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Smriti Irani, Bhupender Yadav Named In Key Cabinet Panel After Reshuffle
Tue Jul 13 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Days after a major reshuffle of the Modi ministry, the government reconstituted the powerful cabinet committees, bringing in Union ministers Smriti Irani, Bhupender Yadav and Sarba...
Serum Institute To Produce Sputnik V From September, Says Russian Maker
Tue Jul 13 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Russian vaccine Sputnik V will be produced at the manufacturing units of Pune-based Serum Institute of India from September. The Russian RDIF (Russian Direct Investment Fund) said ...
After Spying Charge Against Maharashtra Allies, Congress Leader's Retreat
Tue Jul 13 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Congress leader Nana Patole's comments accusing his own government in Maharashtra of spying on him has activated another bout of damage control in the state's ruling coalition, and...
Death Count In South Africa Unrest Over Jacob Zuma Jail Term Rises To 32
Tue Jul 13 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A further 22 people have died during unrest raging in South Africa, a provincial official said on Tuesday, taking the national death count from days of violence to 32....
Former India cricketer Yashpal Sharma dies of heart attack
Tue Jul 13 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Former Indian cricketer and 1983 World Cup winner Yashpal Sharma has died of heart attack on Tuesday morning. Yashpal was one of the heroes in India s World Cup triumph in 1983. He...
Delhi HC directs Saket Gokhale to delete tweets against Lakshmi Puri
Tue Jul 13 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed activist Saket Gokhale to immediately delete alleged defamatory tweets posted against former Indian diplomat Lakshmi Puri and also restrain...
After government push, Madhya Pradesh adds 1,478 Covid ‘backlog’ deaths to tally
Tue Jul 13 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Madhya Pradesh on Monday added 1,478 ‘backlog deaths’ from the second wave of the pandemic till June 30 to its existing record taking the Covid-19 death toll to 10,506 from 9,027 d...
Supreme Court To Hear Plea Against Stay On Probe Into Amaravati Land Scam
Tue Jul 13 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Supreme Court Tuesday said it will hear on July 22 the plea of Andhra Pradesh government challenging the high court order which stayed SIT probe into alleged irregularities in ...
28 killed in lightning strikes in UP, Rajasthan
Mon Jul 12 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Flash floods were reported from Himachal Pradesh’s Bhagsu Nag on Monday after Dharamshala received heavy rain, news agency ANI reported....
‘No plans to enter politics’: Rajinikanth dissolves Rajini Makkal Mandram
Mon Jul 12 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Actor Rajinikanth on Monday announced that he has no plans of entering politics and dissolved his outfit Rajini Makkal Mandram. The announcement came after he met the members of hi...
Coronavirus : India reports 37,154 new Covid-19 cases, 724 deaths
Mon Jul 12 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
coronavirus: India Sunday reported 37,154 new Covid-19 cases and 724 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to data from the Union Health Ministry. While Kerala reported 12,220 new...
On Chhattisgarh CM’s chair, Bhupesh Baghel says rotation only for coalition govts
Mon Jul 12 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Congress High Command is yet to take a call on a change of guard in Chhattisgarh but Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel Sunday signalled his position on the issue by saying that any...
She Was Co-Infected With 2 Variants, Most Likely From Separate People
Mon Jul 12 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A 90-year-old woman died after becoming infected with two different strains of Covid-19, revealing another risk in the fight against the disease, Belgian researchers found. In the ...
Ravi Shankar Prasad's Shout-Out To Successor Ashwini Vaishnaw On IT Rules
Mon Jul 12 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Former IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday commended his successor Ashwini Vaishnaw for "firmly reiterating the new IT Rules (which critics say violates social media users' r...
Drugs Worth ₹ 1 Crore Seized In Mumbai, One Arrested: Anti-Drugs Agency
Mon Jul 12 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Mumbai Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Sunday arrested an alleged drug peddler with drugs worth ₹ 1 crore. The accused have been identified as Hussain Bi....
Australia's Delta Variant Outbreak Worsens Despite Sydney Lockdown
Mon Jul 12 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Australia on Monday reported its biggest daily rise in COVID-19 cases this year, fuelled by a fast-growing outbreak of the Delta variant in Sydney despite the country's biggest cit...
India evacuates diplomats, security personnel from Kandahar as Taliban captures new areas
Sun Jul 11 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
India has pulled out around 50 diplomats and security personnel from its consulate in Kandahar in Afghanistan in view of the deteriorating security situation and the Taliban gainin...
Twitter names new Resident Grievance Officer, publishes ‘transparency report’
Sun Jul 11 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Amidst the ongoing tussle between the central government and Twitter, the social media platform has named Vinay Prakash as its Resident Grievance Officer for India, in compliance w...
Hizbul chief’s sons among 11 government employees sacked in Jammu and Kashmir
Sun Jul 11 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Jammu and Kashmir administration said Saturday it had dismissed 11 government employees, including two sons of Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin and two police constables...
Rising Population Root Cause Of Problems Like Inequality: Yogi Adityanath
Sun Jul 11 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
On the occasion of World Population Day, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday encouraged people to spread awareness about the problems arising out of an increasin...