At least 10 minors, including a two-year-old, are among the 39 victims of the stampede at actor-politician Vijay’s rally in Karur yesterday. Many of them are women and most victims are in their 20s and 30s, NDTV has found.

Donald Trump’s commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, stated India must “react correctly” to the US, demanding open markets and an end to policies harming American interests. He grouped India with other nations needing “fixing,” asserting that access to US consumers requires “playing ball” with the US president.

TVK Vijay Rally: PM Modi announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh from the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF) for the next of kin of each deceased.