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Delhi-NCR to see three-day strike by cab, auto drivers starting Thursday

TazaPulseMay 19, 2026

NEW DELHI: Commercial vehicle drivers’ unions in Delhi-NCR have announced a three-day strike from May 21 to 23 (from Thursday to Saturday), demanding an immediate hike in taxi and auto fares amid rising fuel prices and alleged exploitation by app-based cab aggregators.As per news agency ANI, the “Chalak Shakti Union” submitted a letter to the...

Congress targets Centre, takes ‘inflation man’ swipe at PM Modi

TazaPulseMay 19, 2026

NEW DELHI: Congress on Tuesday upped the ante against Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led central government after petrol and diesel prices were hiked by around 90 paise per litre, marking the second fuel price increase in less than a week following the end of a nearly four-year freeze by state-run oil companies.Sharing a post on its...

Mountaineer Shradha Gupta advances towards Everest summit after historic Manaslu climb

TazaPulseMay 19, 2026

Indian mountaineer Shradha Gupta is currently on her Mount Everest expedition, marking another major milestone in her rapidly rising climbing journey after successfully summiting Mount Manaslu (8,163 metres) — the world’s eighth-highest mountain. NEW DELHI: Indian mountaineer Shradha Gupta is currently on her Mount Everest expedition, marking another major milestone in her rapidly rising climbing...

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Congress MP Randeep Surjewala summoned by Assam police on Saturday

TazaPulseMay 19, 2026

NEW DELHI: The Assam crime branch has summoned Congress MP and senior party leader Randeep Singh Surjewala to appear before investigators in Guwahati on Saturday, May 23 in connection with the passport controversy involving Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sarma.The summons is part of an ongoing probe by Assam police into...

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Putin heads to Beijing days after Trump in test of China’s direction

TazaPulseMay 19, 2026

TOPSHOT – Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) shows the way to Russian President Vladimir Putin after the photo session of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025 at the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Centre in Tianjin on September 1, 2025. Suo Takekuma | Afp | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to arrive...

Diggy-headed panel summons NTA chief | India News

TazaPulseMay 19, 2026

Political heat over cancellation of NEET is likely to rise with a parliamentary committee headed by Congress’s Digvijaya Singh asking NTA chairperson and higher education secretary to appear before the panel on May 21, as it seeks an update on the probe into the leak of question papers of the exam and the K Radhakrishnan...

In office after 10 years, UDF makes strong welfare pitch

TazaPulseMay 19, 2026

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Congress-led UDF returned to office in Kerala after a decade as six-term MLA VD Satheesan took oath as CM before a roaring crowd at Thiruvananthapuram’s Central Stadium Monday and signalled a sharp political reset through a string of welfare measures, administrative changes and a fresh probe into a politically sensitive assault case linked to...

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Shooting at San Diego mosque kills 3 men and both suspects are dead, police say

TazaPulseMay 19, 2026

Law enforcement officers escort people away from the Islamic Center of San Diego after reports of a shooting on May 18, 2026 in San Diego, CA. K.C. Alfred | The San Diego Union-Tribune | MediaNews Group | Getty Images Two teenage gunmen opened fire at an Islamic Center in San Diego on Monday and killed...

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ICE agent charged in Minnesota for shooting of immigrant

TazaPulseMay 19, 2026

Residents confront federal agents following a shooting incident on Jan. 14, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Scott Olson | Getty Images An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent was charged with four counts of assault in the January shooting of a Venezuelan immigrant in Minneapolis, prosecutors said Monday. The ICE agent, Christian Castro, was also charged with...

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Kentucky Republican Thomas Massie is Trump revenge tour’s next target

TazaPulseMay 19, 2026

U.S. Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY) speaks during a press conference on the Epstein Files Transparency Act ahead of a House vote on the release of files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., Nov. 18, 2025. Annabelle Gordon | Reuters After a string of wins in...