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BJP-ADMK Alliance Shakes Up Tamil Nadu Politics Ahead of 2026 Assembly Polls

By BPN News Desk April 19, 2025

Though the Tamil Nadu Assembly election is scheduled for next year, political parties have already begun shaping their strategies. As things stand, the DMK appears to have held its alliance intact, largely due to its alignment with the INDIA bloc formed to counter the BJP nationally. Although the BJP remains a minor force in Tamil […]

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Breaking Down The News: What the Supreme Court’s Waqf Hearing Means for the New Law

By Editor - News Desk April 16, 2025

The Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, has been one of the most talked-about laws in recent weeks. It was passed by Parliament to bring more accountability and fairness in how waqf properties are managed. But now, the Supreme Court is hearing several petitions challenging parts of this law. Some people thought the law might be cancelled […]

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Waqf Boards Are Panicking – But the Court Can’t Be a Tool for Religious Blackmail

By BPN News Desk April 16, 2025

For decades, the Waqf Act allowed a religious board to exercise unchecked powers over land in India with minimal transparency and virtually no accountability. Properties could be declared waqf simply based on “user,” enabling the takeover of even public and private lands without clear title or documentation. Thousands of acres of government land were quietly […]

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Tariffs, Profits, and Policy Failure: How the U.S. Chose to Hurt Consumers Instead of Harnessing Corporate Wealth

By Editor - News Desk April 14, 2025

In the aftermath of the U.S.–China trade war, public discourse has focused on tariffs, deficits, and decoupling. But beneath the headlines lies a more revealing truth: the very companies that pushed American manufacturing offshore have profited enormously—untouched by tariffs, shielded from taxation, and unbothered by the inflation they helped trigger. This white paper

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Murshidabad Burned, Delhi Waited: Will AFSPA Be the Last Word on Bengal?

By BPN News Desk April 14, 2025

West Bengal is no stranger to political turbulence, but in recent years, it has steadily descended into a pattern of unchecked communal violence, state apathy, and judicial firefighting. The latest eruption in Murshidabad has once again exposed the hollow scaffolding of the state’s law-and-order machinery. What should have been a localized protest against the Waqf […]

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Breaking Down the News: India Shoots Down Drone Using Laser Weapon: DRDO Tech Deployed at LoC

By BPN News Desk April 13, 2025

In a landmark moment for Indian defense, the Indian Army recently shot down a drone using a laser weapon. Yes, you read that right – a real laser, not something from a sci-fi movie. This marks the first time India has used an indigenously developed laser weapon in a live operation to neutralize a drone, […]

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The Politics of Pity: How Congress and Its Cronies Trivialized 26/11 Justice

By BPN News Desk April 12, 2025

In a just world, the extradition of Tahawwur Rana to India would have been a moment of solemn vindication. A dark chapter that began on the blood-soaked streets of Mumbai in November 2008, when 166 innocent lives were snuffed out by Pakistani-trained terrorists, could finally inch toward some semblance of justice. The families who have […]

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The Hidden Harvest of Tariff Wars: How the U.S. Uses Trade to Push Its Crops, Not Cars

By BPN News Desk April 11, 2025

The headlines may make it seem like the world is witnessing a tussle between industrial titans, a fierce standoff over steel, semiconductors, and supercars. But behind the curtain of global trade rhetoric lies a quieter, less glamorous truth—this isn’t just about automobiles and industrial policy. It’s about agriculture. It’s about lentils and soybean oil. And, […]

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India’s Digital Scam Epidemic: A National Shame Fueled by Government Apathy

By BPN News Desk April 10, 2025

There was a time when India’s digital revolution was the pride of its policymakers—UPI became the poster child of fintech innovation, QR codes popped up at paan shops, and financial inclusion got a tech-savvy facelift. But today, the same digital utopia has morphed into a chaotic underworld of fraud, fear, and outright national embarrassment. Scammers […]

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From Celebrity Endorsements to Family Suicides: The Blood Money of India’s Gambling Boom

By BPN News Desk April 8, 2025

In one corner of India, you’ll see Shah Rukh Khan grinning ear-to-ear, urging you to play responsibly on a “fantasy” gaming app. In another, a grieving family in Andhra Pradesh hangs itself after the son’s ₹30 lakh online gambling debt proves too heavy to bear. Welcome to the surreal contradiction that is India’s online gaming […]