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Maharashtra Old Age Home Now Containment Zone After 67 Test Covid +ve
Mon Nov 29 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Sixty seven residents, 62 of them fully vaccinated, of an old age home in Maharashtra's Thane have tested positive for coronavirus, said officials amid concerns over a new COVID-19...
Nagaland Chief Minister To Discuss Naga Political Issue With Home Minister
Mon Nov 29 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio today said that he will leave for Delhi in the next few days to discuss with Union Home Minister Amit Shah the Naga political issue as well as m...
Japan To Ban Foreign Arrivals Over New Covid Variant, Says Prime Minister
Mon Nov 29 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Japan will reinstate tough border measures, barring all new foreign arrivals over the Omicron Covid variant, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced Monday, just weeks after a softe...
Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana Extended Till March 2022, Says PM Modi
Mon Nov 29 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that in a bid to bring relief to over 80 crore people during the COVID-19 pandemic, the government is running Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalya...
India, Sri Lanka, Maldives Conduct Joint Exercise On Maritime Security
Sun Nov 28 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A two-day trilateral maritime drill conducted by the coast guards of India, Sri Lanka and the Maldives to bolster security in the Indian Ocean, enhance mutual operational capabilit...
Taiwan Scrambles To Ward Off Chinese Jets As Xi Jinping Meets Top Brass
Sun Nov 28 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Taiwan's air force scrambled again on Sunday to warn away 27 Chinese aircraft that entered its air defence zone, Taiwan's defence ministry said, the latest increase in tensions acr...
Yogi Adityanath Says Will Invoke National Security Act Over UP Exam Leak
Sun Nov 28 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Uttar Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (UPTET) scheduled to be held on Sunday was cancelled after a question paper for the exam was leaked, an officer here announced shortly be...
80% Women In Telangana, Andhra, Karnataka Back Men Beating Wives: Survey
Sun Nov 28 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Over 30 per cent women from 14 of the 18 states and Union Territories that were surveyed justify men beating their wives under certain circumstances, while lesser percentage of men...
India's December 15 International Flight Restart Under Review
Sun Nov 28 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
India might hit the brakes on resuming commercial international flights following an outbreak of the new COVID-19 variant of concern 'Omicron' in some countries. The decision, howe...
Schools Closed In Chennai, 6 Other Tamil Nadu Districts Tomorrow For Rain
Sun Nov 28 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Schools and colleges in seven districts of Tamil Nadu, including Tirunelveli in state capital Chennai, will be closed tomorrow in anticipation of heavy rains. The India Meteorologi...
All-party meet: Pegasus row, MSP among issues raised by TMC; AAP walks out
Sun Nov 28 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Sunday demanded that Parliament discuss the farm bills before they are repealed in the Winter Session beginning Monday. Not doing so may spark anoth...
Test international travellers, focus on genome sequencing, Centre tells states
Sun Nov 28 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
With WHO having classified Omicron as a variant of concern, the Health Ministry has directed the states to review the detailed travel history of passengers arriving via internation...
PM's Meeting Today On Covid Amid Concerns Over New Strain Omicron
Sat Nov 27 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is meeting top officials to review the COVID-19 and vaccination situation in the country. Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba; PK Mishra, the Principal Secre...
What defection of 12 Meghalaya MLAs means for Congress & Trinamool
Sat Nov 27 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The recent defection of 12 of the 17 Congress MLAs in Meghalaya, led by former chief minister Mukul Sangma, marks the erosion of the Congress in yet another state. The party will l...
Ministry of External Affairs: Working on modalities with Pakistan for Afghan aid
Sat Nov 27 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
India on Friday said it is working on the modalities to send humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan through Pakistan, days after Islamabad agreed to allow transit facility for the ...
61 travellers from South Africa in Netherlands positive for Covid-19, say authorities
Sat Nov 27 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Dutch health authorities said that 61 people who arrived in Amsterdam on two flights from South Africa on Friday tested positive for Covid-19, and they were conducting further test...
"Trying To Frame Me Like...": Maharashtra Minister After Recce Tweets
Sat Nov 27 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik has alleged some people are trying to frame him in a false case. The Nationalist Congress Party, or NCP, leader yesterday tweeted photos of what he...
"Farm Laws Cancelled, Please Go Home": Agriculture Minister To Farmers
Sat Nov 27 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Saturday, two days ahead of a bill to repeal the three farm laws comes up in the Parliament, urged farmers to end their agitation...
To Ensure Timelines, Due Diligence: Central Vista Gets Oversight Panel
Sat Nov 27 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Centre has constituted a Central Vista Oversight Committee for a period of two years to overcome challenges, ensure coordination across Ministries, regulatory compliances and h...
"Stop Flights From Countries Hit By New Variant": Arvind Kejriwal To PM
Sat Nov 27 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to stop all flights from countries reporting cases of the new coronavirus strain - B.1.1.529, or Omicron...