Shashi Tharoor Slams New Transgender Bill

By BPN News Desk March 23, 2026

National

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has strongly criticised the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, calling it a deeply regressive proposal and warning that it could weaken rights linked to gender identity, privacy and dignity. His remarks have added momentum to the growing

Op-Eds Opinion

Post-2024 Elections Show That Identity Politics Has Hit Its Limit

By BPN News Desk January 17, 2026

India is one of the most socially fragmented countries in the world. Your next-door neighbour can speak a different language, belong to a different caste, follow a different faith, and vote based on a completely different social experience. For decades, political parties treated this diversity as an electoral weapon, slicing society into smaller and smaller […]

Op-Eds Opinion

BJP And RSS Built The Hindu Narrative. Now Can They Build The Indian Century?

By BPN News Desk November 26, 2025

For the first time in independent India, Hindu consciousness is not whispered, apologised for or tucked behind constitutional jargon. It stands tall, saffron, sovereign, and utterly unembarrassed. The Dharma Dhwajarohan Utsav in Ayodhya, with Narendra Modi, Mohan Bhagwat and Yogi Adityanath sharing the same stage, was not just a ceremony. It was a declaration. A […]

International

Vivek Ramaswamy Urges GOP to Move Beyond Identity Politics

By BPN News Desk November 6, 2025

Vivek Ramaswamy, the Republican figure and 2026 Ohio gubernatorial hopeful, responded sharply to the recent election sweep by Democrats in key U.S. races including the victory of Zohran Mamdani in the 2025 mayoral contest in New York City. Ramaswamy acknowledged the losses across New York City, New Jersey and Virginia and described them as a […]