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Tamil Nadu records 657 new coronavirus cases, 12 fatalities in a day

Chennai accounted for 5,59,581 positive cases while the active cases remain at 1,311

TN CM Stalin announces Rs 1,242 crore worth of infrastructural projects

Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin announced Rs 1,242 crore worth of infrastructure schemes for Salem district, including underground drainage system, a flyover, drinking water supply

Tamil Nadu adds 681 new Covid-19 cases, 13 fatalities in last 24 hours

Tamil Nadu added 681 new Covid-19 infections on Saturday, pushing the cumulative tally to 27,34,715 while the death toll mounted to 36,599 with 13 more deaths, the health department said. Recoveries outnumbered new infections with 719 people getting discharged in the last 24 hours, aggregating to 26,90,346 leaving 7,770 active infections, a medical bulletin said. A total of 1,02,414 samples were tested in the last 24 hours, pushing the cumulative number of specimens examined to 5,53,94,861. Chennai and Coimbatore accounted for the majority of new infections with 120 and 108 cases, respectively, while the remaining was spread across other districts. As many as 23 districts reported new Covid-19 infections below 10, while Kallakurichi, Perambalur and Theni recorded zero new cases, each, the bulletin said.

18 passengers who arrived from overseas test Covid positive: TN minister

umber of people who tested Covid-19 positive on arrival from overseas to Tamil Nadu till date has increased with 18 passengers from "at-risk" and "non-risk" countries having tested positive

Stalin govt to rope in NRI Tamilians in bid to achieve $1-trn economy goal

List of globally known Tamil-origin people includes Google's Sunder Pichai, former Pepsico chief Indra Nooyi and Novartis CEO Vasant Narasimhan

TN makes Covid jabs mandatory for students above 18 yr to attend college

The Tamil Nadu Health Department has made Covid vaccination mandatory for students above 18 years of age to attend college classes, Health Minister Ma Subramanian said on Friday

Jaya's niece takes possession of Poes Garden residence after legal battle

J Deepa, niece of late chief minister of Tamil Nadu J Jayalalithaa, officially received the keys to the Poes Garden residence of her aunt on Friday

Chopper crash: Black box recovered, lone survivor on life support

A tri-services inquiry headed by Air Marshal Manavendra Singh has been ordered by the Indian Air Force

Mortal remains of Gen Bipin Rawat, his wife, some others brought to Delhi

Besides Gen Rawat, his wife and Brig Lidder, 10 armed forces personnel were killed in the Mi-17V5 helicopter crash

Copter crash: First respondent recalls brief encounter with late CDS

When an Army official in severe distress asked for "some water," from him, A Sivakumar had no idea the man was the country's top soldier and its first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Bipin Rawat

13 people who arrived from overseas test Covid positive: TN health minister

The minister for health and family welfare said 9,012 people have so far arrived from 'at risk' countries

Video showing final moments of helicopter carrying CDS Rawat surfaces

A video of the IAF's Mi-17V5 helicopter flying over Nilgiris district in Tamil Nadu has surfaced that seemingly shows the final moments of the chopper before it crashed claiming the lives of 13

Chopper crash: Wing commander Prithvi Chauhan's father recalls journey

Wing Commander Prithvi Singh Chauhan (42) was killed along with several others, including CDS General Bipin Rawat, in the chopper crash in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday

Tamil Nadu reports 703 fresh coronavirus cases in past 24 hours

The total number of cases stands at 27.32 lakh in the state

Simple Energy to set up Rs 2,500-cr electric vehicle facility in Tamil Nadu

The EV maker's first manufacturing unit with a capacity to produce one million units a year

Chopper crash: Heard a loud sound, copter was in flames, says eyewitness

India's first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen Bipin Rawat, his wife, and 11 others were killed when their IAF Mi-17 helicopter crashed near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu's Nilgiris district

CDS Rawat, his wife, 11 others killed as IAF chopper crashes in Tamil Nadu

The lone survivor, Group Captain Varun Singh, is currently under treatment at a military hospital in Wellington; India will never forget Gen Rawat's exceptional service, says PM Modi

IAF chopper with CDS Bipin Rawat on board crashes in Tamil Nadu; 4 dead

The chopper was on its way from the Sulur IAF base to the Defence Services College (DSC) at Wellington when it crashed

Kerala, Tamil Nadu members raise slogans in LS over Mullaperiyar Dam issue

Members from Kerala and Tamil Nadu raised slogans in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday as CPI (M) member A M Ariff made a demand to build a new dam replacing the 126-year-old Mullaperiyar Dam

Chennai: Sasikala calls on Rajinikanth at his Poes Garden residence

Sasikala on Tuesday evening called on the South Indian superstar