43 cadres of Hmar insurgent group lay down arms in Mizoram | Guwahati News

Aizawl: Forty-three cadres of the underground Hmar People’s Convention – Democratic (HPC-D), the Lalhmingthanga Sanate faction, have surrendered their arms at a ‘home coming and laying down of arms’ ceremony held at the Central Training Institute ground in Sesawng village on Thursday.With this development, Mizoram no longer has any active underground ethnic insurgent groups.Addressing the…

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Cong lists record on women empowerment | Lucknow News

Jansatta Dal (Loktantrik) founder and MLA Raghuraj Pratap Singh and Congress MLA Aradhana Mishra arrive to attend the special session of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly, in Lucknow on Thursday, Lucknow: Congress legislative party leader Aradhana Mishra Mona on Wednesday highlighted her party’s record on women’s empowerment, contrasting it with what she described as the Bharatiya…

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Raj needs to avoid long-term PPAs for battery storage projects | Jaipur News

Jaipur: Rajasthan should be cautious about signing long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) for battery energy storage projects, additional chief secretary Ajitabh Sharma said, warning that poorly designed contracts could erode the flexibility that makes storage valuable.The state is deploying nearly 12,000 MWh of battery storage capacity, with about 3,000 MWh more in the planning stage.“Conventional…

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‘Don’t want to look 20 pounds heavier’: Trump jabs reports of wearing bulletproof vest during White House dinner attack

US President Donald Trump on Thursday brushed aside reports suggesting he may have been wearing a bulletproof vest following the attempted assassination at a White House Correspondents’ Dinner event.Speaking to reporters, Trump jokingly said that he doesn’t want to look ’20 pounds’ heavier. “I don’t know if I can handle looking 20 pounds heavier. These…

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Raja Shivaji not derogatory to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj: Bombay HC dismisses plea against film’s title; ‘PIL is motivated’ |

Days before its theatrical release, Raja Shivaji has cleared a legal hurdle. The Bombay High Court on Thursday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) that sought to stall the film over the omission of the honorific “Chhatrapati” from its title.A Bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad held that the petition did…

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