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Mira Road Attack Shows India Is Losing the Online Radicalisation Battle

By BPN News Desk April 28, 2026

The Mira Road stabbing incident on April 27 should have been just another local crime story. Instead, it has exposed a far deeper and more dangerous fault line. A 31-year-old man allegedly asked two security guards to recite the Kalma and, when they could not, attacked them with a knife. Within 90 minutes, the police […]

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₹510 Crore Seized, Bombs Recovered: What This Says About Governance in Mamata Banerjee’s Bengal

By BPN News Desk April 28, 2026

The 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections have not just been about votes, rallies, and campaign speeches. They have unfolded under the shadow of staggering numbers and deeply troubling visuals. Over ₹510 crore worth of cash, liquor, drugs, and other inducements have been seized before polling could even conclude. Reports of crude bombs being recovered from […]

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When Opposition Voices Get Absorbed by Power, Who Speaks for the Common Man?

By BPN News Desk April 24, 2026

The sudden shift of Raghav Chadha into the ruling ecosystem has landed at a moment that makes it impossible to treat this as just another political move. Over the past few months, he had quietly rebuilt his public image around something that Indian politics has increasingly neglected. Everyday issues. Not ideological battles, not headline wars, […]

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Global Oil Disruptions Show Fragile Energy System

By BPN News Desk April 23, 2026

Over the past few weeks, a pattern has begun to take shape across the global energy map that is difficult to ignore. A pipeline disruption in Italy briefly interrupted crude flows into Central Europe. In Australia, a major refinery in Geelong was forced to operate below capacity after a fire, tightening fuel supply in a […]

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Iran Negotiations and Trump’s Crypto Business Raise Questions as Markets Move Ahead

By BPN News Desk April 22, 2026

The ongoing U.S.–Iran conflict has entered a phase that feels less like open escalation and more like controlled positioning. Ceasefires are being extended, backchannel negotiations are gaining momentum, and Pakistan has quietly emerged as a central diplomatic conduit between Washington and Tehran. At the same time, something unusual is unfolding in global markets. Oil

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Norway-Wanted Fraud Accused Appears at Islamabad Talks Venue

By BPN News Desk April 21, 2026

The Islamabad Peace Talks held on April 11–12, 2026 were meant to project seriousness, stability, and diplomatic intent. With global attention fixed on Pakistan’s engagement with the United States, and senior figures including JD Vance leading the visiting delegation, the optics of the event were as important as the substance. These were not routine meetings. […]

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Global Box Office 2026 Lags 2019 Due to Mid-Tier Film Decline

By BPN News Desk April 20, 2026

The global theatrical market in 2026 is not collapsing. It is restructuring. At first glance, the year appears underwhelming when compared to pre-pandemic highs. But a deeper statistical breakdown reveals a more specific issue: the erosion of the mid-tier film segment that historically sustained theatrical ecosystems. The current year-to-date (January to mid-April 2026)

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Markets Moved Before Trump Spoke on Iran. Who Knew in Advance?

By BPN News Desk April 20, 2026

The Iran war did not just play out on battlefields and diplomatic channels. It unfolded in real time across global financial markets, where every signal, statement, and shift in tone translated into immediate price movements. Oil surged on fears of escalation. Stocks dipped on uncertainty. Then, just as quickly, both reversed when de-escalation signals emerged. […]

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If Amit Shah Could Break Naxal Networks, Why Is Manipur Still Being Handled Like A Negotiation Workshop?

By BPN News Desk April 20, 2026

The images coming out of Manipur over the past few days are not just disturbing. They are deeply revealing. In the early hours of April 7, a projectile struck a civilian home in Bishnupur district, killing two young children while they slept. Their mother was critically injured. This was not a clash at a buffer […]

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BrahMos vs HQ-9B Shows India’s Strike Advantage

By BPN News Desk April 20, 2026

BrahMos Performance Against HQ-9B in Operation Sindoor Shows Why It Remains India’s Most Reliable Strike Weapon Operation Sindoor was not a symbolic show of force. It was a calibrated strike mission aimed at degrading Pakistan’s military infrastructure after escalating tensions, and it relied heavily on stand-off precision weapons rather than direct airspace penetration.