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HC equates temple idol to a minor child, restores property to Palani temple

All private educational institutions covered under ESI Act: HC

10:40 pm July 29, 2020

Chennai: All private educational institutions will come under the purview of the ESI Act and will be treated as an establishment for all purposes under it, the Madras High Court has ruled. The order was passed by an all-women bench of Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana, Justice Anita Sumanth and Justice P T Asha which dismissed a batch of petitions moved by […]

Hetero Healthcare Ltd starts supply of generic Remdesivir

1:21 pm July 15, 2020

Hyderabad: Hetero Healthcare Ltd is supplying 60,000 vials of Covifor, generic version of Remdesivir injection in the country from July 13 to 20, the company website said. Covifor is the first generic brand of Remdesivir, which is meant for treatment of COVID-19 patients that are adults and children, hospitalised with severe symptoms of the disease. […]

NIA files charge sheet against 17 key ISIS conspirators

9:04 pm July 13, 2020

New Delhi: The NIA on Monday filed a charge sheet against 17 people who allegedly formed a terror group to carry out strikes in India and were involved in furthering the activities of ISIS in the southern states, an official said. The accused, including Mahboob Pasha, Khaja Moideen and M Sadiq Basha, have been charged […]

Record spike of 28,701 COVID-19 cases takes India’s tally to 8,78,254

4:27 pm July 13, 2020

New Delhi: India saw yet another record single-day jump of 28,701 COVID-19 cases, pushing its tally to 8,78,254 on Monday, while the death toll climbed to 23,174 with 500 people succumbing to the infection, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The number of recoveries stands at 5,53,470, while there are 3,01,609 active cases of […]

12-year-old boy charred to death in J-K's Samba

TN man sets self on fire opposing police detaining vehicle

11:41 pm July 12, 2020

Ambur: A 27-year old man set himself on fire here on Sunday after police allegedly detained his two-wheeler for violating lockdown curbs and he has been hospitalised, police said. When the man, later identified as Mugilan, came to a key intersection of the town on his motorcycle, police personnel questioned him at a checkpost for […]