With Tamil Nadu in the midst of a record paddy harvest, Chief Minister MK Stalin has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to double the state's rice procurement target from the existing 16 lakh metric tonnes to 32 lakh metric tonnes for the ongoing Kharif Marketing Season 2025-2026.
IRIS Dena was a Moudge-class frigate commissioned into the Iranian Navy in 2021. Built by Iranian naval shipyards in Bandar Abbas, the warship measured about 95 metres in length and displaced roughly 1,500 tonnes.
With the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections approaching, Chief Minister MK Stalin has publicly questioned the political impact of frequent visits by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the State, suggesting that the BJP’s high-profile outreach may ultimately yield adverse results for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
The Vidiyal Payanam scheme was launched in 2021 by the DMK government under Chief Minister M. K. Stalin. The programme allows women to travel free of cost on government-operated city and town buses across Tamil Nadu.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging urgent release of pending railway funds and accelerated implementation of key railway infrastructure projects in the State.
A fresh political confrontation erupted after the Opposition claimed that recently released “Epstein files” contain references to PM Narendra Modi, prompting demands for a statement from the Prime Minister and an immediate discussion in Parliament.