Day: May 8, 2020

The Madras High Court today directed the Tamilnadu government to close all TASMAC liquor shops till the Covid-19 lockdown ends.

Tamilnadu today reported 600 new coronavirus cases and crossed the 6000 mark with a total number of 6009 cases. Chennai today contributed 391 to the State’s overall count.

The Supreme Court Friday extended by three months the time for completion of trial in the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition case involving BJP veterans L K Advani, M M Joshi and Uma Bharti and said that judgement should be delivered by August 31.

The German Football League (DFL) on Thursday announced the Bundesliga 2019-20 season would restart on May 16, making it the first European league to resume amid the coronavirus pandemic.

A Mig-29 fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed in Chuharpur village here today due to a technical snag and burst into flames, officials said. The pilot ejected safely and has been rescued, they said.

Former Pakistan fast bowler Aaqib Javed alleged the match-fixing mafia is linked to India.
Javed also claimed fixing questions have been raised over the Indian Premier League (IPL) in the past but said no one has the courage to do anything against the mafia, which runs the business while remaining in the background.

The National Green Tribunal has directed LG Polymers to pay Rs 50 crore as compensation, following an incident in Visakhapatnam where at least 11 people died and more than 800 hospitalised after a massive styrene gas leak at the company’s plant.

When Brett Lee saw Rohit Sharma for the first time, the former Australia speedster was amazed by how the ball would always find the middle of the ace Indian opener’s bat and that sweet sound would confirm that.

The Union Environment Ministry is set to release a safety protocol for reopening of units and industries after being closed for over a month during the national lockdown in the wake of the gas leak tragedy in Visakhapatnam on Thursday.