CHENNAI: DMK President MK Stalin said on Thursday that political compulsions and AIADMK’s support for agricultural bills, pushed by the BJP government in the Center, had forced Prime Minister Narendra Modi to praise to Tamil Nadu’s Chief Minister, Edappadi K Palaniswami, for his government’s efforts to curb COVID-19. “Prime Minister …
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CHENNAI: Antigen tests for Covid-19 have been available in several private diagnostic laboratories in the city for the past three weeks, but data from these tests is not publicly shared and those that tested positive will not be added to the state registry of Covid-19. . On Wednesday, four private …
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COIMBATORE: While BJP leaders in Tamil Nadu have been criticizing the actor Suriya for his statement against NEET, Dravidian costume Coimbatore leaders have come to his defense. K Ramakrishnan, Secretary General of Thanthai Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam, said that if Suriya’s statement in court, which she had made with the well-being …
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AR Rahman CHENNAI: The income tax department has moved the Madras High Court claiming that the Oscar-winning music composer AR Rahman has channeled its income of more than Rs 3 million through AR Rahman Foundation, a charitable trust administered by him, to evade taxes. In admitting the appeal filed by …
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CHENNAI: In a move against canceling student exam delays, the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) warned Anna University that it would be forced to withdraw approval from the university if the delays they are canceled as proposed by the Tamil Nadu government. . The government has announced that …
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CHENNAI: Tamil nadu Prime Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami announced Wednesday that public and private bus transportation between districts and Passenger train In-state services will be allowed beginning September 7. The state government resumed bus transportation within districts on Tuesday. In an official statement, the prime minister said there were requests …
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CHENNAI: A little more than 1/5 or 21% of the city’s population has been infected with SARS-COV2 or Covid-19, a seroprevalence survey conducted by the National Institute of Epidemiology (NIE) for Greater Chennai Corporation found . About 80% of the population is still susceptible to the virus, warned the survey …
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Tamil Nadu Prime Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami CHENNAI: Tamil nadu chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami Monday placed the responsibility in the Center to “borrow” to make up for the GST deficit of the states. In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister said that the Center has …
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A health worker collects a swab sample for the Covid-19 test on Anna Pillai Street in Chennai (file photo) CHENNAI: As a series of unblocking measures have been taken, Covid-19 cases in Tamil Nadu have started to rise again. On Sunday, Tamil Nadu saw 6,495 cases and 94 deaths. Recent …
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CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu added the highest number of new Covid-19 cases, 6,352, and the fewest deaths, 87, in a month on Saturday. On July 29, the state reported 6,426 new cases and the previous day it had reported 88 deaths. While the daily burden of cases steadily decreased, the number …
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