Day: December 16, 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi lit a victory torch at the National War Memorial (NWM) in Delhi, to pay tributes to the heroes of the 1971 war against Pakistan.

With speculation rife about the impending vaccine roll-out to fight the pandemic, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, announced the government’s plan for cold storage chains for Covid-19 vaccine.

Popular lyricist Vairamuthu was taken to a private hospital here this morning for a medical check up for heart-related ailments.

A major fire broke out at a car seat manufacturing company in Sriperumbudur on the outskirts of Chennai Smoke from the fire engulfed areas as far as five kilometers.

The Madras High Court, which has given a deadline of 30 April, 2021 to vacate the Ashram school premises in Guindy, has ordered the Education Association of which Latha Rajinikanth is the secretary, that she could face contempt of court if she fails to vacate the premises.

Tamilnadu government today granted permission to conduct public meetings and events with 50 per cent capacity in the State from 19 December.

With 26,382 new infections, India’s Coronavirus caseload rose to 99,32,547 today.

The Fletcher School at Tufts University, in partnership with Mastercard, has unveiled the Digital Intelligence Index, which charts the progress economies have made in advancing digitalisation, fostering trust and integrating connectivity into the lives of billions.

Tamilnadu native Dinesh Elangovan has won the 2020 Distinguished Achievement Award of the United States-based International Security Foundation’s (ISF) annual Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC).

Mari Selvaraj, who shot to fame with his debut directorial Pariyerum Perumal, might be helming Dhruv Vikram in his upcoming film.