeing a very bold step by any of the Prime Minister till date. Yes you guessed it right!!! We are seeing the 1 st anniversary of iconic decision called Demonetization. A year has gone by since the decision on demonetization was made. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on November 8 2016 in an address to the nation that the Rs 500 and 1,000 notes would no longer be legal tender. Let’s look at some of the benefits. The Prime Minister's Office has provided some data to show the benefits of this decision which is probably one of the biggest since independence. 1. Highest ever black money unearthed India unearthed its highest ever black money which values of lakhs of crores. Above picture represents various areas from where the black money was brought back into the main stream economy 2. Unprecedented increase in tax compliance The number of new tax payers shot up 66....

When 5 crore rural women who used conventional fuels to cook, emitting smoke equivalent to 400 cigarettes, get free LPG connection, that is Acche Din  When the farmers across India struggle to get urea, because of diversion for years, now gets Neem coated urea without any issues, that is called Acche Din When 1000s of villages were untouched of electricity for years, starts getting electric power supply that is called Acche Din When a government invests crores to develop ports, railways, roads at a, enormously quick rate to connect entire India, that is called Acche din When even the kids in the nation bothers about keeping your country clean via Swach Bharath abhiyan that is called Ache Din When for the first time, housing for all is being implemented at the most fastest rate via AMRUT, PMAY, Smart city scheme that is called Ache Din  When for the first time, tourist spots are being cleaned up and developed by PRASAD, HRIDAY and Swadesh darshan scheme,...

If you had paid a bribe for availing of any government service in Andhra Pradesh in the recent days, just dial 1100 and report the matter. Chances are that the corrupt government servant who fleeced you may possibly come knocking on your door to return the amount. Andhra Pradesh government launched an integrated grievance redressal channel as part of its realtime governance initiative to build a “happy, healthy and sustainable society”. The channel is called ‘People First’. Under the initiative, citizens can dial 1100 to register complaints about government services and schemes, which will be escalated to the department concerned in realtime for redressal. Complaints posted on social media platforms and news reports in the mainstream media will also be integrated with People First. “Our focus in people-centric governance and elimination of corruption. Our goal is a happy, healthy and sustainable society. Corruption causes dissatisfaction among people. We have...

Corruption is an issue which is constantly holding our country's development back. Transperency International which is a organization recognised internationally ranks coutries based on corruption in the country. In the year 2016, India was ranked 79th out of 168 countries. Although from 2014, the courntry has improved in ranking index from 36 - 40, still we need to go a long way and make it towards 90-100. Current index of 40 terms India as mostly corrupt country. Constantly over a period of time we have witnessed cases of corruption by our politicians amounting to crores of rupees which should have been put into development of coutry and upliftment of poor and underpriviledged. Instead most of the money went towards the development of politicians, their family and political parties. Some got converted to foreign currencies and are lying with foreign banks. Swiss banks being the ideal choices for most of the politicians. Since the list is so big, I'm breaking it i...

It all started when a young girl named Gurmehar Kaur(center in the above picture) who is currently pursuing an undergraduate degree from Lady Shri Ram Collge for Women in south Delhi affiliated to Delhi University; started a protest against Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad's violence at Ramjas College and changed her profile picture in social media which stated "I am a student from Delhi University. I am not araid of ABVP. I am not alone. Every student of India is with me. #STUDENTAGAINSTABVP" . Soon after sharing the picture it went viral and received thousand of reactions, like and comments and spread widely among the students from other parts of the country who were seen changing the profiles with their respective universities in her support. On Feb 22, 2017 a scuffle broke out between two groups of so called students association Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), All India Students' Association (AISA) and Student's Federation of India (SFI)...

Seven Sisters State is what the North-East states of India is termed as. The region comprises of Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura, Nagaland and Sikkim. Entire region is bestowed with goodness of nature. World's largest tea plantation - Assam Wettest place in the world - Mawsynram, Meghalaya Living root bridge - Cheerapunji, Meghalaya Cleanest village in Asia - Mawlynnong, Meghalaya Entire North-East region is classified in Global 200 ecoregion Kaziranga National Park, a world heritage site Highest literary rate in India Having said all gracious qualities about the region why the region is not popular and underdeveloped? Demographics North-East region is widespread in total Area of 2,62,230 KM2 which is 8% of landmass in India and shares 4500 kM of international border. Total population in this region is 45,587,982 (4.5 crores approx) with population density of 170/km2. However most of border area is unprotected resulting illegal migrants from neighbouring...

