Alternative for <blink>
No there is not. Wikipedia has a nice article about this and provides an alternative using JavaScript and CSS: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blink_element
No, there isn't in HTML. There is a good reason why the developers chose to go out of their way to remove support for an element whose implementation was otherwise untouched for upwards of a decade.
That said... you could emulate it using a CSS animation, but if I were you, I wouldn't risk CSS animations being axed due to being abused in this manner :)
.blink_text
{
animation:1s blinker linear infinite;
-webkit-animation:1s blinker linear infinite;
-moz-animation:1s blinker linear infinite;
color: red;
}
@-moz-keyframes blinker
{
0% { opacity: 1.0; }
50% { opacity: 0.0; }
100% { opacity: 1.0; }
}
@-webkit-keyframes blinker
{
0% { opacity: 1.0; }
50% { opacity: 0.0; }
100% { opacity: 1.0; }
}
@keyframes blinker
{
0% { opacity: 1.0; }
50% { opacity: 0.0; }
100% { opacity: 1.0; }
} <span class="blink_text">India's Largest portal</span>