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Odisha plans cage fish culture in reservoirs
Tue Aug 04 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Odisha government has come out with a new policy to promote cage fish culture in medium and large reservoirs in the state, officials said. The Fisheries and Animal Resources de...
Curfew imposed across Kashmir ahead of first anniversary of revocation of Article 370
Tue Aug 04 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
A curfew was imposed across the valley on Tuesday as authorities apprehended violent protests in view of plans by separatists and Pakistan-sponsored groups to observe August 5, the...
US should get a very large percentage of TikTok sale proceeds: Trump
Tue Aug 04 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
President Donald Trump has demanded that the US treasury should get a substantial chunk of the TikTok sale proceeds, as he set September 15 as the deadline for the popular Chinese ...
Lurking danger in SIM swap fraud: What is it?
Mon Aug 03 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
SIM hijacking is a dangerous form of digital hijacking, And it uses a really simple ruse. IT security experts describe 'SIM swapping' is a growing nightmare. It is difficult to fig...
IPL to be held in UAE from September
Mon Aug 03 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Indian Premier League (IPL) will be played in the UAE from 19 September, tournament organisers have confirmed. The 53 matches, including the final on 10 November, will be playe...
Iran cover-up of deaths revealed by data leak
Mon Aug 03 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The number of deaths from coronavirus in Iran is nearly triple what Iran's government claims, a BBC Persian service investigation has found. The government's own records appear to ...
Restrictions imposed in Kashmir Valley, markets shut
Mon Aug 03 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Restrictions were imposed in the Kashmir valley on Monday, with officials saying that the curbs have been enforced as part of efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19. The restric...
On Cop's "Forced Quarantine"; Nitish Kumar Speaks
Mon Aug 03 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The turf war between Bihar Police and Mumbai Police over the probe into the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput took a more serious turn after the Bihar police chief accused Mumbai...
COVID-19 curfew imposed in Melbourne
Mon Aug 03 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Australia on Sunday introduced sweeping new measures to control a growing coronavirus outbreak in its second-biggest city, including an overnight curfew and a ban on weddings for t...
Tested Positive For Coronavirus, Hospitalised, Tweets Union Home Minister
Sun Aug 02 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Union home minister Amit Shah has tested positive for coronavirus, which has infected more than 17 lakh people in the country. Sources said he has been admitted to Medanta hospital...
Military commanders of India and China hold fifth round of talks
Sun Aug 02 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Senior military commanders of India and China are holding a fresh round of talks on Sunday with an aim to ensure expeditious disengagement of troops from all the friction points al...
Truncated, day-long monsoon session for Bihar legislature on Monday
Sun Aug 02 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Members of the bicameral legislature in Bihar will assemble here on Monday to take part in a truncated, day-long monsoon session, which may be the last occasion for the Houses to m...
New Education Policy: Breakfast for school children besides mid-day meals
Sun Aug 02 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The mid-day meals provided to students in government or aided schools should be supplemented by breakfast, the new National Education Policy (NEP) has proposed. As per news report ...
Australia's Victoria state declares disaster, night curfew
Sun Aug 02 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The premier of Australia's hard-hit Victoria state has declared a disaster among sweeping new coronavirus restrictions across Melbourne and elsewhere from Sunday night. An evening ...
India records highest one-day jump of 57,118 COVID-19 cases
Sat Aug 01 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
India's COVID-19 tally reached 16,95,988 on Saturday with a record single-day increase of 57,118 cases, while the recoveries surged to 10,94,374, according to the Union Health Mini...
Don't question Mumbai cops' ability to handle Sushant case: Uddhav
Sat Aug 01 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has said that he deplored attempts to question the efficiency of the Mumbai Police in handling the probe into the death of Bollywood act...
US hits China anew for rights abuses in western Xinjiang
Sat Aug 01 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Trump administration took new aim at China on Friday by imposing sanctions on a major paramilitary organization in the country's western Xinjiang region and its commander for a...
Himachal CM allocates portfolios to newly sworn-in ministers
Sat Aug 01 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur allocated portfolios to the three newly sworn-in ministers while also making changes in the departments held by other members of his ...
South Korea arrests leader of church with big cluster
Sat Aug 01 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
South Korean prosecutors arrested the elderly leader of a secretive religious sect Saturday as part of an investigation into allegations that the church hampered the government's a...
India's COVID-19 tally crosses 16 lakh
Fri Jul 31 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
With a record single-day surge of 55,078 infections, India's COVID-19 caseload raced past 16 lakh on Friday, just two days after it reached the 15-lakh mark, while the number of re...