The BJP has shared a viral video alleging that TVK leader Veera, Mambakkam Panchayat President and Chengalpattu East District Joint Secretary, accepted a ₹1.3 lakh bribe from a road contractor. The BJP claims the payment was made to clear pending contractor bills, with part of the amount allegedly transferred via Google Pay before the remaining cash was handed over in Veera's office. The controversy comes just days after Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay delivered a strong anti-corruption speech, urging people not to pay bribes and vowing action against corruption.

Newly surfaced federal records are reigniting debate around the final hours of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, whose death inside a New York federal jail in 2019 continues to fuel global scrutiny. According to FBI forensic records, correctional officer Tova Noel allegedly searched online for the latest information about Epstein twice during the early morning hours inside the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan. Digital logs show searches conducted at 5:42 a.m. and again at 5:52 a.m., while Noel was assigned to the Special Housing Unit where Epstein was being held. The timeline has drawn fresh attention because during sworn testimony in 2021, Noel stated that she did not recall searching for Epstein online, contradicting the digital activity documented by investigators. FBI forensic analysis later flagged multiple Epstein-related searches on Bureau of Prisons desktop computers used during the overnight shift. WATCH