Tamil Nadu records highest number of cases in a day R.K. RADHAKRISHNANTamil Nadu recorded its highest number of coronavirus positive cases today, 527, nearly two months after the first case was reported. The spike is att
COVID cases rise alarmingly in Chennai; lockdown extended across India R.K. RadhakrishnanThe runaway increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in Chennai has prompted the Tamil Nadu government to take steps to curb its rapid spread. The ste
Interview: Keshav Desiraju ‘If government does not spend now, when will it?’R.K. RadhakrishnanInterview with Keshav Desiraju, former Union Health Secretary.
Government order on total lockdown triggers panic buying in Tamil Nadu cities R.K. RadhakrishnanThe Tamil Nadu government’s ill-thought-out order on total lockdown in hotspots from April 26 trigged panic buying across the cities, with people thro
Mob tries to prevent doctor's burial in Chennai, 20 arrestedR.K. RadhakrishnanThe Chennai Police on Monday arrested 20 persons in connection with the attack on an ambulance that had arrived at a city burial ground with the body
Tamil Nadu police collect more than Rs.1 crore as fine for curfew violationsR.K. RadhakrishnanThe Tamil Nadu police collected, until April 18, more than Rs.1 crore in fines from persons who ventured out of their homes in defiance of curfew norm
TN government denies permission for DMK’s all-party meet to discuss COVID-19 R.K. RadhakrishnanThe All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) government in Tamil Nadu, which has refused to convene a meeting of the major opposition politic
WHO comes under fire for COVID-19 response but wins supportR.K. RadhakrishnanEven as United States President Donald Trump seeks to deflect criticism and blames, among others, the World Health Organisation (WHO) for the massive
COVID deaths double in India in five days R.K. RadhakrishnanFrom the time the first COVID-19 case was announced in India on January 30, it took about nine weeks for the cases to reach the 2,500 mark. It took le
Tamil Nadu, with 690 positive COVID cases, takes solace that most are from one source R.K. RadhakrishnanOn March 7, the first COVID-19 case was reported in Tamil Nadu. A month later, on April 7, the number of positive cases was 690. This is despite abysm
Kamal Haasan hits out at Narendra Modi’s handling of COVID-19 crisis R.K. RadhakrishnanActor and Makkal Needhi Maiam president Kamal Haasan has questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decisions since the coronavirus outbreak, which hav
A new fund and many questionsR.K. RadhakrishnanMany questions are being asked about the setting up of the new fund by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) when there is a Prime Minister’s National Rel
From the heart, from Pakistan Rakhshanda Jalil’s series introduces Pakistani women poets to Hindi readers.
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