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Tamil Nadu has lost two stalwarts, namely Jayalalitha and Karunanidhi. Congress and the BJP, the two national parties do not have a strong presence in the state. Now, keeping these things in mind, will the people of the state opt for 'there is no choice' and how will it work for Tamil Nadu?
 

South-East Asia region continues to maintain its polio-free status. WHO has been striving to create awareness on how polio legacy can effectively strengthen overall immunisation and other programs.

Thousands of doctors write to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to enforce ban on e-ciggarettes despite the claims that the e-ciggarettes are a safer bet. Doctors allege that such claims are misleading and that Tobacco companies want to hook a new generation on nicotine under the allure of safe smoking.
 

On World Water Day, WHO highlights the critical role of access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) to fight against NTDs specifically

The strategic three-year technology partnership between Infosys and Roland-Garros, one of the toughest Grand Slam tournament, aims to reimagine tennis experience for fans and players globally

 

Baichung Bhutia,  former captain of the Indian football team and the head of the Bhutia’s Hamro Sikkim Party has fielded seven candidates in the first list for the 2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly polls to be held on April  11
 

Former India Captain Sourav Ganguly has joined the Delhi Capitals franchise of the Indian Premier League as an Advisor.

The United States of America reaffirmed its support of India’s early membership in the Nuclear Suppliers Group. Both the nations committed to strengthen bilateral security and civil nuclear cooperation
 

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has announced the list of party candidates for all the 42 Lok Sabha seats of the state. Ten sitting MPs have been dropped this time. They include the party’s state president Subrata Bakshi, actress Sandhya Roy and noted educationist Prof Sugata Basu

Admiral Sunil Lanba is also scheduled to visit the International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS) in London, RN Submarine Rescue Facility at Glasgow and interact with the organisers of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo at Edinburgh

This year, the Nari Shakti Puraskar has also been awarded to a One Stop Centre (OSC) and to a state which has shown exceptional progress in improving child sex ratio at birth under the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme. The Ministry of women and child development is establishing OSCs for violence-affected women in all districts of the country

Officials from India and Pakistan would hold a meeting on March 14 to finalise the modalities for Kartarpur Corridor. The move comes in the wake of demands for an easy and smooth access to the holy Gurudwara Kartarpur Sahib

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, while interacting with Indian diaspora in Paraguay capital Asuncion, said India and Paraguay were on the path of rapid socio-economic progress