Day: August 8, 2020

As many as 5,866 new Covid-19 cases were reported in Tamilnadu today, taking the total number of coronavirus infections in the State to 2,90,907.

Rana Daggubati of Baahubali fame got married to his lover Miheeka Bajaj in Hyderabad today in a traditional manner. Due to corona lockdown, only 30 family members were invited. The ceremony was held at the family owned Rama Naidu Studios.

The Railways is likely to announce special trains for the upcoming Vinayaka Chaturthi festival after having consulted the State government about the same.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has spoken with his counterparts from five key partners and allies, including India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, on the collective fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

The Bihar Police’s probe into the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput had progressed well until it got stymied on 2 August, acccording to IPS officer Vinay Tiwari who visited Mumbai on that date to lead the probe but ended up being quarantined by municipal authorities. The case has now been handed over to the CBI.

AIADMK joint coordinator and Tamilnadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami today said that a decision on alliance will be taken during the time of election.

The national badminton camp for eight Tokyo 2020 Olympic hopefuls, including P V Sindhu,  resumed at the Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy in Hyderabad.

World No.5 Elina Svitolina and No.7 Kiki Bertens on Friday became the latest tennis stars to pull out of this year’s US Open citing COVID-19 concerns. Earlier, World No.1 Ashleigh Barty too had withdrawn from the Grand Slam in New York.

The Indian men’s hockey team captain Manpreet Singh and four other players have tested positive for COVID-19 but the national camp will resume in Bengaluru as scheduled with those who are fit to train, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) said on Friday.