Day: July 22, 2020

Tamilnadu today witnessed an unprecedented increase in its daily Covid-19 cases, by posting 5,849 infections in the last 24 hours. This is for the first time the State is witnessing over 5,000 cases.

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra today urged the government to provide all assistance to the family of a doctor, who died after contracting Covid-19 while working with Delhi’s National Health Mission.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today heaped laurels on nuclear scientists as the Kakrapar atomic power plant-3 achieved criticality. He the indigenous reactor is a shining example of the ‘Make in India’ campaign.

Rajasthan Assembly Speaker C P Joshi today filed a plea in the Supreme Court against the High Court directive to defer till 24 July the disqualification proceedings against sacked Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot and 18 other rebel Congress MLAs.

DMK legislator S Thangapandian of Rajapalayam Assembly constituency has tested positive for Covid-19. Following this, he has been admitted to a hospital.

Tamilnadu government has started pool testing for Covid-19 diagnosis in areas with 2-5 per cent positivity rate.

Vice-President of India and Rajya Sabha chairperson M Venkaiah Naidu today administered the oath or affirmation to 45 of 61 members newly elected to the upper house, including G K Vasan, M Thambidurai and K P Munusamy.

The health condition of S Nalini, one of the seven life convicts in the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi assassination case who had attempted to end her life in the high security Special Prison for Women in Vellore on Monday night, is fine, according to a medical report.

Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala today said the Union government  has created a ‘raid raj’ but the Congress won’t be scared.