Tamilnadu today reported 5,871 new Covid-19 cases. With this, the total number of coronavirus infections in the State has reached 3,14,520, said the daily bulletin released by the Health department this evening.
Chennai Police Commissioner unveils new phone number for women, children
The Greater Chennai Police have introduced a new phone number for the public to give complaints on issues faced by elderly persons, women, children and destitute.
Lebanese President vows full probe into Beirut blasts
Lebanese President Michel Aoun vowed to continue investigations into the explosions that rocked Beirut on 4 August, killing 171 people and wounding around 6,000 others.
Worldwide Coronavirus cases top 20 million
The worldwide count of known Covid -19 infections climbed past 20 million on Monday, with more than half of them from just three countries: the US, India and Brazil, according to the tally kept by Johns Hopkins University.
Facebook removes 22.5 million hate speech content
Facebook on Tuesday said that it purged 22.5 million pieces of hate speech content in the second quarter (April-June) this year, increased from 9.6 million pieces of content in Q1, and its proactive detection rate for hate speech increased 6 points from 89 per cent to 95 per cent.
India’s industrial output shrinks in June
India’s industrial output fell 16.6% year-on-year in June, shrinking for the fourth month in a row, though the monthly measure indicated some recovery in the coronavirus-hit sector.
Chennai now has 11,130 active cases out of 1,11,054
With more than 1.10 lakh Covid-19 cases being registered in the city, nearly 2,350 persons have died.
TN leads country in organ donation: CM
Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami today said that so fat 8,163 organs have been received from 1,382 donors under the TRANSTAN.
AIADMK extends deadline to submit membership applications
The ruling AIADMK today extended the time to submit the filled applications forms of members who did not renew their membership and those whose names have been left out.
