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Law Students Cannot Be Barred From Exams Over Attendance

By BPN News Desk November 3, 2025

The Delhi High Court on Monday ruled that students enrolled in law degrees cannot be denied the right to sit for semester exams or to advance academically solely because they fall short of minimum attendance requirements. The Division Bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Amit Sharma emphasised that no law college or university may […]

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Army Chief Warns of Unpredictable Future Challenges

By BPN News Desk November 3, 2025

Upendra Dwivedi, Chief of the Indian Army, said that future threats are becoming increasingly unpredictable and complex. Speaking to students at a college in his hometown of Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, he described the coming era in terms of “instability, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity”. He added that even Donald Trump “doesn’t know what he is going […]

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India Urged To Show ‘Bigger Heart’ After Scholar’s Deportation

By BPN News Desk November 3, 2025

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday criticised the Indian government’s decision to deport eminent Hindi scholar Francesca Orsini, calling for greater openness and tolerance. He said the country needs to “grow a thicker skin, a broader mind and a bigger heart.” Scholar’s Deportation Background Francesca Orsini, a professor emerita at the School of Oriental […]

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Supreme Court Summons Chief Secretaries Over Stray-Dog Compliance

By BPN News Desk November 3, 2025

The Supreme Court of India has directed the chief secretaries of most states and union territories to appear in person on November 3, 2025, for failing to file compliance affidavits in the nationwide stray-dogs management case. Only West Bengal and Telangana had submitted the required affidavits by the deadline. Compliance Deficit The Court expressed dissatisfaction […]

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Justice Surya Kant’s Judicial Legacy and Pending Docket

By BPN News Desk November 2, 2025

The Supreme Court judge Surya Kant is set to assume office as the 53rd Chief Justice of India later in 2025, and observers are noting his extensive docket of major cases and reforms as indicators of his future trajectory. Key Judgments and Reform-Focus Justice Kant has been part of landmark benches that handled diverse issues: […]

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PM Revisits Operation Sindoor to Target Congress in Bihar Rally

By BPN News Desk November 2, 2025

At a campaign rally in the poll-bound state of Bihar, Narendra Modi invoked Operation Sindoor, stating the military action left the leadership of Indian National Congress—in particular the so-called “first family” of the party—“sleepless”. He claimed that while India struck terror infrastructure across the border, the Congress was ill-at-ease and unable to recover from the

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IndiGo Flight Diverted After Hoax Bomb Threat

By BPN News Desk November 1, 2025

An IndiGo flight operating from Jeddah to Hyderabad was diverted to Mumbai on November 1, 2025, after the airline received a bomb threat via email. The message referenced a “1984 Madras airport-style blast,” prompting immediate security measures. The threat was later confirmed to be a hoax by aviation authorities. Security Response Upon landing at Mumbai […]

Infrastructure National

Indian Railways to Launch Four New Vande Bharat Trains

By BPN News Desk November 1, 2025

Indian Railways has approved the introduction of four additional Vande Bharat Express trains to enhance connectivity across India. With these additions, the total services are set to increase to 164. The new train routes will include: Bengaluru (KSR) to Ernakulam in the south, Firozpur Cantt to Delhi in the north-west, Varanasi to Khajuraho linking Uttar […]

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India Calls for Indo-Pacific to Be Coercion-Free

By BPN News Desk November 1, 2025

India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh stated on 1 November 2025 that the Indo-Pacific region must remain “open, inclusive and free from any form of coercion.” His remarks came during the 12th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus) in Kuala Lumpur, where he emphasised that India’s strategic engagement with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) […]

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Terrorism “Effectively Countered” in India, Says NSA Doval

By BPN News Desk November 1, 2025

Ajit Doval, India’s National Security Advisor, stated on November 1 2025 that terrorism has been largely controlled across most of the country and described Jammu and Kashmir as a “theatre of proxy war” orchestrated by Pakistan. He asserted that outside of J&K the last major terror attack occurred in 2013. What this implies Doval’s comments […]