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India Won’t First Normalize Ties; Onus on Pakistan: Tharoor

By BPN News Desk August 20, 2025

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has said that India will not take the first step in normalizing ties with Pakistan. He explained that decades of past outreach had ended in disappointment, from Nehru’s 1950 pact with Liaquat Ali Khan to Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s 1999 Lahore visit and Narendra Modi’s surprise trip to Lahore in 2015. […]

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Bills to Remove PM, CMs, Ministers If Detained for 30 Days

By BPN News Desk August 20, 2025

Union Home Minister Amit Shah is set to introduce three landmark bills in Parliament. These propose that the Prime Minister, Union ministers, Chief Ministers, and state/UT ministers must resign—or will be removed from office—if they are detained or arrested for 30 consecutive days on charges punishable by at least five years in prison. Constitutional Amendments […]

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India Clears ₹62,000 Cr Deal for 97 Tejas Mk1A Jets

By BPN News Desk August 20, 2025

The Indian government has cleared a ₹62,000 crore deal to procure 97 additional Tejas Mk1A fighter aircraft. The approval, granted by the Cabinet Committee on Security, will further strengthen the Indian Air Force’s fleet and support the “Make in India” push for indigenous defence manufacturing. HAL to Lead Production Across Facilities Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)

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SC Dismisses Plea Challenging 2024 Maharashtra Polls

By BPN News Desk August 19, 2025

The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea that questioned the validity of the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections. The petition, filed by Chetan Chandrakant Ahire, alleged that more than 75 lakh votes were cast after the official polling deadline of 6 pm. The petitioner sought to annul the results across all 288 constituencies, demanding constituency-wise details […]

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INDIA Bloc Selects Judge B. Sudershan Reddy as VP Candidate

By BPN News Desk August 19, 2025

The opposition alliance INDIA bloc has finalised former Supreme Court judge B. Sudershan Reddy as its nominee for the upcoming Vice Presidential election. The announcement was made by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on August 19, ahead of the polls scheduled for September 9. Leaders of the bloc said the decision was unanimous and aimed at […]

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India Spent ₹548 Crore on Astronaut Shukla’s Axiom-4 Mission

By BPN News Desk August 19, 2025

India’s government has confirmed that it spent approximately ₹548 crore on the Axiom-4 mission that carried Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla to the International Space Station (ISS). This total includes costs for training, logistics, spacecraft seat reservation, and scientific activities. Shukla, an Indian Air Force test pilot and ISRO astronaut, spent 18 days aboard the

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Rahul Gandhi Challenges EC Over ‘Vote Theft’ Claims

By BPN News Desk August 19, 2025

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, while addressing supporters during his Voter Adhikar Yatra in Bihar, launched a direct attack on the Election Commission of India (ECI). He alleged that the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls is being misused to enable large-scale “vote theft.” According to Gandhi, the SIR process has opened the door […]

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Satellite Images Confirm Pakistan’s Naval Retreat During Operation Sindoor

By BPN News Desk August 18, 2025

New commercial satellite imagery confirms that during India’s Operation Sindoor in May 2025, the Pakistan Navy repositioned frontline warships away from key naval facilities. Multiple vessels were seen relocated from Karachi’s naval base to commercial docks, while several others took refuge at Gwadar port, near the Iranian border. Dispersed Fleet as Defensive Posture The

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IED Blast Kills One DRG Jawan, Injures Three in Chhattisgarh

By BPN News Desk August 18, 2025

An improvised explosive device (IED) triggered by Maoist insurgents killed a District Reserve Guard (DRG) jawan and injured three others in Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh. The blast occurred early Monday morning in the Indravati National Park area during an ongoing anti-Naxal operation. Details of the Blast The explosion claimed the life of one DRG member while […]

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JD(U) Backs NDA’s Vice President Candidate C.P. Radhakrishnan

By BPN News Desk August 18, 2025

Janata Dal (United) president and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced that his party will support C.P. Radhakrishnan, the National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) nominee for the upcoming Vice-Presidential election. Kumar also extended his best wishes to Radhakrishnan, describing his candidature as “welcomed.” With this, JD(U)’s MPs from both Lok Sabha and