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"Humanitarian Work Affected": Oxfam India On Foreign Funding Licence Loss
Sun Jan 02 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
The government's decision to refuse renewal of its FCRA licence - needed to receive funding from abroad - will severely affect ongoing humanitarian and social work in 16 states, Ox...
CDS chopper crash: Probe report in January, unintentional error likely cause
Sun Jan 02 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
The probe into last month’s helicopter crash in Tamil Nadu that killed the country’s first Chief of Defence Staff, General Bipin Rawat, and 13 others is close to being complete and...
US military focusing on ISIS cell behind attack at Kabul Airport
Sun Jan 02 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Four months after an Islamic State suicide bomber killed scores of people, including 13 American service members, outside the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, US and foreign intellig...
3 People Missing, Nearly 1,000 Homes Destroyed In US Colorado Wildfires
Sun Jan 02 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Three people are missing after a wildfire tore through several Colorado towns, quickly destroying nearly 1,000 homes as part of the latest in a string of US natural disasters. "We'...
Economically Weaker Section Quota Rules Will Change Next Year: Centre
Sun Jan 02 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Existing criteria to identify EWS (Economically Weaker Section) reservation beneficiaries for admission to medical courses across the country will be retained for this academic yea...
12 Dead, 14 Injured In Stampede At Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine In J&K
Sat Jan 01 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Twelve pilgrims have died and over a dozen injured in a stampede at Jammu and Kashmir's Mata Vaishno Devi shrine. The stampede was triggered by a "minor altercation among some youn...
Several feared dead after landslide in Haryana’s mining zone
Sat Jan 01 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Several mining workers are reportedly trapped while some are feared dead following a landslide at the Dadam mining zone in Tosham block of Haryana’s Bhiwani district. While the dis...
1,431 Omicron Cases, Most In Maharashtra (454); Covid Cases Up 35% Today
Sat Jan 01 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
The number of cases of fast-spreading Omicron variant has risen to 1,431 in India, with Maharashtra reporting the most number of infections. The country also witnessed a 35 per cen...
After Navjot Sidhu's "Wet Pants" Jibe, Punjab Chief Minister Says...
Sat Jan 01 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
The question of who frightens whom into soiling their pants - police or criminals - is now the subject of a surreal back-and-forth between Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Channi an...
Over 12,000 NGOs, Including Oxfam And Jamia, Lose Foreign Funding Licence
Sat Jan 01 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
FCRA licences - required to be able to receive funding from abroad - of over 6,000 NGOs and other organisations expired overnight, the Home Ministry said Saturday morning, days aft...
China "Should Stop Spread Of Military Adventurism": Taiwan President
Sat Jan 01 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Taiwan's president on Saturday urged China to curb its "military adventurism", with tensions between the two sides at their highest level in years. Beijing has ramped up military a...
China Mines Social Media Data For Info On Foreign Targets: Report
Sat Jan 01 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
China is mining Western social media to equip its military and police with information on foreign targets, according to a new report by The Washington Post. This revelation was mad...
GST On Zomato, Swiggy, Ola, Uber From Today As Government Widens Tax Base
Sat Jan 01 2022 | By Cobrapost Desk
Food aggregators like Swiggy and Zomato will have to collect and deposit tax at 5 per cent rate starting today, a move which will widen the tax base as food vendors who are current...
Tax Raids On "Samajwadi Perfume" Maker In UP Amid 'Mistaken Identity' Row
Fri Dec 31 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Days after a tax raid on an Uttar Pradesh businessman uncovered eye-popping piles of cash but raised questions whether it had found its intended target, opposition Samajwadi Party'...
Resident doctors end strike after promise of no FIR, early NEET-PG counselling
Fri Dec 31 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The 15-day long strike across the country by resident doctors demanding the NEET-PG counselling to be expedited was called off on Friday morning. The doctors will resume all work b...
Ex-Afghan president Ashraf Ghani opens up about fleeing Kabul
Fri Dec 31 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Afghanistan’s former president said he had no choice but to abruptly leave Kabul as the Taliban closed in and denied an agreement was in the works for a peaceful takeover, disputin...
"Invented Names": India On China Renaming 15 Places In Arunachal Pradesh
Fri Dec 31 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
India on Thursday strongly rejected China renaming some places in Arunachal Pradesh and asserted that the state has "always been" and will "always be" an integral part of India and...
1,270 Omicron Cases, Most In Maharashtra (450); 16,764 Fresh Covid Cases
Fri Dec 31 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The fast-spreading Omicron variant has spread to 23 states in India and now 1,270 people have been infected with the new COVID-19 strain. The new variant has been labeled as "highl...
3 Terrorists Killed Near Srinagar, 1 Was Behind Police Bus Attack: Cops
Fri Dec 31 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Three terrorists, including a Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorist involved in an attack on a police bus earlier this month, were gunned down by security forces during an overnight enc...
Covid Hospitalisations Jump 60% In US' "Most Densely Populated" State
Fri Dec 31 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Hospitalizations for Covid-19 jumped 60% from a week ago in New Jersey, the most densely populated US state. The 3,604 patients numbered just 122 short of those a year ago, before ...