Reported By J Sam Daniel Stalin Edited By Arun Nair

Two international air travellers, including a child, from 'at risk' nations have tested positive for COVID-19 on their arrival in Tamil Nadu early this morning. The state government, however, has denied reports that they were cases of Omicron.

Airports across the country have enforced strict quarantine and testing rules for international passengers amid concern over the Omicron Covid strain. Passengers have been given the option to undergo either the Rapid PCR or RT-PCR test.

Tamil Nadu has faced "unfair" political representation in the Lok Sabha since 1962 after the state managed to successfully bring down its population, the Madras high court said recently.

The Tamil Nadu government has announced a two week "total lockdown" from May 10 amid a surge in COVID-19 cases.The order was issued a day after the state recorded its biggest day spike of new Covid infections.

Kamal Haasan, veteran Tamil movie actor and founder of the fledgeling Makkal Needhi Maiam, faced a brief security scare on Sunday after a man allegedly attempted to open window of his car in Kancheepuram district.

The DMK has allotted 25 seats to ally Congress for next month's elections in Tamil Nadu. The national party has also been allotted the Kanyakumari Lok Sabha seat that would go for bypolls following the death of Congress MP Vasanthakumar.

No Indian can forget the 2019 terror attacks in Pulwama, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today as heremembered the soldiers who died in thesuicide bombing in Jammu and Kashmir exactly twoyears ago. The bravery shown by the soldiers will continue to inspire generations, he said.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today launched his party's campaign trailfor Tamil Nadu assembly elections by trying to establish an emotional connect with the voters over the state's culture and language, which he alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi "does not respect".

Schools in Tamil Nadu will reopen next week for students from Class 10 and 12 with COVID-19 safety norms, Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami said today. Mr Palaniswami said that majority of parents want schools to repoen so that students can prepare for the annual exams.

Three people have died after a building collapsed in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore on Sunday night, officials said.

All Class 10 students in Tamil Nadu will be promoted without exams this year, Chief Minister K Palaniswami said today, giving relief to nine lakh students who were earlier scheduled to take the exams on June 15. Mr Palaniswami also said that pending exams for class 11 students will also not be conducted.

The Tamil Nadu government today announced resumption of public transport and more employees at the workplace as it extended the ongoing lockdown till June 30. The development comes day after the centre announced ''Unlock 1", a graded exit plan from the lockdown that allowed, among others, reopening places of religious worship and restaurants.

The Chennai Metro Rail Ltd (CMRL) has come up with an ingenious way towards contactless operations amid the spread of coronavirus. The agency has installed foot-operated lift to avoid hand contact with the elevator buttons thereby reducing the possibility of contracting the virus, making it the first metro rail in the country to implement such a me...

Seventeen big industiral estates in Tamil Nadu capital Chennai will repoen from Monday, nearly two months after they shut operations following lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

Nearly 350 Indians were brought back to the country in two special Air India flights from the UAE late on Friday, officials said.

Two international air travellers, including a child, from 'at risk' nations have tested positive for COVID-19 on their arrival in Tamil Nadu early this morning. The state government, however, has denied reports that they were cases of Omicron.

Airports across the country have enforced strict quarantine and testing rules for international passengers amid concern over the Omicron Covid strain. Passengers have been given the option to undergo either the Rapid PCR or RT-PCR test.

Tamil Nadu has faced "unfair" political representation in the Lok Sabha since 1962 after the state managed to successfully bring down its population, the Madras high court said recently.

The Tamil Nadu government has announced a two week "total lockdown" from May 10 amid a surge in COVID-19 cases.The order was issued a day after the state recorded its biggest day spike of new Covid infections.

Kamal Haasan, veteran Tamil movie actor and founder of the fledgeling Makkal Needhi Maiam, faced a brief security scare on Sunday after a man allegedly attempted to open window of his car in Kancheepuram district.

The DMK has allotted 25 seats to ally Congress for next month's elections in Tamil Nadu. The national party has also been allotted the Kanyakumari Lok Sabha seat that would go for bypolls following the death of Congress MP Vasanthakumar.

No Indian can forget the 2019 terror attacks in Pulwama, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today as heremembered the soldiers who died in thesuicide bombing in Jammu and Kashmir exactly twoyears ago. The bravery shown by the soldiers will continue to inspire generations, he said.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today launched his party's campaign trailfor Tamil Nadu assembly elections by trying to establish an emotional connect with the voters over the state's culture and language, which he alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi "does not respect".

Schools in Tamil Nadu will reopen next week for students from Class 10 and 12 with COVID-19 safety norms, Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami said today. Mr Palaniswami said that majority of parents want schools to repoen so that students can prepare for the annual exams.

Three people have died after a building collapsed in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore on Sunday night, officials said.

All Class 10 students in Tamil Nadu will be promoted without exams this year, Chief Minister K Palaniswami said today, giving relief to nine lakh students who were earlier scheduled to take the exams on June 15. Mr Palaniswami also said that pending exams for class 11 students will also not be conducted.

The Tamil Nadu government today announced resumption of public transport and more employees at the workplace as it extended the ongoing lockdown till June 30. The development comes day after the centre announced ''Unlock 1", a graded exit plan from the lockdown that allowed, among others, reopening places of religious worship and restaurants.

The Chennai Metro Rail Ltd (CMRL) has come up with an ingenious way towards contactless operations amid the spread of coronavirus. The agency has installed foot-operated lift to avoid hand contact with the elevator buttons thereby reducing the possibility of contracting the virus, making it the first metro rail in the country to implement such a me...

Seventeen big industiral estates in Tamil Nadu capital Chennai will repoen from Monday, nearly two months after they shut operations following lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

Nearly 350 Indians were brought back to the country in two special Air India flights from the UAE late on Friday, officials said.