Actor-turned-politician Vijay has staked claim to form the government after his party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, emerged as the single largest in the Tamil Nadu Assembly with 108 seats, falling short of the 118 needed for a majority

After the April 30 e-KYC deadline, nearly 65 lakh women have been removed from the Ladki Bahin scheme, bringing the beneficiary count down to around 1.81 crore. The government now plans to recover money from ineligible recipients wherever possible, while pending instalments for March and April are yet to be released