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Britain Plans To Scrap Quarantine For Non-UK Vaccinated Arrivals In Weeks
Fri Jul 09 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Britain plans to scrap quarantine for fully-vaccinated arrivals from other countries in the coming weeks, transport minister Grant Shapps said on Friday, a day after announcing a r...
PM Modi To Review Availability Of Medical Oxygen In Meeting Today
Fri Jul 09 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a high-level meeting on Friday to review the augmentation and availability of medical oxygen across the country, government sources said....
"Amusing" That Delhi Government Filed PIL Against Centre: Supreme Court
Fri Jul 09 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Supreme Court of India today refused to hear a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by the Delhi government against a Union Environment Ministry notification on power plants....
News Channels Who Have Challenged IT Rules Score Win In Court
Fri Jul 09 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Kerala High Court today sided with the News Broadcasters Association (NBA) and ordered that no coercive action should be taken for not following the new IT Rules for now. The n...
Israel levels family home of alleged Palestinian attacker
Fri Jul 09 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Israel on Thursday demolished the family home of a Palestinian-American man accused of carrying out a deadly attack on Israelis in the occupied West Bank, rejecting pleas from his ...
4 million global Covid-19 deaths: where counts are rising or falling, and why
Fri Jul 09 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The world crossed a grim milestone on Wednesday, with Covid-19 deaths crossing the four million (40 lakh) mark. That is more than four times the number of deaths that happen in Ind...
WhatsApp says privacy policy on hold till enactment of data privacy law
Fri Jul 09 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
WhatsApp on Friday told the Delhi High Court it would not limit the functionality of its messaging app in case a user does not consent to its latest privacy policy, and will mainta...
Cairn Energy secures French court order to seize 20 Indian government properties
Thu Jul 08 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Britain’s Cairn Energy Plc has secured a French court order to seize about 20 Indian government properties in France to recover a part of USD 1.7 billion arbitration award, sources...
Need 8 Weeks To Appoint Grievance Officer: Twitter To Court After Warning
Thu Jul 08 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Twitter today sought eight weeks' time to appoint a grievance officer in India, telling the Delhi High Court that it has appointed an interim chief compliance officer, who is a res...
Coronavirus India Live Updates: Global death toll crosses 4 million mark
Thu Jul 08 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The global coronavirus death toll has crossed the grim four million mark. This comes as countries around the world rush to vaccinate their populations in the wake of more virulent ...
Himachal Declares 3-Day State Mourning To Condole Virbhadra Singh's Death
Thu Jul 08 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Himachal Pradesh government has decided to observe three days of state mourning as a mark of respect to former Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, who passed away earlier today due...
Bengal BJP MP Quits Party Post, Retracts 'Under Amit Shah's Instruction'
Thu Jul 08 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Hours after resigning as BJP's Bengal youth wing chief and taking to Facebook to launch a blistering attack on the state party leadership, MP Saumitra Khan on Wednesday decided to ...
"One Of The Most Brilliant...": Wharton Classmate On New IT Minister
Thu Jul 08 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
India has named a former bureaucrat who graduated from the country's top engineering school its new Information Technology minister, appointing a new point person in an increasingl...
Will Work To Fulfil PM's Vision: Ashwini Vaishnaw, New Railways Minister
Thu Jul 08 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Rajya Sabha MP from Odisha, Ashwini Vaishnaw, took charge as the new Railways Minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet on Thursday. After taking charge, the new Minister ...
"Deliberate Neglect": US Right Body On Death Of Elgar Case Accused Stan Swamy
Thu Jul 08 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A federal American body has condemned the "deliberate neglect" by the government of India that it said led to the death of Jesuit priest Stan Swamy. Stan Swamy, 84, who was arreste...
2 Hizbul Mujahideen Terrorists Killed In Encounter In Jammu And Kashmir
Wed Jul 07 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Another Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Burhan Wani has been killed by the police in an encounter at Jammu and Kashmir's Handwara district, the police informed on Wednesday....
Two soldiers arrested for ‘links to drug racket, ISI’
Wed Jul 07 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Punjab Police on Tuesday claimed to have busted a “cross-border espionage network” with the arrest of two Army personnel — Sepoy Harpreet Singh, 23, (19 Rashtriya Rifles), and ...
Nitish Kumar's Party Raises An Old Demand To Join PM's Cabinet: Sources
Wed Jul 07 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Hours before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet reshuffle, Bihar ally Nitish Kumar's party raised an old demand. A top Janata Dal United leader said today the party will not ac...
Tesla's Fall From Grace In China Shows Perils Of Betting On Beijing
Wed Jul 07 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Huang Jiaxue, a businessman in Wenzhou in eastern China, was thrilled when he got his Tesla Model 3 late last year. The car was good-looking, environmentally friendly, and even dom...
PM Modi's Big Cabinet Reshuffle: Read Here On What To Expect
Wed Jul 07 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet reshuffle at 6 pm today, the first in his second term, will bring in big changes with an eye on political and administrative challenges, besi...