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Kanwar Yatra in UP: Supreme Court issues notice to Yogi govt
Wed Jul 14 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Supreme Court Wednesday took suo motu cognizance of a report in The Indian Express of the Uttar Pradesh government’s decision to allow ‘Kanwar Yatra’ and issued notice to the s...
In PM’s Tokyo pep talk: Ice-cream for Sindhu and biopic on Vinesh
Wed Jul 14 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
These were some of the questions that Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked India’s top athletes in a motivation and farewell session before they left for the Tokyo Olympic Games set ...
South Korea extends Covid curbs far and wide as new cases spike to record
Wed Jul 14 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
South Korea tightened social distancing rules across most of the country on Wednesday to tackle its worst-ever outbreak of coronavirus a day after new cases soared to a new daily p...
Prashant Kishor To Join Congress? Big Hint After Meeting With Gandhis
Wed Jul 14 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A day after Prashant Kishor held discussions with Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, speculation has intensified over whether the poll strategis...
Internet Snapped, Curfew In Pulwama After 3 Lashkar Terrorists Killed In Encounter
Wed Jul 14 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A curfew has been imposed and internet services suspended in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district after security forces killed three terrorists during a pre-dawn operation today. S...
S Jaishankar Attends Key Meeting In Dushanbe Amid Afghan Crisis
Wed Jul 14 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Foreign ministers of India, China, Pakistan, and five other member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) began a key meeting of the grouping in Dushanbe on Wedne...
300 Units Free Electricity To Goa Families If AAP Wins: Arvind Kejriwal
Wed Jul 14 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said each family in Goa will get up to 300 units of electricity free per month if his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is voted to power in t...
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 ...