Murshidabad Burned, Delhi Waited: Will AFSPA Be the Last Word on Bengal?

By BPN News Desk April 14, 2025

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West Bengal is no stranger to political turbulence, but in recent years, it has steadily descended into a pattern of unchecked communal violence, state apathy, and judicial firefighting. The latest eruption in Murshidabad has once again exposed the hollow scaffolding of the state’s

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The Politics of Pity: How Congress and Its Cronies Trivialized 26/11 Justice

By BPN News Desk April 12, 2025

In a just world, the extradition of Tahawwur Rana to India would have been a moment of solemn vindication. A dark chapter that began on the blood-soaked streets of Mumbai in November 2008, when 166 innocent lives were snuffed out by Pakistani-trained terrorists, could finally inch toward some semblance of justice. The families who have […]

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India’s Digital Scam Epidemic: A National Shame Fueled by Government Apathy

By BPN News Desk April 10, 2025

There was a time when India’s digital revolution was the pride of its policymakers—UPI became the poster child of fintech innovation, QR codes popped up at paan shops, and financial inclusion got a tech-savvy facelift. But today, the same digital utopia has morphed into a chaotic underworld of fraud, fear, and outright national embarrassment. Scammers […]

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Piyush Goyal’s Startup Sermon Exposes Government Hypocrisy

By BPN News Desk April 6, 2025

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal’s recent remarks on Indian startups have managed to ruffle more feathers than a pigeon in a blender. Speaking at the Startup Mahakumbh 2025, Goyal lamented the state of India’s startup culture, accusing entrepreneurs of indulging in “dukaandari”—a not-so-subtle jab at food delivery apps and gig economy platforms that,

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Before Preaching to the World, Maybe Clean the Graffiti Off Your Temples: An Open Letter to USCIRF

By BPN News Desk March 27, 2025

If irony had a permanent address, it would be headquartered somewhere inside the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF)—that paragon of virtue, that lighthouse of moral outrage, that ever-vigilant babysitter of other nations’ soul. And oh, how generous they are with their unsolicited advice. This week, in their annual performance review

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Austerity for Thee, Luxury for Me: MPs Heroically Hike Their Salaries Again

By BPN News Desk March 27, 2025

Rejoice, fellow Indians! At a time when you’re pinching pennies, delaying doctor visits, and selling kidneys (figuratively… we hope) to pay rent, our ever-dedicated Members of Parliament have decided that they deserve a little something extra. After all, who among us hasn’t looked at their ₹2.25 lakh monthly salary and thought, “How does one even […]

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Expert Analysis: Oracle Cloud Breach – A Breakdown of the Probabilities and What It Suggests About Cloud Security

By BPN News Desk March 27, 2025

The recent revelations about a breach involving Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) have sparked widespread concern—particularly because the threat actor claims to have compromised data from over 140,000 tenants. While Oracle has denied any breach of its infrastructure, the hacker’s claims, along with details published by cybersecurity firm CloudSEK, raise troubling

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When the Protectors Turn Perpetrators: Why India Desperately Needs Police Reforms

By BPN News Desk March 26, 2025

In India, the police force is less a pillar of justice and more a tragicomic theater of power, privilege, and pathetic excuses. Picture a constable: belly spilling over his belt, swagger fuelled by stale chai and unchecked authority, lathi in hand like a medieval warlord. Don’t expect him to chase down rapists, extortionists, or white-collar […]

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FBI’s Dual Cyber Threat Warning: What Everyone Must Know About File Converter Scams and Medusa Ransomware

By BPN News Desk March 25, 2025

This past week, the FBI issued two critical cybersecurity alerts that should make both everyday internet users and organizations sit up and pay attention. The first concerns a surge in malicious online file converter websites, and the second is a warning about the sophisticated Medusa ransomware that is targeting major institutions, including healthcare, legal, education,

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India’s Weak Response to Muslim Mob Violence: How Maharashtra’s Government and Judiciary Enable Lawlessness

By BPN News Desk March 20, 2025

The recent riots in Nagpur have once again exposed the utter failure of the Maharashtra government, its police force, and the judiciary in handling Muslim mob violence. What should have been a moment of firm governance and swift justice has instead become yet another example of state impotence in the face of lawless rioters who […]