The Greater Chennai Corporation’s Health department has conducted a higher number of Covid tests to curtail the spread of the viral infection.
Is TN’s ordinance against online gambling adequate?
The move from Tamilnadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit promulgating an ordinance banning online gambling was widely appreciated. However, many point out a few missing pieces in the ordinance, including meagre fine amount.
China’s robotic spacecraft heads to moon
China hailed as a success its pre-dawn launch on Tuesday of a robotic spacecraft to bring back rocks from the moon in the first bid by any country to retrieve lunar surface samples since the 1970s, a mission underscoring Chinese ambitions in space.
Michigan certifies Joe Biden’s win
Michigan election officials on Monday certified Democrat Joe Biden’s 154,000-vote victory in the state, another setback for President Donald Trump in his futile effort to undermine the results of the 3 November election through baseless legal challenges and unsupported claims of fraud.
Russia reports new record high of daily Covid-19 cases
Russia registered 25,173 Covid-19 cases over the past 24 hours, a new all-time high, as the pandemic worsened in the cold season, the country’s Covid-19 response centre said.
Oxford English Dictionary names ‘words of the year’
Oxford English Dictionary (OED) announced on Monday for the first time that it has chosen not to name one single word of the year, but many words for the unprecedented year 2020.
Lanxess achieves top place in Dow Jones Indices
Specialty chemicals company Lanxess is at the top of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) Europe in the ‘Chemicals’ category, as it was last year, and improved to second place in the DJSI World.
Mi sells over 13 million devices during Deepavali
Mi India said that it has sold over 13 million devices during the Deepavali festive period.
Suzuki launches adventure tourer
Strengthening its BS6 product portfolio, Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt. Ltd. (SMIPL) has launched the BS6 variant of its V-Strom 650XT ABS.
PhonePe, BharatPe on expansion mode
PhonePe announced that it has onboarded all the 73 electricity boards (both public and private sector) across 28 States and eight Union Territories in the country. This enables over 250 million PhonePe users to pay their electricity bills on the app seamlessly.