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sc bins anil rcom pleas against fraud tagging

SC rejects 3 appeals against ‘fraud’ tag | India News

TazaPulseApril 17, 2026

‘Anil Ready To Discuss, Settle With Banks’ New Delhi: Supreme Court Thursday dismissed three appeals filed by beleaguered industrialist Anil Ambani and Reliance Communications (RCom) for stay of proceedings related to ‘fraud tagging’ of their bank accounts following a forensic review of debts and alleged diversion and siphoning of loans by ADAG group to the...

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Vijay promises free LPG, doles & wedding gold | India News

TazaPulseApril 17, 2026

CHENNAI: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president Vijay announced a slew of freebies in his election manifesto, ranging from six free LPG cylinders a year and 200 units of power, to Rs 2,500 monthly dole for women below 60, and Rs 25 lakh family health cover. Releasing the manifesto in Chennai on Thursday, Vijay also promised...

Census will list caste, says Amit Shah, rules out Muslim women’s quota | India News

TazaPulseApril 17, 2026

New Delhi: Union home minister Amit Shah seized on Samajwadi Party MP Dharmendra Yadav’s demand for quota for OBC and Muslim women to hammer home his party’s avowed opposition to reservation based on religion.He also reiterated govt’s stand that the caste of citizens will be mentioned during the ongoing census to reject SP chief Akhilesh...

Mirwaiz urges Centre to release Engineer Rashid, says MP’s dad critical | India News

TazaPulseApril 17, 2026

Engineer Rashid (PTI image) SRINAGAR: Kashmir’s chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Thursday urged central govt to release Baramulla MP Engineer Rashid, who has remained incarcerated at New Delhi’s Tihar Jail for the past five years, on humanitarian grounds, to meet his ailing father.In a statement, the Mirwaiz said he had visited the jailed MP’s father,...

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Elizabeth Warren attacks Kevin Warsh over financial disclosures

TazaPulseApril 17, 2026

Senator Elizabeth Warren speaks at a No Kings Day event on the Boston Common on March 28, 2026. Finn Gomez | Boston Globe | Getty Images Kevin Warsh’s newly released financial disclosures shed light on the Federal Reserve chair nominee’s vast wealth, but also raise questions about parts of his holdings that aren’t fully revealed...

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Israel and Lebanon agree to 10-day ceasefire, Trump says

TazaPulseApril 16, 2026

The leaders of Israel and Lebanon agreed to a 10-day ceasefire after officials from the two countries met in Washington, President Donald Trump said Thursday. The temporary truce will start at 5 p.m. ET, Trump said in a Truth Social post. In a follow-up, Trump added that he will be inviting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...

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Judge blocks above-ground construction of White House ballroom

TazaPulseApril 16, 2026

The demolition of the East Wing of the White House during construction of U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed ballroom is seen from the reopened Washington Monument, following the longest shutdown of the government in Washington, D.C., U.S., Nov. 15, 2025. Jessica Koscielniak | Reuters A federal judge in a revised order on Thursday blocked the...

‘Political demonetisation’: Tharoor slams Centre for linking women’s reservation with delimitation | India News

TazaPulseApril 16, 2026

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Thursday criticised the government for linking women’s reservation with delimitation, saying the law should be implemented immediately instead of being tied to the delimitation process. He also called for a detailed and wider discussion rather than rushing it through in a short time.Speaking to reporters outside the Parliament...

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Iran blockade near Hormuz Strait deterred 13 ships

TazaPulseApril 16, 2026

US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine speaks as a map of the Strait of Hormuz is displayed during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on April 16, 2026. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images The U.S. Navy has turned back 13 ships since its blockade of...

‘Chanakya would have been shocked’: Priyanka’s remarks draws reaction from Amit Shah – watch | India News

TazaPulseApril 16, 2026

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra took aim at the Centre in the Lok Sabha on Thursday while speaking on the proposed women’s reservation bill, using a sharp Chanakya reference that drew laughter from Union home minister Amit Shah himself and the treasury bench MPs.Backing the idea of reserving seats for women legislators, Priyanka...