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Ashok Gehlot camp MLAs to be shifted to Jaisalmer
Fri Jul 31 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The MLAs of the Ashok Gehlot camp, who have been staying at a hotel on the Jaipur- Delhi Highway amid the ongoing political crisis in Rajasthan, will be shifted to Jaisalmer on Fri...
45 Kolkata Police personnel test positive for COVID-19
Fri Jul 31 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
At least 45 Kolkata Police personnel including two senior officers of the Detective Department have tested positive for COVID-19, an official said on Friday. So far, over 1,100 pol...
Belarus says Russians plotted attacks; Kremlin rolls eyes
Fri Jul 31 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Belarusian authorities on Thursday accused more than 30 detained Russians of plotting terror attacks amid a presidential election campaign, allegations that Russian officials angri...
India will not be as effective as Wagner in bowling bouncers: Wade
Fri Jul 31 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
India's formidable pace attack will not be as effective as New Zealand speedster Neil Wagner in bowling bouncers during their upcoming tour of Australia, feels wicketkeeper Matthew...
India sees record spike of 52,123 COVID-19 cases
Thu Jul 30 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
COVID-19 cases in India crossed the 50,000 mark in a single day for the first time, pushing the virus tally to 15,83,792, while the recoveries went past 10 lakh on Thursday, accord...
CBI books 4 Navy officers for generating fake bills
Thu Jul 30 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The CBI has booked four Navy officers and 14 others for allegedly generating fake bills of Rs 6.76 crore for supplying IT hardware to the Western Naval Command, officials said. Cap...
UK strikes pact for 60 million doses of COVID-19 experimental vaccine
Thu Jul 30 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The UK government on Wednesday announced an early access agreement with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Sanofi Pasteur for an estimated 60 million doses of an experimental new vaccine be...
Yes Bank takes possession of Anil Ambani's group HQ
Thu Jul 30 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Yes Bank has taken over the headquarter of Anil Ambani's group in surburban Santacruz for failure to repay dues worth Rs 2,892 crore. The private sector lender has also taken posse...
Hong Kong economy contracts 9% in latest quarter
Thu Jul 30 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Hong Kong's economy shrank by 9% from a year earlier in the latest quarter, hurt by the coronavirus pandemic and facing more potential damage from the loss of US trade privileges ...
Five Rafale jets to land in India today, security tightened around air base
Wed Jul 29 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The first batch of five Rafale jets are scheduled to land at the Ambala air base here on Wednesday afternoon with police tightening the security around the air force station...
Bengal wears deserted look on 3rd day of biweekly total lockdown
Wed Jul 29 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Residents of West Bengal woke up to empty roads and deserted public places on Wednesday as a complete lockdown was enforced across the state to break the chain of surging coronavir...
China under Xi has become very aggressive, bullish: Nikki Haley
Wed Jul 29 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
China under President Xi Jinping has become more aggressive and bullish, former US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on Tuesday, asserting that such a behavior is u...
Complete lockdown on weekends in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Wed Jul 29 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Andaman and Nicobar administration has decided to impose a complete lockdown on weekends beginning August 1 to contain the spread of coronavirus, an official said on Wednesday....
India's COVID-19 tally crosses 15-lakh mark
Wed Jul 29 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
India's COVID-19 tally went past 15 lakh on Wednesday, two days after it crossed the 14-lakh mark, with 48,513 fresh cases recorded in a day while the recoveries surged to 9,88,02...
Kim boasts of his nukes amid stalled talks with US
Tue Jul 28 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
North Korea leader Kim Jong Un said his country's hard-won nuclear weapons were a solid security guarantee and a reliable, effective deterrent that could prevent a second Korean Wa...
India's COVID-19 tally climbs to 14,83,156
Tue Jul 28 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
With a single-day increase of 47,703 COVID-19 cases, India's virus tally mounted to 14,83,156 on Tuesday, while the recoveries surged to 9,52,743 pushing the recovery rate to 64.24...
IPL governing council meeting likely on August 2
Tue Jul 28 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The governing council of the Indian Premier League is likely to meet on August 2 to give a final shape to the schedule and discuss other arrangements for the eagerly-awaited event ...
The Witcher' prequel series in the works at Netflix
Tue Jul 28 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Netflix has announced The Witcher: Blood Origin , a limited series expanding the universe of its fantasy series The Witcher. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the six-part, live...
Rajasthan Cabinet meets to discuss points raised by Governor
Tue Jul 28 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
A cabinet meeting began at the Rajasthan chief minister's residence here on Tuesday to discuss points raised by the governor for calling a state assembly session. Chaired by Chief ...
Make tocilizumab, plasma therapy available for every COVID-19 patient: Gehlot
Mon Jul 27 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday directed officials to make available life-saving tocilizumab injection and plasma therapy to every COVID-19 patient in critical cond...