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What You Need to Know About Today’s Major Developments

TazaPulseApril 21, 2026

What You Need to Know About Today’s Major Developments In today’s fast-paced world, staying updated on major developments is vital. These events, whether they arise in politics, technology, or environmental issues, significantly shape our daily lives and future. Understanding these developments helps us navigate the changes around us and their broader implications. Current Major Developments...

Energy drinks linked to rising liver damage in young Indians, warn doctors | India News

TazaPulseApril 20, 2026

NEW DELHI: Energy drinks, marketed as instant vitality in a can, are the newest craze sweeping young India. But behind every fizzy sip lurks silent liver damage. On World liver day, liver specialists are reporting a surge in cases linked to overconsumption, raising concern about a growing health risk among the nation’s youth.Doctors cite clinical...

Ignore BP at 30, pay at 50: Study warns | India News

TazaPulseApril 20, 2026

NEW DELHI: A startling new study warns that even a slight bump in blood pressure during your 30s could raise your risk of heart disease decades later.Researchers tracked nearly 6,000 adults for over 20 years and found that every 10 mm Hg increase in systolic blood pressure was linked to about a 20–22% higher risk...

5,446 women to go for Haj without mehram, most since policy change | India News

TazaPulseApril 20, 2026

NEW DELHI: As the first contingent of pilgrims embarked on Haj to Saudi Arabia on Saturday, the overall data shows that as many as 5,446 Muslim women will be travelling as “Ladies Without Mehram” (male companion) for the pilgrimage, with Kerala taking the lead again accounting for 4,477 women in this category.This is the largest...

In West Bengal, the real battle is between SIR & anti-incumbency | India News

TazaPulseApril 20, 2026

Defending her bastion of West Bengal for the fourth time to extend her term by another five years to 20 years was never meant to be easy for Mamata Banerjee. She was up against a formidable challenger, the Bharatiya Janata Party, its redoubtable election-winning organisation and bottomless resources and its star campaigner, Narendra Modi.For five...

PM Modi shedding crocodile tears: Opposition | India News

TazaPulseApril 20, 2026

NEW DELHI: The opposition on Sunday accused PM Narendra Modi of shedding “crocodile tears” over women’s quota, as it stepped up its attack on him for delivering a “political speech in the garb of an address to the nation“. Highlighting that the PM “spewed venom” against the opposition for 29 minutes on Doordarshan, Congress spokesperson...

South Korea working with India to secure Hormuz, security of key maritime routes essential for survival of both nations: President Lee | India News

TazaPulseApril 20, 2026

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung As he arrived in India for a State visit, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said Koreas and India must work closely as emerging global leaders amid heightened geopolitical uncertainty, and that the 2 countries can give a new direction to multilateralism when it’s faced with mounting challenges. In...

Soon, ‘Civil Lines’ may be relegated to history | India News

TazaPulseApril 20, 2026

NEW DELHI: The concept and nomenclature of Civil Lines, residential areas established by the British and long associated with their proximity to administrative power, may fade into history.As the Centre intensifies its efforts to replace remnants of colonial-era laws and practices with alternatives that are of Indian origin and reflect the country’s culture, the framework...

US national stopped for satellite phone-like device in J&K, let off after checks | India News

TazaPulseApril 20, 2026

NEW DELHI/SRINAGAR: Visiting US national Jeffrey Scott, who was stopped at Srinagar airport after a satellite phone-like device was detected in his baggage — a prima facie violation of provisions of the Indian Telegraph Act — was allowed to fly out of the Valley after it became clear that he had carried the device as...

India moves closer to opening nuclear power sector to foreign investment as AEC cleared FDI policy: Official | India News

TazaPulseApril 20, 2026

Kudankulam nuclear power plant NEW DELHI: India has moved closer to opening its nuclear power sector to foreign investment, with the Atomic Energy Commission approving a new foreign direct investment (FDI) framework, an official indicated.Speaking at a workshop in Delhi recently, Seema S Jain, member (finance) from the Department of Atomic Energy, said the policy...