M. K. Stalin said Rs 5,000 each has been credited to 1.31 crore beneficiaries under the Kalaignar Women’s Entitlement Scheme. The move comes months before Assembly polls, drawing criticism from opposition parties

Padma, a sanitation worker, was at work in T Nagar when she found an unclaimed pouch on the street containing 45 sovereigns of gold ornaments inside. She immediately informed handed over the pouch the Pondy Bazaar police, and her act earned widespread praise