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COVID-19 tally in India breaches 35-lakh mark
Sun Aug 30 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
India's COVID-19 tally zoomed past 35 lakh, just a week after it crossed the 30-lakh mark, with a record single-day spike of 78,761 cases, while recoveries surged to 27,13,933 on S...
Three militants killed in encounter
Sun Aug 30 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Three militants were killed in a gunfight on the outskirts of the city here on Sunday, police said. Militants fired on a joint 'naka' of police and the Central Reserve Police Force...
Health experts decry Trump's shunning of virus rules
Sun Aug 30 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Public health experts expressed concern Friday about President Donald Trump's largely mask-free, socially un-distanced Republican convention event on the White House lawn, saying s...
Masks, Smart Cards Mandatory; No Tokens: Delhi Metro's New Guidelines
Sun Aug 30 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
he use of masks and smart cards has been made mandatory as the Delhi Metro resumes services next month after nearly a six-month gap. The new guidelines issued today listed severe r...
Day 2 Of CBI Questioning For Rhea Chakraborty After 10 Hours Yesterday
Sat Aug 29 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Actor Rhea Chakraborty, who was questioned by the CBI yesterday for over 10 hours in connection with the Sushant Singh Rajput case, is to be questioned again today. She had been sc...
Rahul Gandhi May Not Lead Congress To 2024 Win, Says Letter-Writer
Sat Aug 29 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
After two disastrous outings in consecutive national elections, Rahul Gandhi may not be the best bet for the Congress party's revival, one of the 23 veterans who have found themsel...
Assam Records Over 1 Lakh Coronavirus Cases, 10th State To Cross Mark
Sat Aug 29 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Assam crossed the one lakh coronavirus cases mark on Friday night, with 2,560 new infections detected in 24 hours. Close to 300 deaths have been linked to the virus so far, with ei...
India's COVID-19 tally goes past 34 lakh with single-day spike of 76,472 cases
Sat Aug 29 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
India's COVID-19 tally raced past 34 lakh with a single-day spike of 76,472 cases, while the number of recoveries surged to 26,48,998, pushing the recovery rate to 76.47 per cent o...
Malaysia extends ban on foreign tourists
Sat Aug 29 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Malaysia has extended its pandemic movement restrictions including a ban on foreign tourists until the end of the year. Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said in a televised address ...
Biden will be destroyer of American greatness: Trump
Fri Aug 28 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Seeking another four years in the White House, US President Donald Trump has slammed Democratic rival Joe Biden's record as a "shameful roll call of the most catastrophic betrayals...
Government permits meals on flights
Fri Aug 28 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The government has permitted the airlines to serve pre-packed snacks, meals and beverages on domestic flights and hot meals on international flights, according to an official order...
Body of BJP-affiliated panch recovered from Shopian
Fri Aug 28 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Police on Friday recovered the body of a panch affiliated with the BJP, who was reported missing 10 days ago from Khonmoh area of the city, from Shopian district of Jammu and Kashm...
COVID-19 tally in India climbs to 33,87,500
Fri Aug 28 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
A record single-day spike of 77,266 COVID-19 cases pushed India's virus tally to 33,87,500, while the recoveries surged to 25,83,948 on Friday, according to the Union Health Minist...
"You Are So Done": Sushant Rajput's Sister Hits Back At Rhea Chakraborty
Fri Aug 28 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Sushant Singh Rajput's sister today rebutted his girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty after the actor, in an interview to NDTV, accused his family of not being around him when he was fighti...
Record 75,760 COVID-19 cases in single day
Thu Aug 27 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Registering over 75,000 COVID-19 cases for the first time in a span of 24 hours, India's virus tally sprinted past 33 lakh on Thursday, while the number of recoveries crossed the 2...
Pithani called for questioning by CBI for 7th day in row
Thu Aug 27 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The CBI on Thursday called Sushant Singh Rajput's flat-mate Siddharth Pithani for the seventh consecutive day for questioning in the actor's death case, a police official said. Pit...
COVID-19 can affect almost all organs, symptoms maybe unrelated to lungs: experts
Thu Aug 27 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
COVID-19 can affect almost all organs besides the lungs and the initial symptoms may be totally unrelated to chest complaints, according to experts at AIIMS here. They stressed tha...
America needs four more years of Trump: Pence
Thu Aug 27 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Portraying President Donald Trump as a protector of the nation, his deputy and running mate Vice President Mike Pence has said the US needs four more years of his administration in...
SC says its 2004 verdict on sub-classification of SC/STs needs to be reconsidered
Thu Aug 27 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Supreme Court Thursday held that its 2004 verdict holding that states do not have the power to further sub-classify the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, for grant of quot...
Rhea Chakraborty "Has Never Consumed Drugs", Says Lawyer Amid Allegations
Wed Aug 26 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Actor Rhea Chakraborty has "never consumed drugs in her life," her lawyer has said amid the CBI probe in actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death in response to the allegations that the ...