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Iran takes aim at Canada for supporting U.S. in Strait of Hormuz

TazaPulseSeptember 8, 2026

A flag adorns the ArcelorMittal Dofasco steel plant as trade tensions escalate over U.S. tariffs and retaliatory measures by Canada in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Aug. 24, 2026. Carlos Osorio | Reuters Iran hit out at Canada for supporting U.S. actions in the Strait of Hormuz, calling Ottawa’s moves “a display of strategic confusion and submission...

Company can be punished for offence carrying imprisonment, term can be replaced by fine: Supreme Court | India News

TazaPulseSeptember 8, 2026

NEW DELHI: A company having no physical body cannot be imprisoned and having no mind cannot possess mens rea (guilty mind), which is essential for conviction in a criminal case. So can a firm be convicted and punished?SC Monday answered the tricky questions by holding that a company can be convicted even when it cannot...

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KT Rama Rao, among BRS leaders booked for assaulting cops outside Telangana assembly | India News

TazaPulseSeptember 8, 2026

NEW DELHI: Telangana Police on Tuesday registered an FIR against BRS leaders KT Rama Rao, T Harish Rao, Gangula Kamalakar and others for allegedly obstructing and assaulting police officials outside the Telangana assembly.According to the FIR, the leaders allegedly abused women constables, threatened staff and caught police officials by the collar. The FIR further said...

Freight corridors to be finally operational fully after 2 decades | India News

TazaPulseSeptember 8, 2026

Dedicated Freight Corridor to become fully operational as PM Modi set to inaugurate final three sections of Western DFC, linking JNPT Port to Dadri. (Representative Image) NEW DELHI: Nearly 20 years after the Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) project was approved, India’s freight rail network linking eastern, northern and western regions will become fully operational Tuesday,...

Balance needed between scientific probe and right to privacy, says SC | India News

TazaPulseSeptember 8, 2026

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday said technological advancements have made criminal investigation far more complicated and a challenge for the investigating agencies, as they get the stick from the court and the victim for not conducting the probe scientifically, and on the other hand, are accused of violation of privacy if they do.“A balance...

Netas need to be told assault on docs won’t be tolerated: Supreme Court | India News

TazaPulseSeptember 8, 2026

NEW DELHI: Taking note of another instance of a Shiv Sena politician in Maharashtra assaulting doctors, Supreme Court Monday said the situation in the state had worsened and favoured strict action against politicians to send a message that such behaviour against a medical practitioner would not be tolerated.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep...

SC rejects panel’s plea for 6 more months to define Aravali hills & ranges | India News

TazaPulseSeptember 8, 2026

SC rejects panel’s plea for 6 more months to define Aravali hills & ranges NEW DELHI: “Why don’t you simply say that the matter be heard after my retirement,” asked an exasperated CJI Surya Kant as a bench led by him outrightly declined a request from the high-powered committee for six more months’ time to...

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Resolution doesn’t endorse any specific map: MEA | India News

TazaPulseSeptember 8, 2026

India was among the 164 countries that voted in favour of UN General Assembly’s Sept 4 resolution, “Correct the Map: Rebalancing Global Cartographic Representation and Promoting Equitable Representation of the World’s Regions, Particularly Africa”.MEA said the resolution’s purpose is to encourage the use of equal-area map projections that preserve the relative sizes of continental landmasses,...

Om Birla bats for women’s quota amid buzz over fresh govt push | India News

TazaPulseSeptember 8, 2026

NEW DELHI: Amid buzz that govt may revive the women’s reservation bill for early implementation with delimitation, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla Monday called 33% reservation for women in Parliament and state assemblies a “historic need”, saying it would open new avenues for women in political leadership.“One-third reservation for women will open new avenues for...

National film awards ceremony to be in Gujarat this year | India News

TazaPulseSeptember 8, 2026

NEW DELHI: A film on the Statue of Unity will be honoured in the shadow of the monument itself when the 72nd National Film Awards ceremony takes place at Ekta Nagar, formerly Kevadia, in Gujarat September 22.Govt has not spelt out the reason for shifting the ceremony out of New Delhi or indicated whether taking...