International

Putin Offers Peace Talks, Promises Military Budget Cuts

By BPN News Desk June 29, 2025

In a significant policy shift, Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed readiness to resume peace negotiations with Ukraine while also announcing plans to scale back military expenditure. The twin announcements mark a notable departure from Moscow’s aggressive posture in recent years, reflecting the economic strain that the prolonged conflict and defense buildup have

Cricket Sports

West Indies Demand Penalty for Umpires Over DRS Blunders

By BPN News Desk June 29, 2025

West Indies Test captain Roston Chase has launched a sharp critique of the umpiring during his side’s recent defeat to Australia, demanding that match officials face formal penalties for what he described as “blatant wrong calls.” The remarks come in the wake of a series of disputed DRS decisions that Chase believes shifted the outcome […]

International

Mass Bangkok Rally Demands Thai PM’s Resignation

By BPN News Desk June 29, 2025

Thousands of demonstrators flooded Bangkok’s streets on Saturday, calling for Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra to resign after a leaked phone call with former Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen triggered a political and diplomatic storm. The protest, centered at Victory Monument, is the largest since Paetongtarn’s government took office in 2023. Growing Public Anger The

International

Yemen Fires Missiles at Israel; Interception Successful

By BPN News Desk June 29, 2025

Tensions in the Middle East intensified on Saturday as a series of missiles were launched from Yemeni territory toward Israel. The attack, which triggered widespread air raid sirens across southern and central Israel as well as the occupied West Bank, was swiftly addressed by Israeli defense forces, who reported that the projectiles were “most likely […]

National Politics

Tharoor’s Cryptic X Post Deepens Rift in Congress

By BPN News Desk June 29, 2025

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has once again set off tremors within his party with a cryptic message posted on social media. In a post that many interpret as a response to his recent criticism by the Congress leadership, Tharoor wrote: “Don’t ask permission to fly. The wings are yours. And the sky belongs to no […]

Law & Order National

CJI Gavai: Article 370 Opposed Ambedkar’s One Nation Vision

By BPN News Desk June 29, 2025

Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud and Justice B.R. Gavai were present at an event hosted by the B.R. Ambedkar University in New Delhi, where they addressed Ambedkar’s foundational ideals and the current constitutional framework of India. During his address, Justice Gavai made a pointed observation regarding the now-abrogated Article 370 of the Indian Constitution.

National

Dhankhar Slams 1976 Preamble Edits as “Sacrilege to Sanatan Spirit”

By BPN News Desk June 29, 2025

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar has stirred the constitutional waters by strongly opposing the insertion of the words “socialist” and “secular” into the Preamble of the Indian Constitution during the Emergency period. Calling the amendment a “travesty of justice” and a “sacrilege to the spirit of Sanatan,” Dhankhar said the Preamble is the “seed and soul” […]

Science Space & Astronomy

“India Looks Very Grand, Very Big From Space,” Says Shubhanshu Shukla to PM Modi

By BPN News Desk June 29, 2025

In a heartwarming live video interaction from the International Space Station, Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, India’s first astronaut aboard the ISS, told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that “India looks very grand, very big from space.” The conversation, which lasted nearly 18 minutes, marked a symbolic moment for India’s human spaceflight ambitions and celebrated the

International

U.S. Spends Over $800 Million on THAAD Missiles to Defend Israel

By BPN News Desk June 29, 2025

The United States reportedly expended over $800 million worth of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missiles within a span of just 11 to 12 days in its efforts to shield Israel from Iranian missile threats during recent escalations. The massive deployment marks one of the most significant uses of advanced U.S. missile defense systems […]

International

Swiss Tech Cuts Chernobyl Radiation by 47% Without Chemicals

By BPN News Desk June 28, 2025

A revolutionary technology developed by Swiss environmental firm Exlterra has achieved a major breakthrough in nuclear disaster cleanup, reducing radiation levels in the Chernobyl exclusion zone by nearly half within just one year. Without using any chemicals or excavation methods, the system has stunned global scientists by cutting soil radioactivity by 47% and airborne