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International

US Resumes Airstrikes Against Iran

By BPN News Desk
The United States has resumed airstrikes against targets inside Iran following Tehran’s attempted ballistic missile attack on American forces in Jordan. The renewed military action ended a brief pause intended to create space for diplomatic negotiations. US Launches Retaliatory Strikes on Iran The US military said its forces began striking Iranian targets at 8 pm […]
Solar
Op-Eds Opinion

What Is the Point of Subsidies When India’s Solar Push Is Becoming a Policy Failure?

By BPN News Desk
India has spent years presenting solar energy as one of the defining successes of its development story. There have been headline-grabbing capacity targets, subsidy schemes for households, rapid rooftop installations and repeated assurances that renewable power will reduce electricity bills, cut import dependence and place India at the centre of the global clean-energy
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National

NPCI Orders Phone Number Masking on UPI

By BPN News Desk
The National Payments Corporation of India is working with banks and payment applications to strengthen privacy across the Unified Payments Interface. The proposed changes include masking phone numbers and promoting username-based UPI IDs instead of mobile-number-linked payment addresses. NPCI Orders UPI Phone Number Masking UPI member banks and payment applications have
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Environment Green Energy

India Curtailed 8,133 GWh Solar Power

By BPN News Desk
India curtailed 8,133 gigawatt-hours of solar electricity during the April-June 2026 quarter as transmission bottlenecks and grid-security requirements limited the system’s ability to absorb growing renewable power generation. Solar Power Curtailment Reaches 8,133 GWh Solar power restrictions totalled 2,417 GWh in April before rising to 3,235 GWh in May. Curtailment eased
National

NavIC Loses Standalone Navigation Capability

By BPN News Desk
India’s indigenous satellite navigation system, NavIC, cannot currently provide standalone positioning services because only three satellites remain capable of delivering Positioning, Navigation and Timing signals. At least four operational satellites are required to independently calculate a user’s location. NavIC Left With Three PNT Satellites The government informed the
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Cricket Sports

IPL Business Value Crosses $20 Billion

By BPN News Desk
The Indian Premier League’s business value has crossed $20 billion in 2026, strengthening its position among the world’s most valuable sporting properties. A new valuation assessment estimates the ten-team cricket league at approximately $20.6 billion following another year of strong commercial growth. IPL Business Value Reaches $20.6 Billion The IPL’s overall business
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International

Zelenskyy Seeks Anti-Ballistic Systems From US

By BPN News Desk
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has asked US President Donald Trump and American senators for additional anti-ballistic missile systems and interceptors. Kyiv says its existing defences can counter many combat drones but remain insufficient against ballistic missile attacks. Zelenskyy Seeks Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems Zelenskyy raised Ukraine’s defence
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National Politics

Nadda Defends Police Action at CPI(M) Office

By BPN News Desk
Union Minister JP Nadda has defended the Delhi Police’s attempt to take SFI leader Aishe Ghosh into custody from the CPI(M)’s AKG Bhavan office, describing it as a routine law-and-order action. Opposition parties accused the police of improperly entering the office of a national political party. Nadda Defends Delhi Police Action Nadda told the Rajya […]
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Law & Order National

SC Closes Coal Case Against Manmohan Singh

By BPN News Desk
The Supreme Court has closed criminal proceedings against former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the Talabira-II coal block allocation case, accepting the Central Bureau of Investigation’s closure reports and setting aside a 2015 summoning order. Supreme Court Accepts CBI Closure Reports A three-judge Bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant ruled that the Special CBI