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Israel-Gaza: Rockets pound Israel after militants killed
Thu May 13 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Hamas militants have launched dozens of rockets at Israel after Israeli air strikes killed senior commanders and felled another tower block in Gaza....
"To Prove We Worked": UP Doctors Quit Posts Over 'Endless' Covid Review
Thu May 13 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Fourteen government doctors in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao, just 40 km from capital Lucknow, who are in charge of rural hospitals in the district, have resigned from their posts saying t...
Colonial Pipeline resumes operations after cyberattack, but warns supply chain issues will take ‘several days’ to resolve
Thu May 13 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Colonial Pipeline said it has restarted operations in the wake of a major ransomware attack that triggered a full-scale shutdown, leading to fuel shortages, panic buying and emerge...
Jobless man now hands paycheque to 70 like him in Odisha village
Thu May 13 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Like so many other migrants, Ranjan Sahu, 40, was hit hard by the national lockdown which followed the Covid-19 pandemic unfolding in March last year....
Bihar spreads net in the Ganga to fish out bodies floating in from U.P.
Thu May 13 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A day after 71 bodies of suspected COVID-19 victims were retrieved from the Ganga at Chausa in Buxar district of Bihar, the authorities on Wednesday spread a big net in the river t...
Nearly 90% India Has High Positivity Rate, Rural Areas A Worry: Centre
Wed May 12 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Close to 90 per cent of India is witnessing a high Covid positivity rate as 640 districts out of the 734 are above the national threshold level of 5 per cent positivity rate, the c...
"Propaganda": Rahul Gandhi, Prashant Kishor On Centre's "Positivity" Push
Wed May 12 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The government's mega-push for "positivity" to fend off criticism, both in the country and abroad, has set up a new political flashpoint, with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi calling...
India reports 4,205 deaths, highest ever; total fatalities reach 2,54,197
Wed May 12 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
India reported 3,48,421 new Covid-19 cases and 4,205 deaths in the last 24 hours ending 8 am on Wednesday, as per the Union Health Ministry. Also, as many as 3,55,338 people were d...
Israel declares emergency in Lod as unrest spreads
Wed May 12 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Israel has declared a state of emergency in the central city of Lod after rioting by Israeli Arabs, as conflict between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants intensified....
Nearly 100 bodies found floating in Ganga, spark panic in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh
Wed May 12 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
At least 96 unidentified bodies – many of them decomposed and bloated – have been found floating in the Ganga over the past couple of days, triggering fears among local residents i...
Bodies Found Floating In Ganga In UP Day After Bihar Horror
Tue May 11 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Dead bodies washed up on the banks of Ganga were sighted for a second straight day today -- this time in Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The spot is around 55 km upriver from Bihar's Buxa...
Pappu Yadav arrested for violating Covid-19 norms in Bihar
Tue May 11 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
After he was arrested for violating Covid-19 norms, Jan Adhikar Party leader and former MP Pappu Yadav on Tuesday said that “if it is a crime to save lives during Covid, then he i...
As deaths go up 10 fold, worrying signs from smaller states
Tue May 11 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
SINCE April, the daily count of new cases has increased five times, from about 80,000 to more than four lakh a day now. During this same time, however, the number of deaths being r...
Russia school shooting: Children and teacher killed in Kazan
Tue May 11 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Children and a teacher have been killed in a shooting at a school in the Russian city of Kazan.Reports over the number of deaths varied, but officials said at least seven children ...
Deadly 'Black Fungus' In Covid Patients In India
Tue May 11 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The government has told doctors to look out for signs of mucormycosis or "black fungus" in COVID-19 patients as hospitals report a rise in cases of the rare but potentially fatal i...
Union Labour Minister complains to U.P. CM on COVID-19 response
Mon May 10 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Minister of State with independent charge in the Ministry of Labour and Employment Santosh Kumar Gangwar flagged concerns over the COVID-19 response in Uttar Pradesh in a letter to...
Iraqi protesters reportedly set Iranian consulate on fire amid fury over assassination of activist
Mon May 10 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Protesters have set the Iraqi city of Karbala ablaze following the killing of prominent activist Ihab al-Wazni. The demonstrators have accused Iran-backed militias of his assassina...
Asked to rethink vaccine policy, Centre to SC: trust us, no need for court to interfere
Mon May 10 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Centre on Sunday told the Supreme Court that its vaccination policy had been framed to ensure equitable distribution, with the limited availability of vaccines, vulnerability,...
US passes emergency waiver over fuel pipeline cyber-attack
Mon May 10 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The US government issued emergency legislation on Sunday after the largest fuel pipeline in the US was hit by a ransomware cyber-attack....
India records more than 3.66 lakh new cases, over 3,700 deaths on May 10, 2021
Mon May 10 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
India recorded 3,66,317 new COVID-19 cases until 11.37 p.m. on May 10. As many as 3,747 new deaths were also registered. The country has so far reported a total of 2,26,62,410 case...