Father, son killed as crackers they were carrying on two-wheeler explode at Tamil Nadu's Viluppuram

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday arrived at the residence of his father, National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah, following an assassination attempt against him at a wedding in Jammu.

Two individuals died in separate incidents during a Manjuvirattu event held at Uranganpatti village near Melur in Madurai district on Wednesday, officials said.

Speaking to ANI, Bharathi described his journey as remarkable and said that he chose the civil services with the aim of contributing to society, particularly at the grassroots level. He also acknowledged the role played by the Naan Mudhalvan scheme and the coaching support he received during his preparation.

"Allah is kind. My father had a very close shave. The details are sketchy at the moment but what is known is that a man with a loaded pistol was asked to get within range to discharge shot. It was only the close protection team that deflected the shot & ensured that the assassination attempt was foiled. There are more questions than answers at the moment including but not limited to how someone was able to get this close to a Z+ NSG protected former CM," Omar Abdullah posted on X.

Telangana Jagruthi President Kalvakuntla Kavitha is continuing her indefinite hunger strike demanding house site allocations for the victims of Velugumatla.