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Over a week after a man and his son died in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin in police custody amid allegations of brutality, raising national outrage and a huge political row, the family of a 30-year-old man in southern Tamil Nadu's Tenkasi district has alleged that he died after he faced police brutality last month.

Tamil Nadu on Sunday reported a record single-day spike of nearly 4,000 new coronavirus cases, pushing the overall tally beyond 82,000, while 54 new fatalities were reported.

The Karnataka government on Saturday issued an order, directing private hospitals to not deny treatment to patients with coronavirus and those with COVID-19 like symptoms.

Hyderabad should be placed under lockdown once again to slow the spread of coronavirus, a team of medical experts has recommended and a decision will be taken in three to four days, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao said on Sunday.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday expressed grief and regret over the death of Jayaraj and his son Fennix in Tuticorin after allegedly being thrashed by the police and demanded justice for them.

A man suspected to be the leader of a gang has been arrested for allegedly threatening a South Indian actress in an attempt to extort money from her family in Kochi. Police said he was taken into custody from Palakkad on Saturday morning and is being interrogated.

A pipeline blast during maintenance work at the SPY Agro Industries plant in Nandyal town of Andhra Pradesh on Saturday left the factory manager dead, Kurnool district Collector G Veerapandian said.

As part of a covert operation to crack down against online child sexual abuse material or CSAM, the Kerala Police have arrested 47 people, including young professionals in the state. In total, 89 cases have been filed as part of the raids on Saturday.

A 99-year-old woman has successfully recovered from coronavirus in Bengaluru, leaving the medical fraternity and her family elated.

Full lockdown will be enforced every Sunday in Karnataka from July 5 , the state government has decided after a meeting called by Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa to discuss the coronavirus situation, on a day when the state capital Bengaluru reported 596 positive cases - the highest one-day spike in the city. No activity will be allowed on Sundays, except essential services.

The Kerala government today announced that lockdown on Sundays will remain suspended in the state until further orders. An order issued by the state however adds that night curfew from 9pm to 5am will continue on all days including Sundays.

Tamil Nadu's opposition DMK party will request for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the deaths a father-son duo in police custody in court if the state government does not investigate it properly, party chief MK Stalin said on Saturday as outrage swelled over the incident.

An expert team constituted by the Telangana government to inspect 16 private laboratories that were given permission to conduct COVID-19 tests has raised red flags in connection with the infrastructure, quality standards, procedures and protocols followed at these labs.

The body of a coronavirus patient, a 72-year-old man, in Andhra Pradesh was shifted to the crematorium from his house in an earthmover, causing uproar from political leaders belonging to the Opposition in the state.

A head nurse of the Government General and Chest Hospital in Hyderabad died after testing positive from Covid-19. The senior nurse, who was set to retire by the end of June, was admitted to Gandhi Hospital in a critical condition.