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OPS who was the chief coordinator of the AIADMK and a former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu was expelled from the party in September 2022.While OPS has been trying for reentry into the AIADMK , senior leader K. Palaniswami and those close to him are against it.The BJP central leadership is also trying for a patch up with the AIADMK with Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma taking the initiative.However AIADMK deputy general secretary K.P. Munuswamy said that there was no question of the party going back to the BJP.OPS is a big force in south Tamil Nadu and his…

China’s super-heavyweight Olympic champion and world record holder Li Wenwen withdrew from the Asian Games on Thursday at the final verification of entries for the competition, which runs from September 30 to October 7.Li sustained the injury during the recent World Championships in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where she failed to make a total. Her absence leaves China with a team of 13 in Hangzhou: six women and seven men.China’s dominant weightlifting team will not know what sort of challenge to expect from North Korea, whose lifters have not competed in international competition since December 2019.At the 2018 Asian Games, North…

The accused have been identified as Sourav (27), a resident of Bhalswa Dairy, who works as a cash collection agent and Maneesh (22), a manager of a hotel, said an officer on Thursday.According to police, the woman filed a complaint on the Cyber Portal regarding extortion by the two men.“She alleged that around two to three years ago, she had accepted a friend request from an Instagram ID. After gaining her trust the accused allegedly got the victim to share revealing photographs.Thereafter, he started blackmailing and threatened to post her photographs on social media and extorted Rs 10.5 lakh from…

The company rolled out the update to Windows Insiders in the Canary and Dev Channels. The users will need to optionally select an art style and then click Create. Paint Cocreator will generate three variations of artwork for them to choose from. Select any of them to add to the canvas to start creating. “We will be rolling out access slowly at first, so when you get the update, you must first join the waitlist by signing in with your Microsoft account and clicking on the new Cocreator button in the toolbar. You will get an email notification when you…

“We are fully prepared to bring it into effect from October 1. As per the decision taken in the last meeting of the GST council, the related notifications are under process,” the CBIC chairman told media persons.This move comes with the consensus of all states and follows the recent passage of amendments to GST laws in the Lok Sabha.”All states need to pass it in their assemblies or issue an ordinance by September 30 to implement 28 per cent GST on online gaming from October 1,” Agarwal said.The 28 per cent GST will be applicable on bets placed in the…

Last week, Atif Siddiqui, 14, a student of Class 9 in Lucknow, died after he collapsed in his classroom due to suspected heart attack during a lecture. Riddhi and Atif are not the lone victims, as, in the recent past, many young and school going children have lost their precious lives to heart attacks. “This rise in heart attack cases among school-going kids is a concerning trend,” Dr. Ashwani Mehta, Cardiologist at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, told IANS, ahead of the World Health Day on September 29. He pointed out several key factors at play.”Dietary habits have shifted…

“The external debt to GDP ratio declined to 18.6 per cent at end-June 2023 from 18.8 per cent at end-March 2023,” RBI said.Valuation effect due to the appreciation of the US dollar vis-à-vis the major currencies such as yen and SDR amounted to USD 3.1 billion.US dollar-denominated debt remained the largest component of India’s external debt, with a share of 54.4 per cent at end-June 2023, followed by debt denominated in the Indian rupee (30.4 per cent), SDR (5.9 per cent), yen (5.7 per cent), and the euro (3.0 per cent).Excluding the valuation effect, external debt would have increased by…

New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) In a fillip to India’s semiconductor journey, Continental Device India Private Limited (CDIL) on Thursday became the first Indian company to start production of Silicon Carbide devices for electric vehicles (EVs). With the new surface mount semiconductor packaging line, CDIL’s total capacity at the facility will increase to 600 million units annually.Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, virtually inaugurated the new Surface Mount Semiconductor Packaging Line at CDIL’s plant in Mohali, Punjab.The company said it has already initiated pilot production with 50 million units and delivered its inaugural batch to customers…

Dani was associated with the company since 1968 and has been a strong force in heralding the company to technological excellence, Asian Paints said.He joined the Company’s Board in 1970, and held the position of Vice Chairman and Managing Director of the Company from 1998 to 2009.Since 2009, he continued on the Board as the Non–Executive Director & Vice Chairman of the Board and the Company.Between 2018 to 2021, he held the position of Chairman of the Board and the Company.Dani will always be remembered for his significant contributions to the Company, Asian Paints said.–IANSsan/vd

In a post on X, Rahul Gandhi said, “Today I went to Asia’s largest furniture market located in Kirtinagar, Delhi and met the carpenter brothers. Apart from being hard workers, they are also amazing artists – experts at carving strength and beauty! We talked a lot, got to know a little about his skills and tried to learn a little.”According to party leaders, during his visit to Kirti Nagar furniture market, Gandhi interacted with the workers and the carpenters of the area.The photographs of the Congress leader visiting the market was shared by Indian Youth Congress chief Srinivas B.V. on…