Day: September 23, 2020

BJP Tamilnadu unit president L Murugan today met Governor Banwarilal Purohit.

Expressing surprise over southern States, especially Tamilnadu, finding no place in the expert committee formed to study the origin and evolution of Indian culture, Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami today urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to re-constitute the panel by including eminent scholars from the State.

With normalcy returning to the city, suburban train facility is expected to resume soon, said Railways DIG.

After a brief hiatus, the number of active coronavirus cases in the Chennai has reached the 10,000 mark. However, only two places in the city have more than 1,000 cases.

The monsoon session of Parliament is most likely to be concluded today. Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs V Muraleedharan has said that the government has decided to recommend adjournment of Parliament’s proceedings today.

PMK founder Dr S Ramadoss today sought the intervention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in re-opening the Ahmedabad Tamil Higher Secondary school at Maninagar in Gujarat from where he was elected to the State Assembly during his tenure as Chief Minister of that State.

Sanju Samson’s blistering 74, late theatrics from speedster Jofra Archer with the bat — he carted four consecutive sixes — and Rahul Tewatia’s three-wicket burst propelled Rajasthan Royals (RR) to a comfortable 16-run win over Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match here on Tuesday.

Tamilnadu Revenue Minister R B Udhayakumar today said that there is no necessity to implement complete lockdown in the State.

US Covid-19 deaths surpassed 200,000 on Tuesday, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.

France’s foreign ministry on Tuesday warned Lebanon’s political forces that the country risked collapse if they did not form a government without delay.