CEC SIR Row: Internal Dissent, No Proven Illegality. Who Made It a Crisis?

By BPN News Desk September 25, 2026

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The latest controversy surrounding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar began with an investigation reporting that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi had raised objections on at least 14 occasions over roughly ten months to decisions and communications connected

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IIT Bombay Case Puts Modi Government’s Section 18A Under the Scanner

By BPN News Desk September 25, 2026

The death of IIT Bombay student Sahil Wakode on September 18 has developed into a far larger controversy than the examination incident that preceded it. Wakode’s parents have alleged that Professor Suryanarayana Doolla subjected their son to caste-based harassment, and Mumbai Police registered an FIR naming Doolla under provisions relating to abetment of suicide and […]

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Before Questioning Today’s CEC, Look at How India Chose Them Before 2023

By BPN News Desk September 24, 2026

The independence of the Election Commission of India has once again become a major political argument. Congress has repeatedly questioned Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, accused the Election Commission of being too close to the BJP government and attacked the mechanism through which Election Commissioners are now selected. Rahul Gandhi opposed proceeding with

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The Elephant Calf Rescue That Showed the Best of Ordinary India

By BPN News Desk September 23, 2026

Most news cycles are built around things going wrong. Political confrontation, crime, war, accidents, natural disasters and public anger dominate television screens and social media feeds because these are important stories and because conflict naturally attracts attention. After enough of it, however, it becomes easy to believe that society is defined only by outrage,

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Bengal SIR: How Times Now’s ‘93% Comeback’ Framing Misleads

By BPN News Desk September 23, 2026

There is a difference between reporting a percentage and helping readers understand what that percentage actually represents. Times Now’s graphic on the West Bengal Special Intensive Revision chose the dramatic formulation, “With 93% Comeback, Bengal SIR Deletions Under Scanner.” For anyone quickly consuming the headline, the obvious impression is that an overwhelming

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Jamui Case: Police Did Their Job, Now the System Must Finish It

By BPN News Desk September 22, 2026

What happened near Madwa Pahar in Bihar’s Jamui district on September 19 should disturb anyone who watches the footage. Two Class 10 students, a minor boy and a minor girl, had gone towards the area after their coaching class to take photographs. What should have been an ordinary evening for two schoolchildren turned into a […]

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IIT-B Caste Row Deepens General Category Anger With Modi Government

By BPN News Desk September 22, 2026

The death of IIT Bombay student Sahil Wakode on September 18 is first and foremost a tragedy that deserves a thorough investigation. Wakode, a second-year BTech student, was allegedly found using a smartphone and ChatGPT during a mid-semester examination. Professor Suryanarayana Doolla, popularly referred to as Prof Surya in the discussion surrounding the case, was […]

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Mahanadi’s Real Potential Is Still Untapped. Samudra Manthan Could Reveal It

By BPN News Desk September 22, 2026

ONGC’s latest gas discovery in the Mahanadi Offshore Basin is easy to celebrate for what has already been found. On September 18, its MN-DW18-1-H-D deepwater well struck gas off the Odisha coast, around 43 km from Konark. Drilled to a target depth of 1,623 metres, the well encountered gas between 1,441 and 1,452 metres. More […]

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Why Japan Air Chief’s Tejas Praise Matters for India’s Fighter Programme

By BPN News Desk September 21, 2026

India’s LCA Tejas received an important vote of confidence during Exercise Veer Guardian 2026 at Jodhpur on September 20. General Takehiro Morita, Chief of Staff of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, flew in a Tejas twin-seat aircraft while Indian Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh flew another Tejas in formation. This was part […]

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From KAL to Sheshnaag, India Is Joining the Drone Arms Race at the Front

By BPN News Desk September 21, 2026

India quietly crossed an important defence technology milestone at Pokhran on September 20 when the indigenous KAL long-range one-way attack drone successfully completed its maiden flight trials. Developed by Noida-based private defence technology company IG Defence, KAL is designed for a range of up to 1,000 kilometres, endurance of seven to eight hours and a […]