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Cyclone Ditwah Deep Depression May Recurve Toward Chennai

By BPN News Desk December 2, 2025

The deep depression formed from Cyclone Ditwah is expected to change course and move closer to the north Tamil Nadu coast, raising the possibility of heavy rainfall in and around Chennai. Weather officials have issued alerts for four districts as the system continues to intensify over the Bay of Bengal. System Movement and Forecast According […]

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India To Buy 300 Russian Missiles For S-400 Systems

By BPN News Desk November 28, 2025

The Centre is preparing to begin the procurement of around 300 Russian-made missiles to replenish India’s S-400 air-defence systems. Officials said a Request for Proposal will soon be issued to Rosoboronexport, the Russian state-owned defence exporter. The move comes as missile reserves have reduced after recent operational deployments of the S-400 units. Mix Of Missiles

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Nitish Kumar Sworn in as Bihar CM for Record 10th Time

By BPN News Desk November 20, 2025

Nitish Kumar was sworn in as Chief Minister of Bihar for the 10th time on 20 November 2025 at the Gandhi Maidan in Patna. The ceremony followed the National Democratic Alliance’s decisive victory in the 2025 state assembly elections, where the alliance secured 202 out of 243 seats. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home […]

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RuPay credit cards gain 18% market share in India

By BPN News Desk November 8, 2025

Domestic card network RuPay has sharply increased its presence in India’s credit card market, reaching around 18 percent share in October, helped largely by its deep integration with the Unified Payments Interface (UPI). Industry data show that more and more credit card users are routing their everyday payments through RuPay credit cards linked to UPI, […]

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Centre Acknowledges Biodiversity Risks for Great Nicobar Project

By BPN News Desk October 31, 2025

The Union government has submitted a report to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) stating that it is aware of the biodiversity impacts posed by the mega-infrastructure project on Great Nicobar Island (in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands), and has laid out steps to mitigate them. The dossier was filed ahead of a scheduled NGT hearing […]

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SC Allows Government To Reassess Vodafone AGR Dues

By BPN News Desk October 27, 2025

The Supreme Court has permitted the Centre to reconsider the Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) dues of Vodafone Idea Ltd., noting that the matter falls under the Union government’s policy framework. The order comes after Vodafone Idea challenged a fresh demand of ₹9,450 crore raised by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT). Case Background AGR is the […]

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America’s Tariff Roulette: Bailouts for Billionaires, Debt for Everyone Else

By BPN News Desk October 15, 2025

“While we are going broke, we are going broke slowly.” That wasn’t a late-night comedian taking a jab at Washington. It was David Kelly, Chief Global Strategist at J.P. Morgan Asset Management, warning in sober financial language what most Americans already feel in their wallets: the United States is drowning in debt, and the government […]

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Madras High Court Rejects CBI Probe Demand in Karur Stampede

By BPN News Desk October 3, 2025

The Madras High Court on October 3, 2025, declined a petition seeking a CBI investigation into the deadly stampede at actor-politician Vijay’s rally in Karur. The court dismissed the plea, stating it was not maintainable. Court Orders Rally Guidelines, Issues Notices While rejecting the CBI probe, the court laid down conditions for future public meetings. […]

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Rajnath Singh: PoK Will One Day Say “Main Bhi Bharat Hoon”

By BPN News Desk September 22, 2025

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) will one day unite with India “on its own,” without the need for war. Speaking at an event in Morocco, he noted that people in PoK are increasingly expressing discontent with their administration and seeking freedom. Recalling Past Remarks Singh reminded that he had made a […]

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Magnitude 5.8 Quake Shakes Assam

By BPN News Desk September 14, 2025

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Assam’s Udalguri district on 14 September 2025 at around 4:41 pm. The National Center for Seismology confirmed that the tremor had a shallow depth of about 5 kilometres. Tremors Felt Across Region Strong tremors were reported in Guwahati and nearby areas. People in parts of North Bengal and neighbouring Bhutan […]