Tamil Nadu

In the presence of political party representatives and independent candidates, 65 tables will be set up to tally the votes cast in 859 electronic voting machines.

Fans and supporters waited outside voting booths to catch a glimpse of their favourite stars but were disappointed.

Priests George Samuel, Shaji Thomas, Jijo James, and George Kavial, as well as Vicar General Shaji Thomas Manikulam, were arrested. All of the defendants were remanded in custody.

The all-party meeting called by state CM MK Stalin was boycotted by the BJP and AIADMK.

India's caseload stands at 4,08,58,241, while the active cases are 20,04,333. The active cases declined by 1,01,278 since the last 24 hours.

The new laws limit the number of guests allowed at weddings to 100, while funerals are limited to 50. Worship centres will be permitted to remain open on all days.

The daily positivity rate is up from 16.10 per cent to 19.59 per cent, while the weekly positivity rate registered stands at 17.75 per cent.

Following Covid-19 protocol, the polling will be held from 7 am to 6 pm and in the last one hour, those infected with Covid-19 alone will be allowed to cast their votes, state Election Commissioner V Palanikumar said.

India's active cases currently stand at 21,13,365 with 5.43 per cent. The recovery rate stands at 93.31 per cent. The daily positivity rate has been reported at 17.22 per cent.

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