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PM Modi’s meet with Badal fuels buzz about BJP-SAD pact | India News

TazaPulseAugust 8, 2026

SAD leadership is learnt to be keen on joining hands with BJP, more so as the regional party has been on a decline since AAP came to office in 2022 NEW DELHI: Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, fuelling buzz about the revival of the alliance between...

Supreme Court dismisses Bofors appeal, 4-decade-old case closed | India News

TazaPulseAugust 8, 2026

Justice RS Sodhi of Delhi high court had quashed all charges against the Hinduja brothers and AB Bofors, holding that the prosecution failed to provide admissible, reliable evidence NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal challenging a 2005 Delhi HC judgement that had quashed criminal proceedings in the Bofors pay-off case, bringing to...

Share data on river waters, India tells China | India News

TazaPulseAugust 8, 2026

The 36th meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation & Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC) on Thursday saw both sides agreeing to continue using existing diplomatic and military channels NEW DELHI: In another round of diplomatic engagement on the border issue, India and China had “frank discussions” and reviewed the situation along the line...

Supreme Court shunts out two coal scam judges on unusual Delhi high court request | India News

TazaPulseAugust 8, 2026

On Friday, Delhi HC issued the consequential transfer and posting orders for judges Sunena Sharma and Dheeraj Mor NEW DELHI: Barely six months after appointing a sessions judge to exclusively hear coal scam cases in Delhi, Supreme Court has replaced her, acting on an unusual request from the Delhi high court, which said she and...

Police put up posters of Lashkar commander across J&K, declare Rs 15L reward | India News

TazaPulseAugust 8, 2026

Bhat is the key accused in the killing of a policeman in a targeted attack last month in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district JAMMU: J&K Police have intensified the hunt for Lashkar-e-Taiba’s self-styled commander Mohammad Lateef Bhat, putting up “wanted” posters with his photograph at key police checkposts and public spaces across Kashmir Valley and Jammu...

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Iltija faces FIR, questioning over ‘assault’ on cop, accuses police of manhandling; Omar calls it ‘fixed match’ | India News

TazaPulseAugust 8, 2026

Police have alleged that she bit the forearm of an officer during the protest, causing an injury SRINAGAR: With J&K Police and Iltija Mufti locked up in a battle over allegations of assault and manhandling, chief minister Omar Abdullah Friday accused them of playing a “fixed match” in a bid to restore PDP’s credibility.Iltija, who...

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Russia sanctions bill honoring Lindsey Graham breezes through Senate

TazaPulseAugust 8, 2026

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine May 30, 2025. Ukrainian Presidential Press Ser | Via Reuters Read more CNBC politics and policy coverage The bill would impose tariffs of up to 100% on countries that are within the top five purchasers of...

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Trump revives effort to fire Fed’s Lisa Cook

TazaPulseAugust 8, 2026

Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook participates in a board meeting at the Federal Reserve on March 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images President Donald Trump is “considering” firing Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook, the White House said this week, reviving an effort that had been stymied by the Supreme...

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Trump’s White House ballroom project blocked by appeals court

TazaPulseAugust 7, 2026

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media alongside posters of his proposed White House ballroom amid construction at the White House on May 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images President Donald Trump said on Friday he would appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court over a lower court’s decision to stop...

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Top Democrat proposes killing tax breaks for overseas oil production

TazaPulseAugust 7, 2026

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) speaks to reporters after a roundtable on rising energy costs on Capitol Hill on March 17, 2026 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images Sen. Martin Heinrich will introduce a bill, shared exclusively with CNBC, to end tax breaks for U.S. oil and gas companies that operate overseas while...