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New Drug Identified May Help Effectively Treat COVID-19 Pneumonia: Lancet Study
Sat Dec 18 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A newly identified drug may be used to effectively treat some patients hospitalised with COVID-19 pneumonia, according to a study published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine journ...
Meetings, cars, videos and invoking Khattar: How a group disrupts namaz in Gurgaon
Sat Dec 18 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Strategy sessions through the week, cars and motorcycles to rush them around, and videos after every ‘victory’ — protesting against namaz at public places in Gurgaon now for severa...
FM pulls up infra ministries for ‘sluggish’ capex, says public spending key to recovery
Sat Dec 18 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
With pre-budget meetings already underway, Union Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has pulled up infrastructure ministries for their “sluggish performance” on capital expenditure...
India Successfully Testfires Nuclear Capable Strategic Agni Prime Missile
Sat Dec 18 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
In a significant development, India successfully testfired the nuclear-capable strategic Agni Prime missile off the coast of Odisha with the capability to hit targets between 1,000...
18 Students Found Covid Positive In School Near Mumbai, Mass Testing On
Sat Dec 18 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Eighteen students have tested positive for coronavirus in a school in Maharashtra's Navi Mumbai after a student was found infected with the virus. Following this, a mass testing ha...
Rape remark: Congress calls it ‘unacceptable’; BJP, NCW slam Karnataka MLA
Fri Dec 17 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Congress on Friday ‘disapproved’ of the “exchange of highly objectionable and insensitive banter” between senior leader K R Ramesh Kumar and Karnataka Assembly Speaker Vishwes...
US curbs Chinese drone maker DJI, other firms it accuses of aiding rights abuses
Fri Dec 17 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The US government put investment and export restrictions on dozens of Chinese companies on Thursday, including top drone maker DJI, accusing them of complicity in the oppression of...
Pegasus snooping row: SC stays West Bengal’s Lokur panel probe
Fri Dec 17 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Supreme Court Friday stayed all further proceedings of the panel constituted by the West Bengal government under former apex court judge Justice M B Lokur to probe Pegasus snoo...
Protests Over Nagaland Deaths Escalate, Huge Demonstration In Kohima
Fri Dec 17 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Furious protests over the killing of 14 civilians in Nagaland's remote Mon district earlier this month - during and after an Army counter-insurgency op that went horrifically wrong...
Reducing Government Stake In Banks: The Steps PM Modi Is Reviewing
Fri Dec 17 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The government is considering changes that would make it easier to lower its stake in state-run banks, a key step in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's plan to unclog credit flow to th...
10 New Omicron Cases In Delhi Day After Sharpest Covid Spike In 4 Months
Fri Dec 17 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Ten new Omicron cases were logged in Delhi this morning a day after the city saw the sharpest daily spike in coronavirus cases in nearly four months with 85 fresh infections. Acros...
Hong Kong's 'Patriots Only' Polls Cuts Number Of Directly Elected Seats
Fri Dec 17 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Hong Kong's political elite will pick new city lawmakers on Sunday under Beijing's "patriots only" rules that drastically reduce the number of directly elected seats and control wh...
ISIS Has 66 Known Indian-Origin Fighters: US Report On Terrorism
Fri Dec 17 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
There were 66 known Indian-origin fighters affiliated with the global terrorist group ISIS, the latest US State Department report on terrorism has said as it commended India's coun...
Minister who killed farmers should be punished, says Rahul Gandhi; both houses adjourned
Thu Dec 16 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Congress on Wednesday issued a whip to its Rajya Sabha members to be present in the House on Thursday. “Very important issues will be taken up for discussion in the Rajya Sabha...
Army Chief Gen Naravane Takes Charge As Head Of Chiefs Of Staff Committee
Thu Dec 16 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Army Chief Gen MM Naravane has assumed the charge as the chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee that comprises the three service chiefs, people familiar with the development sai...
Treats From Rashtrapati Bhavan Bakery: President's Gesture In Bangladesh
Thu Dec 16 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
President Ram Nath Kovind has brought with him a wide assortment of sweets, cakes and savouries prepared at the Rashtrapati Bhavan's in-house bakery for his Bangladeshi counterpart...
North Korea Trying To Hide Executions: Rights Group Raises Alarm
Thu Dec 16 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
North Korea has tried to stop leaks to the outside world about its public executions in recent years, suggesting Pyongyang may be responding to international scrutiny of its human ...
Told Sheena Bora Alive, In Kashmir, Indrani Mukerjea Tells CBI: Sources
Thu Dec 16 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
ailed former media executive Indrani Mukerjea, accused of killing her daughter Sheena Bora in 2012, has written to the CBI claiming that she is alive and has asked for an investiga...
Putin, Xi reaffirm partnership in face of Western criticism
Thu Dec 16 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping praised their countries’ cooperation during a 90-minute video chat Wednesday. The two leaders agreed their nations...
Minimum Age For Marriage Of Women From 18 To 21: Cabinet Clears Proposal
Thu Dec 16 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
More than a year after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the plan during his Independence Day address of 2020, the Union Cabinet Wednesday passed a proposal to raise the legal...