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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...
China’s silence on peng shuai shows the limits of Beijing’s propaganda
Wed Dec 01 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
When Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai accused a former top leader of sexual assault in November, authorities turned to a tried-and-true strategy. At home, the country’s censors scrub...
Oppn leaders stage walkout after Naidu rejects request for revocation of suspension of MPs
Tue Nov 30 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu rejected the request for the revocation of suspension of 12 MPs on Tuesday and said, “The Chairman of the Rajya is empowered to take action an...
Barbados ditches Britain’s Queen Elizabeth to become a republic
Tue Nov 30 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Barbados ditched Britain’s Queen Elizabeth as head of state, forging a new republic on Tuesday with its first-ever president and severing its last remaining colonial bonds nearly 4...
"Mr PM, Please Stop International Flights": Arvind Kejriwal On Omicron
Tue Nov 30 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
India delayed the curbs on international flights when the first Covid wave had hit the country last year, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted this morning in a sharp remin...
What Elon Musk Said To A Tweet On Parag Agrawal, Other Indian Tech CEOs
Tue Nov 30 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Monday gave a shout out to Indian talent in America after Parag Agrawal was appointed the chief executive officer of Twitter. "USA benefits greatly from Indi...
Mukesh Ambani Uses WhatsApp To Break Amazon Grip On Indian Grocery Buyers
Tue Nov 30 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Indians can now use WhatsApp to order groceries from billionaire Mukesh Ambani's JioMart via a new "tap and chat" option, as his Reliance Industries Ltd. challenges the domination ...
Kangana Ranaut Alleges Death Threats Over Post On Farmers' Protest, Files FIR
Tue Nov 30 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Actor Kangana Ranaut has filed a complaint at a police station in Himachal Pradesh against the people who allegedly gave her death threats over her post on farm law protestors. On ...
Admiral R Hari Kumar Takes Charge As New Chief Of Naval Staff
Tue Nov 30 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Admiral R Hari Kumar on Tuesday took charge as the new chief of Naval Staff (CNS) and received a guard of honour at the South Block lawns in Delhi. Speaking on the occasion, CNS Ku...
Union Health Secretary To Meet With States On Omicron Covid Variant Today
Tue Nov 30 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan will hold a review meeting today with the states on the new COVID-19 variant 'Omicron'. Earlier on Sunday, the Ministry of Health and Family W...
Omicron Alert: New Rules For India Arrivals And Airports In 5 Points
Mon Nov 29 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
People arriving in India by flights from countries where a new strain of coronavirus, 'Omicron', has been detected will need to follow certain entry rules. India announced this to ...
Lok Sabha passes Farm Laws Repeal Bill amid protests by Opposition seeking discussion
Mon Nov 29 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Lok Sabha passed the Farm Laws Repeal Bill on Monday without any discussions even as the Opposition was vociferously demanding talks regarding it. Agriculture Minister Narendra...
No proposal to recognise ‘Bitcoin’ as a currency in India: FM Nirmala Sitharaman
Mon Nov 29 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Responding to a question in the Lok Sabha, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said that the government has no proposal to recognise Bitcoin as a currency in the country....
PM Modi To Address Rally, Inaugurate Projects In Dehradun On December 4
Mon Nov 29 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive at Dehradun on December 4 to address a rally as well as inaugurate and lay the foundation stones of development projects worth ₹ 30,000 cro...