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Should the Indian Government Regulate Gambling in the Country?

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Indian Government Regulate Gambling

All over the world, gambling remains to be one of the most popular pastimes across various cultures and regions. This is especially true in a country like India wherein activities like horse race betting or slots games are rampant. It’s considered by most of the population to be a perfectly legitimate form of casual recreation. Aside from that, India is also considered one of the most technologically competent and advanced nations playamo partners is the leading gambling online platform in the world. This is important to note because the online gambling industry has been experiencing substantial growth, especially over the past few years.

However, currently, gambling is technically not allowed in India. The Public Gambling Act of 1867 is a central law that disallows the practice of gambling in the country. However, it’s important to note that this piece of legislation was enacted back in 1867 and many of its detractors will argue that it’s rather outdated. In fact, the language in the law is so vague that it technically only doesn’t allow for gambling when it comes to games of chance. Therefore, games that require a certain level of skill don’t technically qualify for the prohibition. This is how many individual states in India have circumvented Federal law and have allowed the operation of state-legal gambling houses and establishments.

Currently, despite all the legal restrictions, the Indian gambling market is thriving and is one of the biggest in the world. Technically, if the law is to be taken at its word, then gambling in all shapes and forms as we know it today should be illegal. However, many citizens in India still manage to engage in gambling on a daily basis. To this day, no private citizen in India has ever been charged for violating gambling laws in terms of participating in gambling activities. This is why there is a substantial call for the Indian government to not just legalize gambling but also regulate it. Currently, all of the money that circulates within the gambling market in India can’t be accounted for by the Indian government due to its illegality. According to a 2010 KPMG report, it’s estimated that the gambling market in India is worth around US$60 billion. With that kind of cash floating around the black market, it’s becoming more and more compelling for the Indian government to start taxing the flow of this money.

Aside from that, there’s an argument to be made for the employment opportunities that the gambling industry would be able to generate for Indian citizens. It doesn’t just have to do with dealers or floor managers who directly deal with customers. Gambling houses and casinos could also create jobs for custodians, security personnel, culinary personnel, and hospitality employees. Naturally, this would boost the middle class and the greater economy of India as well. This is a very compelling argument when you take into consideration the fact that millions of people in India are unemployed. Unfortunately, unemployment still remains to be one of the most pressing issues in India today.

With regards to the path forward, the first and most immediate step that the Indian government could take is to amend the constitution so as to recognize gambling as a legal activity from the perspective of the state. The constitutional amendment is necessary so that any legislation made by parliament will not be deemed unconstitutional or ambiguous. Next, the government should look to establish regulatory bodies that will directly oversee and manage the operations of gambling institutions within the country. Of course, whatever follows should also be subject to budgetary allocations that are provided by the government for the purposes of improving this economic sector.

Ultimately, given that some states in India already have legalized gambling structures, it’s not too hard to see how the rest of the states could follow. It’s really just a matter of fixing constitutional amendments so as to accommodate more progressive gambling legislation in the future. At the end of the day, there are many reasons why it’s a good idea for India to actually regulate its gambling activities.

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Coding Ninjas faces social media criticism over prohibiting staff from leaving office without permission

According to the Indian labor law, the rights to safe working place with basic amenities, right to appropriate working hours, right to any assured incentive are protected under the law. There are many instances when companies have violated the Indian Labour Law

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Coding Ninja

Computer training institute Coding Ninjas is facing a backlash after a video went viral in which a watchman can be seen locking doors of an office of Coding Ninjas so that employees could not exit without permission from the office.

Ed-tech entrepreneur Ravi Handa shared a video on Twitter saying Indian ed-tech founders are now literally locking their employees. He said that this company should to get out of this country. Nowhere else would anyone dare to pull off something like, they do in India.

Responding to the person, recording the video, the watchman informed that one of the managers has ordered to not let employees out of the office without permission. After the video went viral, several people on the internet reacted to it and demanded the strict action. People said such behaviour raises many serious concerns.

A Coding Ninjas spokesperson issued a statement, clarifying that the incident that occurred two days ago and was due to a regrettable action by an employee in one of their offices.  He added the same was immediately rectified within a few minutes. The employee acknowledged his mistake and apologized for such behaviour. Disciplinary action has been taken against the concerned employee as the company believes in their values and culture as an organization. As the incident caught everyone’s attention, the founders of the Coding Ninjas also expressed their regret and issued an apology to all their employees.

