Business

Cognizant Plans Record Graduate Hiring in 2025

By BPN News Desk October 26, 2025

Cognizant Technology Solutions has announced it will hire more school and college graduates in 2025 than ever before, marking a significant shift in its recruitment strategy. The company’s Chief Executive Officer, Ravi Kumar S, said the initiative expands hiring beyond traditional STEM degrees to include liberal-arts and community-college graduates. Rationale Behind the

Business

Facebook Takes 30% Stake In Reliance AI Venture

By BPN News Desk October 26, 2025

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has formalised a joint venture with Meta Platforms’s subsidiary, Facebook Overseas, incorporating a new entity named Reliance Enterprise Intelligence Limited (REIL) on 24 October 2025. Under the amended joint-venture agreement, Reliance’s wholly owned subsidiary, Reliance Intelligence Limited, will hold 70% of REIL, while Facebook Overseas

Cricket Sports

Two Australian Women Cricketers Harassed in Indore

By BPN News Desk October 26, 2025

In Indore, Madhya Pradesh, two members of the Australia women’s cricket team were allegedly harassed by a motorcyclist on Thursday morning while walking to a café from their hotel ahead of their match in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025. Local police and team security confirmed that the players were approached and one was […]

Cricket Sports

Shreyas Iyer hospitalised after rib-injury in Sydney

By BPN News Desk October 26, 2025

Shreyas Iyer suffered an injury to his left rib cage while fielding during the third ODI between India national cricket team and Australia national cricket team at the Sydney Cricket Ground on 25 October 2025. He dived to complete a catch at deep third-man and appeared to clutch his left side immediately afterwards. The Board […]

International

EU unveils plan to cut Chinese rare-earth dependence

By BPN News Desk October 26, 2025

The European Union (EU) has announced a new strategy aimed at reducing its reliance on Chinese supplies of rare-earth elements and battery materials. The programme, dubbed RESourceEU, is designed to secure alternative sources, boost domestic recycling and foster partnerships with key mining and processing countries. Why the shift? The move comes after China introduced

International

Pakistan would lose any conventional war with India

By BPN News Desk October 26, 2025

John Kiriakou, a former officer of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), has stated that Pakistan would lose any conventional war against India and urged Islamabad to recognise that initiating war would bring no benefit. He underscored that his remarks refer specifically to non-nuclear, conventional conflict. Geopolitical implications Kiriakou’s assessment reflects the

International

Russia missile-drone strike kills four in Ukraine

By BPN News Desk October 26, 2025

Overnight, Russian forces launched a wave of missile and drone attacks on Ukraine, killing at least four civilians and wounding about twenty others. In the capital Kyiv, two people died and thirteen were wounded in a ballistic missile strike, while in the Dnipropetrovsk region, two civilians lost their lives and around seven sustained injuries. The […]

East India State News

Tejashwi Yadav hints at Muslim Deputy CM in Bihar

By BPN News Desk October 26, 2025

Tejashwi Yadav, the chief ministerial candidate of the opposition India bloc in Bihar, has indicated that if his alliance comes to power, it may appoint a Muslim Deputy Chief Minister for the state. In an exclusive interview, he said the decision will reflect “people’s trust” and represent all communities. Criticism of the NDA Government Yadav […]

International

Nepal placed again on FATF grey list

By BPN News Desk October 26, 2025

In a meeting held from February 17 to 21, 2025 in Paris, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) formally added Nepal to its “jurisdictions under increased monitoring” list—commonly known as the grey list—signalling that the country still faces significant gaps in its anti-money-laundering and counter-terrorist-financing regime. The decision marks Nepal’s second spell on

Health

7-yr-old in Jharkhand tests HIV-positive amid blood-bank probe

By BPN News Desk October 26, 2025

In Chaibasa, in the West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand, the family of a seven-year-old child suffering from thalassaemia has accused a local blood bank of supplying potentially contaminated blood after the child tested positive for HIV. The child, who receives regular transfusions, has reportedly been given around 25 units of blood over time. Authorities Launch […]