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Time to Penalise TRP-Driven Election Misinformation

By BPN News Desk January 17, 2026

The controversy over indelible ink during the recent BMC election did not begin with a laboratory report or an official finding. It began on live television. A dramatic on-air demonstration claimed that voting ink could be wiped off completely, instantly casting doubt on the integrity of the electoral process. The claim spread rapidly, triggering political […]

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Post-2024 Elections Show That Identity Politics Has Hit Its Limit

By BPN News Desk January 17, 2026

India is one of the most socially fragmented countries in the world. Your next-door neighbour can speak a different language, belong to a different caste, follow a different faith, and vote based on a completely different social experience. For decades, political parties treated this diversity as an electoral weapon, slicing society into smaller and smaller […]

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ISRO Is Paying the Price for Ambition Without Matching Budget Support

By BPN News Desk January 15, 2026

The recent launch failures involving India’s space programme have triggered predictable reactions. Some have rushed to question competence. Others have fallen back on emotional defences. Both miss the real issue. The problem facing Indian Space Research Organisation today is not a decline in scientific capability. It is a widening gap between political ambition and

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What India Actually Gains From Finding Oil in Abu Dhabi

By BPN News Desk January 15, 2026

The news that Indian public sector companies have discovered oil in Abu Dhabi has been widely projected as a major breakthrough. Headlines have done what they usually do, suggesting a leap towards energy security and implying that India has struck oil abroad in a way that meaningfully alters its dependence on imports. The reality is […]

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Why Pakistan and Bangladesh Were Hit by the U.S. Visa Freeze While India Was Not

By BPN News Desk January 15, 2026

The United States’ decision to freeze immigrant visa processing for citizens of 75 countries has triggered predictable outrage, denial, and conspiracy theories across South Asia. But stripped of emotion and online noise, the policy outcome itself tells a far more uncomfortable truth. Pakistan and Bangladesh are on the list. India is not. And this difference […]

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From Cash Shock to Liquidity Surplus: Why RBI Became a Net Seller After Demonetisation

By BPN News Desk January 14, 2026

Introduction In simple terms, this article explains what really happened to money in the system after demonetisation and why the Reserve Bank of India later had to remove money instead of adding it. A common belief is that demonetisation created such a severe cash shortage that RBI was forced to print money to keep banks […]

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Krantijyoti Vidyalay Shows How Commercialised Education Is Killing Both Schools and Languages

By BPN News Desk January 13, 2026

There is a temptation to view Krantijyoti Vidyalay Marathi Madhyam as a nostalgic film about Marathi-medium education, a sentimental look back at chalkboards, uniforms, and childhood memories. That reading is comfortable. It is also incomplete. What the film actually does is far more unsettling. It holds up a mirror to India’s education system and asks […]

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India’s Pharma Opportunity in Afghanistan

By BPN News Desk January 13, 2026

India’s pharmaceutical sector is witnessing a strategic opening in Afghanistan’s healthcare market following a visible breakdown in Afghanistan–Pakistan trade relations. Repeated border disruptions, transit uncertainty, and political frictions have weakened Pakistan’s role as Afghanistan’s primary supplier of medicines, prompting Afghan authorities and importers to

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Supreme Court Finally Asks the Question Dog Activists Never Want Answered: Who Is Responsible?

By BPN News Desk January 13, 2026

For years, India’s stray dog crisis has been discussed almost entirely through emotion, not impact. Any attempt to raise concerns about safety, attacks, or fatalities has been drowned out by slogans, placards, and moral lectures about compassion. What has consistently gone missing from this debate is the lived reality of ordinary citizens who face aggressive […]

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Why India Is Quietly Rewriting Its Forex Playbook

By BPN News Desk January 11, 2026

India’s foreign exchange reserves rarely make headlines unless something breaks. They are meant to sit quietly in the background, doing their job of protecting the economy from shocks. That is why the Reserve Bank of India trimming its US Treasury holdings below 200 billion dollars while steadily increasing gold reserves is worth paying attention to. […]