Cricket Sports

India Cruises to 48-Run Win Over Australia, Leads Series 2-1

By BPN News Desk November 6, 2025

In the fourth T20 International at Carrara Oval, the Indian team delivered a dominant performance to beat Australia by 48 runs and take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series. Asked to bat first, India posted 167 for 8 thanks to solid contributions from Shubman Gill (46), Abhishek Sharma (28), Shivam Dube (22), and a […]

North India State News

Delhi’s Air Quality at 278, Set to Slip to ‘Very Poor’

By BPN News Desk November 6, 2025

Delhi woke up on Thursday to a haze-covered skyline as the city’s Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 278, categorised as “poor”. According to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the air quality is expected to deteriorate into the “very poor” category by evening if weather conditions remain stagnant. Officials noted that […]

East India State News

Mamata Banerjee Denies Receiving SIR Forms Personally

By BPN News Desk November 6, 2025

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday categorically denied media reports that she personally accepted enumeration forms from a Booth Level Officer (BLO) during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. She stated that a BLO did visit her official residence for routine voter count verification, but she did not step out […]

Cricket Sports

Sundar Sparkles as India Beat Australia by 48 Runs to Lead Series

By BPN News Desk November 6, 2025

In the fourth T20I at Carrara, Australia, the India national cricket team posted 167/8 after being asked to bat first. Top contributions came from Shubman Gill with 46 runs and a late-innings flourish by Axar Patel, who added 21* and later wreaked havoc with the ball. Spin Trio Crushes Australia’s Chase The Australia national cricket […]

Law & Order National

ED Attaches Rs 11.14 Cr Assets of Ex-Cricketers in Betting Case

By BPN News Desk November 6, 2025

India’s Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached movable and immovable assets worth approximately Rs 11.14 crore belonging to former international cricketers Suresh Raina and Shikhar Dhawan in connection with an investigation into a large-scale online betting platform. The agency alleges both individuals knowingly entered into endorsement agreements with

Op-Eds Opinion

Selective Outrage: When Data Centres in Arizona Are ‘Smart’ but in Noida Are ‘Sinful’

By BPN News Desk November 6, 2025

India’s data revolution was supposed to be our great digital equaliser — until the moral gatekeepers of the “green conscience” found a new villain: the data centre. The same facilities that power AI, banking, healthcare, and governance are now being recast as water-guzzling monsters. Publications like Down to Earth are suddenly discovering groundwater as if […]

International

Trump Warns NYC Mayor-Elect Mamdani: “Be Very Nice to Me”

By BPN News Desk November 6, 2025

Donald Trump, the U.S. President, has publicly warned NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani about their future working relationship, saying he thought Mamdani’s victory speech was “very angry” toward him and that the incoming mayor is “off to a bad start.” Trump remarked that Mamdani “should be very nice to me,” asserting “I’m the one that sort […]

International

Pakistan Signals War Risk if Afghanistan Talks Collapse

By BPN News Desk November 6, 2025

Khawaja Muhammad Asif, Pakistan’s Defence Minister, issued a stern warning that war could ensue if ongoing peace negotiations with Taliban-led Afghanistan fail. The remark comes ahead of key talks in Turkey aimed at strengthening the current cease-fire and addressing militant attacks originating from Afghan territory. Background to the Tensions Border clashes in recent

International

Canada Proposes Overhaul of Temporary Resident Admissions

By BPN News Desk November 6, 2025

The Canadian government has introduced draft legislation—Bill C‑12—that expands ministerial powers to suspend or cancel entire classes of temporary-resident admissions, including study permits, work permits and visitor visas. The move is justified by officials as a response to integrity risks and “unsustainable growth” of temporary stays in the country. Powers Under Bill

National Politics

Congress Probes Govt Over Trump-India-Pakistan Claims

By BPN News Desk November 6, 2025

The Indian National Congress has strongly criticised the Narendra Modi-led government, citing recent remarks by Donald Trump about his alleged role in mediating a cease-fire between India and Pakistan. Congress leaders point out that the former U.S. President has repeated this claim 58 times, and they argue that Prime Minister Modi and his Cabinet should […]