The IIT-Madras group is “a lesson for all of us,” said Tamil Nadu Health Secretary J Radhakarishnan. The Tamil Nadu Department of Health has begun aggressive testing for COVID-19 within the IIT-Madras campus, after more than 100 people tested positive for the coronavirus. On Sunday, 71 people, including 66 students …
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The institute had opened its doors for seniors on December 7 according to an order from the state government. Seventy-one residents of the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) tested positive for coronavirus. This includes 66 students. After this, the institute closed its laboratories, library and departments. The institute opened …
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Tamil superstar-turned-politician Kamal Haasan lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday over the Center’s new Parliament bill at a time “when half of India is hungry” and reeling under a grueling pandemic. By the way, Haasan, who heads the Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM), is set to start his …
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The actor was found dead in a hotel room Wednesday morning. The investigation into the death of actor VJ Chithra is ongoing at the Chennai hotel where he died. The autopsy will be held at Kilpauk Medical College and Hospital on Wednesday. Speaking to TNM, a police officer from the …
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The Supreme Court said that following a comprehensive procedure under environmental and forest laws to declare any land a national highway would be counterproductive. The government may execute the 10 billion rupee Chennai-Salem eight-lane green highway project as the Supreme Court confirmed the notice issued for the land acquisition on …
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Dineshwar Sharma, the administrator of Lakshadweep and former head of the Intelligence (IB) Office, died on Friday at the age of 66 in a Chennai hospital from complications related to a lung disease. Tributes came from political leaders of all parties, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Interior Minister Amit Shah …
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More rains are expected in the state through Saturday. Many low-lying and suburban areas of Chennai were flooded in the wake of Cyclone Burevi, just a week after recovering from the impact of Cyclone Nivar. Parts of Velachery, KK Nagar, Shollinganur, Pallikaranai, Nandanam, Ayanavaram, Perambur, Puliyanthope and Chitlapakkam are experiencing …
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New Delhi: An investigation launched by the Comptroller General of Drugs of India (DCGI) into an alleged “serious adverse event” suffered by an Oxford COVID-19 The participant of the vaccine trial in Chennai found that it was not related to the injection he was given, official sources said. The DCGI …
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Ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections scheduled for 2021, actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan inducted former Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Santhosh Babu, as Secretary General of his Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) on Tuesday. Speaking during the induction ceremony, Haasan also lent his support to the ongoing farmer agitation in the …
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Actor Rajinikanth said on Monday that he will announce his decision on his next political move soon. His statement came shortly after a two-hour meeting with officials from Rajini Makkal Mandram, an extension of his fan club, in Chennai. “The district secretaries told me that they are with me in …
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