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AI Is Now Censoring Movies Without Filmmakers’ Consent

By BPN News Desk September 27, 2025

The world just witnessed a new low in film censorship. The Australian horror film Together, starring Dave Franco and Alison Brie, was digitally altered for its release in China. A gay couple at the heart of the story was rewritten into a heterosexual pairing using AI face-replacement technology. One actor’s face was literally swapped out […]

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Will Trump Choose Indian Consumers or American Lobbies?

By BPN News Desk September 26, 2025

India’s oil dilemma has never been about barrels alone. It’s about politics, sanctions, and the whimsical mood of Washington. Today, the stark question is this: will Donald Trump side with Indian consumers staring at higher fuel bills, or with American dairy and farm lobbies who have turned trade talks into a playground of pressure tactics? […]

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Let Netas Practice the Policies They Frame: Live Like the Middle Class

By BPN News Desk September 26, 2025

There is a saying that those who make the rules must first live by them. In India, the exact opposite has become our reality. Our MPs, MLAs, judges, police officers, and civil servants write policies that weigh down the backs of ordinary families while they themselves remain untouched by the consequences. The middle class is […]

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Tejas Mk2 and the Engine Dilemma: Why HAL Won’t Ditch GE

By BPN News Desk September 26, 2025

The past few weeks have seen a swirl of speculation around India’s Tejas Mk2 fighter jet and whether it might swap its General Electric F414 engine for a French alternative from Safran. For an aircraft that has been under development for years, the idea of an engine switch has sparked curiosity and headlines. But as […]

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Su-57 and India: Why Sensor Fusion Will Matter More Than Stealth

By BPN News Desk September 25, 2025

The announcement that India may consider the Russian Su-57E has reignited debates that sound eerily familiar: is this jet a true fifth-generation stealth platform, or a compromised machine wrapped in exaggerated claims? The arguments usually collapse into two extremes. On one hand, Su-57 is hailed as a wonder weapon that will tilt the balance against […]

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Sonam Wangchuk, NGOs and Cultural Camouflage: The Silent Front Against India

By BPN News Desk September 25, 2025

In 2025, Ladakh has once again erupted in turmoil. The streets of Leh and Kargil reverberate with chants for statehood, constitutional safeguards, and cultural protection. At the heart of this agitation stands Sonam Wangchuk, once celebrated globally for ice stupas and sustainable innovation, now transformed into the political face of Ladakh’s dissent. But while the […]

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Loose Cannons in High Office: A Tale of Two G’s — Gavai and Gadkari

By BPN News Desk September 24, 2025

India’s most important institutions are supposed to inspire confidence through dignity, restraint, and sober words. The Supreme Court and the Union Cabinet aren’t reality shows where the loudest soundbite wins. Yet, two men — Chief Justice of India B. R. Gavai and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari — have developed an unfortunate knack for proving otherwise. […]

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Socialism by Borrowing, Capitalism by Exit: Why 6,600 Companies Left Bengal

By BPN News Desk September 24, 2025

West Bengal has just pulled off a masterstroke in political economics: it revoked every industrial incentive given since 1993 with one sweeping law, and then doubled down on doling out welfare schemes worth more than its own revenue. The message is loud and clear — capitalists can take the exit door while welfare politics gets […]

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Trump’s Stand-Up at UNGA: Climate Change Con, UN Killing Western Civilization, and Let’s Go Back to Fossil Fuels

By BPN News Desk September 24, 2025

The United Nations General Assembly is supposed to be a place where world leaders wrestle with wars, climate crises, and global poverty. But this year, the world got treated to something far less dignified: Donald Trump’s latest attempt at stand-up comedy masquerading as diplomacy. If there were ever proof that America is capable of embarrassing […]

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The Su-57 is More Than a Fighter — It’s a Classroom for AMCA

By BPN News Desk September 23, 2025

India’s Air Force is at a critical juncture. The backbone of its current fighter fleet — Jaguars, MiG-29s, and Mirage-2000s — is ageing fast. Rafale has plugged some of the gaps, while the Su-30MKI continues to be the workhorse. But one truth is unavoidable: India has no stealth fighter capability today, and AMCA, its indigenous […]