Day: November 17, 2021

Tamilnadu today registered 782 new Covid-19 cases, and the total number of infections has touched 27,17,203.

Chief Minister M K Stalin today announced gift hampers totalling Rs. 1,088 crore for family cardholders and Lankan Tamils living in rehabilitation camps in view of the upcoming Pongal festival in January 2022. In all, 2,15,48,060 family cardholders and Lankan Tamil families will receive these hampers.

The Union government assured deputation of an inter-ministerial team to Tamilnadu to assess the damage in flood-affected districts.

Following threats from a few quarters to actor Suriya over his recent release Jai Bhim, the State government has given police protection at his house in T Nagar. Also two armed police personnel will accompsny him wherever he goes.

The first of the three T20Is between India and New Zealanf will be held in Jaipur later today. This will be Rahul Dravid’s first assignment as Team India head coach.

Emotional Matteo Berrettini withdrew from the ATP Finals after failing to recover from an abdominal injury that forced him to retire from his opener.

Alvaro Morata came off the bench to strike a late winner as Spain qualified for next year’s FIFA World Cup Finals in Qatar by beating stubborn visitor Sweden 1-0 in a tense clash here on Sunday. Morata struck the winning goal in the 86th minute when he cleverly lifted the ball over Sweden goalkeeper Robin Olsen.

Major cricket event will return to Pakistan after more than two decades with the country set to host the 2025 Champions Trophy, an ICC flagship tournament.

Santhanam’s Sabhaapathy will hit the screens this weekend (19 November). The film, which is directed by R Srinivasa Rao, starring Santhanam, Preeti Verma, Pugazh, MS Baskar, and Sayaji Shinde, delves into Santhanam’s journey as Sabhaapathy.