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Probe the Tongue-Twisters: MHA Must Order NIA Probe Into Those Fueling India’s Linguistic Divide

By Editor - News Desk May 21, 2025

For decades, India thrived as a multilingual democracy where cultural diversity was not a threat but a celebrated identity. From the southern shores of Tamil Nadu to the hills of Himachal, linguistic plurality was never seen as an obstacle to unity. Then, seemingly overnight, it became fashionable to turn tongues into political grenades. Language—which once […]

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The Iran Oil Crisis: Trump’s Blunder, Iran’s Defiance and India’s Loss

By BPN News Desk May 20, 2025

In 2015, the world watched as the Iran nuclear deal—officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)—was signed after years of diplomatic negotiations. Under this agreement, Iran agreed to curb its uranium enrichment and open its facilities to international inspections. In return, global powers including the United States promised to lift harsh economic

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Too Encrypted to Care: Why India Must Consider Banning Telegram Before It’s Too Late

By BPN News Desk May 19, 2025

In the digital age, the boundary between privacy and national security has never been more precarious. Platforms that promise encryption and user freedom have, time and again, become safe havens for criminals, fraudsters, and even foreign agents. India, like many other nations, faces a growing dilemma — whether to continue tolerating platforms that claim neutrality […]

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Dear UN, Shove That Rohingya Investigation Report Up Your Arse

By BPN News Desk May 17, 2025

As news broke that the United Nations has launched an investigation against India over alleged deportations of Rohingya refugees, a wave of collective eye-rolls swept across this country. Not because we lack compassion or a sense of human rights, but because we know this drill. This is the same UN that plays dead when China […]

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Manmohan Singh Believed, Modi Acted: A Tale of Two Doctrines

By BPN News Desk May 16, 2025

As the dust settles on the Pahalgam attacks and Operation Sindoor, an old video of former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh is once again making the rounds on the internet. In this clip from 2009, while addressing the Council on Foreign Relations, Dr. Singh is seen advocating restraint in the face of terror and expressing […]

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Fired for Lying? What Collins and Maria Didn’t Tell the President About Pakistan

By BPN News Desk May 15, 2025

This wasn’t just a bureaucratic shuffle. It was a purge. When Tulsi Gabbard, now Director of National Intelligence, sacked Mike Collins and Maria Langan-Riekhof from the helm of the National Intelligence Council (NIC), the headlines were quick to sell the official version: “bias,” “politicization,” “anti-Trump sentiment.” But dig a

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Dear Pakistanis: Your Country is a Failed State Surviving on Begging, Bombs, and Borrowed Pride

By Editor - News Desk May 12, 2025

Dear Pakistanis, It’s time someone told you the truth without the sugarcoating, without the propaganda, and certainly without the delusions your army and politicians feed you daily like expired rations. You live in a failed state. Not struggling. Not developing. Not rising. A failed state. Your country survives—barely—on foreign donations, military aid, and religious

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When Yadavji Sat With a Danda: How the Indian Navy Deterred Pakistan Without Firing a Shot

By Editor - News Desk May 11, 2025

A childhood friend of mine reminded me recently of something that happened back when we were kids. In our small housing society, we used to play cricket inside the compound. But whenever the ball rolled out past the gate onto the main road, someone had to fetch it. Eventually, it became such a regular occurrence […]

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Pahalgam Didn’t Wake the System – It Embarrassed It: A Scathing Indictment of the Government and Home Ministry’s Security Lapses

By BPN News Desk May 4, 2025

The massacre at Pahalgam wasn’t just an act of terror — it was an exposure of rot. Twenty-six Hindu civilians were butchered in cold blood, singled out by religious profiling, in a place marketed as “heaven on earth.” The Valley bled, and India scrambled. In the days that followed, deportation drives were launched, border security […]

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Don’t Blame the EVM, Blame Your Mouth: Congress’ Pahalgam Blunders and the Rahul Doctrine

By BPN News Desk May 1, 2025

When terrorists struck in Pahalgam on April 22, killing civilians and tourists alike, the nation expected its political leaders to speak with one voice — resolute, compassionate, and unwavering in their condemnation of terror. Instead, what followed from the Congress Party was a familiar and disturbing display of verbal acrobatics, tone-deaf remarks, and desperate