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China fires up its ‘artificial sun’
Thu Dec 23 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
According to the institute’s vice director, Song Yuntao, the experiment is aimed at upgrading the EAST auxiliary heating system to make the artificial sun “hotter” and more “durabl...
Blast Inside Court Complex In Punjab's Ludhiana, 2 Dead
Thu Dec 23 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Two people have died in a blast inside a court complex in Ludhiana in Punjab. Four people have also been reported to have suffered serious injuries in the explosion....
Amazon Sues Probe Agency ED For Going "Beyond Scope And Power"
Thu Dec 23 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Amazon has taken the Enforcement Directorate, or ED, to court seeking to cancel an investigation into its 2019 deal with Future Group for alleged violations of foreign investment l...
Another Church Vandalised In Karnataka
Thu Dec 23 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A church has been vandalised in Chikkaballapur district in southern Karnataka. The 160-year-old St Joseph's church has a broken statue of St Anthony. ...
Yogi Adityanath Dials Akhilesh Yadav After Wife, Daughter Test Positive
Thu Dec 23 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Hours after former Uttar Pradesh MP Dimple Yadav and her daughter tested positive for COVID-19, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath spoke with her husband Akhilesh Yadav on the phone...
Punjab Ex-Top Cop Attends Virtual Hearing Lying On Bed, Warned By Court
Wed Dec 22 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Former Punjab police chief Sumedh Singh Saini, accused in 1994 triple murder case, was "warned to be careful with his demeanour" by a court on Monday after he showed up at the virt...
Gurgaon Woman Shares Auto Ride Horror In Viral Twitter Thread
Wed Dec 22 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A woman in Haryana's Gurgaon has posted a long thread on Twitter detailing an alleged attempt to kidnap her by an autorickshaw driver in the city near Delhi. ...
Bill Gates' Omicron Thread: "We Could Be Entering Worst Part Of Pandemic"
Wed Dec 22 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Bill Gates, in a series of tweets aimed at alerting the public to the worrisome surge in Omicron worldwide, warned on Tuesday of an abundant need for caution as we approach the pea...
Asian Champions Trophy Hockey: India Beat Pakistan
Wed Dec 22 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
India edged past Pakistan 4-3 in a thriller as they secured a bronze medal in the Asian Champions Trophy. ...
Minister swims for 12 hours after chopper crashes into ocean
Wed Dec 22 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Madagascar’s secretary of state for police was forced to swim for around 12 hours back to shore after a helicopter surveying a shipwreck off the island’s northeast coast plunged in...
Tax Raids On Chinese Phone Makers In India
Wed Dec 22 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
In a major crackdown on Chinese mobile companies, the Income Tax department is conducting searches on leading Chinese mobile companies across the country....
Europe faces full-blown energy crisis
Wed Dec 22 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Amid a shortage of natural gas, lowered wind power output, outages at nuclear energy facilities and cold weather with winter just starting, power prices in Europe soared this week ...
Delhi Bans Christmas, New Year Gatherings As Covid Cases Rise
Wed Dec 22 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
As Omicron cases steadily rise in the national capital, the Delhi government today banned all gatherings to celebrate Christmas and New Year. ...
200 Omicron Cases In India, 54 Each For Maharashtra, Delhi
Tue Dec 21 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The number of cases of Covid's fast-spreading strain Omicron has crossed the 200-mark in India, the Union Health Ministry said today....
Belgian military hit by cyberattack
Tue Dec 21 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Belgium’s Ministry of Defense was targeted by a significant cyberattack exploiting a recently discovered vulnerability in a popular logging tool, officials have confirmed, noting t...
Sack Minister: Opposition Hits The Road Over Farmers' Killing
Tue Dec 21 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Opposition parties held a march in Delhi today to highlight their demand to scrap the suspension of 12 Rajya Sabha MPs and the sacking of Union Minister Ajay Mishra, whose son ...
Washington, DC reimposes Covid emergency
Tue Dec 21 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Citing a “surge” in Covid-19 cases, the US capital has declared a public health emergency, reimposed the indoor masking mandate, and ordered all city employees to get both jabs and...
PM Modi transfers Rs 1,000 crore to SHGs, will benefit 16 lakh women
Tue Dec 21 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday transferred Rs 1,000 crore to Self Help Groups (SHGs) in Uttar Pradesh, which is expected to benefit around 16 lakh women. ...
1st S-400 Squadron Deployed, To Tackle Pak, China Aerial Threats: Report
Tue Dec 21 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
In a major boost to the country's air defence capabilities, the Indian Air Force (IAF) is deploying the first squadron of the S-400 air defence missile system in the Punjab sector....
Dubai World Trade Centre to set up specialised crypto zone
Tue Dec 21 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) will become a crypto zone and regulator for cryptocurrencies and other virtual assets, the Dubai Media Office said on Monday, part of efforts to...