Day: July 31, 2020

As many as 5,881 new Covid-19 cases were reported in Tamilnadu today. According to the daily bulletin issued by the State Health department this evening, 1,013 out of 5,881 cases were from Chennai.

England fast-bowling all-rounder David Willey was shattered when he was left out of England’s World Cup squad despite spending the years in the lead-up to the quadrennial tournament with Eoin Morgan’s unit and being picked in the preliminary squad.

Indian grandmaster Viswanathan Anand ended his campaign at the Legends of Chess tournament with eight losses, the latest coming against Vasyl Ivanchuk of Ukraine.

Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram recently highlighted the differences between the Indian Premier League (IPL) and Pakistan Super League (PSL) and stated the money involved in India’s premier domestic T20 tournament is what makes it the best in the world.

British Formula One great Nigel Mansell has tipped defending champion Lewis Hamilton to break Michael Schumacher’s all-time record of most F1 titles. Six-time champion Hamilton is just one championship behind Schumacher, who won seven F1 titles during the course of his illustrious racing career.

Ten people including three beggars died in Kurichedu mandal headquarter town in Prakasam district in the last three days, including seven who died today.

Veteran Tamil writer and documentary filmmaker Sa Kandasamy died in Chennai today due to heart attack. He was 81. He is survived by his wife, a daughter and two sons.

Actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s ex-girlfriend, Ankita Lokhande, has broken her silence on his death. In an interview to Republic TV, she has said that Sushant could not have been ‘depressed’.

Gold rates reached an unprecedented level today by touching Rs 41,000 for eight grams in Chennai. This is Rs 256 higher than yesterday’s price.