Day: October 15, 2020

John Reid, the oldest surviving New Zealand cricketer, has died here, New Zealand Cricket confirmed on Wednesday.

The former world number one, who had claimed four superseries titles in 2017, beat Toby 21-12 21-18 in 37 minutes, as the sport finally got going after the long coronavirus-forced hiatus.

The Union government today said the Attonery General has not given opinion in favour of not appealing in the Vodafone arbitration award.

Cinema halls in several parts of the country were reopened today after seven months in the shadow of Covid-19. While theatres and multiplexes will remain closed in states like Maharashtra, Tamilnadu, Kerala and Chhattisgarh, they were reopened in many places including Puducherry.

While transmission of the novel coronavirus as small aerosol particles is more significant in summer, direct contact with respiratory droplets may be more pronounced in the winter months, said a latest study.

The issue of Anna University Vice Chancellor M K Surappa writing to the Centre on raising funds without its assistance is snowballing into a big row.

A day after the Madras High Court asked Rajinikanth to withdraw his petition challenging Greater Chennai Corporation’s order demanding property tax for his Sri Raghavendra Mandapam, the actor tweeted that he should have gone to the civic body for review.

Veteran Malayalam poet and Jnanpith award winner Mahakavi Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri died at a private hospital here today. He was 94.

Two time Indian Super League (ISL) champions Chennaiyin FC today announced signing of Tajikistan’s most capped international player Fatkhulo Fatkhulloev on a free transfer for the 2020-21 season.

After a gap, the cases of Coronavirus in the city are now once again showing a marginal dip. The fatality rate has also come down.