Tamil Nadu: News
16 Jul 2020
India32,000+ fresh coronavirus cases recorded, India's tally reaches 9.68 lakh
India registered yet another biggest single-day jump of coronavirus cases as 32,695 people tested positive for the highly contagious disease on Wednesday, a bulletin from the Union Health Ministry revealed. With this, the national tally swelled to 9.68 lakh.
15 Jul 2020
IndiaIndia: 30,000 new coronavirus cases recorded; tally reaches 9.36 lakh
India recorded yet another spike in coronavirus cases on Tuesday, taking the total tally across the country to 9,36,181, data from Union Health Ministry revealed earlier in the day.
04 Jul 2020
IndiaOver 22,000 coronavirus cases reported, India's biggest one-day jump ever
Coronavirus continues to wreak havoc across India, the latest data from Union Health Ministry confirms. In the last 24 hours, a record 22,771 fresh cases were recorded in India, taking the total tally to 6,48,315.
03 Jul 2020
IndiaCoronavirus: India's tally climbs to 6.27 lakh after biggest spike
India on Thursday reported roughly 22,000 new coronavirus infections, marking the biggest single-day spike in cases so far.
02 Jul 2020
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)Custodial deaths in Tamil Nadu: Four cops arrested, people celebrate
A small yet substantial step in the long-drawn quest for justice for the father-son duo, who were brutally murdered in police custody last month, was undertaken with the arrest of four cops.
01 Jul 2020
IndiaBoiler explosion at Tamil Nadu plant kills six, injures 17
In a tragic piece of news, at least six people died and 17 were injured when a boiler at the Neyveli Lignite plant exploded on Wednesday in Tamil Nadu's Cuddalore district.
30 Jun 2020
Madras High CourtTamil Nadu custodial deaths: Cops allegedly harassed judicial team
A magistrate appointed by the Madras High Court to probe the deaths of a father-son duo in police custody in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin was allegedly harassed by cops, IE reported on Tuesday.
29 Jun 2020
IndiaCoronavirus: India's tally nears 5.5L; Bengal, Karnataka see record spikes
India on Sunday reported over 19,000 new coronavirus infections, taking the total number of cases to 5.49 lakh. Meanwhile, the death toll rose to 16,490 with nearly 400 more fatalities.
28 Jun 2020
IndiaCoronavirus: India's tally reaches 5.29 lakh after record spike
On Saturday, India detected roughly 20,000 new coronavirus infections—the biggest single-day spike yet.
27 Jun 2020
Rahul GandhiTamil Nadu: Father, son die in police custody, outrage follows
In Tamil Nadu, the punishment for violating the coronavirus-induced lockdown is, shockingly, death, like the heart-wrenching story of one P Jayaraj and his son J Bennix has shown.
26 Jun 2020
IndiaCoronavirus: India's tally reaches 4.91 lakh after another record spike
India on Thursday reported roughly 18,000 new coronavirus infections, marking yet another record single-day spike.
25 Jun 2020
MaharashtraCoronavirus: 5 states to receive first batch of Hetero's COVIFOR
Five states across India will be the first to receive Hetero Healthcare's COVID-19 drug, COVIFOR, the first generic brand of the experimental drug remdesivir.
25 Jun 2020
IndiaCoronavirus: India's tally reaches 4.72 lakh after record spike
India on Wednesday reported nearly 17,000 new coronavirus infections, marking the nation's biggest single-day spike yet.
24 Jun 2020
IndiaCoronavirus: Cases reach 4.56 lakh; biggest spikes in Delhi, Telangana
India reported over 15,000 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, taking the total past 4.56 lakh. Nearly 460 new deaths in the past 24 hours also took the death toll to 14,485.
23 Jun 2020
IndiaCoronavirus: Death toll crosses 14,000; over 4.4 lakh infected
India on Monday reported over 13,000 new coronavirus infections, taking the nationwide total past 4.4 lakh. Meanwhile, with over 300 more fatalities, the death toll crossed 14,000.
22 Jun 2020
IndiaCoronavirus: India's tally reaches 4.26 lakh; Delhi surpasses Tamil Nadu
Over 15,000 new coronavirus infections were detected across India on Sunday, taking the nationwide total past 4.26 lakh. Meanwhile, the death toll also crossed 13,700.
21 Jun 2020
IndiaCoronavirus: India's tally reaches 4.1 lakh after biggest spike yet
India on Saturday reported nearly 16,000 new coronavirus infections, marking yet another record spike. The total number of cases across the country has now breached the 4 lakh mark, reaching 4.1 lakh.
20 Jun 2020
MaharashtraWith 14,516 coronavirus cases in 24-hours, India records steepest jump
India recorded the biggest jump in coronavirus cases again with 14,516 new infections being reported in the last 24 hours. With this, India's tally stands at 3.95 lakh, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday morning.
