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Debt At "Rs 40,000 Crore", Telangana Buys 32 Costly Cars For Officers
Mon Jun 14 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Thirty-two Additional District Collectors of Telangana are in for a pandemic-time bonanza. Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has bought them 32 Kia Carnival cars, each costing an ...
"Symptoms Gone In A Day": Doctor On Antibody Cocktail To 40 In Hyderabad
Sun Jun 13 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
As many as 40 Covid patients have taken a single-dose drug cocktail of monoclonal antibodies at Hyderabad's Asian Institute of Gastroenterology. "In 24 hours, they recovered from c...
Extrapolation sans epidemiological evidence: Govt trashes report on higher Covid deaths
Sun Jun 13 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
India Saturday refuted a report which claimed that its Covid deaths could be “five-to-seven times” higher than the official number, saying the assessment is based on extrapolation ...
Doctor Recalls Harrowing Moments After Eriksen Collapsed At Euro 2020
Sun Jun 13 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Denmark's team doctor described the harrowing moment he realised Christian Eriksen's pulse had stopped as medics worked desperately to save him in front of traumatised players and ...
With AC, fridge, Singhu farmers dig in heels for Delhi summer
Sun Jun 13 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Indicating that they have no intention of vacating the protest site anytime soon, farmers at the Singhu border have erected shelters — sheds with metal frames and bamboo huts — fit...
On Camera, Sena MLA Dumps Garbage On Man For "Not Getting Drains Cleaned"
Sun Jun 13 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A Shiv Sena legislator made a contractor sit on a waterlogged road in Mumbai and asked people to dump garbage on him to "punish" him for allegedly not getting drains cleaned proper...
J&K: Up the hill with ice boxes, trailed by ambulance, jabbing 10 at a time
Sun Jun 13 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Even as the sun scorches the mountain top, Ghulam Nabi Awan’s mud house is refreshingly cool. Every year, at the start of the summer months, Ghulam Nabi Awan’s family with their li...
G7 summit: Spending plan to rival China adopted
Sun Jun 13 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
G7 leaders seeking to rival China have adopted a plan to support lower- and middle-income countries in building better infrastructure....
No jab, no phone: Unvaccinated to have SIM cards blocked, Pakistan’s Punjab govt says
Sun Jun 13 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Punjab’s provincial government of Pakistan is turning to coercive measures to increase participation in its Covid-19 vaccination program, after unveiling plans to disable the SIM c...
China Takes Action For Deaths Of 21 Runners At "Unprofessional" 100-Km Marathon
Sat Jun 12 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Twenty-seven people, including several senior municipal government officials, faced disciplinary punishment or criminal charges after being held responsible for hosting an "unprofe...
Enforcement Directorate Raids Telangana MP's House In Rs.1,064 Crore Fraud Case
Sat Jun 12 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday conducted searches at the Hyderabad residences and offices of Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) MP Nama Nageswara Rao and the directors of ...
Fire Breaks Out At Showroom In South Delhi
Sat Jun 12 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A fire broke out inside a showroom in South Delhi’s Lajpat Nagar Central Market on Saturday. Officials said they received a call from I-block in Central Market around 10.20 am foll...
Farmers announce dharnas at governor houses on Jun 26 to mark 7 months of protest
Sat Jun 12 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Protesting farmer unions Friday announced they will organise dharnas at governor houses across the country on June 26 to mark the completion of seven months of their agitation agai...
Akali Dal, Mayawati's Party Form Alliance Ahead Of Punjab Polls
Sat Jun 12 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has formed an alliance with the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) for the Punjab Assembly elections in 2022 after breaking ties with BJP last year over the Ce...
More users receive Twitter notice on law enforcement agency seeking action
Sat Jun 12 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Nearly a week after cartoonist Manjul and retired Indian Administrative Services officer Surya Pratap Singh were sent notices by Twitter informing them that law enforcement agencie...
Teen who filmed George Floyd's murder given journalism award
Sat Jun 12 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A teenager who filmed the murder of George Floyd by a white police officer has been given a special journalism award by the Pulitzer Prize board....
‘They’re trying to kill Assange because he spoke the truth’: Roger Waters calls on Biden
Sat Jun 12 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
With the brother and father of the jailed WikiLeaks co-founder on a US tour to raise awareness of Julian Assange’s plight, legendary Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters challenged Joe...
China has created a dystopian hellscape in Xinjiang, Amnesty report says
Fri Jun 11 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The human rights organisation Amnesty International has said China is committing crimes against humanity in Xinjiang, the north-western region that is home to the Uyghurs and other...
US FDA rejects EUA for Covaxin
Fri Jun 11 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The US’ Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday rejected emergency use authorisation for Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin vaccine, instead recommending that the vaccine manufacturer’s...
Lakshadweep Filmmaker Faces Sedition FIR For "Bio-Weapon" Remark
Fri Jun 11 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Lakshadweep filmmaker Aisha Sultana has been named in a case of sedition and hate speech for her comments criticizing Administrator Praful Khoda Patel's Covid handling and alleging...