According to Indian labour law, the rights to safe working place with basic amenities, right to appropriate working hours, right to any assured incentive are protected under the law. There are many instances when companies have violated the Indian labour law. The authorities have to be more active in terms of labour law to check if they are being followed properly by companies.   

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Tollbooth staffer dies after being assaulted by four persons on Mysuru-Bengaluru expressway | Watch viral video

The deceased has been identified as Pawan Kumar, a resident of Karikal Tandya in Bengaluru

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Tollbooth staffer dies after being assaulted by four persons on Mysuru-Bengaluru expressway | Watch viral video

In a shocking incident, an employee of the Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway toll plaza was beaten to death in Karnataka’s Ramanagar district. A video of the incident is now viral on the Internet.

In the viral video, some people on a highway can be seen hitting a man, reportedly for a fight over paying the toll fee.

The deceased has been identified as Pawan Kumar, a resident of Karikal Tandya in Bengaluru Taluk. His colleague Manjunath was also injured in the attack.

The incident took place on June 4, Sunday night, when an argument broke out between the toll staff and a group of men over paying the toll fee. The accused allegedly had a heated argument with the staff over the delay, which lead to a fistfight.

The passers-by stopped and pacified. It seemed that the fight was over for the time being but the angry accused reportedly waited for Kumar, the victim.

At midnight, as Kumar stepped out of the plaza, the four people attacked him and Manjunath with hockey sticks. The whole incident was captured on CCTV. Both were taken to the hospital where Pawan Kumar died because of the injuries. The accused fled the scene after the incident.

The Police have registered a case of murder and an investigation is ongoing to catch the accused at the earliest. According to the police, the accused have been identified based on the CCTV camera footage of the incident and is said to be from Bengaluru.

Users filled the comments section, where one person wrote, the accused should join school again and learn the importance of peace. Another user wrote that toll plaza employees should be taught how to behave as they misbehave with the commuters. He added the situation was good when the female employees were deployed in the tollbooth.

A user wrote it was a total failure of the law and order implementation by the local police.

Reports said local commuters have been protesting against the toll collection in the expressway as similar incidents of heated arguments with the toll employees have been reported in the past.

The Mysuru-Bengaluru expressway was inaugurated on March 12 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The local commuters have complained, whenever they travel by the Bengaluru-Mysuru expressway, there is a delay in opening the barrier despite a fast tag. The toll plaza employees said there had been a technical issue as there is a delay in the detection of vehicles near the toll plaza by the sensors.     

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Bride gets kidnapped by her brother over inter-caste marriage in Bihar’s Araria, video viral

After the incident Police reached the parent’s house and rescued her from them. The incidence took place in Shyamnagar village in Araria on June 3 which is going viral on social media. The woman is identified as Rupa Kumari who was in love with her boyfriend Chotu Kumar for a long time.

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Bihar araria's bride kidnap

A video is doing a rounds on internet, a young girl is forcefully abducted by the two men happened to be her relatives. The distressing incident can be seen in the video, it is being claimed that the girl choose to marry someone from another caste. The young girl tied the knot with her lover a few days ago against the family decision since the groom had a different caste.

After the incident Police reached the parent’s house and rescued her from them. The incidence took place in Shyamnagar village in Araria on June 3 which is going viral on social media. The woman is identified as Rupa Kumari who was in love with her boyfriend Chotu Kumar for a long time. As her family members were against their marriage, they planned to escape on May 28 and went to adjoining Supaul district where they got married in a temple and also held a court marriage.

The family member of Chotu Kumar reached Supaul when they learned about their marriage and brought them back home. As the family member of the girl was against this marriage, a panchayat meeting was organized to resolve the issue.

The father of Chotu Surensh Kumar Thakur claimed that the family member of the girl attacked him while the panchayat meeting was underway. He said they were also looking for his son Chotu, doubting their intention he did not bring his son to the panchayat meeting. Taking the advantage of it, the girl’s brother dragged her to the bike and fled away from the spot.

SDPO, Forbesganj, Khusru Siraj said when the incident came to their notice, a team immediately rushed at the spot and managed to bring the girl from the captivity of her parents. The family members of the girl were involved in physical assault of Chotu’s father. The Police have registered an FIR in this connection on the statement of the girl and Chotu’s father.

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