Mr Minister, India Has Zoho and Mappls – Despite the Government, Not Because of It

By BPN News Desk October 13, 2025

Op-Eds Opinion

Dear Ashwini Vaishnaw Ji, Minister of Electronics and IT, you are often spoken of as a decent man, someone who sincerely wants India to shine in the digital age. But truth must be told. Your ministry, along with the Prime Minister’s Office, loves to hold up Zoho and Mappls as shining jewels of

National

No More Personal Cabins in New Kartavya Bhavan Offices

By BPN News Desk August 7, 2025

The new Kartavya Bhavan, part of the Central Vista redevelopment project in New Delhi, is bringing a major shift in how government officials work. The building, which now houses several key ministries, has moved away from traditional cabin-based offices, adopting a more modern, open-plan layout. This new setup replaces personal cabins with shared workspaces, common […]

International

Pakistan Bureaucrats Accused of Portugal Exit Plan

By BPN News Desk August 6, 2025

Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has alleged that over half of the country’s top bureaucrats are preparing to relocate abroad by securing foreign residencies through property investments in Portugal. His comments, made via a social media post, have triggered significant public backlash and reignited concerns over corruption and capital flight from the nation’s

Editorials Opinion

The Babus Rule, The Netas Sign

By BPN News Desk July 29, 2025

When Subhash Chandra Garg, the then Finance Secretary of India, quietly decided to resign from the Indian Administrative Service, it wasn’t because of a scandal or political fallout. It was because a file moved in the Ministry of Finance—not through honest dialogue, but through quiet coercion. Garg had opposed a policy proposal to give resolution […]