Lenskart Controversy Shows How Woke HR Policies Are Damaging Corporate India

By BPN News Desk April 17, 2026

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The controversy surrounding Lenskart and its founder Peyush Bansal did not begin with a press conference or a policy announcement. It began with a document. A grooming and dress code guideline, allegedly part of the company’s internal framework, surfaced online and spread rapidly across social

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Corporate Jihad Debate: Do Indian Companies Need a Uniform Civil Code at Work?

By BPN News Desk April 17, 2026

The Nashik TCS case did not remain confined to one office for long. Within hours of the story breaking, social media began filling up with similar accounts from employees across Hyderabad, Pune, Mumbai and Thane. Different companies, different teams, but eerily similar allegations. Hiring bias, promotion patterns, religious practices inside offices, festival-based

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TCS Nashik Case: Why India Needs Mandatory External Audits Of POSH Committees

By BPN News Desk April 13, 2026

The horrors alleged in the TCS Nashik BPO case are not those of a stray office misconduct complaint but of a workplace scandal that, if the FIRs and reported victim accounts hold up in full, points to sustained sexual harassment, coercive behaviour, abuse of hierarchy, religious humiliation, and an institutional failure that let it fester. […]

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Silence Is Not Neutral: Why Tata Consultancy Services Must Publicly Address the Nashik BPO Allegations

By BPN News Desk April 13, 2026

The Nashik BPO case has triggered serious public concern, not just because of the nature of the allegations, but because of what has followed since. Or rather, what has not. As reports circulate and discussions intensify, there is a noticeable absence of a clear, direct response from Tata Consultancy Services. For a company of its […]