Day: January 6, 2021

The Ministry of Home Affairs has directed Tamilnadu government to ‘immediately issue necessary order’ to bring its guidelines in line with the MHA guidelines issued for Covid-19 containment after the State increased seating capacity of theatres and cinema halls from 50 per cent to 100 per cent.

Tamilnadu today registered 811 new Covid-19 cases, taking the total number of persons tested positive for coronavirus infection in the State so far to 8,23,181.

Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said the ministry is prepared to roll out the Covid vaccine within 10 days from date of emergency use authorisation but added that the final decision lies with the government.

A top ISRO scientist has reportedly claimed he was poisoned more than three years ago.

A day after four people were held for waving saffron flags on the Taj Mahal premises, the CISF, which has the responsibility to guard it, on Tuesday, said it will review its surveillance and intelligence gathering at the Mughal-era monument to ensure such incidents don’t recur.

The negotiating team of the Afghan government left for Qatar on Tuesday where they will resume the second round of the peace talks with the Taliban.

Kuwait’s Foreign Ministry on Monday announced that Saudi Arabia will open its air and land borders with Qatar in the first steps toward ending a diplomatic crisis that has deeply divided regional US allies since 2017.

AIADMK functionary Arulanandham who has arrested for his connection in Pollachi sexual assault case has been removed from the party.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today arrested three more people, including a ruling AIADMK functionary in connection with the sensational 2019 Pollachi sexual assault and blackmailing case.