Bhagwat: No Hindu Can Want Muslims Out of India

By BPN News Desk August 30, 2026

International

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has said that any Hindu who believes Muslims should have no place in India cannot truly be considered Hindu, using an address in New York to emphasise religious coexistence, human dignity and the idea of unity amid diversity. Mohan Bhagwat Says Muslims Are Part of India

Business Finance

HDFC Bank CEO Sashidhar Jagdishan to Step Down

By BPN News Desk August 30, 2026

HDFC Bank Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Sashidhar Jagdishan will step down when his current term ends on October 26, 2026, after deciding not to seek reappointment. The move begins a major leadership transition at India’s largest private-sector lender. Sashidhar Jagdishan to Leave HDFC Bank in October Jagdishan had been widely expected to seek […]

National Politics

Nitin Nabin Reprimands MPs Over Sajjan Kumar Visit

By BPN News Desk August 30, 2026

BJP national president Nitin Nabin has reprimanded three Delhi MPs after they visited the family of former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar to offer condolences following his death. Kumar was serving two concurrent life sentences in cases connected to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Nitin Nabin Pulls Up Three Delhi BJP MPs The three MPs — Kamaljeet […]

International

Nepal Praises Modi, India for Flood Assistance

By BPN News Desk August 30, 2026

Nepal has praised India’s response to the devastating flash floods that have killed hundreds of people across the Himalayan nation, with Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle describing Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Indian government as “exceptionally generous” in providing emergency assistance. Nepal Praises India’s Flood Relief Assistance Wagle said India had responded

International

Nirmala Sitharaman Urges Global Firms to Manufacture in India

By BPN News Desk August 29, 2026

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has invited global investors to establish manufacturing bases, technology centres and innovation hubs in India, urging international companies to view the country not merely as a large consumer market but as a platform for building products and capabilities for global markets. Sitharaman Invites Global Firms to Manufacture in India

Defence National

Pakistani Drone Spotted Near J&K LoC, Alert Raised

By BPN News Desk August 29, 2026

Security forces along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir have been placed on high alert after a suspected Pakistani drone was detected over the Behrooti area on Friday evening. Troops tracked the unmanned aerial vehicle before it moved back towards Pakistan, prompting intensified surveillance and search operations. Pakistani Drone Spotted Near Line of […]

International

9/11 Accused Mastermind Trial Set for June 2028

By BPN News Desk August 29, 2026

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States, and three co-defendants are scheduled to go on trial before a US military tribunal in June 2028, more than two decades after the prosecution began. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Trial Set for June 2028 US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Michael […]

International

US Clarifies NASA, Senate Targeted, Not Breached

By BPN News Desk August 29, 2026

US authorities have clarified that a China-linked state-sponsored hacking group targeted several major federal agencies, including NASA and the US Senate, but did not successfully breach all of them. The correction follows an earlier government statement that inaccurately described every targeted agency as a victim of successful intrusion. NASA and US Senate Targeted but

National Politics

Rahul Gandhi Seeks FIR Over Kharge ‘Purification’

By BPN News Desk August 29, 2026

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has demanded an FIR and arrests over a “shuddhikaran” or purification ritual conducted at a public ground in Uttarakhand after Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge addressed a rally there, alleging that the episode amounted to caste-based discrimination and untouchability. Rahul Gandhi Demands FIR Over Kharge Venue Ritual Addressing a press

International

Nepal Flood Toll Hits 626, Nearly 2,000 Missing

By BPN News Desk August 29, 2026

The death toll from Nepal’s devastating flash floods has risen to 626, with nearly 2,000 people still reported missing as search and rescue operations entered their fourth day on Saturday. Authorities said bodies have now been recovered from eight districts across central Nepal. Nepal Flood Death Toll Reaches 626 The National Disaster Risk Reduction and […]