Tamilnadu today registered 2,886 new Covid-19 cases, taking the total number of persons tested positive for coronavirus infection in the State so far to 7,06,136.
Vijay meets Makkal Iyakkam members
Days after SA Chandrasekhar said Vijay Makkal Iyakkam would be converted as political party, actor Vijay today met newly appointed office-bearers of the organisation in Chennai recently.
Hindu women remark: Stalin backs Thirumavalavan
DMK president and Leader of Opposition in Tamilnadu Assembly M K Stalin today supported VCK chief Thol Thirumavalavan in the row over the latter’s remakrs on Hindu women.
‘Seditious’ comments: BJP demands Mehbooba’s arrest
The Bharatiya Janata Party has demanded the arrest of PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti for her ‘seditious comments’, wherein she said she would only hold the tricolour when the flag of the erstwhile State is restored.
Moratorium: Centre issues norms for interest-on-interest waiver
The Union Finance Ministry today gave approval to guidelines for a scheme for grant of ex-gratia payment of the difference between compound interest and simple interest for six months of loans up to Rs 2 crore.
Puducherry’s total Coronavirus cases touch 34,112, toll 586
Puducherry today registered 128 fresh Covid-19 cases, taking the overall tally to 34,112. Two more people died of the viral infection, increasing the toll to 586.
India’s active cases below 7 lakh for 2nd day
India continues to report a trend of steadily declining active cases. According to the Union Health Ministry, the active cases are less than seven lakh for the second consecutive day and stand at 6,80,680.
Death sentence for man for rape-murder of 1.5-year-old girl
A court at Raebareli awarded death sentence to a man in connection with the rape and murder of a 1.5-year-old girl in 2014.
EU’s domestic tourism recovers faster
After a drop of 93 per cent in April 2020 compared with the same month of the previous year, by July 2020, domestic tourism in the EU almost returned to the level of the previous year.
