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Topic: Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu extends lockdown till 31 May, public transport to resume in 25 districts

Chief Minister K. Palaniswami said there are still curbs on functioning of educational institutions and public entry into religious places in the state.

Pay for 14-day quarantine or return, say cops at Karnataka border. But govt lists more options

Several people said they were forced to go back to Tamil Nadu as they couldn’t pay Rs 1,200 a day. Govt says only those willing to stay in hotels are asked to pay.

Boiler explodes at NLC India thermal plant in Tamil Nadu, 8 sustain burn injuries

Following the accident, power generation was halted and the injured were rushed to a private hospital in Tiruchirappalli after first aid.

Tamil Nadu reports record surge with 527 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours

The state's largest vegetable market has emerged as a hotspot for the virus in recent days, prompting authorities to scaledown its operations.

Signs of rift in AIADMK as CM Palaniswami pulls health minister Vijayabaskar from briefings

AIADMK insiders and political anaylsts say Tamil Nadu CM Palaniswami was uncomfortable with Vijayabaskar’s growing profile in the early days of the Covid-19 crisis.

In Tamil Nadu, blocking the funeral of ‘notified disease’ patient can get you 3 yrs in jail

The decision comes after protests over the burial of 2 doctors who died of Covid-19 in TN forced authorities to look for alternative sites.

Tamil Nadu is containing Covid-19 well, and it is not following Bhilwara model

Tamil Nadu Health Secretary Beela Rajesh says aggressive contact-tracing, quarantining over a lakh people and the lockdown worked in their favour.

Palaniswami-led Tamil Nadu govt springs surprise with stellar Covid-19 crisis management

While Kejriwal has grabbed headlines, it’s Naveen Patnaik in east, Uddhav Thackeray in west and Palaniswami in south who have outperformed all in Covid crisis.

Tamil Nadu reports 106 new Covid-19 cases, state total 1,075

Tamil Nadu Health Secretary Beela Rajesh said of the 106, as many as 16 had 'inter-state travel' history and the remaining were their contacts.

Tamil Nadu sees 69 new Covid-19 cases, death of 64-year old woman takes toll to 7

The woman, who died at Chennai's Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, had co-morbid conditions like hypertension and diabetes.

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After losing no.2 carmaker spot, Hyundai is betting big on the new Venue

Indian car buyers are just as tech-obsessed as their Chinese counterparts, and that obsession has taken precedence over handling and performance.

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.