Trump Jinping
International

Trump-Xi Summit Ends Without Major AI Deal

By BPN News Desk
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping have concluded a three-day Washington summit without announcing a major agreement to slow the intensifying artificial intelligence race between the world’s two biggest economies. Trump-Xi Summit Focuses on AI Competition The state visit covered artificial intelligence, trade, Iran, Ukraine and Taiwan, but produced
Trump
International

Trump Rejects Iran Seven-Day Ceasefire Plan

By BPN News Desk
US President Donald Trump has rejected Iran’s proposed seven-day ceasefire framework, with US officials saying he believes American strikes on Iran could resume after the November midterm elections. The proposal sought to link a pause in fighting with the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and renewed nuclear negotiations. Iran Offers Seven-Day Strait of Hormuz […]
Rahul Gandhi
Op-Eds Opinion

Rahul Gandhi, CJP & Greater Nicobar: Who Funds the Growing Protest Pressure on Modi Govt?

By BPN News Desk
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar is today the latest public official to discover how quickly a controversy can become a nationwide political campaign. The Cockroach Janta Party, or CJP, has demanded his resignation, issued an ultimatum and threatened another Jantar Mantar-style agitation. Opposition parties have intensified their own attack after reports that
SIR Row
Op-Eds Opinion

CEC SIR Row: Internal Dissent, No Proven Illegality. Who Made It a Crisis?

By BPN News Desk
The latest controversy surrounding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar began with an investigation reporting that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi had raised objections on at least 14 occasions over roughly ten months to decisions and communications connected with the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. Some of those objections
National

PM Modi Marks 12 Years of Make in India

By BPN News Desk
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has highlighted the role of Make in India in expanding domestic manufacturing, investment and exports as the flagship initiative completed 12 years on September 25. Modi said the programme was focused on building infrastructure, enterprise and innovation that enable India to grow and prosper. Make in India Completes 12 Years Launched […]
afghanistan
International

Taliban Links Pakistan Strikes to Mecca Pact

By BPN News Desk
Afghanistan’s Taliban government has accused Pakistan of escalating military strikes inside Afghanistan to avoid commitments under the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement with Saudi Arabia and Türkiye. Islamabad has not accepted the allegation and says its recent operations targeted sites linked to drone attacks against Pakistan. Taliban Questions Pakistan’s Mecca Pact
macron
International

France Sends Military Support to Saudi Arabia

By BPN News Desk
France will deploy troops and air-defence capabilities to Saudi Arabia to help protect the kingdom’s Red Sea energy infrastructure as Houthi missile and drone attacks intensify. President Emmanuel Macron said French military assistance would focus on safeguarding Yanbu, a strategically important Saudi oil export hub. France Moves to Protect Saudi Red Sea Oil Route Macron
Masoud Pezeshkian
International

Iran Says It Has No Nuclear Bomb Ambition

By BPN News Desk
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has denied that Tehran intends to develop a nuclear weapon, saying such weapons are both religiously forbidden and illegal. He also signalled that Iran could accept international verification and dilute its stockpile of highly enriched uranium as part of a future agreement. Pezeshkian Rejects Iran Nuclear Weapon Ambition Speaking in New