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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 […]

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Begging Bowls and Boastful Speeches: Pakistan’s UNGA Hypocrisy

By BPN News Desk September 27, 2025

Shehbaz Sharif’s performance at the UN General Assembly this year was a textbook example of Pakistan’s foreign policy in action — loud, theatrical, and hollow. Standing at the world’s most important diplomatic forum, the Prime Minister of a debt-strangled country declared that Pakistan had downed seven Indian jets, glorified Operation Sindoor, thanked China, Turkey, Iran

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AI Is Now Censoring Movies Without Filmmakers’ Consent

By BPN News Desk September 27, 2025

The world just witnessed a new low in film censorship. The Australian horror film Together, starring Dave Franco and Alison Brie, was digitally altered for its release in China. A gay couple at the heart of the story was rewritten into a heterosexual pairing using AI face-replacement technology. One actor’s face was literally swapped out […]

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Will Trump Choose Indian Consumers or American Lobbies?

By BPN News Desk September 26, 2025

India’s oil dilemma has never been about barrels alone. It’s about politics, sanctions, and the whimsical mood of Washington. Today, the stark question is this: will Donald Trump side with Indian consumers staring at higher fuel bills, or with American dairy and farm lobbies who have turned trade talks into a playground of pressure tactics? […]

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Let Netas Practice the Policies They Frame: Live Like the Middle Class

By BPN News Desk September 26, 2025

There is a saying that those who make the rules must first live by them. In India, the exact opposite has become our reality. Our MPs, MLAs, judges, police officers, and civil servants write policies that weigh down the backs of ordinary families while they themselves remain untouched by the consequences. The middle class is […]

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Tejas Mk2 and the Engine Dilemma: Why HAL Won’t Ditch GE

By BPN News Desk September 26, 2025

The past few weeks have seen a swirl of speculation around India’s Tejas Mk2 fighter jet and whether it might swap its General Electric F414 engine for a French alternative from Safran. For an aircraft that has been under development for years, the idea of an engine switch has sparked curiosity and headlines. But as […]

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Su-57 and India: Why Sensor Fusion Will Matter More Than Stealth

By BPN News Desk September 25, 2025

The announcement that India may consider the Russian Su-57E has reignited debates that sound eerily familiar: is this jet a true fifth-generation stealth platform, or a compromised machine wrapped in exaggerated claims? The arguments usually collapse into two extremes. On one hand, Su-57 is hailed as a wonder weapon that will tilt the balance against […]

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Sonam Wangchuk, NGOs and Cultural Camouflage: The Silent Front Against India

By BPN News Desk September 25, 2025

In 2025, Ladakh has once again erupted in turmoil. The streets of Leh and Kargil reverberate with chants for statehood, constitutional safeguards, and cultural protection. At the heart of this agitation stands Sonam Wangchuk, once celebrated globally for ice stupas and sustainable innovation, now transformed into the political face of Ladakh’s dissent. But while the […]