Day: June 17, 2020

For the first time since the pandemic hit the State, Tamilnadu today crossed 2,000 mark in its daily Covid-19 figures, by reporting a whopping 2,174 new cases in the last 24 hours.

Breaking his silence on the India-China violent face-off, in which the country has lost 20 soldiers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said India wants peace but is capable of giving a befitting reply if provoked.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on the second day of his video-conference with Chief Ministers to discuss Covid-19 situation, today discussed with Tamilnadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami and others.

La Liga leaders FC Barcelona defeated Leganes 2-0 in empty Camp Nou Stadium to maintain their 100 per cent record after the league’s resumption.

Former Tottenham Hotspur striker Soldado volleyed home a corner, which landed kindly for him at the far post. His goal, eventually the equaliser for Granada, followed an 85th-minute penalty from Sergio Canales and an 88th-minute effort by Cristian Tello.

If reports are to be believed, actor Simbhu and producer Gnanavel Raja are planning to resume the shoot of the Mufti remake after lockdown. The shoot was stalled earlier due to the  differences between Simbhu and Gnanavel Raja.

John Abraham and Milap Zaveri resumed working on Satyameva Jayate 2 on Tuesday. The film’s shooting had been stalled due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. With the lockdown eased in Maharashtra, films and television shows are looking forward to resume production while adhering to the guidelines issued by the government.

Hollywood star Will Smith will feature in Antoine Fuqua’s upcoming slave thriller Emancipation.

DMK leader and former MLA V P Kalairajan today refuted reports which claimed that he had tested positive for Covid-19.