Dalai Lama apologises to boy, his family

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Monday apologised to the boy and his family, as well as his many friends across the world, for the hurt his action may have caused.

Earthquake hits Nicobar Island

An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 on the Ritcher scale occurred at a depth of 32 km, at Campbell Bay, Nicobar Island in the early hours of Monday, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS). The earthquake occurred at around 2.26 AM (IST).

Covid: Mock drills held in TN

Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian on Monday inspected a mock drill for emergency response for handling Covid19 at Rajiv Gandhi General Hospital in Chennai.

TN moves resolution against Governor in Assembly

Amid the ongoing tussle between Tamil Nadu governor RN Ravi and MK Stalin-led state government, the government would pass a resolution in the state assembly on Monday to urge the Centre and President to give immediate appropriate instructions to the Governor to approve the Bills sent to him after being passed in the assembly.

COAI says telcos being mindful of service quality in 5G rollout

 Industry body COAI has asserted that operators are mindful of adhering to service quality as they roll out 5G, but added that full benefits of seamless urban-rural connectivity of fifth-generation services will be gained once pan-India availability of these networks is achieved.

Adani starts supplying thermal power to Bangladesh

 Adani Power Limited (APL), which is a part of the Adani Group, informed on Sunday about the start of its first 800 MW ultra-super-critical thermal power generation unit at Godda district in Jharkhand, and has also started supplying Bangladesh with 748 MW of power.