Day: June 8, 2020

For the second consecutive day, Covid-19 figures crossed 1500-mark in Tamilnadu today, with 1,562 persons testing positive for the pandemic in the State. WIth this, the total number of affected persons has touched 33,229.

As the number of corona cases continued to be on the upswing, the Madras High Court today said it would not allow the Tamilnadu government to conduct the tenth standard board exams from June 15 risking the lives of more than nine lakh students.

A Kashmiri woman, who was arrested earlier this year for allegedly planning a terror attack in the country during the anti-CAA protests in Delhi, has been sent for treatment after the National Investigation Agency informed a court that she tested positive for COVID-19.

Four militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district today, police said.

The Congress has shifted 21 of its Gujarat MLAs to a resort in Abu Road in Rajasthan and alleged that the BJP was indulging in horse-trading ahead of the June 19 polls for four Rajya Sabha seats.

Principal Director General of Press Information Bureau, K S Dhatwalia has tested positive for COVID-19 and has been admitted to AIIMS, sources said.

The commission constituted to look into the reasons for fewer government students getting admitted to medical colleges has submitted its report to Tamilnadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami.

New Zealand Captain Kane Williamson spoke on Star Sports show Cricket Connected on how his friendship with Kohli has developed in last few years

Former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion Conor McGregor said that he is retiring from fighting. In a Twitter post on Sunday, McGregor posted a photo with his mother Margaret that he said was from one of his World title wins .