International

Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks Yield Prisoner Swap Amidst Stalemate

By BPN News Desk May 17, 2025

In a significant but cautious step towards reducing hostilities, Russia and Ukraine held their first formal peace talks in over two years in Istanbul. The meeting produced a major breakthrough in the form of a large-scale prisoner exchange agreement, but talks remained deadlocked on key issues like territorial sovereignty and ceasefire conditions. Historic Prisoner

Business Trade

India Blocks Pakistani Goods via Third Countries Post-Pahalgam Attack

By BPN News Desk May 17, 2025

India has escalated its economic response to the Pahalgam terror attack by officially blocking the import of Pakistani goods that were previously entering through third countries. This decision, implemented by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), marks a tightening of the existing trade embargo and signals New Delhi’s continued resolve to sever economic ties

Law & Order National

Supreme Court Rejects Repeated PILs on Rohingya Deportation

By BPN News Desk May 17, 2025

India’s Supreme Court on May 16, 2025, firmly rejected repeated petitions seeking to halt the deportation of Rohingya refugees, warning petitioners against filing identical Public Interest Litigations (PILs) without introducing new facts. The court expressed serious displeasure over the repeated legal interventions, which it said were wasting judicial time without bringing

Business Industry

Celebi Shares Plunge After India Revokes Security Clearance

By BPN News Desk May 17, 2025

Turkey-based ground handling company Celebi Hava Servisi saw its stock price crash nearly 20% over two trading days after India revoked its security clearance. The decision, triggered by national security concerns, has put the company’s India operations—previously a key source of revenue—in jeopardy and sparked legal proceedings in Indian courts. India Revokes Celebi’s

International

Armenia Signs $1.5B Defense Deals with India

By BPN News Desk May 17, 2025

Armenia has signed defense contracts worth more than $1.5 billion with India over the 2022–2023 period, marking a significant geopolitical and strategic shift away from its longstanding dependency on Russian military supplies. This signals Armenia’s attempt to recalibrate its defense posture amid growing security concerns in the South Caucasus. Armenia’s Expanding Military

Defence National

HAL to Deliver 12 LCA Mk1A Jets to IAF in 2025

By BPN News Desk May 17, 2025

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is gearing up to deliver 12 LCA Tejas Mk1A fighter jets to the Indian Air Force (IAF) before the end of 2025. The indigenous aircraft program, which had faced earlier delays, is now back on track following the arrival of critical engine components from General Electric (GE) Aerospace. LCA Mk1A Delivery […]

International

LPU Cuts Ties with Turkiye, Azerbaijan Post-Sindoor

By BPN News Desk May 17, 2025

Lovely Professional University (LPU), a leading private university based in Punjab’s Phagwara, has announced the termination of all academic Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with institutions in Turkiye and Azerbaijan. The decision follows public displays of support by both countries for Pakistan after India’s successful execution of Operation Sindoor. LPU Responds to

Defence National

US Expert: BrahMos Outmatches Chinese-Pak Air Defense

By BPN News Desk May 17, 2025

In a major endorsement of India’s growing military edge, a leading US war expert has declared that the BrahMos missile system gives India the ability to strike anywhere inside Pakistan, regardless of its Chinese-supplied air defense systems. Colonel (Retd) John Spencer, Chair of Urban Warfare Studies at the Modern War Institute at West Point, analyzed […]

National

India Launches Global Anti-Terror Diplomacy Post-Operation Sindoor

By BPN News Desk May 17, 2025

In a sweeping diplomatic initiative following the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor, India has launched a global campaign to expose Pakistan’s alleged sponsorship of terrorism. The campaign, backed by the Ministry of External Affairs, involves sending multi-party delegations to major global power centers including the United States, European Union, Japan, the

International

US Reportedly Plans to Resettle 1 Million Gazans in Libya

By BPN News Desk May 17, 2025

The United States under the Trump administration is reportedly working on a proposal to resettle up to one million Palestinians from the Gaza Strip into Libya. According to NBC News, high-level discussions have taken place with Libyan leaders, although the plan is still in its preliminary stages. The proposal includes a substantial financial incentive, wherein […]