Month: December 2021

Virat Kohli rewrote history as he led India to their maiden Test win at Centurion in South Africa. First for any Asian team there. As India chase for their first-ever Test series win on South African soil, Kohli and co kicked-off their campaign on a strong note and went to secure a resounding 113 runs win in the opening encounter. A phenomenal show led by KL Rahul with the bat and Shami and Bumrah with the ball.

In a tragic incident, a 11-year-old boy was critically injured, when a stray bullet allegedly fired by Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel during a shooting practise session hit him on the head at Ammachathiram village near Narthamalai in Pudukkottai district on Thursday.

Tamilnadu Director General of Police (DGP) C Sylendra Babu has ordered a Crime Branch CID (CB-CID) inquiry into the alleged land scam involving senior government officials and individuals, including an AIADMK functionary in this southern district of the State.

The Met office has forecast rains for Chennai coastal districts in the next two days. Heavy rain is also likely to occur in Cuddalore, Villupuram, Mayiladuthurai and Cauvery delta districts.

Heavy rains lashed Chennai and its suburbs resulting in waterlogging in several areas on Thursday.

Even as the number of Covid cases is on the rise, Tamilnadu on Thursday night reported 890 fresh infections. Of these, Chennai accounted for 397 cases with the test positivity rate of 1.4 per cent — double the state’s average.

The Taliban-led Afghan government has announced that three radar systems will be installed to controlling the airspace and for tracking civil and military planes, the media reported.

The WHO said the Delta and Omicron variants of concern were twin threats that were driving new case numbers to record highs, leading to spikes in hospitalisations and deaths.

DMK president and Chief Minister M K Stalin has said his duty is to prepare the next generation of cadres to take forward the party.