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COVID-19 tests to soon touch four crore mark in State thehindu.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thehindu.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Spike in Covid-19 cases in Tamil Nadu, health minister says rise due to increase in testing indiatoday.in - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from indiatoday.in Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
With an exponential rise in infections, Chennai quickly became a COVID-19 hotspot during the second wave. Serena Josephine M. reports on how the situation was stabilised before it could spiral out of control
‘State has failed to rise to the occasion’ TDP national president N. Chandrababu Naidu has asked the government to consider imposing a “limited lockdown” for a week or 10 days in the State so as to take up massive vaccination drive. The lockdown could be withdrawn once satisfactory results were obtained, Mr. Naidu said while addressing the media virtually on Wednesday. Stating that Andhra Pradesh had earned the dubious distinction of being the State that was worst-hit during the second wave of COVID-19, Mr. Naidu said, “The lives of people are in a jeopardy. The system has derailed. It is becoming difficult for people to find place at burial grounds to perform the last rites of those who succumbed to the virus.”
Polling passes off peacefully in Tamil Nadu with 71.79% turnout; 81.88% in Puducherry (Photo by AFP) Chennai: Polling for the first ever post-Jayalalithaa, Karunanidhi period Assembly election in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry passed off peacefully on Tuesday. While Tamil Nadu with an electorate size of 6,28,69,955 saw an average turnout of 71.79% at the close of polling at 7 pm, Puducherry with an electorate of 10,04,507 saw an 81.88% voter turnout. The figures are likely to be revised upwards on Wednesday when polling figures from each constituency is made available. The fate of contestants in 234 Assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu, which witnessed a five-cornered contest; and 30 constituencies in Puducherry, where the Congress-led UPA and AINRC-led NDA are facing off, were sealed at the close of polling hours.
Tamil Nadu, Baroda enter Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy final By IANS | Published on Fri, Jan 29 2021 22:57 IST | 0 Views Tamil Nadu, Baroda enter Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy final (Lead).. Image Source: IANS News Ahmedabad, Jan 29 : Tamil Nadu and Baroda will clash in the final of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 tournament after the two sides won their semi-final matches comfortably on Friday. While Tamil Nadu defeated Rajasthan by seven wickets, Baroda beat Punjab by 25 runs. The final, too, will be played here on Sunday. In the first semi-final, Arun Karthik's unbeaten 89 off just 54 balls propelled Tamil Nadu to their second successive final of the T20 tournament.
Punjab-Karnataka, Himachal-TN face off in Mushtaq Ali T20 quarters By IANS | Published on Mon, Jan 25 2021 22:27 IST | 0 Views Punjab-Karnataka, Himachal-TN face off in Mushtaq Ali T20 quarters. Image Source: IANS News Ahmedabad, Jan 25 : The Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 quarter-finals will commence on Tuesday with Karnataka facing Punjab in the first quarter-final beginning noon. Their match will be followed by the second quarter-final in which Tamil Nadu will play Himachal Pradesh. "We are very excited. We beat Karnataka in the league stage by nine wickets, after restricting them to a low total. But tomorrow, it will be a new game. We are very excited as ours will be the first math to be played at the renovated Motera Stadium," said Punjab coach Munish Bali while speaking to IANS.
New Delhi conveys ‘strong protest’ to Colombo over death of Indian fishermen in Palk Strait Updated: Updated: India’s stand was conveyed to Sri Lankan Foreign Minister. Share Article AAA Family members of fishermen cry during a protest against the Sri Lankan Navy at Thangachimadam near Rameswaram on January 21, 2021 over the death of four fishermen in the Palk Strait. | Photo Credit: L. Balachandar India’s stand was conveyed to Sri Lankan Foreign Minister. India conveyed its “strong protest” to Sri Lanka on Thursday over the death of four Tamil Nadu fishermen in the Palk Strait after their fishing boat reportedly collided with a Sri Lankan Navy patrol boat.
ISSUE DATE: December 28, 2020 UPDATED: December 18, 2020 23:42 IST Charging ahead: Union home minister and BJP leader Amit Shah at the Charminar in Hyderabad during the GHMC poll campaign, Nov. 28 In the 2019 general election, Karnataka was the only state in the south where the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) notched up more than half the vote share (51.4 per cent). The five states in the region send 129 members to Parliament, so it was no surprise that a concerted campaign was launched to enlarge the saffron footprint before 2024 and the next Lok Sabha election. The party also knew that for this to happen, leveraging the state assembly election was crucial like it did in Karnataka in 2018 (it polled 36.2 per cent of the vote and fell just nine short of the majority in the 224-seat house).