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Selective Justice Is Injustice: The State vs. Sharmishta Panoli

By BPN News Desk June 3, 2025

A 22-year-old law student from Pune, Sharmishta Panoli, is currently behind bars. Her offense? A now-deleted Instagram reel in which she criticized the silence of Bollywood over Operation Sindoor and used words some deemed communal. She deleted the video. She apologized. But none of that mattered to the West Bengal Police, who travelled across the […]

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IMF Loans by Day, Jihad Rallies by Night: The Pakistan Model

By BPN News Desk May 31, 2025

On May 28, the city of Kasur in Pakistan’s Punjab province witnessed a scene that should have sent shockwaves across the globe. On stage, addressing a crowd under banners of nuclear pride and anti-India slogans, stood not only Pakistani ministers like Malik Rasheed Ahmad Khan and Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan, but also some of the […]

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The Vohra Committee Report: A Masterpiece of Political Blackmail?

By Editor - News Desk May 30, 2025

In the realm of Indian politics, few documents have generated as much intrigue and as little transparency as the Vohra Committee Report. Commissioned in the aftermath of one of India’s darkest security lapses—the 1993 Bombay blasts—the report was expected to expose the deep-rooted nexus between crime, politics, and bureaucracy. Instead, it turned into something far […]

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Seven Experts, One Verdict: Operation Sindoor Redefined India’s Military Doctrine

By BPN News Desk May 27, 2025

India’s Operation Sindoor, launched between May 7 and 10 in response to the brutal Pahalgam terror attack, is being hailed not only as a tactical success but as a turning point in India’s strategic doctrine. Moving far beyond symbolic retaliation, it marked a calibrated use of force, deep strikes on Pakistan Air Force infrastructure, and […]

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Delhi High Court Sees a Threat, Mumbai High Court Sees a Contract: The Çelebi Contradiction

By BPN News Desk May 26, 2025

Delhi High Court deferred to national security in Çelebi's case while Mumbai High Court treated it as a routine contract dispute, revealing a dangerous gap in India’s institutional response.

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Lumma Stealer Malware: The Silent Data Thief Targeting 394,000 Windows Systems – Are You at Risk?

By BPN News Desk May 22, 2025

In a recent security revelation, Microsoft disclosed that over 394,000 Windows computers worldwide have been infected by a stealthy piece of malware called Lumma Stealer. This isn’t just another virus that slows down your PC—it’s a silent data thief designed to siphon off your most sensitive information, from saved browser passwords to crypto wallets and […]

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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 […]