Asian Games Chaos in Japan Exposes Global Media’s Double Standards

By BPN News Desk September 19, 2026

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The 2026 Asian Games have barely begun in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, and the organisers are already dealing with problems that would normally make uncomfortable headlines for the host of one of the world’s biggest multi-sport events. Accommodation shortages, questionable room allocations,

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After 12 Years of Reforms, Why Is Modi Picking Fights With the Common Man?

By BPN News Desk September 18, 2026

There is an ancient Greek story that every powerful leader should occasionally revisit. Icarus was the son of Daedalus, the legendary craftsman who fashioned wings from feathers and wax so that father and son could escape captivity. Before they took flight, Daedalus warned Icarus against two extremes: do not fly so low that the sea […]

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Washington’s Russian Oil Lecture Raises Questions About America’s Double Standards

By BPN News Desk September 18, 2026

US Senator Richard Blumenthal has delivered a remarkably blunt message to India and China over their continued purchase of Russian energy. “You better clean up your act,” he said, telling the two countries to buy their oil and gas somewhere else and arguing that continued purchases help sustain Moscow during the Russia-Ukraine war. His remarks […]

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Supreme Court Protects Vehicle Owners From Forced Repossession

By BPN News Desk September 17, 2026

For millions of Indians, purchasing a vehicle without finance is simply not possible. Cars, taxis, autorickshaws, delivery vehicles and trucks are routinely bought through bank or NBFC loans, with borrowers committing themselves to years of monthly instalments. Most borrowers understand the basic bargain: if you borrow money, you must repay it, and if you persistently […]

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E20, UPI, UGC: Why Are Ordinary Voters Being Ignored?

By BPN News Desk September 16, 2026

There is an increasingly uncomfortable question the Modi government needs to confront. What exactly must an ordinary Indian do before the government considers his or her anger worthy of serious political attention? Millions of Indians go to work, pay their taxes, obey the law, vote, participate in elections and increasingly use social media to communicate […]

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A Public Road, a Mosque and Karnataka’s Ganpati Controversy

By BPN News Desk September 16, 2026

The controversy that erupted in T. Narasipura in Mysuru district should never have required a complicated political debate. Ganpati celebrations were under way, organisers were preparing for processions and immersion, and the police were perfectly entitled to seek advance information about routes, timings and crowd sizes so that adequate security could be arranged. Those

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Dear Modi, Fund UPI, Not Pilgrimages

By BPN News Desk September 15, 2026

Prime Minister Narendra Modi deserves enormous credit for presiding over one of India’s most successful pieces of digital public infrastructure. UPI has changed how this country transacts. From the vegetable vendor and autorickshaw driver to the neighbourhood kirana shop, restaurant, professional and large retailer, scanning a QR code has become almost instinctive.

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Washington Wants VanDyke Back. India Should Demand Answers First

By BPN News Desk September 15, 2026

Matthew Aaron VanDyke did not arrive in India’s Northeast with the résumé of an innocent backpacker. The American founder of Sons of Liberty International had already moved through some of the world’s most violent theatres, from Libya to Ukraine, before Indian investigators say he travelled through India, entered the restricted areas of Mizoram and crossed […]

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India Hosted BRICS, and Western Media Reached for Bicycles, Labourers and Old Racist Stereotypes

By BPN News Desk September 14, 2026

India is hosting BRICS 2026 at a moment when the country is no longer merely asking for a seat at the global table. It is increasingly helping shape the table itself. The summit represents a grouping that now speaks for a substantial part of the world’s population and economic output, while India arrives as one […]

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India Has Drawn a New Line With Pakistan in Sport: Play Them, Beat Them, But No Political Optics

By BPN News Desk September 14, 2026

A year ago, Indian cricket produced one of the strangest victory celebrations the sport had seen. India had beaten Pakistan by five wickets in the 2025 Asia Cup final in Dubai. The championship was won, the players were on the podium and the celebrations had begun. Yet captain Suryakumar Yadav never received the Asia Cup […]