Setting the stage for a high-stakes battle for the Tamil Nadu Assembly election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a large gathering at Maduranthakam near Chennai and declared that the countdown for the DMK’s exit has begun.

Taking aim at the Centre and Narendra Modi over what he termed a “dead economy”, Leader of the Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi alleged tariffs are hurting textile exporters, but the Prime Minister has not even spoken about the issue.

The National Weather Service warns the winter blast “will pose a life-threatening risk of hypothermia”. 

​The National Weather Service warns the winter blast “will pose a life-threatening risk of hypothermia”.