In his address, the Prime Minister said, "Tamil Nadu is chess powerhouse of India. Tamil Nadu is home to the finest minds, vibrant culture, and the oldest language in the world, Tamil."

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be inaugurating the event at 6 pm on Thursday and he said he is all geared up to participate in the inauguration event of the world's iconic chess tournament. 

A day ahead of the visit, Modi said that he is looking forward to visiting Chennai and cited that it's an honour for the country that the Chess Olympiad is being held in Tamil Nadu.

Ilaiyaraaja will become Rajya Sabha MP at a high time when India has welcomed Droupadi Murmu as its 15th President.

As Murmu will be our President for the next five years, let's look back at her life and some of her lesser-known facts. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was among the early MPs to cast his vote on Monday morning for the Presidential election at Parliament House in New Delhi.

As the sign of victory in the Presidential polls is now in sight for the BJP, the central-ruling party is now moving to see it for the Vice presidential polls as well.  

While the Prime Minister has reached MK Stalin over the phone, Tamil Nadu BJP President Annamalai has called on Stalin's son Udhayanidhi in Chennai.

Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan has scathingly attacked the Centre over such changes and cited the decree as a fashion of authoritarianism. 

Prime Minister Modi announced, "As a mark of our deepest respect for former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo, a one-day national mourning shall be observed on 9 July 2022."