National

Modi Says No World Leader Asked India to Stop Sindoor

By BPN News Desk July 29, 2025

Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the Lok Sabha that no international leader asked India to halt Operation Sindoor. Dismissing speculation about foreign pressure, Modi said India made its decisions independently and was fully prepared to retaliate if Pakistan escalated the situation. Modi recalled that U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance had attempted to contact him on […]

Defence National

Indian Forces Kill Three Behind Pahalgam Attack

By BPN News Desk July 29, 2025

Indian security forces have eliminated three Pakistani nationals who were allegedly responsible for the deadly April 22 Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir. Home Minister Amit Shah informed Parliament on July 29 that the operation—named Operation Mahadev—was carried out in the Harwan-Dachigam area near Srinagar. The three men killed were identified as Suleman (also

National Politics

Congress MP Calls Operation Sindoor a “Tamasha”

By BPN News Desk July 29, 2025

Congress MP Praniti Shinde on Monday referred to Operation Sindoor as a “tamasha” in the Lok Sabha, sparking controversy and sharp responses from the ruling benches. She accused the government of turning the military action into a media event and demanded greater transparency on what was actually achieved. Shinde asked whether any aircraft were lost, […]

Cricket Sports

Broad Urges England to Rest Archer for Final Test

By BPN News Desk July 29, 2025

Former England pacer Stuart Broad has advised team management to rest Jofra Archer for the upcoming fifth and final Test against India at The Oval. Broad said it would be unwise to overburden Archer so soon after his return from a long injury layoff, warning that “we can’t not have Archer for four years, bring […]

International

Trump Calls London Mayor “Nasty Person” During UK Visit

By BPN News Desk July 29, 2025

During his visit to the United Kingdom, U.S. President Donald Trump reignited his long-standing feud with London Mayor Sadiq Khan. Speaking at a press briefing alongside UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Scotland, Trump called Khan a “nasty person” and said he believed the mayor had done a “terrible job” in London. Despite the harsh […]

National

Rahul Gandhi to Sponsor Education of 22 Poonch Orphans

By BPN News Desk July 29, 2025

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has pledged to fund the education of 22 children in Jammu & Kashmir’s Poonch district who lost one or both parents during Pakistani shelling in the aftermath of Operation Sindoor. These children, many of whom belong to poor families near the Line of Control, were directly affected by the violence between […]

Editorials Opinion

The Babus Rule, The Netas Sign

By BPN News Desk July 29, 2025

When Subhash Chandra Garg, the then Finance Secretary of India, quietly decided to resign from the Indian Administrative Service, it wasn’t because of a scandal or political fallout. It was because a file moved in the Ministry of Finance—not through honest dialogue, but through quiet coercion. Garg had opposed a policy proposal to give resolution […]

International

North Korea Demands US Accept Its Nuclear Status

By BPN News Desk July 29, 2025

North Korea has issued a strong statement demanding that the United States officially recognize it as a nuclear weapons state. Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and a key political figure in Pyongyang, stated that denuclearization is no longer a topic for discussion and that the country’s nuclear arsenal is […]

Education

Kendriya Vidyalayas Enrolment Hits Five‑Year Low at 1.39 Lakh

By BPN News Desk July 29, 2025

In the 2024–25 academic year, new student admissions in Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) fell to just 1,39,660, marking the lowest figure in five years. This is a significant decline from 1,75,386 in 2023–24 and even lower than the 1,95,081 recorded in 2020–21. Overall Student Strength Declines The total number of students enrolled across 1,280 KVs also […]

North India State News

Delhi-NCR to Hold Mega Mock Disaster Drill on August 1

By BPN News Desk July 29, 2025

Authorities in Delhi-NCR will conduct a large-scale mock disaster drill on August 1, 2025, simulating a high-intensity earthquake and chemical emergency scenario. The exercise, named ‘Exercise Suraksha Chakra’, is being led by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in collaboration with the governments of Delhi, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh. This will be the first