khawaja asif
International

Khawaja Asif Calls PoK Protesters Enemies

By BPN News Desk
Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has described protesters in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir as “enemies” comparable to India and ruled out dialogue with them. His remarks came amid deadly clashes between demonstrators and security forces following a long march towards Muzaffarabad. Khawaja Asif Rules Out Protester Talks Asif said Pakistan’s government would not negotiate
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National

Lok Sabha Passes Anti-Paper Leak Bill

By BPN News Desk
The Lok Sabha passed the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, by voice vote after an extended debate. The legislation proposes tougher punishments, faster investigations and special courts for cases involving paper leaks and organised examination fraud. Lok Sabha Passes Anti-Paper Leak Bill The Bill strengthens the Public Examinations Act
LTCG Tax
Op-Eds Opinion

The Problem Isn’t LTCG Tax. It’s That India Doesn’t Reward Long-Term Holding

By BPN News Desk
The government has clarified that it is not considering abolishing Long-Term Capital Gains tax on equities for domestic investors in FY 2026–27. For many retail investors, that answer will be disappointing. Over the past few years, Indian households have increasingly moved beyond traditional savings instruments and entered the equity markets through direct stock ownership,
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National

No Fault Found in Air India Fuel Switch

By BPN News Desk
The government has clarified that no abnormality was found in the fuel-control switch examined after a separate Air India Boeing 787 incident in February 2026. The tested component was not taken from the aircraft involved in the fatal Ahmedabad crash. Boeing Finds No Fuel Switch Abnormality Pilots operating a London-Bengaluru flight had reported that a […]
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International

US Resumes Airstrikes Against Iran

By BPN News Desk
The United States has resumed airstrikes against targets inside Iran following Tehran’s attempted ballistic missile attack on American forces in Jordan. The renewed military action ended a brief pause intended to create space for diplomatic negotiations. US Launches Retaliatory Strikes on Iran The US military said its forces began striking Iranian targets at 8 pm […]
Solar
Op-Eds Opinion

What Is the Point of Subsidies When India’s Solar Push Is Becoming a Policy Failure?

By BPN News Desk
India has spent years presenting solar energy as one of the defining successes of its development story. There have been headline-grabbing capacity targets, subsidy schemes for households, rapid rooftop installations and repeated assurances that renewable power will reduce electricity bills, cut import dependence and place India at the centre of the global clean-energy
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National

NPCI Orders Phone Number Masking on UPI

By BPN News Desk
The National Payments Corporation of India is working with banks and payment applications to strengthen privacy across the Unified Payments Interface. The proposed changes include masking phone numbers and promoting username-based UPI IDs instead of mobile-number-linked payment addresses. NPCI Orders UPI Phone Number Masking UPI member banks and payment applications have
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Environment Green Energy

India Curtailed 8,133 GWh Solar Power

By BPN News Desk
India curtailed 8,133 gigawatt-hours of solar electricity during the April-June 2026 quarter as transmission bottlenecks and grid-security requirements limited the system’s ability to absorb growing renewable power generation. Solar Power Curtailment Reaches 8,133 GWh Solar power restrictions totalled 2,417 GWh in April before rising to 3,235 GWh in May. Curtailment eased
National

NavIC Loses Standalone Navigation Capability

By BPN News Desk
India’s indigenous satellite navigation system, NavIC, cannot currently provide standalone positioning services because only three satellites remain capable of delivering Positioning, Navigation and Timing signals. At least four operational satellites are required to independently calculate a user’s location. NavIC Left With Three PNT Satellites The government informed the