North Korea leader Kim Jong Un said his country’s hard-won nuclear weapons were a solid security guarantee and a reliable, effective deterrent that could prevent a second Korean War, state media reported today.
Viswanathan Anand wins Legends of Chess tourney
Viswanathan Anand has tasted victory at the Legends of Chess online tournament, beating Boris Gelfand of Israel 2.5-0.5 in the seventh round.
Pakistan army shells 2 sectors along LoC
The Pakistan army today resorted to heavy firing and mortar shelling in forward areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district.
Two Santhankulam cops test positive for Covid-19
Police personnel Murugan and Muthuraj, who were suspended and arrested in connection with Sathankulam custodial deaths of trader Jayaraj and his son Benix case, have been tested positive for Covid-19 in Madurai central prison.
As Coronavirus cases surge, WHO calls for emergency committee meet
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that he will reconvene the Emergency Committee on Thursday to re-evaluate the coronavirus pandemic, as the global Covid-19 cases doubled over the last six weeks.
India readies 5 sites for final phase of human trials of vaccine
Five sites across the country have been made ready for the third and final phase of human trials of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine.
Farmer’s custodial death: HC poses questions to officials
The Madurai bench of Madras High Court today questioned why the postmortem of Anaikarai Muthu, who is said to have died in forest officials custody, was performed after 4 pm.
Actor Shaam, 12 others held for gambling in Nungambakkam
The Chennai police have arrested 13 persons including actor Shaam for gambling at Nungambakkam here last night. The activity was happening at an apartment belonging to Shaam where he allegedly invited others for the game.
9.12 lakh persons arrested in TN for defying curfew
The Tamilnadu police have arrested 9.12 lakh persons for violating norms of social distancing and venturing out during curfew.
Kerala top IAS official quizzed by NIA for 3rd time
Suspended Kerala top IAS officer M Sivasankar today appeared before the National Investigation Agency (NIA) team probing the sensational gold smuggling case using diplomatic channel.