TVK chief Vijay has publicly opposed the Constitution Amendment Bill on delimitation, calling it a biased move by the Centre and demanding its immediate withdrawal. The actor-turned-politician posted his objection on social media, asking that the existing status quo on constituency boundaries be maintained. Delimitation, the redrawing of electoral constituency boundaries, is contentious in southern states, which argue that their success in population control would be penalized under a reapportionment that rewards higher-population states with more seats. Vijay's intervention signals growing political mobilization in Tamil Nadu against the Bill, a pattern consistent with the state's historically unified resistance to delimitation exercises perceived as favoring the northern Hindi belt. Whether TVK can coordinate with established regional parties to mount a legislative or public pressure campaign will determine how much traction this opposition gains ahead of any parliamentary vote.
India's Expenditure Finance Committee has cleared a Rs 1.25 lakh crore outlay for India Semiconductor Mission 2.0, up 64 percent from ISM 1.0's Rs 76,000 crore. The proposal now goes to the Cabinet, as two chip plants begin commercial output and a third, CG Semi, is set to open July 4, 2026.
The Supreme Court blocked Trump from firing Federal Reserve board member Lisa Cook, preserving the Fed's independence from presidential removal power. A separate ruling the same day gave Trump broader authority to dismiss leaders of other independent federal agencies.
The US Supreme Court has blocked President Trump's attempt to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, who faced unproven mortgage fraud allegations. The ruling preserves Fed independence for now and keeps a politically charged removal case alive in the courts.
The US Supreme Court, splitting along ideological lines, has allowed the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitian and Syrian immigrants.
