A $13 Billion Aircraft Carrier That Cannot Fix Its Toilets: What It Says About Modern Defence Procurement

By BPN News Desk February 24, 2026

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When the USS Gerald R. Ford, the most expensive aircraft carrier ever built, began struggling with repeated sewage system failures, the story sounded like a rejected script from a slapstick comedy. A $13 billion symbol of American naval dominance, packed with electromagnetic catapults and

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Private Property, Private Choice: Why Courts Must Not Blur the Line

By BPN News Desk February 24, 2026

The recent public commentary by a sitting judge regarding housing discrimination has sparked a necessary debate, but the focus is drifting. This is not a lecture on social harmony or neighborhood ethics. It is a hard question of legal boundaries. In the Indian context, where “society NOCs” and landlord preferences are part of the urban […]

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India’s Cockiness Exposed: Gambhir and Star Sports Get a Reality Check

By BPN News Desk February 24, 2026

The loss to South Africa was not just a bad day on the field. It felt like a massive reality check for a team that started acting like they had already won. For weeks, the noise around the Indian team was everywhere. We were told this win was a sure thing. But when the game […]

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The Real Risk Is Not Tejas Crashing – It’s HAL Moving Too Slowly

By BPN News Desk February 23, 2026

The recent dip in HAL’s share price after a Tejas training accident is a textbook case of misplaced panic. Predictable anxiety over a runway overshoot and a temporarily grounded fleet has dominated the headlines, but these are just the surface-level optics. In the high-stakes world of fighter jet development, hardware failures are a part of […]

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India’s Zinc Battery Innovation and Its Effect on Renewable Storage Costs

By BPN News Desk February 23, 2026

India has just achieved a major win in battery science. A new zinc-ion battery has shown it can keep 98 percent of its capacity after 500 charges. While that sounds like a dry laboratory statistic, its real-world impact is massive. If this technology moves from the lab to the factory, it will do much more […]

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From Rare Earths to Reactors: Is India Building the Full AI Industrial Stack?

By BPN News Desk February 23, 2026

I. Introduction: The Industrial Foundations of Artificial Intelligence We have been conditioned to talk about Artificial Intelligence in the abstract. We treat it as a ghost in the machine, a collection of clever algorithms and sleek digital platforms. This is a delusion. At scale, AI is not digital; it is a heavy industrial system built […]

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When Elections Need Paramilitary Protection: What It Says About West Bengals Governance

By BPN News Desk February 23, 2026

The Normalisation of Election Security Preparation When 480 companies of Central Armed Police Forces are deployed before a single date is even announced, it is not a routine logistical exercise. It is a vote of no confidence in the state administration. The Election Commissions early surge into West Bengal is a direct response to a […]

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Indian Schools are Trading Indias Linguistic Heritage for English Fluency

By BPN News Desk February 22, 2026

The Intrusive Mandate The Indian living room has become the latest frontier for educational overreach. In a disturbing trend across urban centers, school administrations have begun issuing mandates that extend far beyond the classroom. Parents are being instructed by teachers to speak exclusively in English with their children at home. The justification offered is the […]

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Kazatomprom-India Uranium Deal and the 100 GW Nuclear Target: Securing Fuel for India 2047 Energy Vision

By BPN News Desk February 22, 2026

For years, India’s target of 100 GW of nuclear power by 2047 was dismissed by critics as a mere PowerPoint fantasy—a distant, bureaucratic aspiration disconnected from reality. But the long-term uranium supply agreement between Kazatomprom and India has shattered skepticism. This is not just another mining contract or a routine trade deal; it is a […]

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US Supreme Court Tariff Ruling: India Locked Into an 18% Mistake?

By BPN News Desk February 21, 2026

The ground beneath global trade did not just shift on February 20, 2026—it gave way entirely. But the real story started weeks earlier, on February 6, when India rushed to sign an interim trade framework while a high-stakes legal battle was still looming over Washington. Now that the US Supreme Court has dismantled President Trump’s […]