India - a country, referred as one among the peaceful country in the world is going through real challenge and political instability for the past few months in many states. With series of unfortunate events and hunger to get the Supreme Power, the politicians at top and responsible positions are taking undue advantage and play with people's sentiments. It's always believed that government is formed by the people, supporting their desired candidates for the next five years but these days the joy just remains for few months after that there are series of news which disturbs the common man and adds to his frustrations to discover himself and think why did I chose these people to form the government when politicians are power hungry and disrespect the mass who supported them. In the past we have seen that many political leaders and their party have brought the state to a standstill. All this for what, Just to get satisfied with their ego ? What about the people who stood in qu...

On Feb 5 2017, AIADMK legislators elected their party General Secretary V.K.Sasikala (self proclaimed "Chinnamma") as leader of their legislature party paving the way for her to become Tamil Nadu's Chief Minister. After the death of their long time party and people's favorite leader and Tamil Nadu's late Chief Minister J.Jayalilitha profoundly called as AMMA by the people as truly she was like a mother to millions of Tamil people, the party leaders elevated Sasikala as General Secretary who had never held any party position till then. Reason behind this decision is only best known to them however it's often heard in media saying she had internalized all the traits of Amma. The latest party decision to further elevate Sasikala as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu comes as a surprise to many as it is believed that current Chief Minister O.PaneeerSelvalvam was handling his office fairly well with Jallikattu success to his major credits and there was no need to re...

With UP elections making a buzz this year, I have decided to follow it closely. This election would be worth watch watching, as already there has been enough sensational news around the corner. In this post I'm trying to give a Overview of the complete process where there will clash among the titans (you are smart enough to understand who I mean ☺☺☺) The 17th Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election will be held from February 11 to March 8, 2017 in 7 phases. List of Parties fielding their candidates: Distribution of Total Votes: Schedule: Dates of 7 Phase election is listed below. As announced by Election Commission of India, t he term of the present government will end on 27 May 2017.

For the past few days im in Mumbai and it feels so good hearing all the things going around here. Finally i feel there is a room for us to groom in this environment. Accessing information is getting simpler these days, moreover the government started thinking about the masses and are actually taking steps for their improvement. Some recent initiatives will prove my stand. Gtalk with the RTO officers Imagine having the RTO on your Google Talk list. From August 30, internet users could chat with RTOs with the help of GTalk instant messaging service every fourth Friday of a month. They could key in queries, complaints and feedback and get instant answers from senior RTO officials. The hour-long session will be held between 12 noon and 1 pm. A person need to do is log onto the RTO website—mahatranscom.in—for an interactive chat session with officers of RTOs from the city, they will answer questions and help solve people’s problems.’’ The scheme will eliminate the need for users to fix ap...

Unseasonal rains and the recent hike in petrol and diesel rates have affected the prices of vegetables and pulses as well. However, wholesale vegetable traders at the APMC market in Vashi say that the food prices are increasing unreasonably in the retail sector while there is only a marginal increase in wholesale rates. In the grains and pulses market, though, there is a remarkable increase in the wholesale rates of various types of dals, chillies, rice and wheat. The prices of onions may also increase in the next month-anda-half. “Delayed rains are leading to a shortage in the supply of onions and potatoes. The wholesale prices of onions may actually rise to Rs 20 per kg if the shortage continues. The government’s move to hike the fuel prices has also led to an increase in the prices of vegetables as the cost of transportation rises. Satyawan Waghmare, a trader in the vegetable market, said, “As the monsoon is not yet in full swing in some parts of Maharashtra, it will affect the s...

In our childhood days, when we were told about India’s ‘unity in diversity’ I’m sure we would never have understood the full extent of the meaning of the phrase but now, thanks to omnipotent ‘nepotism’ in Indian politics, our education system might incorporate yet another example of teaching our children about India’s ‘unity in diversity’. From Abdullhas in Kashmir to Karunanidhis in Tamil Nadu our politicians are one in perpetrating ‘nepotism’ and it’s not an exaggeration if we claim this gene of nepotism runs in every Indian’s blood, across the length and breadth of the country! Like many of the ill-wills afflicting this nation, the disease called nepotism too was effectively introduced in Indian politics by the Congress party in its obsession with the Nehru-Gandhi family. Apart from the three family trees so far mentioned in this article the dynasties spread across all "isms" and all regions of our political spectrum. From the Thackerays, the Pawars and the Deoras of Mahar...