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Last Mizo insurgent group to lay down arms

A total of 43 members of the Lalhmingthanga Sanate-led faction of the HPC(D) will lay down arms in Mizoram on Thursday, officials said. Chief Minister Lalduhoma and Home Minister K Sapdanga will attend the event at the Police Central Training...

Centre inks MoUs with 3 States for Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0

The Centre has signed separate Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with the Governments of Uttarakhand, Tripura and Karnataka under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) 2.0 to strengthen rural drinking water supply and water resource management, Union Minister for Jal Shakti...

Vaishnaw to flag off Srinagar-Katra Vande Bharat

The twin Capital cities of Jammu and Srinagar will now be directly connected with smooth and safe travel following the launch of the Vande Bharat Express service from Jammu on Thursday. Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw is set...

India-Sri Lanka navies execute deep-sea dives under exercise Divex

Personnel from the navies of India and Sri Lanka executed deep-sea dives, enhancing joint capabilities in underwater search, rescue and salvage operations, as part of a bilateral naval exercise held off the coast of Colombo, officials said on Wednesday....

West Bengal: High voter turnout signals mandate for change, says PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday congratulated the people of West Bengal for their massive turnout in the ongoing first phase of assembly elections, and called the vote figures so far indicative of an “overwhelming mandate for change”. Addressing...

Allahabad HC flags shortage of ventilators

A Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Wednesday raised serious concerns over the shortage of ventilators in hospitals, observing that statistical claims hold little value if critical care equipment is not accessible to patients in time. Hearing...

After 18 years of trial, UP man gets 10-year jail, `10 lakh fine for drug possession

A court here has sentenced a man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment along with a fine of `1 lakh in a 2008 case related to possession of charas, an official said. Assistant District Government Counsel Deepak Tiwari said...

Supreme Court stays life term verdict against Amit Jogi

The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the Chhattisgarh High Court verdict which had handed down life imprisonment to Amit Jogi, son of former chief minister Ajit Jogi, in the 2003 murder case of NCP leader Ramavatar Jaggi.The High Court...

Robot welcomes voters with flowers at Puducherry booth

A robot carrying a plate of flower petals welcomed voters at a model polling booth set up at VOC Government Higher Secondary School in the Raj Bhavan constituency during the Assembly polls on Thursday. Moving along the corridor, the...

BJP will rename places antithetical to Bengal culture: BJP chief Nabin

BJP national president Nitin Nabin on Thursday asserted that the names of places antithetical to West Bengal’s culture and ethos will be changed if the BJP forms the Government in the State. Asserting that Bangladeshi infiltration was endangering women’s...

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Last Mizo insurgent group to lay down arms

A total of 43 members of the Lalhmingthanga Sanate-led faction of the HPC(D) will lay down arms in Mizoram...