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BCI reverses ban on NALSAR 2026 batch over CJI invite row

TazaPulseAugust 13, 2026

The original order was issued after a campaign by the students against the participation of CJI Surya Kant in the convocation ceremony. NEW DELHI: The Bar Council of India (BCI) on Thursday modified its controversial circular that had effectively barred graduates of Hyderabad’s NALSAR University of Law’s 2026 batch from enrolling as advocates.In a fresh...

Delhi govt notifies 20% horizontal quota for ex-Agniveers in prison department jobs

TazaPulseAugust 13, 2026

NEW DELHI: The Govt of NCT of Delhi has notified 20% horizontal reservation for ex-Agniveers in direct recruitment to the posts of warder and matron in the prison department.The 20% quota he has been provided by the Delhi Lieutenant Governor (LG) in exercise of powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution...

CAG finds 98% shortfall in Green India Mission forest cover targets, red-flags multiple lapses

TazaPulseAugust 13, 2026

The Comptroller and Auditor General raised concerns about the inadequacies within the Green India Mission program, noting that the goal of increasing forest cover was far from realized over a decade. The audit pointed to significant issues in planning and financial oversight, which severely undermined the mission’s objectives. Key vulnerable areas were neglected during afforestation,...

Nepal ‘loses’ papers of centuries-old treaty defining borders with India

TazaPulseAugust 13, 2026

Nepali PM Balen Shah had raised up the issue of border with India, including Lipulekh. NEW DELHI: Nepal has apparently lost the decades-old original of the 1816 Treaty of Sugauli, a document that largely defined the Himalayan nation’s boundaries with British India, its foreign minister Shisir Khanal told Parliament on Monday.Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal told...

Parle retains India’s most chosen in-home FMCG crown for 14th consecutive year

TazaPulseAugust 13, 2026

MUMBAI: Parle Products retained its position as India’s Most Chosen In-Home FMCG brand for the 14th consecutive year, while Britannia once again topped the Out-of-Home rankings, showed the annual Brand Footprint India report published by Worldpanel by Numerator on Thursday.The study tracks Consumer Reach Points (CRP), a measure combining how many consumers buy a brand...

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Massive polling misses in Wisconsin, Michigan primaries

TazaPulseAugust 13, 2026

Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, speaks during a primary election night party at First Avenue on August 11, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Stephen Maturen | Getty Images State Rep. Francesca Hong was supposed to win Tuesday’s Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial primary by around 20 percentage points, according to the latest public...

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Democrats demand Trump reveal stock managers, explain certain trades

TazaPulseAugust 13, 2026

US President Donald Trump during an executive order signing in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. Bonnie Cash | Bloomberg | Getty Images Two top Democratic lawmakers are pushing President Donald Trump for answers on the mountain of stock trades made in his name since...

When gunman tried to assassinate Sukhbir Badal at Golden Temple in 2024

TazaPulseAugust 13, 2026

On December 4, 2024, Badal was attacked inside the Golden Temple during a penance ordered by the Akal Takht. NEW DELHI: Sukhbir Singh Badal’s Thursday attack in Nanded marks the second serious attempt on the Shiromani Akali Dal leader’s life. The SAD leader was also attacked two years ago at the Golden Temple when a...

SAD chief Sukhbir Badal attacked: Accused arrested; Maharashtra CM Fadnavis orders probe

TazaPulseAugust 13, 2026

SAD chief Badal taken to hospital after being attacked at Gurdwara. NEW DELHI: Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal was attacked on Thursday inside Nanded gurdwara in Mahrashtra by a Nihang. He was taken to a hospital as he sustained injuries on his hand.An official quoted by PTI confirmed the incident, with more details...

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INDIA bloc boycotts Lok Sabha Speaker’s tea party; DMK attends

TazaPulseAugust 13, 2026

File photo of SP leader Akhilesh Yadav and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. Congress and SP are the two largest parties in the opposition alliance NEW DELHI: INDIA bloc parties, including the three largest constituents of the opposition alliance — the Congress, Samajwadi Party and Trinamool Congress — on Thursday boycotted the Lok Sabha Speaker’s customary...