Day: August 28, 2021

Tamilnadu today registered 1,551 new Covid-19 cases, and the total number of infections has touched 26,10,299.

Chief Minister M K Stalin today moved a resolution against the Union government’s three farm laws, which was adopted by the State Assembly.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today said the country has not witnessed any terror incident via sea route after the Mumbai 2008 attack due to augement of the security capabilities.

Tamilnadu Health Secretary J Radhakrishnan has said that more than 80 per cent Covid-19 patients in Tamilnadu are affected by the Delta variant. He also said that the cases are fluctuating in 17 districts.

Amid reports about individuals/small businesses falling prey to growing number of unauthorised digital lending platforms/apps on promises of getting loans in quick and hassle-free manner, the Reserve Bank of India has issued a caution today.

As the Covid-19 situation is gradually improving in Thailand, authorities were considering easing some restrictions in Bangkok and some provinces.

UN officials appealed for $800 million to fill a chronic funding gap for Afghanistan on Friday, with a senior aid official describing the situation as catastrophic with at least one third of people expected to be facing hunger.

Russia registered 19,509 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 6,844,049, the official monitoring and response centre said on Friday.

Britain’s government said on Saturday it had told England’s health service to get ready for a mass Covid-19 vaccination programme for children aged between 12 and 15 starting in September, if vaccination experts give the green light.