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The alliance between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam is over, “khaalaas” as it is said in the Gulf countries — in UAE, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia… After weeks and months of being taken down by the state unit of the BJP and with the differences bubbling over into public domain, AIADMK general-secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami couldn’t stomach Tamil Nadu BJP Chief K Annamalai’s airs anymore. The two had already assumed that the DMK would lose the next assembly elections and whoever headed the NDA alliance in Tamil Nadu would automatically become Stalin’s replacement. The sticking point, however, was that K Annamalai was too aggressive and sharp to Edappadi Palaniswami’s staid backroom sharpshooter image.

The declaration on health at the G20 summit has highlighted several objectives. These include Food security; Pandemic preparedness; equitable access to vaccines, therapeutics, diagnostics, and other medical countermeasures. Concern was shown for growing Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), Mental health problems and the impact of climate change on health. The declaration also gives importance to the potential role of evidence-based Traditional and Complementary Medicine. The summit took up serious debate over the increasing use of narcotics around the world. In this background the declaration emphasized that to achieve better health of the citizens, the global health architecture is to be strengthened.

LUCKNOW: Shocked by humiliating defeat at Ghosi assembly by-polls early this month, an unnerved BJP high command is busy in making new road map to face INDIA in Uttar Pradesh to get maximum seats in 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

Among major tribal leaders in India’s Northeast region and influential civil rights organizations, the recent reference made by Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi in Parliament to the bombing of some areas in Mizoram in 1966 by the Indian Air Force, has revived old, bitter, divisive memories — somewhat unexpectedly.

One can enter into a civilized debate or a heated altercation about whether Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar should be remembered for his erudition or his everflowing kindness. It would not be out of place as his 203rd birth anniversary is being widely observed on September 26 but there ought not to be any war of words about whether his erudition outstripped his kindness and vice versa.

Hangzhou: Skipper Harmanpreet Singh (4) and mid fielder Mandeep Singh (3) led the charge as title contender India swamped Singapore 16-1 to record their second successive win in its Pool. A Hockey match In the Asian Games at the Gongshu Canal Sports Park Stadium here on Tuesday.

New Delhi: The ICC on Monday announced that Srilanka's Kumar Dharmasena and India's Nitin Menon will be the on-field umpires for the opening match of the Cricket World Cup between England and New Zealand.

New Delhi: India drew 1-1 with Myanmar to finish second in Group A in the Asian Games football tournament to move into the knock out round at Sports Centre Stadium in Hangzhou, China.

New Delhi: India defeated Sri Lanka by 19 runs to win Asian Games Women cricket Gold medal at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China on Monday. This was India’s second gold medal of the day in the Asian Games.

New Delhi: Former Champion Rudrankksh Patil, Olympians Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar and Divyansh Singh Panwar busted the World record to claim India’s first gold medal in 10m air rifle team event at the Asian Games 2023 in in Hangzhou, on Monday.