Author: Naomi N

A book by advocate and author Vadhan, ‘Fear of God’, is a ‘literary crime thriller’ that weaves law, corruption, vigilantism and courtroom drama. In an e-mail interview with ‘News Today’, Vadhan discusses his latest book.

Journalist Pramod, who works for a Tamil Magazine was waiting near Saidapet to meet a source for the story he was working on.

In a span of three years, Greater Chennai Police Commissioner A K Viswanathan, who has now been transferred and appointed as the Additional Director General of Police (ADGP, Operations), has brought in an impressive host of reforms to the department.

One of the main setbacks of being a Covid-19 patient is that you will not have a bystander or a family member with you in the hospital. No one may be telling you comforting words or even tell you how you are recovering.

Since the lockdown began in March, Kumaran* (30), a painter, had been out of job. A resident of Kotturpuram Housing board, he stayed inside his house, hoping for normalcy to return. But when the liquor outlets opened, all hell broke loose.

Mass exodus from one place to another during coronavirus was unavoidable and many people undertook the journey despite knowing the risk factor involved.

There have been several cases of children abandoning their parents on the streets and seeking admission into oldage homes during the past two months.

With over 27,000 confirmed Covid-19 cases in the city, not just the patients, but their family members too are bearing the brunt. The viral infection not only affects a person physically, but mentally as well.

With the number of Covid-19 patients in Chennai increasing day by day, what does it take for a person with coronavirus symptoms to get admitted to a private hospital?

From one of the least hit countries by Covid-19 during the last week of April, India is now in the global top-5 list.