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Defence National

CRPF Chief Backs Bona Fide Troop Actions

By BPN News Desk
CRPF Director General Gyanendra Pratap Singh has assured personnel of institutional support for legitimate decisions taken in the line of duty. His remarks came amid scrutiny of the Rapid Action Force’s response to the July 20 anti-paper leak protest in Delhi. CRPF Chief Backs Bona Fide Decisions Addressing a CRPF investiture ceremony on July 27, […]
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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
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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 […]
UPI
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
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
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National Politics

Nadda Defends Police Action at CPI(M) Office

By BPN News Desk
Union Minister JP Nadda has defended the Delhi Police’s attempt to take SFI leader Aishe Ghosh into custody from the CPI(M)’s AKG Bhavan office, describing it as a routine law-and-order action. Opposition parties accused the police of improperly entering the office of a national political party. Nadda Defends Delhi Police Action Nadda told the Rajya […]
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Law & Order National

SC Closes Coal Case Against Manmohan Singh

By BPN News Desk
The Supreme Court has closed criminal proceedings against former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the Talabira-II coal block allocation case, accepting the Central Bureau of Investigation’s closure reports and setting aside a 2015 summoning order. Supreme Court Accepts CBI Closure Reports A three-judge Bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant ruled that the Special CBI
rahul gandhi
National Politics

Rahul Gandhi Targets RSS, Shah in Lok Sabha

By BPN News Desk
Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi launched a sharp attack on the RSS and Union Home Minister Amit Shah during a heated Lok Sabha debate on examination reforms. His remarks triggered repeated protests from the treasury benches, with the government demanding that he provide evidence or apologise. Rahul Gandhi Targets RSS Over Education Gandhi alleged that […]
bjp
National Politics

Kangana Calls CJP’s Saurav Das Useless

By BPN News Desk
BJP MP and actor Kangana Ranaut has intensified her public dispute with CJP spokesperson Saurav Das, calling him “useless and unemployed” after he questioned her credibility and criticised her remarks about young protesters. Kangana Ranaut Questions Saurav Das’s Credentials Ranaut shared a screenshot of Das’s interview on Instagram and questioned his description as a