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COVID-19: India records highest single-day spike of 69,874 cases
Sat Aug 22 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
With a record spike of 69,874 infections in a day, India's COVID-19 tally increased to 29,75,701, while the recoveries rose to 22,22,577 pushing the recovery rate to 74.69 per cent...
BSF kills 5 intruders along India-Pak IB in Punjab
Sat Aug 22 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Border Security Force shot dead five intruders along the India-Pakistan International Border in Punjab early Saturday, a senior BSF officer said. This is the highest number of ...
Indian national arrested in USD 21 million H-1B visa fraud
Sat Aug 22 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
An Indian national has been arrested on charges of conspiracy to commit visa fraud and for inducing foreign nationals to come to the US using fraudulently obtained H-1B visas, fede...
Fashion Designer Paid $500,000 For Daughters' College Admission, Jailed
Sat Aug 22 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli was sentenced Friday to five months in federal prison for fraud conspiracy in one of the most closely watched cases in the college admissions bri...
CBI In Mumbai, Questions Sushant Singh Rajput's Staff Member, Meets Cops
Fri Aug 21 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
A special team of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) - set up to investigate Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death - this morning questioned a staff member of the act...
India's COVID-19 tally crosses 29 lakh mark
Fri Aug 21 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
India's COVID-19 tally zoomed past 29 lakh, a day after it crossed 28 lakh, with a?single-day spike of?68,898 infections, while the recoveries have increased to 21,58,946 on Friday...
Strict lockdown in Kolkata, violations reported in some districts
Fri Aug 21 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Normal life came to a grinding halt in the city on Friday as a complete shutdown was enforced across West Bengal for the second consecutive day this week to stem the spread of COVI...
Bidding for Pennsylvania, Trump trolls Biden in old backyard
Fri Aug 21 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Determined to keep Pennsylvania in his column, President Donald Trump took the fight to Joe Biden's old backyard Thursday and insisted his Democratic rival would be the state's wor...
9 Trapped After Fire At Hydroelectric Plant In Telangana
Fri Aug 21 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Nine people are trapped inside a hydroelectric plant in Telangana after a fire broke out at its under tunnel power house late last night. Nineteen people were on shift when the fir...
PM Narendra Modi Says MS Dhoni "Illustration Of Spirit Of New India"
Thu Aug 20 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
MS Dhoni, who retired from international cricket on August 15, took to Twitter on Thursday to thank PM Narendra Modi for appreciating his hard work on the field. As per news report...
Kerala Chief Minister Against "Unilateral" Airport Move, Writes To PM
Thu Aug 20 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Kerala's LDF government has objected strongly to the Centre's decision to hand over three airports, including the one in Thiruvananthapuram, to a private company for 50 years, sayi...
Kamala Harris scripts history as she accepts Democratic Party's nomination for US vice-president
Thu Aug 20 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Senator Kamala Harris has scripted history as she became the first Indian-American and also the first Black woman to accept the nomination for vice-president from a major political...
Yes Bank fraud case: HC grants bail to Wadhawan brothers
Thu Aug 20 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Bombay High Court on Thursday granted bail to Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Ltd promoters Kapil Wadhawan and Dheeraj Wadhawan, who have been accused of money laundering by ...
India's COVID-19 caseload crosses 28-lakh mark
Thu Aug 20 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
India's COVID-19 caseload went past 28 lakh with a record single-day spike of 69,652 infections, while the recoveries increased to 20,96,664 on Thursday pushing the recovery rate t...
Sushant Singh Rajput Case: Supreme Court Orders CBI Probe
Wed Aug 19 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Supreme Court today said the CBI will investigate actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death and asked the Mumbai police to hand over all evidence collected so far to the investigating...
Trump retweets purported audio of Biden call with Ukraine
Wed Aug 19 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
President Donald Trump has retweeted an audio recording that US intelligence officials have described as being part of a Russian campaign to denigrate Democratic presidential candi...
Incessant rains lash Delhi; water logging woes continue
Wed Aug 19 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Incessant rains lashed the national capital on Wednesday, submerging low-lying areas in knee-deep water and affecting traffic on key roads during morning rush hours. The India Mete...
President accepts Ashok Lavasa's resignation as EC
Wed Aug 19 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
President Ram Nath Kovind has accepted the resignation of Ashok Lavasa as Election Commissioner, a notification by the Ministry of Law and Justice said on Wednesday. Lavasa was nex...
India's COVID-19 tally climbs to 27,67,273
Wed Aug 19 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
With 64,531 people testing positive in a day, India's COVID-19 tally climbed to 27,67,273 on Wednesday, while the recoveries crossed the 20-lakh mark pushing the recovery rate to 7...
India's COVID-19 tally crosses 27-lakh mark
Tue Aug 18 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
A spike of 55,079 cases took India's COVID-19 tally past 27 lakh on Tuesday just a day after it crossed the 26-lakh mark, while 19.77 lakh people have so far recuperated from the d...