CM Stalin is set to launch the Pongal gift scheme in Alandur this Thursday, offering Rs 3,000 in cash. The move comes amid rising expectations and debate over festive assistance

Verma, assistant professor at AIIMS Bhopal, died after 25 days on ventilator following an alleged anaesthesia overdose. Police recovered a suicide note and are probing the case.

Pakistan, which has a long history of sponsoring and sheltering terror outfits on its soil, recently became the venue for a meeting between Hamas and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commanders.