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For past 25 years, Rajasthan has oscillated between Ashok Gehlot and Vasundhara Raje. They are the most recognizable faces of their respective parties Congress and the BJP in the state, and are known to guard their turf zealously, even at the cost of defying their central leaderships. And now, both have rivals—younger leaders within their parties.

New Delhi: Anamika and S.Kalavani chalked out contrasting victories over their rivals to move into the semi-finals of the ongoing 74th Strandja Memorial International Boxing Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria on Friday.

Gurugram: Angad Cheema returned one under par 71 on day two to stay tied second, five shots behind leader Yannik Paul of Germany in the US$ 2 million Hero Indian Open at the DLF Golf Club here on Friday.

New Delhi: Avani Prashanth scripted a new chapter by becoming the first Indian winner of the 43rd Queen Sirikit Cup in the Philippines on Friday.

Bengaluru: Anirudh Chandrasekhar and N Vijay Sundar Prashanth overpowered fourth-seeded Arjun Kadhe and Max Neuchrist 7-6 (1), 4-6, 10-2 to move into the doubles final of the DafaNews Bengaluru Open at the KSLTA Stadium here on Friday.

Mental health of Indian children and youth has been deteriorating, if ever increasing number of their suicides is of any indication. Girls below the age of 18 are more vulnerable than boys, while boys between 18-30 are more prone to fall in the trap. Since the entire future of individuals, societies, and the nations depend on the healthy growth of individuals below 30 years of age, the issue must not be allowed to deteriorate further.

The raids last week at the offices of British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in Mumbai and Delhi — officially a ‘survey’ under the Income-tax Act, 1961 — provided further proof that the ruling dispensation at the Centre has an abysmally low tolerance for anything that portrays it in less than flattering light. But tolerance usually runs low in places where the sustenance of a regime is dependent upon the suppression of dissident voices and creating an environment where citizens feel righteous in ignoring that suppression.

The Supreme Court ruled in favour of Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS) who will henceforth remain in sole control of the AIADMK. It is a blow to rival O Panneerselvam (OPS), and a setback to the BJP’s Tamil Nadu ambitions. That said, the top court only upheld an order of the Madras High Court while at the same time dismissing a batch of Panneerselvam petitions.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Will Shashi Tharoor make it to the Congress Working Committee (CWC)? That is the question uppermost in the minds of Congress leaders and workers in Kerala even as the 85th plenary session of the Congress begins in Raipur on February 24.

The Congress plenary session in Raipur which began on February 24 has to perform the historic task to frame its policy of alliance with the non-BJP opposition parties which are ready to take on the saffrons in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The Congress is the biggest opposition party in the country to take on the BJP and it has the largest responsibility to formulate a strategy at the Raipur session which facilitates the maximum possible understanding among the anti-BJP parties before and after the 2024 elections.