TazaPulse

Slugfest over Congress’s P Chidambaram’s ‘dimagi Naxal’ post

TazaPulseAugust 17, 2026

Kiren Rijiju said PM was not referring to the opposition after P Chidambaram’s ‘dimagi Naxal’ post. NEW DELHI: PM Modi’s ‘dimagi Naxal’ remark on August 15 became the subject of a political slugfest Sunday, with Congress‘s P Chidambaram saying he was “proud to be a dimagi Naxal” to which BJP replied that the ex-home minister’s...

Before Chandrasekaran’s exit, he and Noel Tata separately briefed govt on rift, concerns

TazaPulseAugust 17, 2026

Rift between Tata Trusts chairman Noel Tata and Chandrasekaran. MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: The Tata brass briefed senior govt functionaries on the turmoil inside the conglomerate ahead of N Chandrasekaran‘s announcement last Wednesday that he would step down as Tata Sons chairman in Feb, people familiar with the matter said.The engagement covered the rift between Chandrasekaran and...

Fleeing drowning scene not proof of culpability, says SC; acquits 2 held guilty of killing friend

TazaPulseAugust 17, 2026

An SC bench said the evidence for an accidental drowning was more plausible than homicide. NEW DELHI: Observing that the human mind can sometimes act foolishly, especially in the face of unpredictable adversity, Supreme Court has said that such behaviour cannot be the sole basis of conviction and acquitted two men who had been held...

108173175 1752732210579 gettyimages 2212000799 AFP 43UN2G9

Japan GDP climbs 1.1% annualized, missing estimates

TazaPulseAugust 17, 2026

This photo taken on April 21, 2025 shows a customer walking past a display of instant noodles at a branch of Japanese discount retailer Don Quijote, also known overseas as Don Don Donki, in the Shibuya district of central Tokyo. (Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP) (Photo by RICHARD A. BROOKS/AFP via Getty Images)...

Never accepted Nalsar invitation, so no question of going: CJI

TazaPulseAugust 17, 2026

CJI Kant told TOI he ‘never consented to Nalsar’s invitation’. NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant has not accepted the invitation to be chief guest at the convocation of National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (Nalsar) University of Law amid a row sparked by a section of students opposing his presence...

108350111 1786920520030 gettyimages 2285567001 AFP C28W8NR

Trump orders Pentagon to scale back joint exercises with South Korea

TazaPulseAugust 17, 2026

U.S. soldiers participate in a Combined Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore (CJLOTS) and Combat Service Support Area (CSSA) operations as part of a joint field training exercise conducted by South Korea-US Combined Forces Command in Pohang on July 15, 2026. Jung Yeon-je | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon on Sunday to scale...

Rahul Gandhi’s ‘chhatron ki goonj’ rally in Pune will be exclusively for girls

TazaPulseAugust 17, 2026

Rahul Gandhi said the upcoming rally in Pune on Aug 22 will be exclusively for girls. NEW DELHI: As part of his “chhatron ki goonj” meetings targeting the youth, Congress’s Rahul Gandhi said the upcoming rally in Pune on Aug 22 will be exclusively for girls.The announcement came along with Rahul’s social media video post...

barrierless tolling is currently operational at five toll plazas

Barrierless tolling makes road users fall in line, drop in number of e-notices at plazas

TazaPulseAugust 17, 2026

NEW DELHI: After earlier uncertainty, there are now clear indications that barrierless tolling on national highway (NH) stretches, coupled with e-notices for violations, is inculcating greater discipline among road users.At Choryasi toll plaza on NH-48 in Gujarat, the first to go live, e-notices fell from 1.7 lakh in May to 1.1 lakh in June and...

108277507 17733468252026 03 12t201739z 1867101499 rc2n1karw15x rtrmadp 0 iran crisis

Top U.S. commander acknowledges mental health issues on USS Lincoln

TazaPulseAugust 17, 2026

U.S. Navy sailors heave on a line during a fueling-at-sea on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln during the Operation Epic Fury attack on Iran from an undisclosed location March 10, 2026. U.S. Navy | Via Reuters U.S. Central Command Commander Adm. Brad Cooper on Sunday acknowledged mental health challenges...

3 arrested over killing of Congress leader, lawyer son

TazaPulseAugust 17, 2026

According to police, Rahman and his son were travelling home when their vehicle was intercepted near the railway gate. NEW DELHI: Police have arrested three persons in connection with the murder of a local Congress leader and his lawyer son in West Bengal’s Nadia district. The investigators have named a jailed man as the alleged...