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Cheetah: The world's fastest cat is returning to India
Mon Jun 07 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
If all goes well, eight cheetahs - five males and three females - will make the 8,405km (5,222 miles) journey from South Africa to their new home in a sprawling national park in In...
Maharashtra: 35 IPS officers owe almost Rs 4 cr for overstaying in govt accommodation
Mon Jun 07 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Thirty-five serving and retired Indian Police Service (IPS) officers cumulatively owe the Maharashtra government at least Rs 3.82 crore in fines for staying on in government accomm...
Kamala Harris's Flight Forced To Land Soon After Take-Off
Mon Jun 07 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
US Vice President Kamala Harris's plane was forced to land soon after take-off on Sunday due to a technical problem on her way to Guatemala for her first international trip....
After injections at 2 MP hospitals, over 70 black fungus patients suffer adverse effects
Mon Jun 07 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
More than 70 mucormycosis patients suffered adverse reactions after they were injected with Amphotericin-B in two medical colleges over two days. Officials said that in both colleg...
Al Jazeera condemns Israel for ‘systematic targeting of journalists’ after arrest of reporter in East Jerusalem
Sun Jun 06 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Givara Budeiri, a veteran Al Jazeera correspondent, was arrested while covering a peaceful protest in a flashpoint neighborhood of East Jerusalem and banned from entering the area ...
Burkina Faso attack: More than 130 killed in village raid
Sun Jun 06 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Armed men have killed over 132 people in an attack on a village in northern Burkina Faso, the country's worst attack in recent years, the government says....
‘If pizza can be delivered, why not ration?’: Kejriwal asks PM to allow doorstep delivery of foodgrains
Sun Jun 06 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal appealed to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to allow the state government to start the doorstep delivery of ration....
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,...