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South Africa Hit By Fourth Covid Wave, Driven By New Variant Omicron
Fri Dec 03 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
South Africa is being hit by a fourth wave of COVID-19 infections driven by the Omicron variant which has been detected in seven of the country's nine provinces, Health Minister Jo...
Omicron: India reports first cases of new Covid variant
Fri Dec 03 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Two men in the southern Indian state of Karnataka have tested positive for the Omicron coronavirus variant....
Child pornography: 160 cases registered, 80 arrested in Delhi
Fri Dec 03 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Around 160 cases have been registered by the Delhi Police across the city and 80 people have been arrested in the last 36 hours in connection with child pornography....
"So You Want To Ban Industries In Pakistan?" Chief Justice To UP
Fri Dec 03 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Polluted air is mostly coming from Pakistan, the Uttar Pradesh government told the Supreme Court today during the hearing on pollution in Delhi and nearby cities. That provoked a q...
Protest By BJP MPs Like "Salt In Wound": Congress MP Shashi Tharoor
Fri Dec 03 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Attacking the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the suspension of 12 Opposition MPs, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor today said that the protest by the ruling party's MPs in the par...
New Omicron Cases In South Africa Double In A Day; Strain In 24 Countries
Thu Dec 02 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The heavily mutated Omicron variant of the coronavirus is rapidly becoming dominant in South Africa, less than four weeks after being identified there, authorities said on Wednesda...
Congress Reacts To Mamata Banerjee's "What UPA? There's No UPA" Scorn
Thu Dec 02 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Congress today underlined that it is time to show opposition unity, a day after Mamata Banerjee - looking to enlarge her role in the opposition - snubbed the grand old party. "...
Centre-States Meet Today To Review Omicron Rules At Airports
Thu Dec 02 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will meet state and UT officials to review Covid testing and surveillance measures at international airports. India yesterday enforced strict rule...
I don’t see Congress getting 300 seats in 2024 election: Azad
Thu Dec 02 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Wednesday said he does not see his party getting 300 seats in the next Lok Sabha elections as things stand currently. Justifying his sile...
EU unveils 300 billion euro answer to China’s Belt and Road
Thu Dec 02 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The European Commission unveiled on Wednesday a plan to invest 300 billion euros ($340 billion) globally by 2027 in infrastructure, digital and climate projects as a better alterna...
UN committee agrees Taliban, Myanmar junta not allowed in UN for now
Thu Dec 02 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A UN committee on Wednesday deferred a decision on who will represent Afghanistan and Myanmar at the United Nations, said the panel’s chair, meaning the Afghan Taliban and Myanmar ...
Senior UP Official Arrested In Teachers' Exam Paper Leak Case: Probe Team
Thu Dec 02 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A former secretary of Uttar Pradesh Exam Regulatory Authority was arrested by the state's Special Task Force officials on Wednesday for allegedly ordering printing of the UP Teache...
Kerala Models Killed In Car Crash Were Chased By Drug Addict: Police
Thu Dec 02 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A drug addict- identified as Syju - is the "principal offender" in the case filed over the car crash in Kerala on October 31 that killed two models, police said on Wednesday....
Six Passengers From 'At-Risk' Countries Tested Covid Positive: Maharashtra
Wed Dec 01 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Six international passengers arriving from 'at risk' countries - which include those that have confirmed cases of the highly transmissible Omicron strain - have tested Covid positi...
No Farmer Death Data During Protests, So No Question Of Aid: Government
Wed Dec 01 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The government has "no record" of the deaths of farmers who were protesting the three contentious laws - that have now been canceled - over the last one year, Agriculture Minister ...
"Goa, You're Better Than This": Trinamool As BJP's Ex-Ally Picks Congress
Wed Dec 01 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Congress's alliance in Goa with a former BJP ally ahead of polls next year has drawn a trenchant attack from a leader of the Trinamool Congress, which had pursued the party for...
Top Jaish Commander, IED Expert Among 2 Terrorists Killed In J&K's Pulwama
Wed Dec 01 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A top commander of proscribed (Jaish-e-Mohammed) Yasir Parray and an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) expert were among two terrorists killed in the Pulwama encounter today....
Parliament Winter Session : Opposition Leaders Protest Against MPs' Suspension
Wed Dec 01 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Twelve opposition MPs from Rajya Sabha have been suspended from parliament's Winter Session and the opposition has condemned the suspension, saying it is against the rules. The lis...
Arrivals "Smooth", Says Delhi Airport As New Rules Over Omicron Begin
Wed Dec 01 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Delhi airport tweeted this morning that operations for international arrivals from "at-risk" countries are running smooth as fresh travel guidelines for new Covid variant, Omic...
China's Taiwan Jet Incursions At Second-Highest Level In November
Wed Dec 01 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Chinese warplanes made 159 incursions into Taiwan's air defence zone in November according to AFP's database, the second-highest month on record as Beijing continues to pile milita...