New Delhi (PTI): President Droupadi Murmu will visit Karnataka and Tamil Nadu from October 26 to 27, the Rashtrapati Bhavan said on Wednesday.

The president will inaugurate the Foundation Week of the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, as part of its golden jubilee celebrations at Bengaluru, Karnataka on Thursday.

She will also interact with the women entrepreneurs and officials of the N S Raghavan Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning at IIM Bangalore, it said in a statement.

On October 27, Murmu will grace the 8th convocation of Indian Maritime University at Chennai, Tamil Nadu, the statement said.

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Chennai (PTI): Veteran leader of the CPI, R Nallakannu died here on Wednesday, the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital said.

He was aged about 101, party sources said.

A hospital bulletin said, despite intensive care, he passed away at 1.55 PM on February 25, 2026 following failure of all vital organs.