Along the Yamuna Bazaar area here, children are taught to swim almost as soon as they start walking. For families living on the riverbank, swimming is not a sport but a survival skill passed down generations for protection against the river’s dangers

In a video shared on the social media platform Instagram by PM Modi himself, four schoolgirls are seen singing ‘Bharat Ki Beti’, a song from the Bollywood movie ‘Gunjan Saxena’.

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief and actor Vijay launched his much-anticipated statewide political tour in Tiruchirappalli on Saturday, kickstarting what is being seen as his first major step toward the 2026 Assembly elections.