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Pratibha Patil On Women’S Reservation Bill: ‘Transformative step’: Former President Pratibha Patil writes to PM Modi expressing support for women’s reservation bill | India News

TazaPulseApril 15, 2026

Pratibha Patil backs Nari Shakti Law. NEW DELHI: Former President Pratibha Devisingh Patil wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressing her strong support for the implementation of the women’s quota bill, calling it a ‘transformative step’ for India’s democracy.Patil, who served as the country’s first woman and 12th President from 2007 to 2012, said the...

Himanta wife passport row: Why SC stayed Pawan Khera’s transit anticipatory bail | India News

TazaPulseApril 15, 2026

Congress leader Pawan Khera NEW DELHI: In a setback to Congress leader Pawan Khera, the Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the Telangana high court’s order granting him one-week transit anticipatory bail in connection with allegations against Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sarma.The top court, however, said that the Congress leader can...

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Trump takes aim at Pope Leo again, days after calling him ‘weak on crime’

TazaPulseApril 15, 2026

Pope Leo XIV responds to questions regarding US President Donald Trump’s recent statements during the flight to Algeria on April 13, 2026 in Algiers, Algeria. Matteo Pernaselci | Vatican Pool | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump took aim at Pope Leo XIV again, suggesting that he was unaware of Iran’s repressive actions against its own...

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Trump’s Hormuz blockade tests U.S. ties with China and India

TazaPulseApril 15, 2026

The U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is adding strain to Washington’s relations with China and India, as Beijing hardens its rhetoric and New Delhi faces rising energy risks. Getty The U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is not only squeezing Iran but also ratcheting up pressure on two of its most consequential...

Army jawan’s bail plea denied in minor’s rape case | India News

TazaPulseApril 15, 2026

A Pocso court in Jammu on Tuesday rejected the bail application of an army jawan accused of raping his colleague’s minor daughter, observing the relief plea has “no merit at this stage” considering the survivor’s vivid narration of the sexual assault in her testimony.As per the persecution, when the girl’s mother was hospitalised and her...

CBI team in London in connection with final formalities in Nirav Modi case | India News

TazaPulseApril 15, 2026

NEW DELHI: A team comprising CBI officials and legal experts is learnt to have reached London in connection with the final formalities in the Nirav Modi case. Sources said the team had gone there for discussions with the counsels as the fugitive diamantaire has exhausted all his legal options in the UK.The move comes in...

Delimitation bill has provision for EC to conduct exercise in Pak-occupied J&K | India News

TazaPulseApril 15, 2026

NEW DELHI: In a move that aligns with New Delhi’s consistent position that Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (POJK) is an integral part of India, the Delimitation Bill, 2026 incorporates a provision authorising Election Commission to conduct delimitation of J&K constituencies that are currently under occupation by Pakistan whenever they “cease to be so occupied”.The elected...

No clarity on hearing process of tribunals: SIR leaves voters in lurch in West Bengal | India News

TazaPulseApril 15, 2026

KOLKATA: Not a single applicant approaching the appellate tribunal against SIR deletion nor their lawyers seem to have any clarity about the process to follow if they want to get back on the voter roll.Haridevpur resident Aloke Basu had gone to Joka’s Dr Syama Prasad Mookherjee National Institute of Water and Sanitation for two consecutive...

PM Modi invokes Ambedkar to pitch for women’s quota | India News

TazaPulseApril 15, 2026

NEW DELHI: On the occasion of B R Ambedkar’s birth anniversary on Tuesday, PM Narendra Modi said the proposed Constitutional amendment related to Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyan (Women’s Reservation Act) is guided by the spirit of “equality and inclusivity” which the Constitution drafted by him emphasised. “Our democracy will become stronger and more vibrant if...

Overloaded vehicles to pay up to 4 times the toll; reporting to Vahan now mandatory | India News

TazaPulseApril 15, 2026

NEW DELHI: Siphoning or under-reporting toll revenue from overloaded vehicles on national highways will be impossible from April 15 (Wednesday). Toll collecting agencies will collect higher user charges from overloaded vehicles only via FASTag, and they must record such vehicles and report this to the government’s Vahan portal.The provision of reporting overloading to the Vahan...