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81,466 Fresh Covid Cases In India, Biggest 1-Day Jump In 6 Months
Fri Apr 02 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
India yet again saw the biggest daily surge in Covid cases with 81,466 fresh infections reported since yesterday, taking the tally to 1.23 crore. The country also saw 469 new fatal...
"Exactly Like UK": AIIMS Chief On Current Covid Surge And New Strain
Thu Apr 01 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Covid surge in the country is due to a new strain and the situation is exactly like the one in the UK when the virus underwent a mutation around Christmas, Dr Randeep Guleria, ...
Rs.700 Crore Tax Evasion Detected After Raids On Hyderabad Realty Developers
Thu Apr 01 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Income Tax Department on Wednesday claimed to have detected tax evasion of about Rs.700 crore after it raided two real estate developers based in Hyderabad recently....
"We Will Lose Control If We Don't Move Now": Macron Orders Third Lockdown
Thu Apr 01 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday ordered France into its third national lockdown and said schools would close for three weeks as he sought to push back a third wave of COVID-...
Two Girls, 3 And 5, Dropped Over 14-Foot Wall At US-Mexico Border
Thu Apr 01 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Two small Ecuadoran girls, three and five years old, were hoisted over and dropped from the top of a 14-foot wall marking the US-Mexican border in the middle of the night before be...
72,330 New Covid Cases In India, Biggest 1-Day Spike Since Early October
Thu Apr 01 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
India saw the biggest daily surge in Covid cases since early October with 72,330 fresh infections reported since yesterday, taking the tally to 1,22,21,665 cases. Today's surge is ...
Random Covid Testing At Delhi Airport From Today, Rail, Bus Stations Next
Wed Mar 31 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Passengers at Delhi Airport - arriving from the states witnessing a coronavirus surge - will be tested randomly from today and "those found positive shall be mandatorily quarantine...
India Has Rights Issues, Situation Improving In J&K: US State Department
Wed Mar 31 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
India has several significant human rights issues, including restrictions on freedom of expression and the press, corruption and tolerance of violations of religious freedom, a rep...
"Actually, I Am Shandilya..." Mamata Banerjee Signs Off From Nandigram
Wed Mar 31 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
As the curtains came down Tuesday night on campaigning for the second phase of the Bengal election, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee played one final card - telling voters she belong...
Anti-Terror Probe Agency NIA Finds Another High-End Car Registered In Arrested Cop's Name
Wed Mar 31 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The National Investigation Agency or NIA on Tuesday seized another high-end car apparently registered in the name of arrested Mumbai Police officer Sachin Waze from Navi Mumbai, an...
Starting Today, Big Win For US Tech Firms On H-1B Visas
Wed Mar 31 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
President Joe Biden plans to allow a pandemic-related ban on visas for certain temporary workers, enacted by former President Donald Trump, to expire Wednesday, according to people...
Covid Bed Allotment Through "War Rooms", Not Hospitals: Mumbai's Plan
Tue Mar 30 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
As coronavirus cases continue to rise in Mumbai, the city's civic body is preparing for a possible shortage of hospital beds, thus adding and reserving more beds for Covid patients...
17 held after violence at Nanded gurdwara
Tue Mar 30 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The police have arrested 17 people who were part of a huge mob that resorted to violence after being denied permission to take out the annual Hola Mohalla procession because of Cov...
Indian-Americans donate over Rs 1 cr for health sector in Bihar, Jharkhand
Tue Mar 30 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
An Indian American couple has donated over Rs 1 for crore healthcare works in Bihar and Jharkhand, the Bihar Jharkhand Association of North America (BJANA) announced on Monday....
Harmanpreet Kaur tests positive for COVID-19
Tue Mar 30 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Indian women’s T20 team captain Harmanpreet Kaur has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms....
Notice to DJB, IGL and irrigation dept for ‘encroaching’ Asola sanctuary area
Tue Mar 30 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The forest department has issued a notice to the Delhi Jal Board and Indraprastha Gas Limited for laying water and gas pipelines and to the irrigation and flood control department ...
"Everything Need Not Be Made Public": Amit Shah On Meeting Sharad Pawar
Sun Mar 28 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday left people guessing as he declined to confirm nor deny a purported secret meeting with Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar ...
Myanmar Air Strike On Thai Border
Sun Mar 28 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
Myanmar army fighter jets launched air strikes on Saturday on a village near the Thai border in territory controlled by an armed ethnic group, the group said, as fears grow of civi...
10 New Rafale Aircraft To Join The Air Force In A Month: Report
Sun Mar 28 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
In a major boost for the Indian Air Force's firepower, at least 10 new Rafale fighter aircraft would be joining its fighter fleet leading to the formation of the second squadron of...
PM Modi Hails Cricketer Mithali Raj, Says Her Story Is An Inspiration
Sun Mar 28 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
PM Narendra Modi on Sunday praised Indian women team's ODI skipper Mithali Raj, who recently became the first Indian woman to complete 10,000 runs across formats, saying that her s...