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India "Late To The Table" In Buying Vaccines: Top Virologist
Mon May 24 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
India delayed the process of bulk-buying vaccines unlike several other nations and may now have few options available in the international market. "Aren't we a little late to the t...
Oxford secretly used cell phone data to track millions as part of government-ordered vaccination study – media
Mon May 24 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The UK government has admitted it used phone data to analyse people’s movement patterns without their knowledge as part of a vaccination study, a new report claims. Officials are s...
Wuhan lab staff sought hospital care before Covid-19 outbreak disclosed: Report
Mon May 24 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Three researchers from China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) sought hospital care in November 2019, months before China disclosed the Covid-19 pandemic, the Wall Street Journal...
Western powers voice outrage as Belarus accused of hijacking plan
Mon May 24 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Western countries have expressed outrage at the forced diversion of a plane carrying a Belarusian activist on an internal EU flight on Sunday.EU leaders are due to discuss their re...
"Persistent Headache, Swelling In Covid Survivors Signs Of Black Fungus": AIIMS Chief
Sun May 23 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
If you are recovering from COVID-19 and can't get rid of that persistent headache or that swelling on one side of the face, immediately speak to a doctor and get tested for Black F...
Ramdev Draws Doctors' Fury, Legal Trouble Over "Allopathy Is Stupid" Video
Sun May 23 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Yoga guru Ramdev, the face of one of India's biggest consumer goods and alternative medicine empires, has been asked to apologise by the Indian Medical Association for ostensibly s...
Guide: Over 100 virus cases on Everest despite Nepal denials
Sun May 23 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A coronavirus outbreak on Mount Everest has infected at least 100 climbers and support staff, an expert mountaineering guide said, giving the first comprehensive estimate amid offi...
Covid: India tells social media firms to remove 'India variant' from content
Sun May 23 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Indian government has instructed social media companies to remove any content that refers to the "Indian variant" of Covid-19....
Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar arrested by Delhi Police in murder case
Sun May 23 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar was arrested from Delhi on Sunday in connection with the murder of 23-year-old former junior national wrestling champion Sagar Dhankhar. He ...
Mount Nyiragongo: DR Congo plans to evacuate city as volcano erupts
Sun May 23 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The government in the Democratic Republic of Congo has launched an evacuation plan for the eastern city of Goma after a large volcano erupted....
"Would Rather Die": Jailed Activist Stan Swamy On Mumbai Hospital Treatment
Sat May 22 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Jesuit priest Stan Swamy, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoists links case, told the Bombay High Court on Friday that his health has deteriorated steadily since his arrest, but ...
UP Teen "Thrashed" By Police For Violating Curfew, Dies; Cops Suspended
Sat May 22 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Two police constables in Uttar Pradesh 's Unnao district have been suspended and a case has been registered against them after a 17-year-old boy died on Friday after being allegedl...
Threaten to intensify stir: Farm leaders write to PM to resume talks
Sat May 22 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), the umbrella body of farmer unions protesting against the Centre’s three agricultural laws at Delhi borders now for almost six months, Friday wrote ...
Nigerian army chief Ibrahim Attahiru killed in air crash
Sat May 22 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Nigeria's army chief, Lt-Gen Ibrahim Attahiru, has been killed in a plane crash in the north-western state of Kaduna, officials say....
Andhra Pradesh to send Nellore ayurveda practitioner’s ‘Covid drug’ to ICMR for efficacy test
Sat May 22 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday ordered scientific tests on an ayurveda medicine that is being distributed by an ayurveda practitioner in the port tow...
Air India cyber-attack: Data of millions of customers compromised
Sat May 22 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
India's national airline Air India has said a cyber-attack on its data servers affected about 4.5 million customers around the world....
In Big U-Turn, Government's 70% RT-PCR Test Goal Becomes 40%
Fri May 21 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
RT-PCR tests - widely believed to be the most accurate method to detect COVID-19 - will be cut to 40 per cent of total tests by the end of next month, far from Prime Minister Naren...
Up To 300% More Antibodies When Second Dose Delayed, Says Study
Fri May 21 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Faced with a limited supply of shots and anxious populations waiting their turn, more countries are turning to an initially controversial strategy that's now been vindicated by sci...
Black fungus: Call to declare epidemic in Indian states
Fri May 21 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
India's states should declare an epidemic following a rise in deadly "black fungus" cases, the country's health authorities has said....
MiG-21 fighter jet crashes in Punjab’s Moga, IAF’s pilot dead
Fri May 21 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
An Indian Air Force pilot was killed in a MiG-21 fighter jet crash at Langeana village of Punjab’s Moga district in the wee hours of Friday. The pilot has been identified as IAF MC...