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Pushed by 2nd Covid wave, Kerala all-cause deaths set for record high this year
Mon Dec 13 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
In a year marked by the devastating second wave of Covid-19, Kerala’s all-cause mortality numbers are likely to touch a record high, with 2021 already recording the highest number ...
"Not Easy To Occupy": Taiwan Says Chinese Invasion Would Be Very Hard
Mon Dec 13 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A full Chinese invasion of Taiwan with troops landed and ports and airports seized would be very difficult to achieve due to problems China would have in landing and supplying troo...
"Tidal Wave" Of Omicron Is Coming, Warns UK PM, Sets Booster Target
Mon Dec 13 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday warned of a looming "tidal wave" of Omicron, and brought forward a target to give over-18s a booster jab by one month to the end of Decemb...
India's Harnaaz Sandhu Brings Home Miss Universe Crown After 21 Years
Mon Dec 13 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
India's Harnaaz Sandhu is the new Miss Universe, 21 years after Lara Dutta won the title in 2000. Ms Sandhu represented India today at the 70th Miss Universe 2021, held in Eilat, I...
Dubai 1st In World To Go 100% Paperless, Prince Cites $350 Million Savings
Mon Dec 13 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Dubai has become the world's first government to turn 100 per cent paperless, the Emirate's Crown Prince, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has announced, pointing ...
PM Modi’s Twitter handle ‘briefly compromised’, bitcoin giveaway link shared
Sun Dec 12 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Twitter account was hacked and restored, Twitter said it had investigated the matter and that it appeared that the account “was not compr...
Farmers start fateh march to Haryana, Punjab amid dhol beats, langars and DJs
Sun Dec 12 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Singing, dancing and cheering atop their tractor-trolleys, farmers on Saturday began their journey home from Delhi borders after dismantling their tents and other structures at the...
Biden warns Putin: Russia will pay ‘terrible price’ if it invades Ukraine
Sun Dec 12 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
US President Joe Biden on Saturday said he told Russian President Vladimir Putin that Russia would pay “a terrible price” and face devastating economic consequences if it invaded U...
Top Congress Leaders In Rajasthan Today For Mega Rally Before Polls
Sun Dec 12 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Congress in Rajasthan is set to hold a massive rally - featuring senior leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and Chief Ministers from all party-ruled s...
Bodies Of All Officers Killed In Chopper Crash Identified, To Be Sent Home
Sun Dec 12 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The bodies of 10 remaining victims of the IAF chopper crash near Coonoor were identified and the last rites of five of them were conducted on Saturday at their native places with a...
Can India Expect 3rd Wave? What Top WHO Official Says Amid Omicron Fears
Sun Dec 12 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Omicron, a new Covid variant said to be "highly transmissible", has spread to at least 59 countries. In India, as the new variant sparks fresh worry over a third wave, WHO Regional...
Government Ensured Development Despite Pandemic, Says Amit Shah
Sun Dec 12 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday lauded the efforts of the BJP government in the state saying that the development work went ahead in Ahmedabad even during the time of cor...
Jeff Bezos Says "Heartbroken" Over Tornado Deaths At US Amazon Warehouse
Sun Dec 12 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Amazon chief Jeff Bezos said he was "heartbroken" Saturday after at least six people were killed at an Amazon warehouse in the US state of Illinois when it was struck by a tornado....
Farmers Start Heading Home, Cops To Remove Barricades From Protest Sites
Sat Dec 11 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Farmers camping at Delhi's Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur borders will take out a victory march today as they return to their villages in Punjab and Haryana after a 15-month agitation ...
2nd Omicron Case In Delhi, Traveller From Zimbabwe Tests Positive
Sat Dec 11 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Omicron Scare: The traveller had also visited South Africa, one of the countries affected by the new variant said to be more infectious....
Offering Namaz In Open Spaces Won't Be Tolerated: Haryana Chief Minister
Sat Dec 11 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Muslims should not offer Friday prayers in open spaces in Gurgaon, Haryana Chief Minister ML Khattar said on Friday, withdrawing an earlier agreement - reached after clashes with m...
Amid Omicron Alarm, Mumbai Bans Large Gatherings For 2 Days
Sat Dec 11 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
On a day when the city reported three new cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant that took Maharashtra's tally to 17 and India's to 32, the police in Mumbai ordered a two-day ban...
"Government Guests" Expected At My Home Soon, Tweets Maharashtra Minister
Sat Dec 11 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik on Friday night said in a cryptic tweet that he had learnt that some "government guests" were going to pay him visit soon. "Friends, I have heard t...
"Weapon Of Mass Destruction...": China Slams US After Biden's Summit
Sat Dec 11 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
China branded US democracy a "weapon of mass destruction" on Saturday, following the US-organised Summit for Democracy which aimed to shore up like-minded allies in the face of aut...
Bodies Of 6 Officers, Killed In Chopper Crash, To Reach Home Today
Sat Dec 11 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The coffins of six defence personnel killed in the chopper crash that also claimed the life of Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat will reach their homes today. Thirteen liv...