The Prime Minister will also attend a core-committee meeting of the state unit with chief minister Basavaraj Bommai, his predecessor and BJP parliamentary board member, BS Yediyurappa and other senior leaders of the party.

In last week, several localities and roads were flooded on the heavy rains exposed the civic apathy and poor quality of public infrastructure in Bengaluru.

The murder of three security guards in three different incidents in a span of 72 hours in Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar district has triggered panic among local residents.

The Twitter war between Annamalai and Rajan, popularly known as PTR, comes in the backdrop of a leaked audio between Annamalaiand the BJP’s Madurai rural district secretary Maha Suseendran discussing the finance minister.

A Shankar made the submission before a bench of justice GR Swaminathan and justice B Pugalendhi and the case was adjourned to September 8 after he sought time to file his reply.

Following videos of elephant “Joymala” being assaulted with pliers and iron rods becoming viral on social media, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma held a meeting with forest minister Chandra Mohan Patowary and forest officials.

Interestingly, it was Munusamy, who first sowed the seeds of revolt against VK Sasikala in 2017 and sided with Panneerselvam after J Jayalalithaa’s death, but in recent times his loyalties shifted to Palaniswami and he supported chorus for the unitary leadership.

The state cabinet discussed the voluminous 600-page report on Monday and decided that it will consult with legal experts on the report recommending that they order an investigation against the big names.

The prime minister, who is on a two-day visit to the state, inaugurated, laid the foundation stone of and dedicated to the nation, railway and metro projects in the state worth ₹4,500 crore.