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NEW DELHI: Shiromani Akali Dal president and former Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal has survived two attacks at Sikh religious sites in less than two years -- first at the Golden Temple in Amritsar and now at Gurdwara Mata Sahib Devan Ji Mugat in Nanded -- despite having high-level Z-plus security cover.

NEW DELHI: India's organ transplant crisis is not simply a shortage of transplant facilities or surgeons but also a shortage of donated organs. The scale of the gap is stark: around two lakh new kidney patients, 50,000 liver patients and 50,000 heart patients are added to the pool needing transplants every year, while the number of transplants remains far lower, according to Dr Anil Kumar, director, National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO).

NEW DELHI: Sukhbir Singh Badal's Thursday attack in Nanded marks the second serious attempt on the Shiromani Akali Dal leader's life. The SAD leader was also attacked two years ago at the Golden Temple when a gunman opened fire at him while Badal was serving religious punishment at the shrine.

NEW DELHI: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief and former Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal was injured after being attacked at a gurdwara in Maharashtra's Nanded on Thursday. The assailant, identified as 62-year-old Jaspal Singh, had been staying at the same gurdwara for the past two years.

India's smartphone market was once almost synonymous with Chinese brands. Xiaomi, Vivo, Oppo, realme and OnePlus systematically dismantled the old order by offering more specifications for less money, selling aggressively online and launching new models at a pace few rivals could match.

If you've been waiting for a good excuse to stay up late and look at the sky, tonight could be worth it. The Perseid meteor shower is reaching its peak around August 12-13, and 2026 is shaping up to be a particularly good year for watching it because the Moon is essentially new.

On 15 August 2026, India will observe its 80th Independence Day, marking 79 completed years since the country broke free from British rule in 1947. The main event, as always, will unfold at the Red Fort in New Delhi, where the Prime Minister hoists the national flag, receives the Guard of Honour and addresses the nation.

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NEW DELHI: A national-level sportswoman, employed as a safaiwala (group D employee) in railways since 2003, has been awaiting promotion to group C level for last two decades despite the railway ministry's policy to grant out-of-turn first promotion to medal-winning employees, a criterion she had fulfilled by winning two medals in national events.

NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha Speaker appointed inquiry committee in its report has recommended further action while indicting Justice Yashwant Varma for recovery of wads of 500-rupee notes at his official residence in Delhi in March last year, its unexplained disappearance and an evasive judge failing to explain "presence, source or ownership" of the huge money.