India Tests Emergency Alert System

By BPN News Desk May 3, 2026

National

Millions of mobile users across India received a test emergency alert on Saturday as the Centre activated its indigenous Cell Broadcast emergency alert system. The message was marked as an “Extremely Severe Alert” but clarified that it was only a test and no action was required. India Emergency

South India State News

India’s First Ethanol-To-Jet Fuel Plant Launched

By BPN News Desk May 2, 2026

India’s first ethanol-to-jet fuel plant has been launched in Andhra Pradesh, marking a major step in the country’s push for sustainable aviation fuel and cleaner transport energy. The project is expected to support India’s long-term aviation decarbonisation goals. Ethanol-To-Jet Fuel Plant In Andhra Pradesh The plant will be developed near Visakhapatnam as part of NTPC

East India State News

Mamata Banerjee Rejects Bengal Exit Polls

By BPN News Desk May 2, 2026

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has dismissed exit poll projections for the Assembly election, calling them a “market manipulation attempt” and claiming that the Trinamool Congress will return to power with more than 200 seats. Mamata Banerjee Rejects Exit Polls Banerjee rejected the credibility of exit polls and said they did not reflect the […]

Op-Eds Opinion

A 4-Year-Old Is Dead in Narsapur: How Long Before Law And Order Starts Working in Maharashtra?

By BPN News Desk May 2, 2026

A four-year-old child is dead in Narsapur. A child who should have been running around her home, laughing, crying over toys, asking for food, troubling her parents with innocent demands, and falling asleep safely at night. Instead, Maharashtra is reading about her as another victim of a crime so cruel that words feel useless. There […]

Op-Eds Opinion

Global Jet Fuel Crisis Is Exposing India’s Diesel-First Energy Priorities

By BPN News Desk May 2, 2026

The ongoing turmoil in global energy markets has begun to ripple through aviation in a visible and immediate way. Airlines across the world are grappling with a sharp surge in jet fuel prices, triggered by geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, supply chain risks around critical routes such as the Strait of Hormuz, and higher […]

International

Canada Spy Report Flags Khalistan Threat

By BPN News Desk May 2, 2026

Canada Spy Report Flags Khalistan Threat Canada’s intelligence agency has flagged Khalistani extremism as a national security concern while also naming India in foreign interference-related claims. The report has brought renewed attention to the security and diplomatic tensions that continue to affect India-Canada relations. Canada Flags Khalistani Extremism Threat The

Business

Elon Musk Grilled In OpenAI Trial

By BPN News Desk May 2, 2026

Elon Musk Grilled In OpenAI Trial Elon Musk faced sharp questioning in a California court during the ongoing trial over OpenAI’s shift from its original nonprofit structure to a profit-driven model. The case has placed Musk’s own AI business interests under scrutiny as he challenges the direction taken by the ChatGPT maker. Elon Musk Questioned […]

South India State News

TVK May Spring Surprise In Tamil Nadu Polls

By BPN News Desk May 2, 2026

Actor Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam has emerged as one of the most closely watched parties after exit polls indicated a possible surge for the new entrant in the Tamil Nadu Assembly election. While several established parties have rejected exit poll projections, some leaders have admitted that TVK could become a significant force. TVK Surge In […]

Op-Eds Opinion

Is Arvind Kejriwal Using the Punjab Police for Political Vendetta Against the BJP?

By BPN News Desk May 2, 2026

The latest FIRs against Sandeep Pathak have once again brought Punjab Police into the center of a political storm. What might appear on the surface as routine legal action is increasingly being viewed through a political lens. The question that naturally follows is whether these cases are isolated incidents based purely on law and evidence, […]

Op-Eds Opinion

India’s 6-Month Mineral Reserve and Recycling Plan Can Buy Strategic Breathing Space

By BPN News Desk May 2, 2026

The global economy is quietly entering a new kind of resource race. This time, it is not oil that determines industrial power, but a set of critical minerals that sit at the heart of modern technology. Lithium, cobalt, nickel, and rare earth elements are now the backbone of electric vehicles, solar panels, semiconductors, and defence […]