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VK Sasikala announces new party name and symbol ahead of Tamil Nadu elections | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Jayalalithaa’s long-time aide and expelled from AIADMK, VK Sasikala on Friday announced the name of her new political party — All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munetra Kazhagam — and said its symbol will be a “coconut tree farm”, as the political ground heats up in poll-bound Tamil Nadu, where multiple stakeholders are […]

Government defends barring certain groups from list of blood donors | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Centre on Thursday justified the exclusion of transgender persons, men having sex with men, and female sex workers from list of potential blood donors, saying the decision was not discriminatory but one based on health studies which found six to 13 times higher incidence of HIV among these groups.Additional solicitor general Aishwarya […]

Need balance between privacy and public interest: SC | India News

[ad_1] ‘Can’t Have Sweeping Provision To Access Individual’s Info’ NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Thursday said invocation of public interest could not be grounds for seeking sweeping access to private information of persons holding public offices.“The right to access information in public interest must be balanced with the right to privacy of individuals. There cannot […]

‘Are you serious?’: Ex-selector Sandeep Patil recalls Sachin Tendulkar’s reaction after BCCI discussed his replacement

[ad_1] Legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar is undoubtedly one of the best batsmen the world has ever produced. Despite being one of the best, he still has had his fair share of ups and downs, with issues ranging from injuries to inconsistency. Towards the end of his career, he struggled for consistency. From eight Tests […]

Jasprit Bumrah may shift focus to ODIs from T20Is amid fitness concerns as 2027 World Cup looms

[ad_1] Jasprit Bumrah, India’s star with the ball in the recently concluded T20 World Cup, could reportedly play limited T20Is going forward, at least until the 2027 ODI World Cup. According to a PTI report, a blueprint for Team India’s path ahead will be made once the IPL 2026 ends. India head coach Gautam Gambhir, […]

Farooq Abdullah’s first reaction after assassination attempt: ‘The killer always has an advantage’ | India News

[ad_1] Farooq Abdullah (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: After an attempt on his life, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Thursday reflected on the incident, saying, “God saved me.”Sharing brief details about the tense moments at a wedding function in Jammu’s Greater Kailash area, NC chief told reporters, […]

‘Unsustainable in law’: SC rules OBC creamy layer status cannot be decided on income alone | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the determination whether a candidate falls within the creamy layer or the non-creamy layer of the OBCs cannot be decided solely on the basis of the income.“Determination of creamy layer status solely on the basis of income brackets, without reference to the categories of posts […]

‘Wanted to kill him for 20 years’: What we know about assassination attempt on Farooq Abdullah | India News

[ad_1] SRINAGAR: A 63-year-old man arrested for attempting to shoot former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah at a wedding in Jammu said in viral video he had been planning to kill National Conference president for the past two decades. Police have not confirmed the claim.“I wanted to kill Farooq Abdullah for the last […]

‘Non-Sanatanis’ barred from Badrinath and Kedarnath temples | India News

[ad_1] DEHRADUN: The Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC) has approved a proposal to bar “non-Sanatanis” – people who do not follow Sanatan Dharma – from entering 47 temples under its jurisdiction in Uttarakhand, including Badrinath and Kedarnath. The decision was taken at the temple committee’s budget meeting at its Dehradun office, chaired by BKTC chairman Hemant […]

AI Express flight from Hyd makes a hard landing at Phuket, gets stuck on runway; all safe | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: An Air India Express Boeing 737 MAX with 138 people on board made a hard landing in Phuket on Wednesday. The aircraft, which had taken off from Hyderabad, reportedly bounced once after the hard touchdown and then on the second contact with the runway, both the nose wheels got detached. It then […]