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 […]

International

Trump Repeats Unverified India-Pakistan Peace Claim

By BPN News Desk November 6, 2025

US President Donald Trump again claimed that he successfully mediated a peace deal between India and Pakistan, including that “six or seven planes came down” in their conflict before the truce. Analysts and fact-checkers say there is no verified evidence of the downed-aircraft number or that U.S. mediation played the key role he describes. Claims […]

Expert Opinions Opinion

Trump’s Tariff War Just Bled The US Banks Dry

By BPN News Desk November 6, 2025

The Federal Reserve just quietly injected $125 billion into the veins of the American banking system in a matter of five days. That’s right—while President Donald Trump boasts about reviving American industry and making “America First” great again, the nation’s central bank was busy running a silent rescue operation to prevent a liquidity crisis. It’s […]

Law & Order National

Centre Suspends Panjab University Governance Notice

By BPN News Desk November 6, 2025

The Union Government has temporarily suspended the notification to dissolve the Senate and Syndicate of Panjab University in Chandigarh. The move follows a wave of protests from political parties, student bodies and academics in Punjab who flagged the October 28 restructuring order as undermining university autonomy and state-centre balance. What’s been paused and what

International

India to Send Envoy to COP30 Leaders’ Summit

By BPN News Desk November 6, 2025

ndia has announced that its representation at the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) Leaders’ Summit in Belém, Brazil (scheduled for November 10–21 2025) will be led by its ambassador to Brazil rather than a head-of-state or senior minister. This marks a shift from past practice, as the summit usually attracts national leaders. Minister to […]