From Sacred Text to Street Prop: How the Constitution Is Being Misused for Political Theatre

By BPN News Desk June 6, 2026

Editorials Opinion

India’s Constitution is arguably the most respected document in the Republic. It is the foundation of the world’s largest democracy, the source of citizens’ rights, the framework for governance, and the safeguard against arbitrary exercise of power. For generations, Indians

Op-Eds Opinion

India’s Gen-Z Chooses Ballots, Not Manufactured Revolutions

By BPN News Desk May 22, 2026

For the last few months, a particular narrative has been aggressively pushed across sections of social media, campus ecosystems, influencer networks, and politically charged digital activism circles. According to this narrative, India’s Gen-Z is supposedly boiling with anti-establishment rage, waiting for a revolutionary trigger similar to what unfolded in countries like

National

India, Nordic Nations Are Natural Partners: PM Modi

By BPN News Desk May 20, 2026

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India and the Nordic countries are “natural partners” because of their shared commitment to democracy, rule of law and multilateralism, as leaders met for the third India-Nordic Summit in Oslo. India-Nordic Summit In Oslo Addressing the summit, Modi thanked Norway for hosting the meeting and welcomed the leaders of the […]

South India State News

Vijay Thanks Voters After TVK Surge

By BPN News Desk May 6, 2026

Actor-politician Vijay thanked the people of Tamil Nadu after his party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, emerged as the single largest party in the 2026 Assembly election, calling the verdict a victory for people-driven democracy. Vijay Thanks Tamil Nadu Voters Vijay said the election outcome reflected the faith of ordinary voters who wanted change in Tamil Nadu […]

National Politics

Priyanka Gandhi Calls Bill Defeat a Democracy Win

By BPN News Desk April 18, 2026

Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has called the defeat of the Delimitation Bill in the Lok Sabha a major win for democracy, accusing the Centre of trying to alter India’s federal structure through the proposed legislation. Her reaction came a day after the government failed to secure the required two-thirds majority for the constitutional amendment. […]

Op-Eds Opinion

From Anti-Corruption to Authoritarianism: AAP’s War on Punjab Kesari Exposes Its True Face

By BPN News Desk January 20, 2026

What is unfolding in Punjab is not a technical dispute over regulations or paperwork. It is a stress test for Indian democracy. When a government uses its power to squeeze a newspaper that refuses to fall in line, the issue stops being administrative and becomes constitutional. We state this without hesitation. We stand in complete […]

Op-Eds Opinion

No Contest, No Choice: How Maharashtra’s Local Polls Betray Democracy

By BPN News Desk January 3, 2026

The recent round of local body elections in Maharashtra has revealed something deeply unsettling. Dozens of municipal seats were decided without a single vote being cast. Candidates walked into office unopposed, not because they were universally loved or widely trusted, but because no one dared or bothered to challenge them. On paper, elections were held. […]

Editorials Opinion

Congress Crossed a Line: Death Threats Against Modi Are Unacceptable

By BPN News Desk December 14, 2025

Manju Lata Meena, President of the Jaipur Women’s Congress, stood at a public rally in the national capital and raised a slogan invoking the death and burial of the Prime Minister of India. This was not crowd noise, not an overheated chant lost in chaos, and not a mischievous turn of phrase. She acknowledged it […]

International

Trump Declares Democrats’ Video ‘Seditious’

By BPN News Desk November 21, 2025

President Donald Trump publicly condemned a video released by six Democratic lawmakers urging U.S. military personnel to refuse what they described as “illegal orders.” Trump labelled the lawmakers’ message “seditious behaviour, punishable by death” and called them traitors. He reposted inflammatory social media commentary suggesting execution. The lawmakers involved

International

Bangladesh Can’t Remain In Current State, Says Hasina

By BPN News Desk November 13, 2025

Sheikh Hasina, the ousted Prime Minister of Bangladesh, has said her country “can’t and won’t remain in this state” and that it “will rise again.” Speaking in an email interview from Delhi, where she is staying, she stressed that her return hinges on the restoration of “participatory democracy” and the conduct of free and fair […]