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Delhi govt is providing plasma for free, people don't need to buy it: Kejriwal
Fri Jul 24 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said the government is providing plasma for free and people do not need to buy or sell it....
China-US row: Fugitive researcher 'hiding in San Francisco consulate'
Thu Jul 23 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The US says a Chinese scientist suspected of visa fraud and concealing ties to the military has fled to China's consulate in San Francisco. Court filings by US prosecutors also say...
Mumbai deploys 'smart helmets' to screen for COVID-19
Thu Jul 23 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
As coronavirus infections climb in Mumbai, authorities in India's worst-hit city are turning to high-tech "smart helmets" to speed up screenings and identify suspected cases in the...
India's COVID-19 tally crosses 12-lakh mark
Thu Jul 23 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
With the highest-ever single-day spike of 45,720 cases, India's COVID-19 tally crossed the 12-lakh mark on Thursday, while the death-toll mounted to 29,861 with a record 1,129 fata...
Jolted by series of earthquakes, many residents spending nights in tents
Thu Jul 23 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Many people in Mizoram's Champhai district bordering Myanmar are spending nights outside their homes in makeshift tents after a series of earthquakes hit the northeastern state in ...
Brazil reports nearly 68,000 virus infections
Thu Jul 23 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Brazil's health ministry has reported a record 67,860 confirmed coronavirus cases over the last 24 hours. The previous mark for one day was 54,771, set June 19. The new high report...
SpiceJet to fly to United States
Thu Jul 23 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Budget carrier SpiceJet on Thursday said it has been designated as the "Indian scheduled carrier," to operate flights to the US. SpiceJet would be the first Indian budget carrier t...
COVID-19 tally in India climbs to 11,92,915
Wed Jul 22 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
India added 37,724 fresh cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday taking the country's tally to?11,92,915, while recoveries surged to 7,53,049 with 28,472 people having recuperated in a day,...
Another elephant dies of electrocution in West Bengal
Wed Jul 22 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
A male elephant died on Wednesday after coming in contact with a live electric wire in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district, the second such incident in the district in as many days. ...
US lawmakers pass legislation urging China to de-escalate situation with India
Wed Jul 22 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The US House of Representatives has passed a bipartisan legislation, urging China to peacefully de-escalate the situation with India along the Line of Actual Control. The legislati...
China cannot threaten countries and bully them in the Himalayas: Pompeo
Wed Jul 22 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Attacking China for its aggressive moves against its neighbours, including "instigating" a deadly confrontation with India in eastern Ladakh, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has ...
HBO begins casting for Game of Thrones' prequel
Wed Jul 22 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
HBO is moving forward with the prequel of its mega hit Game of Thrones. The network has begun casting for its series, House of Dragon , reported Entertainment Weekly. The project i...
HC likely to pronounce order on petition filed by Pilot
Tue Jul 21 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Rajasthan High Court is likely to pronounce its order on Tuesday on a writ petition filed by Sachin Pilot and 18 other dissident Congress MLAs, challenging the disqualification...
Trump to re-up virus briefings amid lagging polls
Tue Jul 21 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
President Donald Trump is set to once again take centre stage in the government's coronavirus response after a White House debate over how best to deploy its greatest and most vola...
Muzaffarpur shelter home: Brajesh Thakur moves HC
Tue Jul 21 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Brajesh Thakur, who was sentenced to life imprisonment till his last breath for sexually assaulting several girls in a shelter home in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district, has approached ...
CBI questions Gehlot's OSD in suicide case of Rajasthan police officer
Tue Jul 21 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The CBI on Tuesday questioned Deva Ram Saini, OSD to Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, in connection with the alleged suicide by state police officer Vishnudutt Vishnoi in Chu...
BJP appoints new chief whips in RS, LS
Tue Jul 21 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Former Union Minister Shiv Pratap Shukla and BJP MP Rakesh Singh have been appointed the party's chief whips in Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha, respectively, sources said on Tuesday. Sh...
Gehlot calls Pilot names, says he was 'useless'
Mon Jul 20 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday called Sachin Pilot useless , using the Hindi word nikamma in a no-holds-barred attack on his former deputy with whom he is locked i...
Record single-day spike of 40,425 COVID-19 cases
Mon Jul 20 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
India saw a record single-day jump of 40,425 COVID-19 cases, pushing its tally past the 11-lakh mark on Monday, while the total number of recoveries crossed 7 lakh, according to th...
Saudi Arabia's King Salman admitted to hospital for tests
Mon Jul 20 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Saudi Arabia's King Salman has been admitted to a hospital in the capital, Riyadh, for medical tests due to inflammation of the gallbladder, the kingdom's Royal Court said Monday i...