Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has warned that the proposed Delimitation Bill would reduce Tamil people to 'second-class citizens' and permanently block the South from producing a Prime Minister. Speaking against the Bill, Stalin argued that reapportioning parliamentary seats based on population would structurally disadvantage southern states that have performed well on demographic indicators, effectively penalizing them for lower birth rates. The current freeze on constituency boundaries, in place since the 1970s, has shielded southern states from losing federal representation relative to more populous northern states. A redraw based on updated census data would shift seats northward, diluting southern political weight in Parliament. Stalin also pushed back against AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami, who framed Stalin's opposition to the Bill as opposition to women's reservation, a linkage Stalin rejected. The exchange signals that delimitation is becoming a fault line in Tamil Nadu's domestic politics ahead of broader national debate, with regional parties consolidating opposition to any boundary revision that disadvantages the South.
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.