19 Jun 2020
IndiaCoronavirus: India's tally reaches 3.81 lakh after record single-day spike
India on Thursday hit another record spike as almost 14,000 new coronavirus infections were detected nationwide.
18 Jun 2020
IndiaCoronavirus: India registers 3.67 lakh cases after biggest spike yet
India on Wednesday reported roughly 13,000 new coronavirus infections in the biggest single-day spike yet.
15 Jun 2020
ChennaiTotal lockdown in Chennai from June 19; details here
The Tamil Nadu government has decided to impose a complete lockdown in Chennai and parts of neighboring districts from June 19-30.
14 Jun 2020
IndiaCoronavirus: India's tally reaches 3.21 lakh after record spike
India on Saturday reported roughly 12,000 new coronavirus infections, marking yet another record spike. The nationwide tally has now crossed 3.21 lakh while the death toll stands at 9,200.
12 Jun 2020
IndiaMedical-infrastructure could soon collapse in Maharashtra, UP, Delhi, TN, Gujarat
As coronavirus cases continue to rise in India, the Centre has warned that five most-affected states — Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, and Gujarat — could soon fall short of ICU beds and ventilators, both necessary to defeat COVID-19.
11 Jun 2020
BengaluruNIRF ranking: IIT Madras ranked best engineering institute again
On Thursday, Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank unveiled the NIRF rankings for the year 2020.
11 Jun 2020
IndiaCoronavirus: Over 8,100 dead in India; Maharashtra records biggest spike
India on Wednesday reported over 10,000 new coronavirus infections, taking the nationwide tally past 2.87 lakh. Meanwhile, the death toll has risen to 8,108.
10 Jun 2020
IndiaCoronavirus: India's tally crosses 2.76 lakh; over 7,700 dead
India on Tuesday reported roughly 10,000 new coronavirus infections, taking the nationwide tally past 2.76 lakh. The death toll also rose to 7,745.
09 Jun 2020
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal tests negative for coronavirus
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has tested negative for the coronavirus.
09 Jun 2020
IndiaCoronavirus: Over 7,400 dead in India; Mumbai tally crosses 50,000
India on Monday reported 9,000 new coronavirus infections, taking the nationwide tally past 2.66 lakh. The death toll due to COVID-19 also climbed to 7,476.
06 Jun 2020
IndiaIndia now has more coronavirus cases than Italy
With 9,887 fresh coronavirus cases reported in the last 24 hours, India has now touched the grim benchmark of becoming the nation which has sixth-highest COVID-19 cases. 294 died in the last 24 hours.
05 Jun 2020
ChhattisgarhCoronavirus: India reports 2.26 lakh cases; will overtake Italy soon
With almost 10,000 new coronavirus infections on Thursday, India recorded its biggest single-day spike yet again.
01 Jun 2020
Madhya PradeshCoronavirus: India surpasses France and Germany; becomes 7th worst-hit country
India on Sunday reported roughly 8,500 new coronavirus infections, taking the nationwide tally past 1.9 lakh. The death toll also rose to 5,403.
31 May 2020
Madhya PradeshCoronavirus: India's tally crosses 1.81 lakh; biggest spike in infections
India on Saturday recorded roughly 8,600 new coronavirus infections—the highest single-day jump in COVID-19 cases yet.
30 May 2020
KarnatakaCoronavirus: India records biggest spike again; death toll nears 5,000
India on Friday reported over 7,700 new coronavirus infections marking the biggest spike in COVID-19 cases.
29 May 2020
Madhya PradeshCoronavirus: India becomes ninth worst-hit nation; tally crosses 1.65 lakh
India on Thursday reported nearly 7,300 new coronavirus infections, taking its total tally to 1.65 lakh. The nationwide death toll also rose to 4,710.
28 May 2020
Madhya PradeshCoronavirus: 4,533 dead in India; COVID-19 cases reach 1.58 lakh
India on Wednesday recorded a sharp spike in the number of coronavirus infections with over 7,000 new COVID-19 cases.
27 May 2020
KarnatakaKannada TV actor Mebiena Micheal passes away at 22
Kannada television actor and reality show winner Mebiena Micheal passed away in a ghastly road accident on Tuesday evening. She was 22.
26 May 2020
Madhya PradeshCoronavirus: India's death toll reaches 4,172; Nagaland reports 3 cases
India on Monday recorded over 6,500 new coronavirus infections, taking the total number of COVID-19 cases to nearly 1.45 lakh.
24 May 2020
West BengalDomestic flights to resume from tomorrow, but confusion persists
Even as domestic passenger flights are set to resume in India from Monday, some states have questioned the move citing issues with rules and their reluctance to accept flights.
20 May 2020
BollywoodFilm body seeks permission to resume post-production work
As movie theaters remain shuttered and film shoots stalled due to the coronavirus pandemic, the predicament for producers continues.
18 May 2020
KarnatakaLockdown 4.0: Karnataka bans entry of people from 4 states
Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Monday said that the state has restricted the entry of persons from four states till May 31.
