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Sourav Ganguly In ICU After Sudden Illness
Sat Jan 02 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly has been hospitalised in Kolkata after suddenly falling ill. The former India captain felt uneasy when he ...
India's First "Mysterious" Monolith Spotted In Ahmedabad Park
Fri Jan 01 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A "monolith", the likes of which have appeared and vanished in different parts of the world since November, has now emerged in a garden in Ahmedabad city, Gujarat. This is the firs...
US Blocks $63 Million In Funds Of Global Terrorist Groups In 2019: Report
Fri Jan 01 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The US blocked USD 63 million in funds of designated terrorist groups, including Pakistan-based outfits, in 2019 as part of its crackdown on foreign terrorist organisations, accord...
Donald Trump Extends Immigrant, Work Visa Restrictions Till March
Fri Jan 01 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday extended a pair of immigration bans that block many "green card" applicants and temporary foreign workers from entering the country, measure...
GST Collections Hit Record High Of Over Rs. 1.15 Lakh Crore In December 2020: Finance Ministry
Fri Jan 01 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
The gross goods and services tax (GST) revenue collected in the month of December 2020 was Rs.1,15,174 crore of which CGST was 21,365 crore, SGST was Rs.27,804 crore, IGST was Rs....
Kingpin Of Rs. 2.5 Crore Delhi Cryptocurrency Racket Arrested On Arrival From Dubai
Fri Jan 01 2021 | By Cobrapost Desk
A 60-year-old person has been arrested in Delhi for allegedly heading a racket that had swindled at least Rs2.5 crore from some 45 people under the garb of being a cryptocurrency p...
UP Class 10 Student Kills Classmate In School, Shooting Him Thrice
Thu Dec 31 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
An ordinary classroom fight over seats turned deadly in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr district when one Class 10 student shot dead another, the police said on Thursday. According to ...
Chinese Man, Head Of Rs.21,000-Crore Loan App Scam, Arrested In Delhi
Thu Dec 31 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Hyderabad police have arrested a Chinese national as part of its ongoing investigation into a multi-crore online loan scam involving a large network of companies that charged i...
Government Extends Deadline For FASTag Till February 15, 2021
Thu Dec 31 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highway (MoRTH) has extended the deadline for the collection of toll charges on the National Highways using FASTag. The deadline was originally u...
YouTuber Puts Brand New PlayStation 5 Through Shredder
Thu Dec 31 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
While many gamers are still waiting to get their hands on Sony's latest gaming console - the PlayStation 5 - one YouTuber apparently had no qualms putting his through an industrial...
China Deploying "En Masse" Underwater Drones In Indian Ocean: Report
Thu Dec 31 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
China has deployed a fleet of underwater drones called Sea Wing (Haiyi) glider in the Indian Ocean, which can operate for months on end and make observations for naval intelligence...
Centre Asks States To Consider Restrictions For New Year Celebrations
Wed Dec 30 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
A series of restrictions have been suggested by the Centre ahead of New Year to tone down celebrations in the backdrop of the Covid outbreak and the new super infectious strain tha...
Man Arrested For Blackmailing 100 Women Using Fake Nude Pictures: Cops
Wed Dec 30 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
A 26-year-old man, accused of blackmailing at least 100 women, has been arrested in Delhi for trying to extort money from a south Delhi resident by allegedly blackmailing her with ...
Jack Ma Has Lost $11 Billion In 2 Months On China Scrutiny
Wed Dec 30 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Jack Ma's net worth has tumbled by almost $11 billion since the end of October as China stepped up scrutiny of his empire and the country's tech behemoths....
Oxford Vaccine, Approved By UK, Easier To Store, Cheaper Than Others
Wed Dec 30 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Britain on Wednesday became the first country in the world to approve the coronavirus vaccine developed by drug firm AstraZeneca and Oxford University, with a mass rollout planned ...
100 UK Travellers Yet To Be Traced, Pune Civic Body's Appeal For Help
Wed Dec 30 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
As India steps up testing to contain the spread of a new mutant strain of coronavirus, first found in the United Kingdom in September, Pune's civic body has put out a video appeal ...
6 Who Arrived In India Test Positive For UK Mutant Strain
Tue Dec 29 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Six cases of a mutant strain of coronavirus that first surfaced in the UK, have been detected in the country. The new strain is believed to be 70 per cent more infectious, but doct...
Ajinkya Rahane-Inspired India Trump Australia To Level Series In Melbourne
Tue Dec 29 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Hungry for redemption, India recorded a win for the ages under an inspirational Ajinkya Rahane, beating Australia by eight wickets in the second Test to level the four-match series...
Mukesh Ambani Gathered $27 Billion. Now He Has to Deliver
Tue Dec 29 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Mukesh Ambani spent much of 2020 convincing Facebook Inc., Google and a clutch of Wall Street heavyweights to buy into his vision for one of the world's most ambitious corporate tr...
Sena Leader Sanjay Raut's Wife Skips Summons In PMC Bank Fraud Case
Tue Dec 29 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut's wife has sought more time to appear before the Enforcement Directorate for questioning in the PMC bank fraud case. Varsha Raut had been summoned by t...