According to Union Health Ministry, India has reported 236 cases of the Omicron variant so far as of Thursday of which 104 people have been recovered.

Based on her statement and complaint filed by the hospital, the Washermenpet all-women police have arrested the girl's mother.

The boy was found dead lying on a roadside food pushcart near the Villupuram- Chennai highway. He was discovered lying on a piece of cloth on the pushcart on December 15.

She is one of the seven convicts serving the life sentence and she has now been given a month of ordinary parole to look after her ailing mother. 

Chennai has been reporting a surge in the Omicron cases and of the total 34 cases, Chennai has recorded 27 cases while four cases were from Madurai, two cases from Thiruvannamalai, and one case from Salem.

The IT sleuths have on Wednesday morning stormed into Xavier Britto's residence in Kasthuribai Nagar in Adyar, Chennai and into his offices in Adambakkam.

The women had held protests against the food poisoning suffered by over 250 colleagues after eating food that was served at a company's hostel last week. 

His video message has been rampantly shared and thousands of fans and fraternities are praising the actor for his love and kindness towards his fans.

The workers have occupied the Chennai-Bengaluru highway and the incessant agitation has caused major traffic disruption with vehicles on both sides of the road were being chained for several kilometres. 

In the order, the government has said that it is compulsory for everyone to stand while the song is sung during government events.