Against the backdrop of a surge in Covid-19 cases in the country, Prime Minister Narendera Modi has cancelled his scheduled visit to Tamilnadu today.
Day: January 12, 2022
Tamilnadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian has said Chief Minister M K Stalin is determined to control the spread of Covid-19 without causing any adverse impact on the economy. So there is no need for a major lockdown.
For the first time this year, the number of people testing positive for Covid-19 in Tamilnadu crossed 15,000 on Tuesday. There were 15,379 fresh cases, and over 60 per cent of them were reported in Chennai and its neighbouring districts of Chengalpattu, Tiruvallur and Kancheepuram.
In the wake of increasing Covid cases, it is doubtful if Mahesh Babu’s ‘Sarkaru Vaari Paata’ will make it to the theatres on time.
Vels University conducted the 11th Annual Convocation Tuesday. Anurag Singh Thakur, Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting and Youth Affairs & Sports virtually attended the event through video conferencing.
Actor Vidharth, whose career has been filled with movies based on unique content, is all set to entertain us with a new-fangled genre.
Youngster Ashmita Chaliha recorded the first upset of the India Open as she stunned fifth seed Evgeniya Kosetskaya here on Tuesday while top seed PV Sindhu sailed into the women’s singles second round of the badminton tournament.
India skipper Virat Kohli was a picture of patience and perseverance in his well-crafted 79 but South Africa gained the upper hand by bowling out the visitors for an underwhelming 223 on day one of the series-deciding third and final Test here on Tuesday.
A courageous century by Liton Das made Bangladesh a hard nut to crack, but New Zealand finally broke through on Tuesday to win the second Test by an innings and 117 runs, and draw the two-match series 1-1.