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86 seamen dead: Unions to protest outside ONGC today
Wed Jun 09 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Forward Seamen’s Union of India (FSUI) and Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) will protest outside the Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC) headquarters on Wednesday between...
Tax details of US super-rich allegedly leaked
Wed Jun 09 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Details claiming to reveal how little income tax US billionaires pay have been leaked to a news website....
State-Run Coal India Sees 400 Deaths, Asks Centre For Help With Vaccines
Wed Jun 09 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Coal India Ltd., one of the nation's biggest employers, has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government to help accelerate the vaccination of its work force after the deaths of...
Push of Covid-19 ‘lab leak’ theory ‘no different’ from Iraq WMD lies – Chinese Embassy
Wed Jun 09 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Beijing’s embassy in the US has blasted the renewed attempts to blame China for the Covid-19 pandemic, comparing it to how the George W. Bush administration hyped up false claims a...
Uber to hire close to 250 engineers in India to expand tech, product teams
Wed Jun 09 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Uber on Wednesday announced it is recruiting close to 250 engineers for its Bengaluru and Hyderabad-based teams, as the company continues to expand the scope of operations for its ...
France President Emmanuel Macron slapped in the face
Wed Jun 09 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
French President Emmanuel Macron has been slapped in the face on an official visit to the south-east of France....
South African Woman Claims She Gave Birth To 10 Babies At Once, Breaking World Record
Wed Jun 09 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A woman from South Africa has reportedly given birth to 10 babies at once, breaking the Guinness World Record held by Malian Halima Cisse - who gave birth to nine children in Moroc...
Covishield At 780, Covaxin At 1,410: Maximum Price For Private Hospitals
Wed Jun 09 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Centre today fixed the maximum price that private hospitals can charge for Covid vaccines amid opposition allegations of profiteering. The price of Covishield has been fixed at...
ANOM: Hundreds arrested in massive global crime sting
Tue Jun 08 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Law enforcement agencies say they've arrested hundreds of criminals across the world in a three-year operation using an FBI-designed app....
DU conducts first open-book exam successfully, nearly 35,000 students appear
Tue Jun 08 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Nearly 35,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students took the online open-book exams (OBE) of the Delhi University (DU) on Monday and no technical glitches were reported, official...
Police Case Against Kerala BJP Chief For Allegedly Bribing Election Rival
Tue Jun 08 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
An FIR (first information report) has been filed against the BJP's Kerala chief for allegedly bribing a rival candidate into withdrawing his nomination ahead of the April 6 Assembl...
US says it seized $2.3 million in bitcoin from ransom Colonial Pipeline paid to ‘Russia-based’ hackers
Tue Jun 08 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The US Department of Justice has managed to track down and recapture 63.7 bitcoin worth of ransom from a wallet allegedly used by hackers who extorted Colonial Pipeline. ...
Myanmar: The mysterious deaths of the NLD party officials
Tue Jun 08 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The violence used by Myanmar's armed forces against unarmed opponents since the coup in February has shocked the world; more than 800 people have been killed, most by military gunf...
Free Covid vaccines for all, only Centre to procure
Tue Jun 08 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Reversing his government’s Covid-19 vaccination policy amid a chorus from states that it should take over vaccine procurement, and probing questions recently from the Supreme Court...
Hyatt Regency Mumbai Shut "Until Further Notice", No Funds For Salaries
Tue Jun 08 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Hyatt Regency, one of Mumbai's best known 5-star hotels, is set to shut down "until further notice". Indicating the financial strain it faces, the property's authorities have s...
Punjabi Singer Jazzy B's Twitter Account Blocked On Government Request
Tue Jun 08 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Twitter has blocked four accounts in India - including one belonging to Canadian-Punjabi singer Jazzy B, who has frequently tweeted in support of farmers protesting the government'...
UN’s torture expert condemns persecution of Julian Assange as efforts to free journalist ramp up ahead of G7 summit
Mon Jun 07 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Efforts to free WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from Belmarsh Prison in the UK were ramped up this week ahead of the G7 summit with an action in Geneva, a petition, and an interve...
Abubakar Shekau: Boko Haram leader is dead, says rival militant group
Mon Jun 07 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The leader of the Nigerian militant group Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, has killed himself, rival Islamist militants said in an audio recording....
Protesting Haryana farmers move into police station, cow in tow
Mon Jun 07 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A standoff between farmers and authorities in Tohana, in Haryana’s Fatehabad district, intensified over the weekend, with hundreds of protesters moving into the town’s Sadar police...
After Team Mehul Choksi Names Alleged Kidnappers, Antigua PM Orders Probe
Mon Jun 07 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda has started investigations into the alleged abduction of absconding diamantaire Mehul Choksi to neighbouring Dominica on a complaint f...