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Rajasthan: Man rapes minor stepdaughter, arrested

Demand for child porn has risen during lockdown: study

8:20 pm April 13, 2020

Bengaluru: The Indian Child Protection Fund (ICPF) on Monday said the demand for child pornographic material (also referred to as Child Sexual Abuse Material) has been rising during the lockdown period. The ICPF reported that since the lockdown, online data monitoring websites are showing an increase in demand for searches like child porn, sexy child […]

One more COVID-19 death in TN: 77 test positive

10:13 pm April 10, 2020

Chennai: A 70-year-old woman died of coronavirus in Tamil Nadu on Friday, taking the toll in the state so far to nine, while 77 people tested positive, pushing the total to 911, Chief Secretary K Shanmugam said. The woman died in Tuticorin, he said. Read: Biker spits on woman The Chief Secretary said all the […]

70 new COVID-19 cases in Thane city, tally rises to 913

Tamil Nadu reports 48 new COVID19 cases, tally climbs to 738

8:53 pm April 8, 2020

Chennai: As many as 48 people, including 42 returnees from the Delhi Tablighi Jamaat meet, tested positive for coronavirus in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday, taking the total number of cases to 738, a senior government official said. Health Secretary Beela Rajesh also announced the death of a 45-year old man, who succumbed to COVID-19 in […]

COVID-19: KDMC acquires 80 per cent beds at pvt hospitals

TN reports 86 more COVID-19 cases, total spikes to 571

10:03 pm April 5, 2020

Chennai: As many as 86 people, including 85 returnees from the Delhi Tablighi Jamaat meet on Sunday tested positive for coronavirus in Tamil Nadu, taking the total number of cases in the state to 571, a senior official said. This is the fifth straight day the state has witnessed a sharp surge in the number […]

Tablighi Jamaat: ED conducts multi-city raids

57 new COVID-19 cases in TN: highest spike on single day

11:35 pm March 31, 2020

Chennai: Tamil Nadu on Tuesday saw as many as 57 new COVID-19 cases, the highest spike in a single day so far and 50 of them had travelled to Delhi to attend a religious congregation recently, the government said. The aggregate number of virus cases stood at 124 in Tamil Nadu, with at least 77 […]