TN records 15,379 fresh Covid cases, 20 deaths on Tuesday
Chennai, Jan 11 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu records 15, 379 fresh Covid cases on Tuesday. There are 62,767 active cases in the state on the day. 20 deaths were reported on Tuesday due to Covid -19. The state capital of Chennai reported 6484 cases on Tuesday. Tamil Nadu has a Test Positivity Rate (TPR) of 10.3%. […]
Actor Shobana contracts Omicron variant of COVID-19
Mumbai, Jan 10 Actor and Bharatanatyam dancer Shobana says she has contracted the Omicron variant of coronavirus and is experiencing “joint pains and chills”. The 51-year-old actor, known for her work in Malayalam, Telugu and Tamil films, took to Instagram on Sunday evening to update her followers about her health. Shobana said she tested positive […]
Thalaivas face Steelers, Dabang Delhi K.C. hope to maintain unbeaten run
Bengaluru, Jan 9 Tamil Thalaivas will take on in-form Haryana Steelers in the Pro Kabaddi League here on Monday. The team from Tamil Nadu have had an impressive start to the season with captain Surjeet Singh and Sagar marshalling the defence. They will however be facing a Haryana squad who are on a three-match unbeaten […]
Neha Dhupia, Angad Bedi name their son Guriq
Mumbai, Jan 8 Actor-couple Neha Dhupia and Angad Bedi on Saturday said they have named newborn son Guriq Singh. The couple, who have a two-year-old daughter Mehr, had announced the birth of their second child on October 3 last year. Dhupia shared a candid picture of the newborn on her official Instagram page and revealed […]
Kirti Kulhari turns producer with ‘Nayeka’, launches her banner Kintsukuroi Films
Mumbai, Jan 10 Actor Kirti Kulhari on Monday announced she has turned producer and will be backing her forthcoming dark comedy thriller movie “Nayeka” under her production house Kintsukuroi Films. The “Four More Shots Please!” star said starting a production house was a result of an “organic thought”. The last three years — during which […]
Prajnesh moves to second round of Australian Open Qualifiers
Melbourne, Jan 10 India’s Prajnesh Gunneswaran knocked out third seed Colombian Daniel Elahi Galan from the Australian Open Qualifiers with a straight set victory, here on Monday. Ranked 221, left-handed Prajnesh beat 119th ranked Galan 6-4 6-4 in one hour and 13 minutes in the first round at court number six of the Melbourne Park. […]
Former PM tests positive as omicron cases rise in Australia
Sydney, Jan 8 (AP) Australia’s former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday, as case numbers hit new highs across the country and health officials warned that the real number of cases is likely much higher than testing shows. Turnbull, who was prime minister from 2015 to 2018, confirmed on Twitter he […]
Civil rights lawyer, professor Lani Guinier dead at 71
Washington, Jan 8 (AP) Lani Guinier, a civil rights lawyer and scholar whose nomination by President Bill Clinton to head the Justice Department’s civil rights division was pulled after conservatives criticized her views on correcting racial discrimination, has died. She was 71. Guinier died Friday, Harvard Law School Dean John F. Manning said in a […]
Netanyahu, Olmert face off in court in defamation suit
Jerusalem, Jan 10 Two former Israeli prime ministers faced off in a Tel Aviv courtroom as Benjamin Netanyahu’s defamation suit against Ehud Olmert got underway on Monday. Netanyahu, his wife and son appeared in the Tel Aviv Magistrate’s court for the opening of their case against Olmert, Netanyahu’s predecessor as Israel’s prime minister. Netanyahu had […]
