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What BJP's UP In-Charge Said After Meeting Governor Amid Shake-Up Talk
Sun Jun 06 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Senior BJP leader Radha Mohan Singh met UP Governor Anandiben Patel in Lucknow today -- days after chairing a review meeting with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, his ministers and ...
Belgium's Van Ranst: Covid scientist targeted by a far-right sniper
Sun Jun 06 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
For nearly three weeks Belgium's leading virologist has been living in a safehouse with his wife and 12-year-old son, guarded by security agents....
Suvendu Adhikari, Brother Accused Of Stealing Relief Material, Case Filed
Sun Jun 06 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A police case has been filed against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari and his brother for allegedly stealing relief material worth several lakhs from a municipa...
One year of promulgation of farm ordinances: Farmers mark day as Kranti Diwas
Sun Jun 06 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
To mark one year of tabling of farm ordinances before the Union Cabinet on June 5 and the first protest being held against them on June 6, farmer outfits burnt copies of the farm l...
After Malta Firm Offers 6 Crore Sputnik Jabs, Haryana Seeks Centre's Help
Sun Jun 06 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Haryana government has written to the foreign ministry to help to check the credentials of a company from Malta that has offered to supply doses of Russian Covid vaccine Sputni...
United plans supersonic passenger flights by 2029
Sat Jun 05 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
US airline United has announced plans to buy 15 new supersonic airliners and "return supersonic speeds to aviation" in the year 2029....
Now, Mohan Bhagwat loses blue tick from Twitter account, Venkaiah Naidu’s restored
Sat Jun 05 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Twitter on Saturday withdrew the blue verified badge from personal Twitter handles of Vice-President of India M Venkaiah Naidu and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat. While it was restored on...
Vladimir Putin's Reply On Quad Alliance After His Foreign Minister Calls It "Asian NATO"
Sat Jun 05 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Asserting that both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping are "responsible" leaders, Russian President Vladimir Putin today said they both are capable of so...
Microsoft says error caused 'Tank Man' Bing censorship
Sat Jun 05 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Microsoft blamed an "accidental human error" for its Bing search engine not showing image results for the query "Tank Man"....
Found selling Covaxin to pvt hospitals, Punjab govt now wants doses returned
Sat Jun 05 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Cornered over selling Covid vaccines to private hospitals at a profit, the Punjab government on Friday ordered that the doses be returned with immediate effect....
Twitter Given "One Last Notice" In Government's Warning On Digital Rules
Sat Jun 05 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Twitter has been given a final chance to appoint India-based officers following the country's new rules for social media companies, failing which it will face "consequences", the g...
9 pvt hospitals corner 50% doses, raise questions of vaccine equity and access
Sat Jun 05 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
IN WHAT both reflects and accentuates the problem of vaccine inequity, just nine corporate hospital groups in big cities have cornered 50 per cent of the Covid-19 vaccine stock mea...
Karnataka Official Dismisses Harassment Charge After IAS Officer Resigns
Sat Jun 05 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A day after the Mysuru city municipal corporation commissioner Shilpa Nag announced her resignation, alleging harassment by the deputy commissioner of the district Rohini Sindhuri,...
White House defends Dr Fauci over lab leak emails
Fri Jun 04 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The White House has defended the president's top coronavirus adviser, Dr Anthony Fauci, amid scrutiny of his recently released work emails....
Kamala Harris calls PM Narendra Modi on US vaccines for India; first set is one day’s dose
Fri Jun 04 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Days after External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met key officials in the Biden administration in Washington DC, the US announced Thursday that it will distribute Covid-19 vaccine...
'Mission Choksi' Team Returns As Court Keeps Him In Dominica Till July
Fri Jun 04 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The multi-agency team tasked with bringing back Mehul Choksi from Dominica is headed home - without the fugitive jeweller - after the Caribbean nation's High Court adjourned his ha...
Australian media fined A$1.1m over trial reports
Fri Jun 04 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A court has fined 12 Australian media groups a total of A$1.1m (£600,000; $840,000) for their coverage of Cardinal George Pell's now-overturned conviction in a sexual abuse case....
Nearly 3,000 Madhya Pradesh Doctors Resign After Court Says Strike "Illegal"
Fri Jun 04 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday directed the striking junior doctors in the state to resume their duties within 24 hours but the protesting medicos remained defiant and n...
‘At-risk’ policy change: Govt puts money on new-platform Covid-19 vaccine
Fri Jun 04 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The decision to book 30 crore doses of Biological E’s Covid-19 vaccine before it has launched marks a major shift in the government’s stance on procurement for mass immunisation ag...
Israel opposition parties agree to form new unity government
Thu Jun 03 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Israeli opposition parties have reached an agreement to form a new government that would end Benjamin Netanyahu's 12-year tenure as prime minister....