Janardhan Koushik

"Many people promised that they will follow all the rules and regulations to curb the spread of the virus, I can definitely say this initiative has made an impact," the police officer said.

The police said Manikandan tried to flee the spot, attacking people who tried to stop him. He was eventually caught by the mob in a few minutes and handed over to the district police.

Apart from the Corporations, various NGOs have also joined hands to make the current situation better for the people.

"If any of the staff members had any reservations to work in isolation wards, they are threatened that a complaint will be raised to the higher authorities," she said.

Coronavirus India latest update today, March 25: The Centre has asked the state governments to ensure unhindered operation of essential services and their seamless availability for the general public during the 21-day lockdown period announced to deal with the coronavirus outbreak.

As of now, we have lost 25,000 crore rupees business all over India, every day our loss percentage keeps interesting, the President of Tamil Nadu Poultry Farmer’s Association said.

With 49 active infection cases and over 50,000 people under home quarantine as of Sunday, the Kerala's health system is under considerable duress and is bending over backwards to meet daily needs. Any added pressure will cause the system to collapse.

On March 16, the Tamil Nadu government announced the closure of all theatres, pubs, malls, parks, museums and other commercial entities throughout the state.

Last month, the Traders’ body Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) had written to India’s trade minister Piyush Goyal, asking him to assess the impact of coronavirus, particularly on small traders and businesses in the country.

Karnataka has seven active cases and one casualty, Telangana two cases along with a patient who has recovered and one each in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. Across India, Maharashtra stood first with 32 active cases.

When asked about why Rajinikanth was upset after last week's meeting, one of the district secretaries said the actor was displeased with the performance of a few members.

COVID-19 has infected at least one lakh people in over 90 countries across the world and claimed the lives of over 3,400 so far.

Popularly referred to as perasiriyar (professor) in the DMK camp, Anbazhagan was a mix of calm and the storm. He was a member of the Lok Sabha between 1967-71 and had been elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly for nine terms.

Governor Banwarilal Purohit, the Chancellor of the University of Madras, has nominated Kumar to the search panel as incumbent vice-chancellor P Duraisamy’s tenure is ending in May.

Coronavirus India updates March 6: Adequate screening measures have been put in place and nine more airports have been added to the existing 21, bringing the total number to 30 airports where screening of passengers is being carried out. Meanwhile, PM Modi will review the coronavirus spread in India tomorrow.

The governor is acting against the political ethics and trying to saffronise the higher education Institutes in the state claimed DMK leader MK Stalin.

After the meeting, Rajinikanth said he 'was disappointed about one thing, but would reveal it later'.

The Election Commission Tuesday announced the schedule for biennial elections to 55 Rajya Sabha seats across 17 states.

A crane holding heavy lighting equipment snapped while the crew of 'Indian 2' was shooting a major fight sequence. Three crew members were crushed to death while ten other technicians were injured. Kamal Haasan said he "escaped death by a whisker".