Tamil Nadu, the second worst coronavirus hit state in the country, on Friday crossed the one lakh-mark as 4,329 people tested positive for the highly infectious virus in a day. With an addition of 64, the state’s death count stood at 1,385, government data said. There are 1,02,721 total cases in the state – including the deaths – out of which 58,378 people have been cured. On Friday, 2,357 people were discharged from hospitals. Tamil Nadu’s active cases stand at 42,955. With a tally of 64,689 positive cases and 23,581 active cases, Chennai accounts for 62.9% of Tamil Nadu’s total.…
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The Mars Colour Camera (MCC) onboard Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) Mars Orbiter Mission has captured the image of Phobos, the closest and biggest moon of Mars. The image was taken on July 1 when MOM was about 7,200 km from Mars and 4,200 km from Phobos. “Spatial resolution of the image is 210 m. This is a composite image generated from 6 MCC frames and has been color corrected,” ISRO said in an update along with the image. Phobos is largely believed to be made up of carbonaceous chondrites. According to ISRO, “the violent phase that Phobos has encountered…
The statement of director Sanjay Leela Bhansali are going to be recorded on Monday in reference to the suicide case of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, a police official said on Friday. Bhansali had offered films to Rajput but couldn’t work with him apparently thanks to date issues. Rajput (34) was found hanging at his suburban Bandra residence on Flag Day. The Bandra police have summoned the ace Bollywood director and he will join the investigation on Monday, when his statement are going to be recorded, the official added.
The militant liable for the killing of a six-year-old boy and a CRPF Jawan in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir last week was gunned down in an encounter with security forces within the Malbagh area of the town, police said on Friday. The militant — identified as Zahid Dass affiliated with Jammu Kashmir Islamic State — was behind the attack on a CRPF party at Bijbehara in south Kashmir on June 26, they said. “#Killer of JKP & CRPF personnel at #Bijbehara #Anantnag and one 6 years old boy, #terrorist Zahid Daas killed in yesterday’s #encounter at #Srinagar. Big…
China under President Xi Jinping has stepped up its “aggressive” policy toward India and “resisted” efforts to clarify the road of Actual Control that prevented an enduring peace from being realised, consistent with a report released by a Congress appointed commission. The armies of India and China are locked during a bitter standoff at multiple locations in eastern Ladakh for the last seven weeks, and therefore the tension escalated after 20 Indian soldiers were killed during a violent clash within the Galwan Valley on June 15. Under General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Xi Jinping, Beijing has stepped…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday (3 July) addressed the Indian Armed Force personnel at the Nimmoo Brigade Headquarters in Ladakh, he praised the Indian troops. He said that Bharat Mata’s enemies have seen their fire and fury and said that, “we are the same people who pray to the flute playing Lord Krishna but we are also the same people who idolise and follow the same Lord Krishna who carries the ‘Sudarshana Chakra”. “A strong message has been sent to the world about India’s strength thanks to the bravery of Indian troops”, said the PM. While paying tribute to…
Actor Ranveer Singh made his debut in the film industry with Band Baaja Baaraat almost ten years ago. At that time, no one could have predicted that the actor would go on and turn quirky and OTT style statements cool with his wacky fashion choices. But he did, and how. From psychedelic prints and shimmery rainbow patterns to pleated skirts and monochrome suits, there is not a single sartorial statement out there that Ranveer has not tried, and nailed it quite perfectly too. Hence, it won’t be an understatement to say that Ranveer is the King of Quirk. As the…
Japan expressed hope for a peaceful resolution of the ongoing standoff between Indian and Chinese troops and asserted that it opposed any attempts to change the status quo on the Line of Actual Control (LAC). New Delhi has briefed Tokyo regarding the situation on LAC following a major showdown between Indian and Chinese troops last month in Galwan Valley area. Following the face-off, India had said that Chinese troops attempted to unilaterally change the status quo during the de-escalation. “Had a good talk with Foreign Secretary (Harsh Vardhan) Shringla. Appreciated his briefing on the situation along LAC, including GOI’s policy…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during a surprise visit to a forward post in Ladakh today days after a deadly border clash with China, told troops that the nation’s enemies had seen their “fire and fury”. Describing the soldiers as “the braves of the soil”, the Prime Minister said the “weak can never accomplish peace, the brave do”. Without naming China, the Prime Minister said: “The age of expansionism is over, this is the age of development. History is witness that expansionist forces have either lost or were forced to turn back.” Those who laid down their lives for the country…
Eight Uttar Pradesh policemen, including a Deputy Superintendent of Police, were killed when they went to a village in Kanpur in the early hours of Friday to arrest one of the state’s most notorious criminals. Vikas Dubey, charged in 60 criminal cases including murders, had been arrested several times but had always escaped conviction. This time too, Vikas Dubey, said to be in his 50s, was allegedly well-prepared for police teams planning to arrest him in a recent attempted murder case. Road blocks were put up along the route to the Bikru village, 150 km from state capital Lucknow. The…