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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin expanded his cabinet, inducting Vanni Arasu from VCK and AM Shahjahan from IUML. This move strengthens coalition representation, bringing the total number of ministers to 33. The expansion follows a recent reshuffle, with key portfolios like Finance and Revenue reassigned.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay is set to expand his cabinet, inducting 23 MLAs, including two from the Congress party, marking their return after 60 years. The Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) and IUML are also expected to join the council of ministers soon.

As part of the reshuffle, Vijay retained the Poverty Alleviation portfolio and reassigned the Women Welfare department, previously held by him, to newly inducted minister K Jegadeshwari. Congress leaders S Rajesh Kumar and P Viswanathan have been allotted the Tourism and Higher Education portfolios, respectively. Another TVK minister, Mohamed Farvas, has been allocated the Labour Welfare and Skill Development portfolio.

It is for the sixth time that EPS is winning in Edappadi since 1981. He lost in the constituency in 1996 and 2006.

ACB sleuths arrested an ex-assistant superintendent of Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) for demanding and accepting bribe from the complainant.

Immigration officials at the Chennai airport on Friday nabbed two persons, an Indian and a Sri Lankan national, while they were exchanging their boarding passes just before boarding.