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BSF’s All-Women Team Makes History by Summiting Mount Everest | India News

TazaPulseMay 22, 2026

Photographed: Constable Kouser Fatima (Ladakh), Constable Munmun Ghosh (West Bengal), Constable Rabeka Singh (Uttarakhand), and Constable Tsering Chorol (Kargil) NEW DELHI: An all-women Border Security Force (BSF) mountaineering team on Thursday created a record by scaling Mount Everest, marking the feat by singing “Vande Mataram” from the world’s highest peak, a spokesperson of the border-guarding...

Rajnath inaugurates Indian War Memorial in Seoul, calls it a ‘fitting tribute to Indian troops’ valour, sacrifice during Korean War | India News

TazaPulseMay 22, 2026

Defence minister Rajnath Singh and South Korean minister of patriots & veterans affairs Kwon Oh-eul on Thursday jointly inaugurated the Indian War Memorial at Imjingak Park in Seoul. Rajnath called the memorial “a fitting tribute to Indian troops’ valour, sacrifice and humanitarian contribution during the Korean War”.Constructed as part of the commemorative events marking the...

Govt weighing steps to check current account deficit: Piyush Goyal | India News

TazaPulseMay 22, 2026

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: Amid a depreciating rupee, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said govt is considering several measures to contain the widening current account deficit (CAD). “We are monitoring the situation. All the various arms of the govt are working as a team. Several steps are under consideration. The situation globally is quite...

Will remove vendors, move in-house: NTA | India News

TazaPulseMay 22, 2026

NTA told a parliamentary committee on Thursday that it was looking at phasing out reliance on test-delivery agencies by developing in-house capabilities – covering both software and hardware – to tighten the circle with access to the question-setting process, minimising possibility of malpractices. Higher education secretary Vineet Joshi and NTA director general Abhishek Singh briefed...

Kerala to scrap ’23 land act, set up vigilance panel headed by judge | India News

TazaPulseMay 22, 2026

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM : The V D Satheesan-led UDF govt has decided to scrap the Kerala Land Assignment (Amendment) Act, 2023, and the 2025 Rules, and to create an independent state vigilance commission headed by a sitting high court judge.Two of the boldest measures contained in the govt’s ‘Vision 2031’ policy document indicate a sweeping political and...

AI plane’s tail scrapes runway while going around at Bengaluru | India News

TazaPulseMay 22, 2026

NEW DELHI: An Airbus A321 operated by Air India with about 190 people aboard suffered a tail strike while going around — aborting landing and taking off again — at Bengaluru airport on Thursday. A Boeing 747 jumbo jet had taken off before this flight from Delhi was to land. The enormous wake turbulence —...

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NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani launches Twitch show like FDR fireside chats

TazaPulseMay 22, 2026

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks alongside New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch (L) during a news conference at Gracie Mansion in New York City on March 9, 2026. Leonardo Munoz | AFP | Getty Images The fireside chat is getting a livestream reboot. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, whose meteoric rise to...

Bengal minister: No ban on cattle slaughter, follow existing rules | India News

TazaPulseMay 22, 2026

Bengal municipal affairs minister Agnimitra Paul said cattle slaughter remains legal in the state if carried out under provisions already in force. “We have never asked anyone to clo- se their shops. There are specific provisions in the existing Act we have to adhere to. There is a 2018 HC judgment and there is a...

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Design plan for Trump’s proposed DC arch approved by key agency

TazaPulseMay 22, 2026

A model of President Donald Trump’s proposed arch to commemorate the country’s 250th anniversary is seen next to models of the Washington Monument and the U.S. Capitol Building on a table at a public meeting of the Commission of Fine Arts on April 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images The U.S....

Even before 1st industry PSLV flies, IN-SPACe offers full PSLV tech transfer | India News

TazaPulseMay 21, 2026

BENGALURU: Nearly four years after space PSU NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) awarded the first private-sector contract worth Rs 860-crore to manufacture five Polar Satellite Launch Vehicles (PSLVs), space regulator Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) is offering full transfer of technology (ToT) of the rocket to industry.If the industry takes up on the...