Day: July 25, 2020

Tamilnadu today posted an unprecedented number of daily Covid-19 cases- 6,988. The number of deaths due to the pandemic too reached a new high today- 89.

Film-maker Mira Nair’s son Zohran Mamdani is set to be elected to the New York State Assembly after winning the Democratic Party primary in a city constituency that is its stronghold.

The Railways today said India will handover 10 broad-gauge diesel locomotives to Bangladesh on Monday, providing the neighbouring country mobility solutions for both intra-country and inter-country movement.

Family members of poet Varavara Rao have moved the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) seeking a direction to a Mumbai hospital, where he is being treated for Covid-19, and prison authorities to provide transparent updates on his health status.

Herd immunity is usually achieved through vaccination and occurs when most of a population is immune to a disease, blocking its continued spread.

The government has notified new rules for e-commerce companies. These include mandatory display of ‘country of origin’ on their products. The government said any non-compliance will attract penal action.

Telengana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan, Tamilnadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami, DMK president M K Stalin and other leaders today greeted PMK founder S Ramadoss on his birthday.

The total number of global coronavirus cases has topped 15.6 million, while the deaths have increased to over 638,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

Former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa’s niece Deepa Jayakumar today said she would continue her ‘legal battle’ against the government’s move to convert her aunt’s Poes Garden residence into memorial.