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Prime Minister Narendra Modi's YouTube channel achieved a significant milestone on Tuesday by surpassing 20 million subscriptions, making it the most subscribed channel among top global leaders. Modi is significantly outpacing his global and Indian counterparts.

The second-ranking leader is former Brazilian President Jair Bolsanora, whose subscriber count stands at a modest 6.4 million, merely a fraction of Modi's.

The third most-subscribed channel among world leaders is the Ukraine President is far behind at 1.1 million. Whereas fourth on the list, United States President Joe Biden has a subscriber count of only 794,000 on his YouTube channel.

Tamil Nadu minister Udhayanidhi Stalin expressed hope on Monday that after the inspection of Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the flood-affected areas of the state, the Centre will allocate the required funds to the state.

"We are hopeful that after the inspection, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will allocate the required funds to the state," Udhayanidhi Stalin said here after reviewing the post-flood reconstruction and rehabilitation activities in the district.

In the midst of a heated verbal exchange between the Centre and the opposition regarding a viral video featuring suspended TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee allegedly mocking Jagdeep Dhankhar's mannerisms, Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge conveyed his unavailability to meet the Rajya Sabha Chairman on Monday, citing his current absence from Delhi.

Kharge, in a letter to the Chairman, endorsed the call to transcend differences and animosity for the greater good. He said that the need to adhere to constitutional principles, parliamentary practices, and a democratic ethos in contrast to what he described as an authoritarian government attempting to undermine Parliament.

Plane with 303 Indians onboard held in France over trafficking concerns landed in Mumbai early morning on Tuesday, reported news agency PTI, quoting an official.

The charter plane for Nicaragua, was grounded in France's Vatry for an investigation into human trafficking. The flight took off for Mumbai on Monday after the French authorities permitted the aircraft to leave France. Of the original 303 people on the passenger list, 276 were on the plane.

Airbus A340 flight, operated by Romanian charter company Legend Airlines, from UAE to Nicaragua, in central America, was grounded at Vatry airport last Thursday.

After DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran's old clip of his 'Hindi speakers toilet remark' went viral on social media, the party has now shared a video of BJP leader Tarun Vijay who is heard calling the South Indians "black people".

"If we were racist, why would we have the entire South? Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra... Why do we live with them? We have black people around us," Vijay, a former Rajya Sabha MP, was heard saying in the video shared by DMK's IT wing.