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Covishield At 780, Covaxin At 1,410: Maximum Price For Private Hospitals
Wed Jun 09 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Centre today fixed the maximum price that private hospitals can charge for Covid vaccines amid opposition allegations of profiteering. The price of Covishield has been fixed at...
ANOM: Hundreds arrested in massive global crime sting
Tue Jun 08 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Law enforcement agencies say they've arrested hundreds of criminals across the world in a three-year operation using an FBI-designed app....
DU conducts first open-book exam successfully, nearly 35,000 students appear
Tue Jun 08 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Nearly 35,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students took the online open-book exams (OBE) of the Delhi University (DU) on Monday and no technical glitches were reported, official...
Police Case Against Kerala BJP Chief For Allegedly Bribing Election Rival
Tue Jun 08 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
An FIR (first information report) has been filed against the BJP's Kerala chief for allegedly bribing a rival candidate into withdrawing his nomination ahead of the April 6 Assembl...
US says it seized $2.3 million in bitcoin from ransom Colonial Pipeline paid to ‘Russia-based’ hackers
Tue Jun 08 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The US Department of Justice has managed to track down and recapture 63.7 bitcoin worth of ransom from a wallet allegedly used by hackers who extorted Colonial Pipeline. ...
Myanmar: The mysterious deaths of the NLD party officials
Tue Jun 08 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The violence used by Myanmar's armed forces against unarmed opponents since the coup in February has shocked the world; more than 800 people have been killed, most by military gunf...
Free Covid vaccines for all, only Centre to procure
Tue Jun 08 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Reversing his government’s Covid-19 vaccination policy amid a chorus from states that it should take over vaccine procurement, and probing questions recently from the Supreme Court...
Hyatt Regency Mumbai Shut "Until Further Notice", No Funds For Salaries
Tue Jun 08 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Hyatt Regency, one of Mumbai's best known 5-star hotels, is set to shut down "until further notice". Indicating the financial strain it faces, the property's authorities have s...
Punjabi Singer Jazzy B's Twitter Account Blocked On Government Request
Tue Jun 08 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Twitter has blocked four accounts in India - including one belonging to Canadian-Punjabi singer Jazzy B, who has frequently tweeted in support of farmers protesting the government'...
UN’s torture expert condemns persecution of Julian Assange as efforts to free journalist ramp up ahead of G7 summit
Mon Jun 07 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Efforts to free WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from Belmarsh Prison in the UK were ramped up this week ahead of the G7 summit with an action in Geneva, a petition, and an interve...
Abubakar Shekau: Boko Haram leader is dead, says rival militant group
Mon Jun 07 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The leader of the Nigerian militant group Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, has killed himself, rival Islamist militants said in an audio recording....
Protesting Haryana farmers move into police station, cow in tow
Mon Jun 07 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A standoff between farmers and authorities in Tohana, in Haryana’s Fatehabad district, intensified over the weekend, with hundreds of protesters moving into the town’s Sadar police...
After Team Mehul Choksi Names Alleged Kidnappers, Antigua PM Orders Probe
Mon Jun 07 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda has started investigations into the alleged abduction of absconding diamantaire Mehul Choksi to neighbouring Dominica on a complaint f...
Cheetah: The world's fastest cat is returning to India
Mon Jun 07 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
If all goes well, eight cheetahs - five males and three females - will make the 8,405km (5,222 miles) journey from South Africa to their new home in a sprawling national park in In...
Maharashtra: 35 IPS officers owe almost Rs 4 cr for overstaying in govt accommodation
Mon Jun 07 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Thirty-five serving and retired Indian Police Service (IPS) officers cumulatively owe the Maharashtra government at least Rs 3.82 crore in fines for staying on in government accomm...
Kamala Harris's Flight Forced To Land Soon After Take-Off
Mon Jun 07 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
US Vice President Kamala Harris's plane was forced to land soon after take-off on Sunday due to a technical problem on her way to Guatemala for her first international trip....
After injections at 2 MP hospitals, over 70 black fungus patients suffer adverse effects
Mon Jun 07 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
More than 70 mucormycosis patients suffered adverse reactions after they were injected with Amphotericin-B in two medical colleges over two days. Officials said that in both colleg...
Al Jazeera condemns Israel for ‘systematic targeting of journalists’ after arrest of reporter in East Jerusalem
Sun Jun 06 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Givara Budeiri, a veteran Al Jazeera correspondent, was arrested while covering a peaceful protest in a flashpoint neighborhood of East Jerusalem and banned from entering the area ...
Burkina Faso attack: More than 130 killed in village raid
Sun Jun 06 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Armed men have killed over 132 people in an attack on a village in northern Burkina Faso, the country's worst attack in recent years, the government says....
‘If pizza can be delivered, why not ration?’: Kejriwal asks PM to allow doorstep delivery of foodgrains
Sun Jun 06 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal appealed to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to allow the state government to start the doorstep delivery of ration....