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Puducherry records highest surge of 112 COVID-19 cases
Wed Jul 08 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Puducherry registered its highest ever single day spurt of 112 COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, taking the aggregate number of those infected by the virus in the Union Territory to 1,1...
Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren goes into home quarantine
Wed Jul 08 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has quarantined himself at his Ranchi residence after a cabinet minister whom he had met recently tested positive for COVID-19, an official st...
CBSE rationalises syllabus by up to 30 pc for classes 9, 12
Wed Jul 08 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has rationalised the syllabus for classes 9 to 12 for the academic year 2020-21 by up to 30 per cent to make up for academic loss ca...
Australia closes state border for first time in 100 years after COVID-19 spike
Tue Jul 07 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The border between Australia’s two most populous states will close from Tuesday for an indefinite period as authorities scramble to contain an outbreak of the coronavirus in the ci...
Trump donors among early recipients of coronavirus loans
Tue Jul 07 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
As much as USD 273 million in federal coronavirus aid was awarded to more than 100 companies that are owned or operated by major donors to President Donald Trump's election efforts...
03 security personnel injured in Pulwama encounter
Tue Jul 07 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Three security force personnel were injured in an encounter with militants in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, police said. A police official said that a militant ...
COVID-19 tally crosses 7-lakh mark in India
Tue Jul 07 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
India's COVID-19 tally raced past the seven-lakh mark on Tuesday after a single-day spike of 22,252 infections, five days after crossing the six-lakh post, while the death toll bre...
The first batch of tourists land in Dubai as COVID-19 restrictions ease
Tue Jul 07 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The first batch of international tourists landed at the airport on July 7, 2020, marking the first day that Dubai is open. Airports in Dubai were closed since March 26 as UAE autho...
Questions will be raised if T20 World is postponed but IPL happens: Inzamam
Mon Jul 06 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has said that questions will be raised if Indian Premier League is slotted in the window allotted to ICC T20 World Cup in Australia, which in...
RIL's market valuation crosses Rs 11.5 lakh cr mark
Mon Jul 06 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Reliance Industries Limited's market valuation on Monday crossed Rs 11.5 lakh crore mark on the account of rise in its share price. The heavyweight stock jumped 2.55 per cent to a ...
Philippines reports spike in coronavirus cases
Mon Jul 06 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Philippines has reported its biggest spike in coronavirus infections in recent days as the government eases quarantine restrictions to revive the economy, raising the possibili...
Rahul does not attend Parl committee meetings on defence but 'demoralises' armed forces: Nadda
Mon Jul 06 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Launching a fresh attack on Rahul Gandhi, BJP president J P Nadda said on Monday that the Congress leader "has not attended" a single meeting of Parliament's standing committee on ...
COVID-19 tests in India cross one-crore mark
Mon Jul 06 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The total number of tests for detection of COVID-19 crossed the one-crore mark in India on Monday, an ICMR official said. A single-day jump of 24,248 COVID-19 cases took India's ta...
Covid-19: England has first night out since lockdown
Sun Jul 05 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
People across England have had their first night out in three months, after coronavirus restrictions eased. Hospitality venues such as pubs and restaurants as well as hairdressers,...
Heavy rains continue in Mumbai; low-lying areas waterlogged
Sun Jul 05 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Heavy rains continued to lash Mumbai, Thane and other parts of Konkan Maharashtra for the third consecutive day on Sunday and caused water-logging in some low-lying areas of the me...
Record 24,850 COVID-19 cases in single day in India
Sun Jul 05 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
With 24,850 people testing positive for coronavirus infection and 613 succumbing to the disease in a day, the highest so far, India's COVID-19 caseload soared to 6,73,165, while th...
Israel says 'not necessarily' behind all Iran nuclear site incidents
Sun Jul 05 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Israel’s defence minister said on Sunday it is not “necessarily” behind every mysterious incident in Iran, after a fire at the Natanz nuclear site prompted some Iranian officials t...
Teen girl raped, attacked by youth in UP's Muzaffarnagar
Sun Jul 05 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
A 14-year-old girl was allegedly raped and later beaten up by a youth in a village in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district, police said on Sunday. The incident happened in a vill...
Opponents of 5G networks set fire to Cyprus' mobile antennas
Sat Jul 04 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
A small group of people who oppose 5G mobile telephone technology is likely responsible for arson attacks against four mobile telephone antenna installations in Cyprus' coastal tow...
Hot-spot Arizona reaches ICU capacity of 91%
Sat Jul 04 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Arizona has reached new peaks in hospitalisations and emergency room visits, indicating the state is only intensifying as a coronavirus hot spot. State health officials say the cap...