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Begone Beggars, Hello Clean Streets: Modi Arrives, Mumbai Transforms

By BPN News Desk October 9, 2025

Mumbai has witnessed a rare miracle. For once, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) was seen working with a zeal that citizens had long stopped expecting. Streets that were clogged with garbage suddenly became spotless, beggars and hawkers disappeared overnight, and the city’s filth was hidden under carefully placed tarpaulins. The reason was not a newfound […]

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India’s Ethanol Crisis: Gadkari Must Choose Between Excuses and Execution

By BPN News Desk October 9, 2025

Recently, petrol pump owners across humid and coastal parts of India — from Tamil Nadu to South Gujarat — raised an unusual but telling demand: they want oil companies to supply non-ethanol blended petrol during the monsoon months. Their reason is simple and technical. Ethanol, being hygroscopic, absorbs moisture from the air, and in heavy […]

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Hybrid Cars, Not Just Scooters: Where Ola’s Rare-Earth-Free Motor Could Find Its Place

By BPN News Desk October 9, 2025

When Ola Electric announced that it had secured certification for its rare-earth-free ferrite motor at the Global Automotive Research Centre (GARC) in Tamil Nadu, the headlines naturally revolved around scooters. After all, Ola’s flagship is the S1 series, and its 7 kW and 11 kW motor variants fit neatly into the two-wheeler and small three-wheeler […]

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Why Start-up India Needed a Tata, Not a Token Minister

By BPN News Desk October 7, 2025

When the government launched Start-up India in 2016, it promised to unleash India’s entrepreneurial spirit. There were speeches, roadshows, glossy brochures, and hashtags. The program was positioned as a visionary leap, with politicians posing as champions of the start-up revolution. But nine years later, the gap between optics and outcomes is glaring. The ₹10,000 crore

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Approval Ratings Tell the Story: Trump Has Never Been Weaker

By BPN News Desk October 3, 2025

For Donald Trump, the numbers have always been the story. From the crowd sizes he boasts about to the stock market ticks he claims as personal victories, metrics are central to the image of strength he cultivates. But this month, one set of numbers cuts through all the bluster: his approval rating. According to the […]

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When Changu-Mangu Sell Sand as Magnets to Trump

By BPN News Desk September 30, 2025

It takes a special kind of talent to convince the most powerful man in the world that sand can be sold as magnets. But Pakistan, with its eternal duo of Prime Minister and Field Marshal, has once again proven they are the undefeated champions of snake-oil diplomacy. With big smiles and bigger promises, they’ve told […]

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United Nations, Divided World: When UNGA Became a Theatre of Hypocrisy

By BPN News Desk September 28, 2025

The 80th UN General Assembly was meant to be the world’s grand stage for diplomacy and cooperation, but what unfolded was closer to a travelling circus. Leaders arrived not with solutions but with scripts written for domestic applause. The world is facing urgent crises — from Gaza’s devastation to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, from Pakistan’s […]

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Flood-Hit Maharashtra Needs ₹20,000 Crore Relief: Half Must Come from Delhi

By BPN News Desk September 28, 2025

Maharashtra is reeling under one of its worst agricultural disasters in recent memory. Nearly 17.85 lakh hectares of farmland have been damaged, submerging about 44 lakh acres across 30 districts. Soyabean, cotton, maize, pulses, onions and vegetables — all gone. The damage isn’t limited to crops. Houses have collapsed, roads and canals have been washed […]

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Desert Sun Over Imported Gas: Unlocking Rajasthan and Gujarat’s Solar Potential to Reduce LNG Imports

By BPN News Desk September 27, 2025

India has long depended on imported liquefied natural gas (LNG) to meet part of its electricity demand, even though gas-based power contributes only a small share of the overall mix. This dependence comes at a steep cost, both financially and strategically. In 2024, India imported nearly 37 billion cubic meters (bcm) of LNG, worth around […]

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Peace Requires Diplomats, Not Dramatists: Why Zelensky Must Tone Down the Theatrics

By BPN News Desk September 27, 2025

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s recent warning to Russia — “end war or find bomb shelters” — sounded less like the words of a wartime statesman and more like a line lifted from a Hollywood script. It was a reminder that Zelenskyy, once an actor and comedian, still leans heavily on his background in performance to […]