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Mumbai Textile Strike Proves CJI Was Right

By BPN News Desk January 30, 2026

Mumbai’s textile collapse is often discussed as an urban planning story or a tale of economic transition. It is rarely examined honestly as a labour relations failure. That is precisely why the recent remarks by the Chief Justice of India, Surya Kant, struck such a raw nerve. When the head of the judiciary says trade […]

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How Government Arrogance Turned UGC Rules Into a Legal Crisis

By BPN News Desk January 30, 2026

This controversy never needed to reach the courts. It did not require protests, petitions, or judicial stays. All it required was basic listening and a willingness to accept that citizens can raise genuine concerns without hidden motives. Instead, what we witnessed was a classic case of government arrogance turning a manageable policy issue into a […]

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Why the Supreme Court Had to Step In on UGC Rules and What It Means for BJP in Uttar Pradesh

By BPN News Desk January 29, 2026

The Supreme Court stepping in to stop the new UGC rules was not a routine legal move. It happened because the rules, as written, created real fear and anger among students. The biggest worry was simple and very real: the rules could be used unfairly, especially against students from the general category, while giving them […]

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No ILS, No ATC, No Margin: The Normalisation of Risk at VIP Airstrips

By BPN News Desk January 29, 2026

The tragedy at Baramati should not be treated as an isolated aviation mishap or reduced to a question of pilot judgment in bad weather. It is a window into a deeper and more uncomfortable truth about how VIP aviation operates in India. Accidents in aviation rarely occur because someone suddenly abandons common sense. They occur […]

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Ambedkar’s Name Deserves Respect, Not Political Ambushes

By BPN News Desk January 28, 2026

Over the past few days in Maharashtra, a series of unrelated-looking incidents have unfolded in quick succession. A Republic Day ceremony disrupted because Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar’s name was allegedly not mentioned. An ink attack on a local elected representative over the same charge. Objectionable personal remarks made from a public platform associated with Dalit assertion,

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JD Vance and Peter Navarro Are Blocking the India–US Trade Deal

By BPN News Desk January 27, 2026

The release of a secretly recorded audio of Ted Cruz speaking candidly to private donors has pulled back the curtain on why the much discussed India–US trade agreement has failed to move forward. What the recording reveals is not a breakdown in negotiations with India, but deep ideological fractures inside the Trump administration itself. The […]

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India–EU Free Trade Agreement Explained: What Exactly Was Given and What Was Gained

By BPN News Desk January 27, 2026

India and the European Union formally concluded a long-negotiated Free Trade Agreement today, ending years of stalled talks and signalling a major shift in India’s trade posture with advanced economies. Branded by leaders as historic, the deal is significant not because of political optics but because of its sheer economic scale. It links two large […]

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Expert Analysis of Operation Sindoor and the Rafale Narrative

By BPN News Desk January 27, 2026

This analysis is based on a detailed independent military study titled Operation Sindoor: The India–Pakistan Air War (7–10 May 2025), authored by Adrien Fontanellaz and published as an exploratory note by the Centre for Historical and Political-Military Studies. The report reconstructs the conflict using open-source intelligence, satellite imagery, technical assessments,

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Dharmendra Pradhan Must Own the UGC Equity Rules

By BPN News Desk January 26, 2026

The University Grants Commission’s new “Promotion of Equity” regulations were projected as a corrective step to address caste discrimination on Indian campuses. Instead, they have exposed a far more uncomfortable truth about how the Indian state now defines equality. The controversy is not about whether caste discrimination exists. It does. The controversy is about who

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Cricket Boards Are Not Foreign Ministries

By BPN News Desk January 26, 2026

Cricket boards were created to run a sport, not to act as unofficial foreign ministries. Yet today, cricket is being dragged into political signalling so routinely that the line between governance and geopolitics is collapsing in plain sight. Two recent episodes make this impossible to ignore. Bangladesh’s refusal to tour India, without any ICC sanction […]